Been pretty light on the blogging lately, with no great excuse or flourish - just plain old life getting in the way, leaving me not much time to report on all the little lovelies I come across on a daily basis. Have to change that.
The Mr. did manage to snap a
few shots of a sweet little layer cake I whipped up earlier this summer for my grandmother's birthday. I was sure the
Pink Lady Cake from favorite blog
Smitten Kitchen was THE one when I was searching for the perfect celebration cake for this special day. Needless to say, we only got a few shots and none of the finished product. Have to get better about that too. In this case, we were way too busy sneaking every last bit of that ridiculously delicious cream cheese frosting. Oh. Yes.
And, speaking of Smitten Kitchen and my adoration for food blogs in general, it looks like a certain someone shares the same affinity.
GOOP, the lifestyle newsletter from Gwenyth Paltrow released a
who's who of food blogs, to which I wholeheartedly approve - and could go on and on adding to the list. SO much talent out there - with the movers and shakers attending this week's
BlogHer Food conference in San Francisco.
I'm off to enjoy what's shaping up to be an absolutely heavenly weekend weather-wise. October picnic here we come - In my mind I'll look like this gorgeously crisp + romantic photo from photographer extrodinarie
Roland Bello. Happy weekending!
Images via fine & lovely, Roland Bello
Had a major 'why didn't I think of that' moment when I came across these upc codes by design driven Vanity Barcodes. There is a beauty to simple lines, but there's also so much excitement in hidden design. Having had to deal with the 'necessary evil' that are upc codes as a brand manager in the past, I am truly loving the dual brand asset that pops up with these little lovelies.
Images via Vanity Barcodes
Could this guy get any cooler? I just couldn't help but share the love at first sight moment I had when I saw him, and figured it might pull me out of my posting drought. Featured on Etsy's Handpicked Friday selection, this is Jack. The perfect mix of rustic, mod and just the right kind of the hottest pink around. Take a peek at the rest of Amye123's shop while you're at it, featuring all sorts of cuteness in the form of updated colorful vintage finds. Here's to a weekend full of happy + color, it is almost the summer solstice afterall, get out and enjoy it!
A very Happy Mother's Day to all the mamas out there! Especially these two, my mother and grandmother, who teach me to celebrate every chance I get!
Been pretty light on the blogging lately, with no great excuse or flourish - just plain old life getting in the way, leaving me not much time to report on all the little lovelies I come across on a daily basis. Have to change that.
Images via fine & lovely, Roland Bello
Adoring the absolutely lusciously gorgeous work of food photographer extraordinaire Matt Armendariz. It's just so good I get hungry and swoon-ie at the same time. A longtime veteran of graphic design and styling in the food industry, Matt's work has been in countless publications and a few years ago he began Matt Bites, a blog about 'a man obsessed with food, drink & everything in between'. Love it. Add to that, he'll have a cookbook out in Spring 2011. Hope it has waterproof pages for all the drooling that will be going on over it.
With my educational and professional background of the past decade in paper and press, one might say that my first love is type. And if there is a thin line between love and hate, I would venture to say that I love, (and loathe) all types of fonts. In college, I would spend days upon days letterpress printing - setting type, pawing through job trays of lead type, learning about each curve and line of every specific serif and sans serif I could get my hands on. Nowadays, I am more likely to be pouring over a cookbook, which is surely Times New Roman or the like, than found in the studio. Every now and then I have to get my fix, and after watching Objectified last night, I woke up with the design bug and had to play with some type on My Fonts. Looks like I might need to spend a couple of days printing to get this bug out of my creative system!
