fall is killing me....

especially with looks like these...
{from The Gap}

unexpected brights

I've decided to buy some colored tights this fall and winter. I've always been a little weary of slapping bright tones of red and blue or yellow on my legs, but I love the subtle way that tights are incorporated in these two outfits. subtle, yet combined with two of my favorite colors to wear: black and gray.
{from anthropologie}

happy monday

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and for those of you in the hot hot heat that was the Pacific Northwest, I hope you stayed cool! I spent mine the best way I could:
• hot bananas Friday evening with Amy
• happy hour snacks, wit bier, and macaroons
• fresh picked peaches, marionberries, and raspberries.
• canning for beginners
• Peach Butter
• baking: Marionberry/Peach Crisp, Marionberry Crumb Bars, Vanilla Peach Pie {recipes will come, my friends}
• pizza with tomatoes and basil from our garden
• Damnation
• and finally, he's home

autumn winds

I can't get my mind off of Fall. these beautiful images from the Autumn Toast catalog make me long for Fall days when everything starts changing colors and the air is crisp.
{from toast}

right this second...

I'm blissfully happy because:
I'm busy and busy is good.
my office got a make over.
my co-worker brought me beets and carrots from her garden.
our tomatoes are bright and red and so tasty!
I'm picking peaches tomorrow,
and baking a pie on Sunday,
and sprucing up the apartment -
which includes vacuuming {not so happy}.

but most of all...
I'm happy that:
dlb will be home on Sunday.
and... we're going camping.

happy friday, my friends! have a love-ly weekend.
{image from mav, because this picture makes me incredibly happy too}

thursday flickr favs

since I'm a bit busy today, I thought I'd leave you with some of my recent flickr favs. for a person who doesn't like pink, I sure do love pretty pink tones in photos.
happy almost friday.
{woodencup, headband, knob, hang., untitled, or?, 31, untitled}

jigsaw falling into place

one week from today...
I can't freaking wait!
{image}

copenhagen street style

thanks for the tip on these adorable ladies, Joanna. I love their style!
{from copenhagen street style, via a cup of jo}

photographer spotlight: amy nieto cruz

today's photographer spotlight is quite a feast for the eyes. Amy Nieto has just relocated to Portland from Vegas and doesn't miss the dry hot hot heat!! she's an awesome girl with an eye for photography. from weddings and family portraits to product photography and even crafty goodness, she shines with creativity. I hope you're ready for some gorgeous photos! check out her stream and website for more inspiration.

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what first sparked your interest in photography:
It was a special edition of LIFE magazine documenting the greatest photographs of the last 150 years. It had Louis Armstrong on the cover. This was probably 1995-96.what was your first camera:
Nikon FM 10. Sadly I had to leave it behind in Georgia, when I moved to Vegas a year ago.favorite thing to photograph:
Anything that is back lit by the Sun. My fashion photography professor called it the "Peter Frampton" look. ;) But lately, all Ive been wanting to photograph is people. Hard to explain why this sudden desire.favorite artist/photographer:
War photographer and co-founder of Magnum Photos Robert Capa. A surprising choice considering what I shoot (and don't shoot), but photojournalism was my first exposure and to this day it still is what drives me, real life (even though I have never done photojournalism - unless you count weddings). Though to be honest, some of the most beautiful images I've ever laid eyes on are in Flickr. It's just... overwhelming, in the most fantastic of ways.
most memorable advice you've been given:
A bathroom stall in Charleston, South Carolina had written on it: "The worst mistake anyone can make is being too afraid to make one". It's what fueled my (not so) little feet to move to Portland just last week without ever having visited this fine city.advice you'd give starting or aspiring photographers:
You know very well what the best advice is. Keep that finger on the trigger and don't ever let go, EVER. It's funny, but during my formal college years, I barely photographed. I graduated believing I was a photographic and film making failure. But now I know.. keep that finger on the trigger. Always. (well, except when you're driving, please) (bah who am I kidding)
favorite color:
Aqua blue! Seafoam green! Anything that reminds me of my Atlantic Ocean!if you could eat only one thing:
my Puerto Rican food. Hands down.something you can't live without:
Aside from oxygen, underwear and my watch, I would have to say... internet. Cupcakes. Family and cool peeps. GREENERY. Oh and a camera. (though I gotta admit... sometimes cupcakes takes more importance than my uber expensive camera...)on repeat from your headphones:
Feist. Feist. Feist. Her music cleanses my soul, my ears, my stress. She was the greatest birthday gift.what inspires you:
Life. Lace. Rufus Wainwright. Feist. Wildflowers. Laughter. The Ocean. Soft breeze. Craft Fairs. AWESOME BLOGS. Pretty black and white photographs of old times.

oh my...

this could be dangerous.
{online shopping at Madewell, SOON!}

it was a good year.

1982.
why don't you play along?
{from todd ehlers, via red aprons & lunchboxes}

lacy jars

Catherine posted about these gorgeous jars this morning and I had to share. look at those pine cones peeking out!! makes me wish I'd saved part of my pine cone collection.
{from etsy, via little glowing lights}

shirt dresses

I'm absolutely in love with shirt dresses. this dress from Stewart and Brown is no exception. love that blue and it's made from 100% organic cotton. I'd like it with gray tights and boots.
{from belklina}

new calling cards

remember the darling denim dress Collins made me? here are the customized calling cards I printed up this weekend. my hunch is, she'll like them! find customized calling cards in our shop!

more work updates on the Seventy and Sunny blog.

ebay shop update

I just added a few new items to my ebay shop, including these fantastic boots by Born and this amazing black knit strapless dress by Velvet purchased from Anthropologie. also, last week's shop additions expire tomorrow at approx 9am PST. happy bidding! :)

hello + blogger's favorites

good morning! I hope everyone had a great weekend. mine was filled with lots of things to keep myself busy. cleaning, shopping, flower picking, yoga, marionberry-pear jam {I'll post the recipe on milk eggs chocolate later this week}, cat naps, and lots of work. this is my final week without dlb and I'm so excited to prepare for him coming home. I've got pizza and berry pie on the mind...

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Joslyn, of Simple Lovely, asked me to participate in her Blogger's Favorites series. I really enjoy where this series is headed, and those lists. another one of my favorite things - I love lists. see my favorites here. thanks again, Joslyn, for putting together this fantastic series!