light the way...

I don't remember what spurred my recent obsession with chinese lanterns (the flower) but regardless, I just came-to after blacking out on flickr for a while and here's what I've dug up... enjoy!


by Sylvia Cook


by Marcia Thompson


by Junichiro Ayomama


by Christian


by Sylvia van der Meij (my fav I think!)

Each flower seems so delicate and intricate and I love the idea of such a fragile cage holding something so precious and beautiful inside. This can be translated to so many aspects of life..

fleurs...

Oscar and I went down to the water for lunch today and after chasing watching the seagulls, we went for a nice little walk over to the farmer's market by South Station. Picked up a pumpkin and some lilies for the studio, can't wait for them to bloom :)

daucus carota...

just a pretty shot of our namesake... via flickr.

it's electric...

Hi all!

Glad to be guest-blogging while Jess is in Paradise (and quite jealous!)

Came across these absolutely stunning images (photograms to be exact) by Robert Bueltman on Today and Tomorrow

Read on the site about how the images are produced - amazing! Apparently it can take up to 150 attempts to get one single image right. Kudos!!

- Amie

gloriosas...

I picked up a few gloriosa stems at twig the other day and they looked so pretty, I just had to share... I think these may be one of my new favorite flowers :)

a daucus carota a day...

It's been a while since I've posted pictures of our namesake... so it's about time I got back to it :)
photo by Hans Edinger via flickr.

a peonie surprise...

When we moved into our apartment in February, the front garden was nothing more than snow and trash. Once it melted, I went in and weeded out the dead leaves and garbage and low and behold, a bunch of tulips sprouted, making for a welcome site in April.

Once the tulips passed their prime, another bush started getting taller and taller and, well, pretty much took over... cut to my most favorite surprise this spring, my peonies:





Yes, they are RIGHT outside our bedroom window and I couldn't be happier! Many thanks to whoever planted them a few seasons back :)

pretty patterns...

i came across these eye-catching patterns today on www.lisaruppdesign.com. these would make great framed prints!

longing for spring...

hello everyone! i figured i'd follow suit and make a quick introduction as another guest blogger while jess is in paradise...

i'm amie, another graphic designer from boston. i went to design school with jess (and vic!). i've always wanted a blog of my own - so i was excited to be able to contribue to this one.

anyway - i hope to have some intriguing posts in the days to follow, but to start here are a few eye-catching room decors i found on apartment therapy. makes me long for spring...

debi treloar...

I just stumbled across Debi Treloar's portfolio on Design is Mine and boy, it took me places. I wish I could crawl into each and every photograph...



















Sorry, I usually edit down the amount of photos I post but just couldn't help myself today :)

a little love...

Might be a day late but... happy Valentine's Day :)





Oh and a quick preview of the apartment:

bliss...

You may recognize this print from my etsy favs along the right side of the blog... just revisiting those links and yes, still in love with this dahlia print by blissful images :)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hope you all take the time to enjoy the silence of a full tummy and the noise of a loud table today.

Thank you for being such amazing loyal readers!

xoxo

photo by enrico

nighttiming...

Some beautiful hydrangeas by thebobblog on flickr.

Oh and one of my and Alyssa's favorite songs for good measure :)
coconut records - nighttiming

Happy election day! xoxo

wisteria...

Oh how I'd love to come home to this every day :)
By Tim Clinch, spotted on Desire to Inspire.

a flower a day...

by bambo

reflections...

photo by sealow08

I just got back from another yoga weekend and am officially pooped. Finding myself dreaming of warm weather and wishing my landlord would turn on the heat... I promise to post more this week :)

xoxo

all things summer...

Some beautiful photos of Queen Anne's Lace sent to me by the lovely Alissa of All Things Alissa.









...in response to my Summer blog. Let's keep this going :)

falling...

by thupamodel

Happy first day of Fall... It's chilly but I love it.

summer...

Thanks to my lovely friend, Erica, for sending me her pictures of daucus carota (queen anne's lace) from her vacation this summer... oooh I already miss the beach!



PS - If you ever happen to snap a great pic of these flowers, send them along - I'm designing a tattoo of them so I'm always on the lookout for inspiration AND I'll also showcase them on here of course :)