January’s roundup of the things I really like, and really feel the need to tell you about.
Steve Madden Cybul Boots
For Christmas, my mother-in-law bought me these boots. I am totally smitten with them. I may wear them with every outfit they seem appropriate with until it’s sandal weather. They are totally comfortable (like house slippers comfy), totally stylish, and flat. And trust me, when you’re lugging around two toddlers and their gear, flats are where it’s at. As a sidenote, my aunt informed me that slouchy boots were big in the 80s. I had no idea.
Woodland Critters Prints
We’ve been working on an additional bedroom on our house for the last…nine months or so. It’s for our son. It’s a really cool room (I’ll take photos when it’s finished. Honest.) and we built it and will decorate it so it has a bit of a rustic (but modern), cabin-y feel. I found these prints from John W. Golden’s etsy shop about a year ago, and fell in love. I ordered two from the series – the fox (pictured) and the bear, which Mason chose himself. I cannot wait to get them in and framed in his room. Perfection!
Journey To The Moon
My step-mom bought this book for Mason, and it is, hands-down, the most impressive pop-up book I have ever seen. In fact, I keep it on a high shelf so he can only look at it supervised (otherwise he’ll rip it to shreds). It’s really, truly well-done, and even though I’ve looked through it several times with him, I still notice things I think are cool each time we read through it. How on earth do these artists figure out these pop-ups?
Serving Bowls
This past month I’ve made two stops at a local antique store and have become enamored with little antique serving bowls. I plan to share more on this subject in the next week or so. But I was able to find this one while browsing through Anthropologie.com (no big surprise) and it reminds me of the ones I like so much from the antique store. I happen to think this would make what I was cooking taste better by helping it look better.
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I too LOVE bowls. You have to check out R.Wood Pottery. (www.rwoodstudio.com). She is local Athens, GA hippie artist who is big time now because her stuff is so amazing and fun. I think you will be smitten with her work.
Oh my, Emily… That pottery is fantastic. I am drooling. You are not even kidding – thanks for sharing. I may have to include that on my next links post. I am trying to come up with an excuse to order a piece. You know, like that it’s Tuesday…haha.
Six! It has been six months, not nine, that I have been working on the addition. I didn’t dig the footing for the column until two weekends after Memorial day because of the picnic. Nine months! What do you think I am an amatuer?