My Obsessions

I was so excited when The Daily Obsession asked me to participate in their Insider's Obsessions series. I mean, their list of past "insiders" makes me look like a hot dog vendor. Or, from the look of those first three images, a huge hippie. I didn't think I would have enough things in my life I'd call obsessions - but boy was I wrong. There's a reason my six month-old birkenstocks are wearing thin. Check out what I had to say about the rest of my obsessions here.

Many thanks to the Daily Obsession team for including me!

Matta Scarf

I loooove this scarf by Matta, spotted by Katy Elliot. It would have been the perfect hue and accessory for this raining weekend. Great gift idea, too.

Me in Minnetonka?

Eeeek! What is it about these kinda ugly, kinda really cool boots that makes me want them so badly? Maybe it was the couple of girls I saw sporting them in LA. I don't know if I could pull them off - but man do I want these bad! (sans feathers, natch!)

Get yourself some fringe here or here.

I spy... L&H!

John's eagle eyes spotted this L&H cameo on NY1's wedding invitation etiquette piece yesterday. See the blooms in the background there? Yup! That's us. At Kate's Paperie (we believe the 57th St. store) - where they filmed the piece. Later, the reporter is flipping through our album. To see the full video, click here.

Flower Pin Love

I got the nicest email from Lindsay at Watermark Stationery in Wayzata, Minnesota yesterday. The girls at Watermark have been donning their Flower Pins lately and have started to become "known" for them! Which is fitting since paper is their passion:) Lindsay sent along this photo from the Minnesota Bride Magazine's Best of 2008 event, where Watermark won for Best Invitation 2008! Congrats, ladies!

DVF

I saw this ad on a huge billboard in LA last week and was immediately drawn to it. I love the layering of the black & white photo, the paint and the hand lettering. It's a collaboration put on by Diane von Furstenberg with artist Francois-Marie Banier and model Natalia Vodianova.


You can see all of the work - in stills and video - on the DVF projects page. The web presentation of it all is pretty much perfection. I love this additional layer of talent from a very seasoned and successful designer.

My Favorite Pages

When you're a nervous wreck of a flyer like me, you need all possible distractions. My go-to tricks are the ipod and earplugs - the noises really freak me out, especially during bumpy rides. My newest distraction involved two magazines I picked up in Long Beach before boarding the plane to come home - Marie Claire and Vogue - ones I can count on one hand the number of times I've purchased in my life - maybe it was the LA vibe, but I was feeling fashion-forward despite my tshirt and jeans. I took pictures of my favorite pages from the magazines - impressed with how many I loved and to be quite honest, felt inspired by - all at 30,000 feet. A definite first for me. Here's a little sampling of the result.