Renegade Craft Fair

10 Jul

I went with some friends to the Renegade Craft Fair today, and it was amazing — like a giant Etsy store! I managed to restrain myself and only bought one item from the event, this dainty Verameat gold heart ring (well, that and a delicious meal of spicy beef corndog, garlic fries, and hibiscus iced tea). See more pics from the craft fair below!

How adorable are those sparkly gold and black/white striped paper flags (above)? I was obsessed with the whole Paper Anniversary Co. table, from the striped baggies to the gold-glitter-filled notecards to the black and white striped canvas they covered their tables with (from fabric.com).

There were a ton of awesome prints at the fair, see some of my favorite booths above! I loved the coffee prints by Row Boat Press, the bright prints from The Poster List, and the San Francisco poster from Hero Design Studio.

I thought these shadow boxes by Lisa Swerling were amazing. The one above is called Contemplating Pink.

Besides my ring, the other jewelry that caught my eye was by Diament Jewelry, especially the delicate beaded bracelets. I was also really excited to see the glittery fringe banners by nice in person!

I was particularly smitten with the decorated globes by ImagineNations, like the “Flutter By” globe

The pottery at the fair was pretty amazing, with my faves being by Paulova, Eri Sugimoto, and Dahlhaus Studio.

And last but not least, here’s a fun painting of The Royal Tenenbaums by El Lohse.

Work, Travel, and Wedding Fun

9 Jul

I thought I’d give you an update on what I’ve been doing these past few months while I’ve been MIA from this blog. Instead of writing a novel, see my life in pictures below!

We went to Canada for a gorgeous wedding, I’ve been busy planning my own wedding (complete with buying shoes!), we just got back from a beach vacay with the fam, I moved into a new apartment, and I’ve been hard at work writing about royal weddings and relationships on TresSugar. Keep up with what’s inspiring me lately on Pinterest!

Stripes, Sweets, and Sparkles

10 Feb

I was going to write all about my amazing new gray striped tray from Ikea that inspired me to write this post on CasaSugar, and is perfect for holding little knick knacks and treats like these homemade chocolate chip cookies. And then I received something much sweeter (and, may I add, much sparkly-er) than any cookies or trays . . .

An engagement ring! So excited to share with you that I’m engaged to the love of my life . . . 2011 is gonna be a great year!

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Lacquer Love

6 Feb

I thought I’d share some of my fave polishes these days, all of which are sweet enough to complement a Valentine’s Day date outfit, don’t you think? It’s not available yet, but I saw this pretty lilac polish by Butter London on BellaSugar, called No More Waity, Katie in honor of Kate Middleton and Prince William’s upcoming big day. Two other colors I’ve been all about lately (and wearing for the last month), are Deborah Lippmann’s Prelude To Kiss, a mellow nude, and Whisper by Scotch Naturals, a non-toxic polish that’s pink perfection. What polishes have you been painting on recently?

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Well Read

5 Feb

I’m absolutely drooling over book clutches! They are so sweet and whimsical, and they combine two of my favorite things: books and fashion. I adore real books (you’ll have to drag me kicking and screaming into the world of e-books!), both reading them and having them on display. So these are just too much! The ones above are Kate Spade, below are several from Olympia Le-Tan.

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Have a Heart

3 Feb

I’m loving all the red hearts this V-Day season! See the products and sources below:

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Anthropologie Goes Bridal

27 Jan

Anthropologie is introducing a wedding line! BHLDN will be “unveiled” Feb. 14 — how romantic — and I’m so excited to see what’s to come! Right now the site has a beautiful slideshow with snippets of the collection (sparkles, silk, frills, oh my!), see them all below!! Continue reading 

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Etsy Taste Test

23 Jan

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I’m ALL about Etsy’s new Taste Test feature. I shared some of my favorites from the nifty tool on CasaSugar, but I thought I’d share even more with you (after all, it gave me oodles of goodies!). See them after the jump! Continue reading 

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