Little Girl, Shiny World

New Ralph Lauren Home Collection: The Heiress

When I read this description for Ralph Lauren Home's new collection I thought dear god, they know me.

They really know me! I was swept up in a whirlwind of terms. Old World, history, bohemian romance. Eclectic & gently disheveled. Sweet Jesus! I'm already a devoted member of the Church of R. Lauren and this description only instilled further belief in him.


Thanks Haute Design for all of these images!

Well let me tell you, the collection is pure glamor. It might actually be a little too glamorous for me, I think.

It's elegance embodied. As if Jackie O. transformed into a home furnishing collection. Which is to say that it is flawless but just a little too mature for my taste. In other words this has caused me a slight crisis of faith.

I need more flair, a strange statue of an animal, an odd drawing of ~~a penis~~ something profane. But I guess those things aren't really Ralph are they? This is a little too much like they pulled out their "Old World Calculator" and added the obligatory dark wood, crystal and gold accents, rich fabrics. etc.It sounds like I don't like it. lol I do! Just not as much as I thought I would

So like some classical painting, I'll stare, I'll appreciate, but it ain't coming home with me--well at least not all of it. lol

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How to Furnish a Room with No Furniture

In my heart

lies a secret compartment

filled with a deep love for all things kitsch.

Quirky.

Clever.

Witty.

Are you familiar with Rene Magritte's famous work

The Treachery of Images

Where he portrays a pipe

only to write below

This is not a pipe

Because technically,

it's not a pipe.

It's an image of a pipe.

Ah so clever.

The idea is to challenge the viewer's perception of reality.

I love things like this that play with your mind.

Like the home decor decals below.

Frames Decal AREAWARE


Vinyl + Hanger AREAWARE

Olivia Headboard Wall Decal Urban Outfitters

Wrought Iron Headboard Decal Urban Outfitters

You could furnish a whole bedroom without any furniture!

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T.G.I.F. ADAM Pre-Fall Collection 2010

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Now any of you who know me

Like, the flesh & blood me

because believe me many readers probably know more strangely intimate details of my life

than some people who have met me in person.

Anyways you skin & bones acquaintances

can say a few things about me

that can really only be grasped

from first hand encounters. lol

1. I am no high fashion diva.(More a combination of discount, vintage, grandma's closet & current trends I would say)

2. I am a bit of a pear shape. Just slightly, I swear.

3. I am short, or to put it more nicely, petite, 5'1

I am rambling on about this to describe why I so love the

ADAM Pre-Fall 2010 Collection.

While these would normally be outside of my radar because of their price.

I <3 the tailored, menswear inspired pieces.

I'm the gal whose hoping the blazer trend sticks around forever

because the structured shoulders balance my bovine-ly built hips

A la Kim K.

Tailored pieces work really well on us smaller proportioned people.

Did I mention the materials are lightweight, meant for this transitional period between summer & fall?

Well they are, which is perfect for Santa Barbara

where the summer-fall transition sticks around

all year long.

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Because I am a Book Nerd: Out of Print Book Tees for a Good Cause

I know I have been slow-moving with the darn summer reading list.

Summer is almost over!

But I haven't forgotten, and John Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany

is sitting at my house just waiting to be ravished.

Anyway despite my procrastination

I am a self-proclaimed book nerd.

and when I saw these sweet shirts from Out of Print

which feature, you guessed it,

out of print book covers on tees

my little black heart skipped a few beats.

Add to that the fact that for every shirt you buy

a book gets donated to an African charity

and woo-wee I need to get me one of these babies.

P.s. for the fashion focused, these tees in my opinion are always flattering

and feed into the whole "I'm really not trying which is exactly why I am so cool and look so good" style. lol

Did I mention they have a blog?

Yeah, like I said, they are bad-ass.

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The Birth of a Blueberry Turnover; How to Rid Your Fridge of Blueberries for Good

Ah sweet friends

Did I tell you I went blueberry picking

a few weekends ago?

Yes yes, I shared the experience

and I suggested you all head out

on your own fruit finding quest.

Alas a caveat must be added.

Please, dearies, plan out beforehand

how you will use your loot.

Because I didn't

and I've been wracking my brain

and wrecking my cupboards

trying to use up all these sweet little berries.

So I share another recipe

a simple one

because after weeks of making blueberry goods

simple is all I got left

I promise, this is it.

Blueberry Turnovers (thanks Allrecipes)

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package refrigerated crescent rolls
1/2 cup fresh blueberries
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup prepared vanilla frosting (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Roll out crescent dough triangles onto a baking sheet.
Place 1 tablespoon blueberries on the widest end of each triangle. Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon confectioners' sugar over blueberries on each roll. Beginning with the wide end, roll up each crescent around blueberries; pinch both sides to seal completely.
Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 12 minutes. Remove to cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes; dust with the remaining confectioners' sugar. Drizzle with the vanilla frosting.
Instead of Vanilla Frosting I filled half of them with a one part cream cheese (8 ounces) + one part whipped marshmallow