Birdie necklace by Ingrid Montoya.

WANT.



Supermarket - Birdie - Holiday Sale from MOA by Ingrid Montoya

December 2009 Numero Korea Cover & Editorial: Snejana Onopka, ph: Mariano Vivanco

Mariano Vivanco photographed Snejana Onopka for the December 2009 Numero Korea cover and editorial.

December 2009 Numero Korea cover and editorial
Model: Snejana OnopkaPhotographer: Mariano Vivanco

Trendspotting: Printed T-shirts

"Art produces ugly things which frequently become more beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other hand, produces beautiful things which always become ugly with time." Jean Cocteau

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Tábua de pão | breadboard

The graphic is fab, and I love the tote that comes with it.



hardboard with a protective coating, partly hand made. can also be used as a place mat, cheese board or cutting board. each board comes packed in a re-usable 100% cotton tote bag. made in Sweden. size: 15 in X 6,7 in, 0,23 in thick

loja de estar | tábua de pão | breadboard

(tip o' the hat to swissmiss)

The "L" Family

Yes -- I am out of the country, but have some 'down' time to share these pics that have been sitting on my computer for a while. Earlier this month I had the pleasure of meeting this little family who lives not too far from me. We met together for a late-afternoon session to make some photographs for the holidays. I love photos like the last one because time is so fleeting and before you know it, these young ones will be up to momma's shoulder, then her chin, then looking down on her from above! Never again will they be this size, this age. Thanks, Jennie, for letting me capture this moment for you!

Thanksgiving Note

I am thankful for:

Dad - I'll always love you

for professors and friends I have here at Harvard, who are absolutely amazing and kind and funny and awesome, every single one of you makes my life here so much better: Professor MacFarquhar, Iain Johnston, Matthew Baum, Gabby Blum, Fred, Allison, Ramtin, Xiaofei, Alex, Colin,Yvonna, Yoko, and the two Kai-s

for old friends who I miss terribly, and who I still turn to in times of trouble: Dan, Stephen, Matthew , Anthea, Tedde

for the lawyers with whom I had the honor of working, who have always been sources of inspiration and motivation

for Copenhagen and wind mills

for rain, ice cream, cheese and chocolates

for the Internet - twitter, mostly, and Skype, and Gmail, and Google Reader

for online shopping

for all the university libraries - though I wish they could open for longer hours

for music

for TV shows that enables me to waste my life when I should be doing course readings, especially Gossip Girl - the sheer brainlessness of which really boost self-esteem

for supernova

for Berryline

for my notebooks

for eye shades, ear-plugs, everything that dedicated their lives trying to make it slightly possible for me to sleep at nights

for mom - I miss you, despite everything

and the country I grew up in, with hate and love, mostly love

Contemporary Portrait Photographers in Yorkshire

Nathalie and John

We recently had the pleasure of working with Nathalie and John again after photographing their wedding earlier this year. The session was so enjoyable and the couple were really enthusiastic about it and about working with us to create some stunning, contemporary images for them. It was fantastic to be able to play around with lots of ideas for poses and the time flew by! Nathalie and John were brilliant subjects with great expressions and we are delighted with the results.

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Children's Portrait Photographers in West Yorkshire

Mia, Oliver and Lyla

A busy pre-Christmas portrait season continued with a photo session for Oliver and sisters Mia and Lyla. The challenge was to get a photograph of all three children together for their grandparents for Christmas. The family were fantastic to work with and we had lots of laughs trying to pursuade Oliver to stay in the group shots long enough to capture him with his cousins.

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Baby portraits

Family Portrait Photography in West Yorkshire

Sarah, Danny, Chelsea and Lewis

We are really enjoying taking photographs of our existing clients and many new ones too so that they can present the images to their families for Christmas and we are being kept very busy in the run up to Christmas as people realise what a fantastic and personal gift a beautiful framed print will make for someone they love. Today we welcomed Sarah and Danny with their children Chelsea and Lewis. Sarah and Danny wanted the children photographed together as a Christmas gift for their grandparents and we got some great shots of Chelsea and Lewis together as well as some individual ones. We think their grandparents will be delighted! In addition, mum and dad had a couple of shots taken together too. We really like this one - what do you think, Sarah and Dan?

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Brilliant.

Best “I quit” note...ever - Holy Kaw!

her time is running out, and we all know when

Cardboard Leaf Wreath.

Pretty.


Here's a wreath that looks great, and that won't fade with the season. That's because it's made from 100% recycled cardboard. While it's striking in its native white, it can easily be decorated with paint, glitter, or whatever else you might like to apply.

Cardboard Leaf Wreath: White : Branch: Sustainable Design for Living

December 2009 Russian Vogue: Alexa Yudina, Photo: Terry Tsiolis

Terry Tsiolis photographed Alexa Yudina for the December 2009 Russian Vogue on May 19, 2009 with stylist Simon Robins.

December 2009 Russian Vogue editorial
Model: Alexa Yudina
Photographer: Terry Tsiolis
Stylist: Simon Robins
Hair: Esther Langham
Makeup: Petros Petrohilos

Planet Awesome Kid on Style.com

From style.com:
Suri. Shiloh. Violet. Apple. Don’t be embarrassed—I love ‘em, too. I may not be ready for a kid of my own, but today’s baby craze—crazy as it is—has me totally enthralled. We see pictures of these kids all the time on blogs and in magazines; I get press releases about the designers they’re wearing; heck, even in the recession, the billion-dollar baby industry is reported to be thriving. So it was only a matter of time before the little bambinos got their own Sartorialist-esque site, Planet Awesome Kid, devoted to the chicest of the chic.

