Rabbit Hole Adventure

Y'all know I haven't been posting much lately.

I've just been super busy and just posting in the Cul de Sac...

But this morning I went deep in the Rabbit Hole from Sketch42 

and got lost behind door number one!

I googled Douglas Friedman Photography

and well, here we go...

plus #Handy was late and stuck in traffic...

This is where I started. 

Cool daybed built-in! And that elephant... need her!

Incredible Outdoor Space!

Loving those garage doors.

Pinned that on my little private tinyhouse board!

What dream houses are made of...

...from one silver sphere to the next...

...NEED...

Those chairs... they don't look very comfortable,

but I'm pretty comfortable with those lanterns over

the kitchen island! BEAUTIFUL!

...I'm pretty sure there's a fish wall in my future...

I'm crazy about how how they are swimming around the corner!

I was focused on the interiors, but he also has

beautiful travel photography and I'm thinking this one

will inspire a painting soon!

Pretty incredible portrait and fashion photography too.

That's all, just sharing some incredible talent!

Stay tuned for door number two! 

Just One Of Those Days . . .

Photo: WrittenAfterwards

This is exactly how I feel.

I'm having a fat day. 

: (

Gucci Crush . . .

{email subscribers may not see this video, visit the blog to watch}

I don't think I can play the word GUCCI in Words w/ Friends,

but I can play this video all day long. 


Charlotte Casiraghi for GUCCI - Forever Now Collection
with fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh

   

{more GUCCI ad campaigns here}


I think I need to borrow my Daddy's horses next time
I have to take pics for Stitch Poet.


ha, and probably Peter and Charlotte too!
Not sure how PrettyStuff would feel about this idea.

Zsa Zsa, Does She Know Me ?

~ image ~

Well, I'd say so!

Zsa Zsa Bellagio just emailed this image to me!

Yep, tied to my knitting bag!

Thanks Zsa Zsa!

Catching Up !

Man, what a busy week I had!

Topped off with a wedding in Michigan!

Cheers to Whit & Dana Trebella!

Melissa's Champagne Cork Photo @ Reverie-Daydream 

was the perfect image to share! don'tcha think?!

Take Lots of Pictures!

image? where else....PrettyStuff!...love the romper...love the loafer!

PrettyStuff is in NYC visiting her life-long best friend!

If you see them on the ice in Rockefeller Center,

please offer to take their picture!

The tree is up and PrettyStuff can't wait to get her ice legs on!

(and PrettyStuff, please remember to buy my driving mocs!)

Washed Ashore . . .

(image: chance on facebook)

Just wondering if my mermaid friend is

back on our side of the pond.

xov

and y'all, don't forget the GIVEAWAY!

Color My World !

I think Leslie Sinclair has certainly figured out the 

KEY to BEAUTIFUL design and because I have

an insanely busy week ahead and behind me,

I've decided to extend HER BOOK GIVEAWAY.

If you've not visited Segreto's website, please take a moment 

to click in and get inspired. Personally, I need to redecorate

my entire home after my visit! This is my inspiration for

my very needy guestroom!

This coffee table...no words!

Maybe I should just move to Houston so I can have Leslie color my world.

For now, I'll have to settle for THE BOOK.

The Resource Directory in the back is worth a million bucks!

The pages, all 300 of them, are priceless!

From the embossed linen cover to the satin page marker,

this book is by far my favorite and most useful

interior design book that I've ever owned,

but my to-do list is now staggeringly long...thanks Leslie!

Follow Leslie and CrushParty on Facebook or her blog

for chances to win your own copy! It's surely worth a click or two!

Don't Forget About the GiveAway !

"Segreto, Secrets to Finishing Beautiful Interiors" is more than

a portfolio of a painting firm's work. It's one of the most

beautiful collections of interior photographs I've ever seen.

I want to show you the entire book. 

I could sit with you and turn page after page and you'd hear me say, 

"Oh, this one's my favorite." as I pass every page, so you're just going to 

have to be "in it, to win it!"

...Make sure you check out her painted furniture...

...and the children's rooms are irresistible...

...These floors and risers...oh my...

...and this kitchen...

I HAVE NO WORDS!

truly my dream kitchen!

This is just a tiny peek inside what awaits you @ their Website.

I'd show you more, but the little noise the pages make

as you turn them in her Book Preview are delightful!

I know, silly, but while you're there, please look around!

To be entered in the giveaway to win the book you must

"like" Secrets of Segreto on Facebook or follow her Blog!

Want more chances to win? 

Like Crush Party or click follow in the sidebar 

and I'll throw your name in the hat twice!

I'll pick from EVERYBODY here next Monday, October 3rd!

Good Luck!

Fashion's Spielberg . . .

(email subscribers may have to visit the post on the party to actually view the two posted videos) 

You've seen the images over and over. 

You've torn and pasted the pages in your inspiration file. 

Watching this video confirms that it's not a waste of time. 

I have no doubt that all visually inspired people do this, but 

I also have no doubt that few translate what they've torn as well as 
 

~ Tim Walker ~ 
 
...quite possibly the most talented fashion photographer to date...
...Vogue's very own Spielberg...

 In Fashion, Tim Walker / an interview by Penny Martin / June 2009 

Got 15 more minutes? Visit SHOWstudio to view this interview entirely. 

...it's worth it, I promise...go on...

Do you understand "the scent?" 

do only what you LOVE and "you'll never get lost." 

Thank you Mr. Walker, we have "been touched" by your photographs!

There are books available for ~ purchase here ~ and ~ here ~ and if your budget allows, ~ here! ~ You would have to consider this last book an art purchase, because it is... 

Southern Images . . .

Girl on Porch (1935), by Mississippi writer and photographer Eudora Welty

Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans via Garden & Gun 

just moving those blue faces on down the page!

Just Chillin' . . .

...Close your Eyes, Breathe Deeply...

"...find time for family, contact with nature, and

time to eat healthy and tasty food."

~ Chill Norway ~ is a beautiful family-owned business

promoting a healthy, natural lifestyle.

(I really want this top!)

The clothes are of soft natural fibers

made in the village of ~ Larkollen ~ in Norway.

I just spent at least an hour looking at their

~ website ~ and I want every piece!

...even the children's wear is so charming...

Don't miss the magazine link to their 

first edition on their home page!

There are even some recipes.

Relax, you'll stay awhile!

The images are irresistible!