.: recipe, illustrated :.

So happy when I found this site through Creature Comforts. You can search the recipe by ingredients, meal type (and if you're like me who only care about how pretty things look: by illustration style) and you can submit your own. Here are a few of my favorites:

by Wilma Sanchez 

by Sara Zampedri

 by Fabiana Attanasio

.: Gift Guide #3 :.

1. Olivia Headboard Decal from Blik

2. Pretty pillow by Sukan Art

3. Batik Tea Towel by Tulisan

4. Laser Wall Clock by decoylab

5. Red Riding Hood tea set

6. Heart cup & saucer set

.: Gift Guide #2 :.

I want to give these to myself, really. Not that I'm claiming that I'm an artsy gal, but with these I can pretend to be one.

1. Spotted Clutch from Anthropologie

2. Orla Kiely Scarf from Pop Deluxe

3. Work/Life from Uppercase

4. Dottie Angel from Uppercase

5. Leather Satchel from Cambridge Satchel Co.

6. Chains watch from La Mer Collections

7. Mini purse necklace from Kiko's Attic

8. La Sardina camera

9. iPad Sleeve by Clara Uribe (store temporarily closed)

10. Brooch by Yoshie Watanabe and Yayako Uchida

.: Gift Guide #1 :.

While the argument goes on about the true meaning of Christmas, bloggers around the world stand corrected: Christmas is for shopping and gifting. Almost every blogs that I haunt published their own version of holiday gift guides. (All of them makes me want to shop, naturally). My favorite is still Ez' Gifted Magazine. It's free, full of pretty goodies and you get printable gift tags. I'm trying to compress the gift guides into my own fave selection of goodies that I may want to get for myself (ha!). Today I have the girly girl gift guide:

1. Handmade bangle by Sara Kim

2. Lace & bow by Juicy Couture

3. Knitted lace scarf from Shop Ruche

4. Glittery bow flats from Elle Shop

5. Tokyo Milk soap from Anthropologie

6. Cabuchon Resin necklace from Nest Pretty Things

.: beautifully shot video :.

this is just amazingly meticulous!!

.: afternoon snack :.