{Weekend Plans}

TGIF Peeps!!!

{Obsession Confession: Japanese Tape}

I have an obsession confession...I LOVE Japanese tape {I'd have to say my friend Ros probably loves it more...lol - inside joke - she's bought LOTS} but I really love the idea of taking a plain gift bag, or gift box and decorating it up with this awesome tape! BUT, you don't have to stop there - after doing a search around the web, I found several great photos of DIY projects that kicks using this tape up a few notches...check em out:

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{After seeing some of the inspiration above, I made this candle holder last night by simply wrapping some wire around an old jar, adding a few beads, wrapping a few strips of tape around jar, and dropping in a tea light. I kind like it! What do you think?}

If you too have been inspired and are looking to buy some Japanese tape of your own, then you don't have to look very far - it's everywhere. My favorite shops are:

Cute Tape

Happy Tape

Pretty Tape

Origamisan

Happy Shopping & send me your DIY pics!!

{How Cute is EmersonMade?}

This isn't the first time I've blogged about EmersonMade {famous for their amazing flower brooches}, and definitely won't be the last! I'm thrilled to announce {for those that don't know already...yea right} that EmersonMade now has a new clothing line....ooo la la! You don't need for me to go on and on about how fabulous EmersonMade is...because you all know how fab they already are. So without further ado - check out some of my fave pieces from their new line - all available on August 10th!

Love love love love love...
To view the full collection, click here...and enjoy!

{Get To Steppin' Summer - Bring On Fall}

For those that don't know, I'm not a fan of hot weather and I am not enjoying this 97+ degree weather AT ALL. There is nothing enjoyable about mosquitoes {actually all bugs}, sweating the moment you step outside at 6:30 in the morning, curling your hair for it all to go flat within 3 minutes of being outside, running from air conditioner to air conditioner, burning your legs on the leather seats in your car, and did I mention bugs? So you know what I say to that...GET TO STEPPIN' SUMMER - BRING ON FALL ~ and here's why...

And...

~ Chilly mornings snuggled under the covers

~ Vanilla scented candles lit around my home
~ Sipping hot chocolate
~ Baking apple pie (ok - eating apple pie that someone else bakes, lol)
~ Homemade soup simmering on the stove
~ Extra blankets on the beds
~ Bonfires
~ Pumpkin patches
~ State Fair
~ Starbucks pumpkin spice lattes (most importantly)

Who's with me?

{Magical Little Spaces ~ My Dream Treehouse}

When I was a kid I really wanted a tree house, and while me and my bestie at the time tried to build one {lol, man I wish I had pictures} we weren't very successful at all. I had my favorite tree that I climbed literally everyday - but unfortunately it wasn't structured to hold a tree house. So maybe you can appreciate my little gasp when i saw this "adult tree house" - how freakin adorable, right? I must admit it is a little too Victorian and  frilly {even for me} but oh what I wouldn't do to have this in the backyard of my future house. How amazing would it be to have this lovely space as my office/studio/getaway? ahhh....so in love.

PS. LOVE the pink boots! To read the full article {via The New York Times} click here...ENJOY!