In My Imaginary Closet:

Hello sweets! I'm back to share the new imaginary contents of my closet with you all. I generally shy away from wearing bright colors (almost all the clothes in my actual closet are safely within the black to neutral range), but these coral short and sandals really caught my eye. And since we are off in imaginary land (I don't actually own any of these lovely pieces) then I can also imagine that I'd be comfortably skipping around in pops of vibrant colors, right?! What do you have in your imaginary closet today? You know I want to see! xo Ez

Psst...you can see past In My Imaginary Closet posts here.

• Hair in a loose windswept ponytail - Photography by David Vasiljevic for Numero Tokyo September 2010 | via Dress, Design & Decor (via Allison on Pinterest).
• Linen Deck Shorts in Black Truffle and Silk Safari Shorts in Red Hibiscus - Madewell
• Dano Tee in Optic White - All Saints
• Bridgewalk Hoodie in True Black - Madewell (via Davina on Pinterest)
• Oasis Black Chronograph Watch - Asos
  
• Scotch Natural Polish in Heather Natural (their Highland Fling color is also divine).
• Matiko Rosa Sandals - Endless
• Foldover Zip Tote Bag - Topshop

Ceramic Gift Tags

These Ceramic Gift Tags from Paper Boat Press are the perfect headache-easing solution for gift packaging. Just choose your favorite set of tags from the available sayings: "hand made," "home made," "with love," "from my kitchen," "from my garden," etc....tie onto your gift with a pretty length of ribbon or twine, and give! Besides how charming they are, the best part is that the tags can be saved by your gift recipient and used for their next gift giving exchange! The gift goes on and on! xo Ez

Inspiration Daily: 04. 07. 11

Untitled illustration by Daria Rotem on flickr.

A Year Later

Hi friends! I hope your week has been going great so far. Here in Tulsa the weather shot straight from chilly right on up to blazing hot (not sure that I'm too happy about that)...but the one great thing about the heat is that the dogwood trees have finally begun to showoff. Woohoo! I love dogwoods!

Anyhow...while driving home from my parent's house on Monday (where I said a final farewell to a beloved furry friend of mine), I pulled my car over several times, and with pruning shears in hand (yes, I carry pruning shears around for moments like this), I snipped small boughs of dogwoods from trees on the side of the road until the backseat of my car was filled with green and white blooms.

There is nothing quite like a vase of freshly cut flowers to cheer me up and put me in the mood for cleaning (is the cleaning part of that weird?). So back home again, and with blooms tucked in just about every available container I could find, I decided to do a quick straightening up of my desk so that I could properly display a vase-full in my office. Of course this immediately reminded me that almost precisely one year ago I had done exactly the same thing after our big move from NJ to OK. Time really does fly, doesn't it! If you're curious to see how my studio looked at around this time last year, you can check out my post from then, right here.

Do flowers in your home have a similar effect on you? What are your favorite blooms? If I was forced to pick my top three they would be: Peonies, Apple Blossoms, and Dogwoods. Hooray for Spring! xo Ez

A few credits for some of the lovely items in my office:

• Friends of Violet poster by Studio Violet.
• Japanese masking tape from Nothing Elegant and Paper Mash inside a vintage bowl.
• Teeny Tiny House - Made by my sweet friend Marichelle.
• Pencils from the $1 section at Micheal's Craft Store.
• Small original painting by Amanda Blake.
• Vintage Paper Trays from our favorite thrift shop in California.
• Lotta Prints, 642 Things to Draw, and Everything is Going to Be OK from Chronicle Books.
• Vintage camera from the same California thrift shop...I still have yet to develop the film in it. Making a mental note to do that now.

Inspire Lovely

Today I'm sooo loving the beautiful range of packaging goods found at Inspire Lovely. Time to stock up for Easter, Mother's Day and Spring/Summer crafting!

Image source: Inspire Lovely