happy things to start the week

Here are some little finds from this week from some of my favorite blogs.

1. Adorable tote I found here.  Rosie and I are in a band, which after much deliberation was named BEET, so I especially love this one. 

2. Love this pigeon I found at Oh Happy Day!, one of my absolute favorite happy places in the world.  I would never buy it, but it is lovely inspiration for crafting with old sweaters and things.

 3.  Also from Oh Happy Day! these are the most wonderful shorts I have ever seen.  They are all sold out in this amazing color, but they are still in in beige at J. Crew.

Hope your Monday is bearable:)

xo, mason

STAMPS

We had to buy some portfolios today for an art class we are taking; while we were at it we also found these fun stamps!

Mason was drawn to these ones:

I got these ones, although some of them remind me more of friends than of myself:

 

 Have a stamp of a good day!
<3 Rosie

cookies to die for

The recipe for these cookies was developed by the ever brilliant Deb from Smitten Kitchen.  I love her recipes, her photographs, and her quirky blog entries.  When I saw these cookies I was absolutely in love and couldn't stop thinking about them until I finally pulled them out of the oven and took my first bite (well, I couldn't stop thinking about them then either).  The recipe is absolutely perfect, with a lovely balance of flaky, flavorful crust and a tart/sweet filling.  I know that apples aren't even in season, but I wanted to post something yummy, and when I think about yummy apple pie cookies definitely come to mind. 

Here is the link to Smitten Kitchen and Deb's wonderful cookies: http://smittenkitchen.com/2011/10/apple-pie-cookies/

xo, Mason

Fingernail Fancy

I have been really excited about nail polish recently. It doesn't always smell the best, but there are so many fun colors and textures.

Sparkles are one of my favs, but sometimes they need a few coats to be super cool. It also is hard to tell exactly what they will look like until their on your fingers, but it is fun to play around with layering the sparkles on top of another color.

Black nail polish has really come into fashion recently. When I was a little kid this would never have been remotely interesting to me over the other bright colors, but there is definitely a subtle elegance in it.

If you're opposed to the toxic smell there is this odorless kind of watercolor nail polish. It is fairly expensive, but doesn't make you feel like your putting chemicals all over your fingers, and it actually goes on really smoothly and lasts for a decent amount of time compared to some that just chip right off.

Just another one of my momentary obsessions,
<3 Rosie

cute erasers?

yes, they are super cute erasers.  i have mostly resisted buying them for myself...:)

here are a few pictures of my little sister's collection:

xo, mason

Monkey Business

This sock monkey business was started by some of our friends. It is so inspiring how many different animals can be made out of a couple of striped socks! There is so much inventive thinking that goes into these adorable creatures, and as an outlet for creative expression, they are also a good idea for using up lonely mismatched socks!



http://monkeysockmonkey.com/






Monkeys, Rosie

LOVE for UPPERCASE

I absolutely adore this magazine.  It is the ultimate collection of art, color and creative joy.  The issues don't come out very often, but they are so heavy and full of brilliant artists, you can look through a copy again and again...

xo, mason