friday faves: 4.22.11

how the heck is it friday already???  don't i get more time to prepare?  or relax?  [also, i just now realized that i completely skipped over wedding wednesday.  i promise, i'll make up for it next week!]  ohhhh boy...  but anyways, here is a small sampling of this week's prettiest of the pretties ~

design/decor

~ dream kitchen organization ~

remember when i posted about that pretty rental the other day?  i began designing it from a dirty mess to what i envision to be one day a gorgeous retreat.  and it would be organized as beautifully as the above picture.  oh yes, yes it would.

via vintage home tumblr [original source unknown]

~ dream house in SF ~

truly a kait-dream of a home.  just head on over to desire to inspire to completely fall in love.

fashion

~ zhou xun wears my fave chanel flapper-esque dress ~

i'm still totally in love with this dress - i mean, this is the THIRD post it has made its way on to! [see: 1, 2]  not to mention that i love chinese actress zhou xun's styling for the 2011 hong kong film awards about 1,000,000 times more than the model's runway look.  gorgeous.

image via red carpet fashion awards

~ helen mirren is a baller ~

and my current fashion icon for being able to pull off this look.

clearly i'm still loving the look of dress + leather that i included in last week's friday faves.  and man does helen mirren rock this leather jacket over a flowy leopard print dolce & gababana gown!  seriously blown away right now...  [found on RCFA]

~ pretty pretty necklace ~

worn by amanda seyfried at the red ridding hood premiere in london.  

necklace by by tom binns.  [via the vogue diaries]

etc.

 ~ super cool merchandising ~

found in the store of Perrin Paris, via haute design by sarah klassen

definitely something to stow away in my "maybe one day" book . . .

 giveaways

~ barberry & lace store credit ~

one beautiful item from barberry & lace, in honor of creator/blogger miss leigh ashley having 800+ followers!  whoop whoop!  so head on over to her blog to enter & also take advantage of one of the many ways to get extra entries ~

p.s.  if i won, i would get one of her gorgeous new headbands!  swooooon.

~ jewelry set by ten things ~

... that i am absolutely in love with.  daydream lily is hosting this incredible giveaway where one (very!) lucky winner gets both the earrings and the necklace - my personal fave - shown above, by the etsy jeweler ten things.   i am majorly crossing my fingers for this one!

one last thing...

~ i won! ~

the adorable cake holder i included in last week's friday faves giveaways section.  all i have to say is thank you thank you to both cassie over at moon face for hosting the giveaway, and to the etsy shop stands for all seasons for offering it!

i think i'm going to end up putting my fave perfumes in it or something because i definitely want it in my room, not the kitchen.  it all depends on how large it ends up being... i'll keep you all updated!

well, that's it for this week.

a bit briefer than usual, but hopefully still enough to add some color and inspiration to your life :)

friday faves: 3.11.11

friday again?  already??  i know that for nearly everyone, fridays are fantastic [*ahem* TGIF *ahem*].  but for me, fridays are sort of like my sundays.  sundays where you still have to work all day, and actually usually longer than most other days.  my store opens on the weekends, turning weekends into hot beds of stress, and fridays into anxiety-central.  i think that's why i do these "friday faves" posts -- to remind myself of beautiful, quirky, and clever things while i slave away at work, freaking out about the upcoming weekend.  

but enough about that.  here are this week's friday faves! ::

~ zooey deschanel on the cover of lucky ~

in my mind, no one is cuter than zooey.  going out to buy this issue ASAP! [image via]

~ another of my fave celebs ~

miss audrey, of course -- the epitome of grace, class, & natural beauty.

looooove this b&w picture of her.  [by philippe halsman, 1955; via]

~ lace tote ~

i'm a sucker for totes.  not so much expensive purses that should be in a museum and not on your arm... but totes? oh i love totes!  [even my fave marc jacobs purse is a fun little tote]  in high school i would buy a bunch of cheap canvas totes from the craft stores and then decorate them to match my fave outfits.

which is probably why i love this soft french lace tote so much :)

pretty without being stuffy, and would match most of what i own!

but...

~ this is possible the coolest tote ever! ~

this awesome bag, called the "teen genre tote," lists all the names of the most memorable 80's movie characters.  SWEET! 

  ~ simple & pretty amethyst ring ~

dainty but still sparkly.  and purple.  my kind of ring!

by etsy designer clementine - buy here

~ fave fish = penguin ~

totally remember this episode! and ALL boy meets world episodes for that matter.... [photo found here]

~ beautiful hand-made thank you card ~

 by the super craftsy tomiannie.  see more on her blog!

 

~ outerwear by burberry fall 2011 RTW ~

my two fave coats from an all-in-all incredible collection [images via]

~ stopping to smell the roses ~

this gorgeous photo comes from marie claire china, feb 2011.  [via]

~ happy models ~

love this pic of model laura bingle for the magazine oyster.  messy hair & happy face - great! [image via]

~ a post secret i can soo relate to ~

 i love postsecret.  and i love meeting new people and wondering what their post card would say...

~ chanel tiered dress ~

you may recognize this beauty of a dress from a post of mine last week, where tiiu kuik wore it in a marie claire france editorial.  this time it's so young kang for elle march 2011 [image via] either way, i'm still in love with this dress!

~ prettypretty floral dress ~

about as feminine as you can get!  completely love floral scene, color scheme, & the 1950's-style shape :)

[image via]

~ in case you missed it here @ pretty things ~

a couple of my fave posts over the past week--

~ this week's fave editorials: 1, 2, 3

~ office decor & home office design

~ a Q & A personal post

~ happy weekend to all your "normal" folk who have it off! ~

etsy spotlight: nangijala jewelry

the rings from this etsy shop are incredible.  here are just a few of my faves ~

 

see more gorgeous jewelry of all sorts at their etsy shop here

friday faves: 2.18.11

it's been a rough week, but here are some pretty things that gotten me through ~ ~

~ i won the greige design giveaway! ~

one of my fave blogs, greige, hosted a giveaway a while back and i actually won! lucky lucky me now gets a burlwood plank server - perfect for a Midwestern gal such as myself :)

~ french cluster ring ~

crazy sparkly without seeming pretentious.  [from erie basin; via]

~ quirky pinwheel earrings ~

from mxmjewelry on etsy [discovered via i am a greedy girl]

~ sparklemotion shoes ~

 

no idea where to find them, but i superduper want! [via]

~ book wall art ~

totally love this. [via]

~ a valentines day pin up ~

it may be belated, but better late than never! [image via]

~ dianna agron's profile ~

she is just stunning.  [image via]

~ speaking of dianna agron... ~

...check out her beautiful outfit on jimmy kimmel live! [image from red carpet fashion awards]

~ this pink wool coat ~

no such thing as "too feminine" [buy it here; discovered on lace & tea]

** really awesome giveaways going on right now **

necklace from starfish designs, courtesy of holly matthews interiors

 if i won, i would choose this sophia necklace!

enter for yourself here

tote from bayan hippo, courtesy of the cute blog moon face

 see more details of this perfect carry-all from bayan hippo - here

enter here -- NOW! (ends tonight @ 10PM pst)

** i wish you the most productive of all fridays, and the most relaxing of all weekends **

~kait

i want: accessories from need supply co.

because they are just too uniquely-funky-awesome.  here's my top 5 picks:

need supply co.