Lovely Happenings: February 2010

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Yippee, I won!

Apartment #34 had a very sweet giveaway from t. ruffle girls that I won! Check out t. ruffle girls' etsy shop here. I am lucky enough to win two note card sets! I can't wait for my mail to come!

buy yours here.

Sample Sale!

Are you going to be in PDX from March 6th to March 13th? if so, you should shop the Pearl District Home Furnishings Sample Sale! There will be some amazing discounts so don't forget to check it out.

Find out more information here. There is a list of all participating stores. Come visit us at Maison Inc. too!

Secret Garden

I am so ready for spring. Here is Forever 21's loobook.

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Thursday, February 25, 2010

The fabulous girls at Sweet Nothings posted this link of "31 Things I Wish I'd Known About Dating When I Was 21". It is wonderful list. Go check it out. A few tips are listed below....just as a teaser.

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15. You’re special, unique, and important, but you’re not a princess—no matter what Daddy says (although for the record, my dad calls me “Erin”).

21. You can’t force chemistry. If you like him as a friend, the attraction might grow, but if it doesn’t, don’t force it. And don’t waste his time.

27. There should be a medium ground between workaholism and his absolute devotion. “The knight departing for new adventures offends his lady, yet she has nothing but contempt for him if he remains at her feet” (Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 658).

Check out all 31 tips here.

Shop the Closet

Karla's style is unbelievable. She recently started selling some of her very own clothes straight from her closet. genius idea considering everything she owns is incredible. Shop the closet here.

note: things from her closet sell very quickly!

I'll take them

Yep, I need these in my house.

GORGEOUS!

Buy them right here!

or these form ebay are pretty sweet too.

Bon Iver - Skinny Love

This cute boy just recently introduced me to Bon Iver. I am currently loving this song, "Skinny Love", and "Re:Stacks" off the For Emma, Forever Ago album. Check out their music. You won't be disappointed.

Mr. Adler

I always love the funky chic that is Jonathan Adler. His new zodiac pillows are no expectation to his awesomeness. They are all 100% wool needlepoint with velvet back. (I currently have the Union Jack Jonathan Adler pillow and it is fantastic!)

buy them here.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

taking a moment to say...

THANK YOU FOR READING LOVELY HAPPENINGS!

I just want to thank everyone who reads, follows, creeps, or happens upon my blog. Thank you!

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Gig Posters

One of my regrets...not buying the gig poster for all my Dave Matthews Band concerts. Stupid Megan. This summer I will be purchasing them though. I think gig posters are awesome. Check out some cool DMB ones.

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Cannon Beach

It was gorgeous this past weekend in Oregon. My roommate, Austin, and I decided to head out to Cannon Beach for the day so we could take in the sunny, warm weather on the coast. It was so pretty and a perfect little getaway from the city. I ate too much salt water taffy though.

Haystack Rock. So pretty

I want to go back...

Platner

I have been loving Platner tables lately.
Enjoy these lovely inspiration photos with Platner tables.

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Pattern My Life

Anyone else counting down the days till March 14th when the Liberty of London line comes out at Target? (I am looking forward to the bike!)

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Hello Love

I would love to have these prints in my home!

I am a sucker for adorable typography.

new prints via Made By Girl

buy them here and here (you can buy them for me too while you are at it. thanks).

Help me Oboi-Wan Kebobi, you're my only hope

I have a Star Wars party to go to this weekend. I wish I had this dress to wear...

how does one dress cute and fit the theme of Star Wars?

this could be a hard task at hand.

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I swear this was made for me

Anya Hindmarch,

You are a genius. I love this tote!

I would like to fill this with wine immediately.

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Saturday, February 20, 2010

Coachella

I think I am going to Coachella!!!! I hope, I hope, I hope. Corssing my fingers. The line-up is amazing and I need to get to the desert. I need sun and fantastic music!

Update: Sad news. I have decided to spend my money on going to 3 days of DMB instead. I am happy with decision but Coachella would have been so much fun. Another year...

Friday, February 19, 2010

Wall Street

I am excited to see this....

and Shia LaBeouf and his girlfriend Carey Mulligan are so cute together.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

VV Brown - Shark In The Water

V V Brown - Shark In The Water (New)

Any of my of age friends (21 plus) interested in seeing her and Little Dragon in concert? Tickets are super cheap! Check it out here.

Model-morphosis

Go chek this out....crazy cool.

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I Want You

There is something about x-stools that I absolutely lust over. They are so practical and look fabulous in front of a bed, under a console, or as sitting in the living room. You can play up the drama with the fabric due to the small scale of the piece. Oh, how wonderful.

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(I don't remember where it is from. anyone know?)

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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

10 Things You Should Never Say to a Redhead

By Rose Martelli

No, us redheads are not universally feisty and fiery; we're just pissed off from a lifetime of cheap, stereotype-laden come-ons that our brunette-tressed brethren never have to bother hearing.

(Yes, blondes have their unfair share of dumbbell jokes and pick-up lines to contend with as well, but everybody knows that everything they say about blondes is true.)

Do yourself a favor and ix-nay the following from your redhead repertoire:

10. "Do your drapes match the carpet?" Thank you for annihilating any naughty thoughts I may have had about showing you my interior decorating.

9. "Carrot-top." If you are the first, second or third adult ever to say this to a 6-year-old redhead, congratulations -- a first-grader finds you clever! Otherwise, you just appear to possess all the mental maturity of a first-grader, and I expect you'll shortly be peeing your pants in public.

8. "You know what they say about redheads ..." No, what do they say? No, really, what? You're not going to tell me? I really wanna know, what do they say, tell me what they say about redheads ... Ohhhh, is this one of those reverse-psychology things where I'm supposed to giggle aloud about what a bad girl I am? You wanna know what else is reverse psychology? Your thinking this is gonna work.

7. "Are you a natural redhead?" Yes, are you a natural retard?

6. "Firecrotch." This is actually more offensive for its Lindsay Lohan connotation than for anything doing with my flammable ladyparts.

5. "Titian." This is an antiquated synonym for red (specifically, a brownish-orange hue) that, first of all, is correctly pronounced tee-shin. Use it and I'll think you aren't just trying (poorly) to hit on me, but that you harbor a deep-seated, darkroom fetish for redheads that will ultimately render me a skinsuit in your closet of depravity. Buh-bye.

4. "Don't you ever wish you were a blonde?" I know you wish I were.

3. "Can I buy you a red-headed slut?" Save it for the type of girl who'd not only take you up on it, but actually think you quite the catch for offering: a slut.

2. "I bet you feel pain more strongly than most people." Yeah, yeah, I read about that study -- it's because we redheads have a mutated gene that produces an excess of something-something hormone that also signals a whatever-whatever sensitivity receptor. The point is, that is a creepy sentence to say. To anybody.

1. "If there's fire in the sky, does that mean there's fire in the hole?" As much a mood-ruiner as #10, with the added benefit of my now wondering if you've got gonorrhea.

I love this! written by Rose Martell. via