Happy Halloweekend

(photo by me)

Hello lovelies and happy Halloweekend to you! Do you have plans for this Sunday? I've got a frantic couple of days ahead of me as I put the finishing touches on Gifted Magazine. The big launch is on Monday (fingers crossed) so I hope you will be back again next week to check it out (and share it with your friends and family too). Of course the weekend wouldn't be complete without a few hours of sugar-crazed trick-or-treating Sunday evening. If I'm extra nice, maybe my daughter will share some of her candy loot with me! Have a safe and fun weekend everyone! xo Ez

Fancy This: 10. 28. 10

Here are the top things that I am fancying today. I would also fancy a nice long nap, but that's not on the can-have list today (frowny face). Hope your Thursday is treating you sweetly. xo Ez

• A fantastic pattern design by Caitlin Keegan - wouldn't you love it as wallpaper!
• A cast iron house - such a delightfully unexpected decor accessory (just don't drop it on your toes).
• A Mini porcelain spoon - perfect for the mini spoon obsession I'm currently experiencing (and it's .95 cents — so mine).
• Hive and Honey Bracelets - the best of both world's — tough and sparkly!
• Hunter Originals - I need these to magically appear in my closet pronto.

Today I Love: Anna Wili Highfield's Paper Sculptures

I'm completely smitten with the astonishingly beautiful paper sculpture work of artist Anna Wili Highfield (discovered via Lost & Fawnd). It's hard to fathom having the talent to take paper, thread, and wire to such an elevated level. I'm truly inspired! See much more of Anna's paper sculpture work on her site, right here. You can also watch a short video with her and her work, right here. xo Ez

Inspiration Daily: 10. 28. 10

"Wishes Do Come True" by me

One of the things I missed most during my daughter's and my short stint on the East Coast was the glow of long evening light that I had grown so fond of in California (if you've spent any time on the West Coast, I'm sure you know what I'm talking about). I wasted many a late afternoon lamenting it's absence, knowing that for all my hoping, it would still not show itself (is that silly). Soon after our move to Oklahoma this past Spring my daughter and I took an evening walk (one of our firsts in our new town) and I was ecstatic to see my old friend "Evening Light" once again! This shot is the result of me laying on the ground and basking in its glow.

Fancy This: 3 Lovely Things

Just a wee post of 3 lovely things I'm fancying right now:

• Photography by Frederic Auerbach — gorgeousness  (discovered via A Thing For)
• Delectible Chocolate Dusted Hazelnut Cookie Sandwich recipe — I have to make these beauties soon (maybe for Thanksgiving).
• Handprinted Lines Pillow from Bookhou — fits right into my current dream of replacing all the cushions in my house with beautiful handmade versions.

Images from: Frederic Auerbach managed by Rene Hauser | Tara Ballantyne of With Style and Substance | Bookhou