Wait a sec. Do kids really need their own Sartorialist? Well, maybe not. But when the site’s founders, casting director Julia Samersova Adler and Women Model Management booker Christiana Tran, saw the hip threads the prepubescent set rocks these days, they decided to pay their tribute. “The idea for the site came to me one afternoon while chilling in the park with my baby daughter. I noticed all the fierce, cool, awesome kids all around,” Samersova Adler explains. She and Tran take most of the pictures themselves, but they do accept submissions as well. Their only rule: “We do not discriminate. Every child is a star—if they’re in the right outfit!” (To wit, many photos are accompanied by fashion credits.) And before the frivolity brigade charges in, let’s note that PAK helps to raise awareness for a very good cause: Global Action for Children. Its U.S. chairwoman? Shiloh’s mom.
—Derek Blasberg

Opium fragrance by Yves Saint Laurent: Karen Elson, Photo: Mert Alas + Marcus Piggott

Mert Alas + Marcus Piggott photographed Karen Elson for the Yves Saint Laurent Opium fragrance campaign on July 11, 2009 in London with Art Director Fabien Baron.

Yves Saint Laurent Opium fragrance campaign
Model: Karen Elson
Photographer: Mert Alas + Marcus Piggott
Art Director: Fabien Baron

Your moment of animal zen.

Nothing cheers me up faster or more efficiently than looking at Sharon Montrose's photos in her Etsy shop.






SharonMontrose on Etsy

Indie Rock Coloring Book.

This made me laugh. An awesome stocking stuffer for the music nerd on your list.




Yellow Bird Project : Indie Rock Coloring Book

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Snood is the new scarf thing: more convenient, more warm, more trendy.


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girl you're so young and pretty

"We Gotta Get out of This Place", occasionally written "We've Gotta Get out of This Place", is a rock song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil and recorded as a 1965 hit single by The Animals. It has become an iconic song of its type and was immensely popular among United States Armed Forces during the Vietnam War.

In The Animals' rendition, the lyrics were slightly reordered and reworded from the demo, and opened with what seemed to be a reference to their industrial, working class Northern England origins:

In this dirty old heart of the city
Where the sun refused to shine
People tell me, there ain't no use in tryin'

Next comes a verse about the singer's father at the end of his life with little to show for it, followed by one of The Animals' call-and-response buildups, finally leading through delayed tension to the well-known chorus:

We gotta get out of this place!
If it's the last thing we ever do ...
We gotta get out of this place,
'cause girl, there's a better life ... for me and you

At the time, the title and simple emotional appeal of "We Gotta Get out of This Place" lent itself to some obvious self-identifications. More notably, the song was very popular with United States Armed Forces members stationed in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. It was frequently requested of, and played by, American Forces Vietnam Network disc jockeys. During 2006 two University of Wisconsin–Madison employees, one a Vietnam veteran, began an in-depth survey of hundreds of Vietnam veterans, and found that "We Gotta Get out of This Place" had resonated the strongest among all the music popular then: "We had absolute unanimity is this song being the touchstone. This was the Vietnam anthem. Every bad band that ever played in an armed forces club had to play this song." In America it was used as the title credits song in some episodes of the Vietnam-war-set television series China Beach.

"We Gotta Get Out Of This Place"

In this dirty old part of the city
Where the sun refused to shine
People tell me there ain't no use in tryin'

Now my girl you're so young and pretty
And one thing I know is true
You'll be dead before your time is due, I know

Watch my daddy in bed a-dyin'
Watched his hair been turnin' grey
He's been workin' and slavin' his life away
Oh yes I know it

He's been workin' so hard, yeah
I've been workin' too, baby, yeah
Every night and day, yeah

We gotta get out of this place
If it's the last thing we ever do
We gotta get out of this place
Cause girl, there's a better life for me and you

Now my girl you're so young and pretty
And one thing I know is true, yeah
You'll be dead before your time is due, I know it

Watch my daddy in bed a-dyin'
Watched his hair been turnin' grey, yeah
He's been workin' and slavin' his life away
I know he's been workin' so hard

I've been workin' too, baby, yeah
Every day baby, yeah
Wow, yeah...

We gotta get out of this place
If it's the last thing we ever do
We gotta get out of this place
Girl, there's a better life for me and you
Somewhere baby, somehow I know it

We gotta get out of this place
If it's the last thing we ever do
We gotta get out of this place
Girl, there's a better life for me and you

Believe me baby, I know it baby
You know it too

Twinkle Twinkle print.

Twinkle Twinkle - Glitter | Keep Calm Gallery

Support your local indie bookstore.

I saw a few of these while I was shopping at my lovely neighborhood bookstore, Boswell Book Company (aka the old Schwartz on Downer - RIP), and completely fell in love. Turns out, you can buy them online.

p.s. Just a personal plea to my gorgeous readers - this holiday season, please, PLEASE support your local indie bookstore. Indies are all about a genuine passion for books and reading. They give back to the community, and their service is usually fabulous. A booming Christmas season will help them get through the more difficult times the rest of the year. The bonus is that, when you're really stressed out about the holidays, nothing is better for getting your heart rate back to normal than wandering around a pretty little bookstore.







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