Friday Featured Etsy Seller: Garnet Girl Designs

I wanted to feature Madelynn Cassin again because she has some beautiful new pieces in her Etsy shop.  Since I'm taking a jewelry class again I've really been appreciating her work.  It's fabulous.

Thursday Tunes: Gymnopedie

Being in French class has reminded me of Erik Satie's Gymnopedie.  It's such a lovely song.

Rear Window

Last night we went to see Rear Window at our local Egyptian Theatre.  I love it when they show old movies on the big screen.  Of course, Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly were flawless.  I especially liked her dresses.  This one was so feminine and lovely.  {photo from here}

Doctor Who Character Building

I've been re-watching some of the David Tennant and Matt Smith episodes of Doctor Who, and I'm thinking that this would be a great little set to have.  The Doctor Who Character Building The Tardis Mini Set includes The Doctor, Amy, and TARDIS toys.  Fun!

Friday Featured Art: Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives

When we were in Kansas City we saw Frederic Church's Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives at the Nelson-Atkins Art Museum.  It's a lovely painting, and we enjoyed seeing it after visiting Church's home Olana last summer.

Thursday Tunes: Serenade for Strings

We heard Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings on the radio last night.  I really like Tchaikovsky.  I even did my composer report on him in 6th grade.

Snuggle Bunny Sweater

I got a catalog in the mail the other day from a British clothing company called SimplyBe.  I'm not sure why I got it, but it had some interesting items - including this adorable sweater!  Joe Brown's Snuggle Bunny Sweater comes complete with a faux fur tail.  So cute.

Handles

Here's a before and after of the cupboards in my bathroom.  They had some really space-age-looking handles, but I was having a difficult time finding replacements because of their odd size.  Apparently all of the hardware from the '60s was a different size than they stock now...  (Also, everything in my house seems to have been pale pink, blue, or mint green at some point.)  I finally found some handles at the hardware store on clearance ($2.78 with a $2.78 rebate - so, free!), but they were brass.  So I bought some matte nickel spray paint and fixed them up.  (Oh, and I had to buy some appropriate-sized screws.)  Do you think it's an improvement?

 

Harry Potter Glasses Ring

I saw this awesome Harry Potter ring on Pinterest.  It's from Hot Topic, but they're sold out.  I'm thinking I might have to figure out how to make my own in my jewelry class...

Thursday Tunes: See You Later Alligator

I've got French class today, so I thought I'd share a French pop song that we listened to in class the other day.  See You Later Alligator is by the indie group Louise Attaque.  It's kind of fun.