Wanderlust strikes again

(here)

This reminds me of a lantern store I saw in Vietnam. I didn't get a picture of it though, so all I have is nostalgia. And this pretty bit to look at. 

I'll just have to find a lantern store in Korea :)

Gold Star to the reasons I'm going to korea

Livre wonderland

Source: imgur.com via Anna on Pinterest

Why yes, I would love to shop for books here everyday.

Gold Star to those who dream of book worlds.

Lovely blossoms...

(here)

I'm totally ready for some.

I bought a mini-daffodil plant this week to get me by.

Gold Star to the romancers of spring. 

I want my own craft room,

and I want it to look like this.

From (here)

Except it probably never will, because a major reason for me having a craft room would be to embrace my organized chaos in a way no one will ever have to see it.

Gold Star to the embracers of organized chaos.

Wishing for spring

(here)

and daffodil yellow

Gold star to all those anxiously waiting for the days of the daffodils. 

So Fricken' French

(here)

This girl's and my styles don't always mesh entirely, but her adorability, pics like this, and the peek she offers into Paris is absolutely wonderful.

Gold Star to all the bloggers who name their cats Batman.

What with that sunshine, them that comes in a can

Okay, so more like a pic of total silliness. And yes, I do have a can of Florida Sunshine on my desk. After witnessing beautiful Bowl Game weather all day, I definitely wish I could pop this baby open.

Gold Star to the bravers of Michigan weather.

Also, I'm going to have to watch Easy A tomorrow. I now have "Pocketful of Sunshine" stuck in my head....

Snowporn!

So, we didn't get a white Christmas, but we got a white two-days-after! My mom woke me up this morning with "if you want to go take artsy pictures of snowy trees, now is it."

And lo and behold, big, fluffy white flakes were lazily drifting over the branches of our woods. I do like that snow livens up the place and makes all the leafless trees look something other than dead and spooky.

So, without further ado,

(all by me)

Gold Star to all the aspiring photographers whose cars routinely photobomb their shots.

Oh, Holy night!

I've started using this as an exclamation, it's nearly as satisfying as Jesus Christ on a Bicycle (apologies for the blasphemy).

a lovely picture from a lovely lady!

In addition to having pretty pictures (and a wonderful, soft style), she's a style-type blogger who I love to read. I feel like we'd be friends in real life, if that's not too presumptuous.

Golds stars to lovers of bows and twinkles.

Holiday pretties

from (here) -- It's actually part of a tutorial :)

Perfectly reflective of my particularly crafty holiday mood. 

Gold Star to the Christmas crafters. 

A reflection of mood

from (here)

Sew much? Well, yes I do!

Gold star to the lovers of vintage sewing machines. 

Pics of pretty

from (here)

I love lace -- and just did a relevant project using some lovely pretties like this. I also just bought a book on how to do knitted lace, but I have to remember how to knit first...

Gold Star to the fiber-ambitious.

Pics of pretty

To reflect my current state of wanderlust...

(from here)

So many places on the map I want to visit...sigh...

Gold Star to the dreamers of foreign lands.

Pics of pretty

from here -- you should check it out, Doe has such a fabulous story and spirit (her "about me" page is all about her fariytale :)

never forget it!

Gold Star to all the lovelies

Oh, Martha

how-to here

Did you know Martha Stewart's favorite holiday is Halloween? She is said to love making her Halloween edition every year, and for a lot of those years me and my mom have waited eagerly for it to come onto the magazine racks. She makes downright creepy look so glamourous. One year, we raided the produce section to create these "specimen jars." Only we forgot to take out the cabbage....a month later we dug up something that must have been pretty darn close to kimchee....

*sigh*

Happy Halloween everyone!

Gold star to all the closet (or not so closet) Martha Stewart fans.

Pics of pretty

 from here

Who doesn't love mail? It never fails to be exciting to discover a hand-handwritten address on an envelope or a package of any kind. One of my goals before my 22 birthday was to send out five letters. I didn't finish it, but that just gives me a goal for this week.

Gold Star to all the post lovers who look for any reason to use their massive stockpile of stationary.

Pics of pretty

Sorry for the lateness, work kind of hijacked my brain!

This guy's dance photography is absolutely stunning -- check it out here.

Gold Star to every little girl who wanted to grow up to be a ballerina.

Chair envy

This chair from Anthropologie

I'm in love with the french on the chair's seat.

Gold Star to whoever combined writing AND interior design.

Pics of pretty

Um, leave home and travel in a customized gypsy caravan? Yes, please. 

from here

Or I could just park it in my front lawn for times I'm feeling wistfully whimsical. 

Gold star to everyone who thought Esmeralda was the best part of the Hunchback of Notre Dame (with her pet goat, of course).

Pics of pretty

In celebration of fall...

from MalloryBethh's Flickr

Some lovely apples. I can't wait to go apple picking this week!

Gold Star to those who wait all summer for cider season (with cinnamon sugar doughnuts, of course!)