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sylvie vartan a beautiful, french singer & actress. born in bulgaria in 1944, she spend most of her childhood years there. in 1952 her family relocated to paris. she later made her solo debut on RCA records in 1961 and was instantly adored by fans. by 1965 she was a french icon. she played with the beatles and was loved not only for her voice but also her impeccable style, golden locks and unique beauty.
hello you. for me it's still thursday... it's 2:13 am and i can't sleep, so i thought i'd get a little head start on tomorrow and blog it up! i may blog again on my actual friday...maybe...perhaps...we shall see.
i'm sooo curious as to what you are up to this weekend.
here's what i'm up to...
1. making pom poms. le duh...
2. a little thrifting.
3. going to the market to buy fresh peaches & plums for my
"milla plum inspired peach & plum pies in a jar."
4. baskets & baskets full of laundry. (i'm behind this week.)
5. planning my sunday dinner menu. sunday night is my new attempt at making a full blown home cooked meal complete with salad, sides and everything. the goal is for each sunday supper to be a success and to document it along with photo's and recipes here on le blog.
6. get my freakin' new website up or at least be closer to launching.
7. do a little jig in my living room while listening to records.
8. work on the new bleubird newletter.
9. mommy and me date with my little man.
10. painting finger nails & toes with the plum.
11. a few fun lamp re-vamp projects.
12. pulling clothes for a bleubird shoot next week.
13. pumpkin patch.
14. catching up on email. my inbox is mad at me.
15. possibly paint my living room.
16. go see where the wild things are.
17. quit smoking.
i would also love to do this little tin-can project...
i have this awesome bay window above my kitchen sink that i would love to fill up with pretty flowers and use tin cans instead of jars or vases for a change. i think it looks so puuurty. source.
i'm going to try to sleep now & dream of...
source: we heart it.
night lovesssss. miss james.
footnote: thank you so much for the wonderful ideas, questions and comments in the last post. keep em' comin please. i can never have enough feedback. XO.
hello lovelies!
i've literally been making a pom pom mountain over the past few days in my spare time. i'm making them to create a ton of cute home and holidays projects.
i will post a pom pom how-to very soon!
where the wild things are comes out tonight at midnight. YAY! who's going to see it? i will most likely take the kiddos to see it over the weekend. can't wait, can't wait, can't wait! i really want these tees from UO. i am thinking about dying my hair platinum blonde super soon. my friend brandi is an awesome hair stylist here in houston and she has nicely agreed to take on the task. my hair has been box dyed black for the past few years with a few brown and red stages in between, so she has warned me that it may take a few processes til it's the right color but i think im ready.
here's a funny picture of me when i was 1 1/2. see ima natural blonde. haha.
& here are a few things i am lusting over right this minute...
this amazing little black dress.
these pretty chandelier earrings. they remind me of my mother.
and this amazing leather zipper bag. i needs it!
all of these amazing items can be purchased and sent to my doorstep here. :)
before i go...
i wanted to ask you all a small favor.
i want to know what you enjoy seeing most here on my blog and what you'd like to see more of, or if there is something lacking what it is? do you have any fun idea's for future posts? if you have questions for me, i'd love to put a list together for an about me post. any help you can leave me in the comments section would be greatly appreciated! thank you! :)
xoxo. j
1. bright & colorful little details.
2. fawns
3. monkey bread.
it's tastes better than a cinnabon. (...sorry cinnabon, but it's true.)
here is the recipe
ingredients:
4 packages of refrigerated biscuits
1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
1/2 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
plus... another cup of white sugar & 1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon mixed together.
okay... grease a bunt cake pan with a little butter.
cut each biscuit into 4-6 pieces. (i do six)
next into 2 little brown paper sacks divide one cup of sugar and 1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon mixture. put approx. one bisquit worth of pieces into each sack and shake em up until they're coated with the cinnamon & sugar mixture. (kiddo's love this part.) once biscuit pieces are coated place them into the greased bunt cake pan. repeat until all 4 packages of biscuits are fully coated an in the pan.
next...melt 1/2 cup of butter in a little sauce pan. add 1 cup of sugar and 1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon and stir well. then pour the melted butter mixture over top of biscuit pieces. bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes. allow 15 minutes to cool. flip pan upside down on plate, remove and enjoy!
4. penguin love.
thank you cecilia.
5. toast autumn/winter 2009.
6. shoes, shoes & more shoes.
7. my dream couch. uh-mazing!
8. these beautiful little ones...
and our new pet turtle.
9. spaghettios. haha, total guilty pleasure from childhood.
10. vintage enamel broaches.
xoxo.
james
sources: sarah london textiles. dottieangel. cassia. regia mag. moxie-girl. anthropologie. girlhula.