Etsy Find: Xocolatl Chocolates

Too cute. She's also got a ton of other amazing looking treats. Yum!

Gotta Have It

I am absolutely loving this Helmut Lang jacket. The clean, modern lines. The slightly asymmetrical feel. The three-quarter length sleeves. Pretty much perfect!

Midnight in Paris

Please do yourself a favor and watch Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris." The scenery will make you want to sell everything you own and spend the rest of your days strolling along the Seine eating macarons.

The acting is phenomenal and the story is so creative it will make you wish you had thought of it.

And the costumes. Goodness, one could create an entire lookbook purely from the gorgeous clothes found in this film. Here are a few of my favorites:

Costume Sketch courtesy of Variety

Thanks.

Etsy Find: Shyama

As some of you may know, the Brooklyn Bridge holds a special place in my heart. I was looking for some original artwork to put up in our home, so of course I turned to Etsy, which has never let me down.

A quick search using "Brooklyn Bridge" turned up many items, but Shyama's art stood out to me.

I love the vintage feel and the sweet sentiments of her prints. They are mounted on a two inch thick wood block and are a "combination of collage, painting and transfer techniques."

Check out her Etsy site if you have a spare moment. But be warned, you may end up with a print of your own!

Time Zapper

Nate and I spent the better part of an hour looking through these amazing photos. Basically, a bunch of art students were given an assignment to design and photograph their own interpretations of famous and not as well-known works of art. Some of these are simply awe-inspiring.

We decided that we are going to do our own artistic interpretation of a famous work of art. If we can find a painting of a gap-toothed toddler leaving a trail of wreckage with his frazzled parents trying to clean up his messes behind him, then we are in business.

Thanks to Booooooom and A Cup of Jo!

Jason Wu for Target

Target's latest designer collection is set to hit stores on February 5th, and I plan on being one of the first in line. 

Jason Wu, designer of Michelle Obama's Inaugural dress, will be the next big name hitting the shelves at the discount superstore. Missoni, Target's last designer collection offering, sold out in stores and online at a ridiculous rate of speed, sending shoppers into a frenzy and crashing the retailer's site.

Not a whole lot of pictures have been released, but some designs are beginning to pop up around the 'net. 

And so far, I'm loving what I see. 

You can also check out a frustratingly vague YouTube video of Wu describing his collection here.

(Images courtesy of T Magazine and Glamour)

UPDATE (Jan. 10): The entire Jason Wu for Target lookbook has just been released!

Spread The Love

I just got a very sweet message from a fellow blogger, who also happens to be my sister-in-law Megan. She runs the fabulous blog The Remodeled Life and she has kindly nominated me for The Liebster Award, an award which aims to showcase and encourage small blog sites.

How cool is that?!

Part of being nominated is to also nominate five other small blogs that you feel are deserving of the honor. So here are my five, in no particular order. Check out these sites if you have a moment and help to encourage other bloggers!

1. Painter's Canvas

2. Nate in Nashville

3. Journal of an Exhausted Mom in Love

4. One Seventeen South

5. Curiosities of Change

And definitely pop on over to Megan's blog and say hello. You'll find some cool home remodeling tips and photos, inspiring Bible verses, and photos of my adorable nephew!

Thanks Megan!