Monday, March 4, 2013

much love, monday

Hi there, I hope your week is off to a lovely start!
Here are a few things I love this week.

eggs
this beautiful photograph of colorful eggs

1920s hand-tinted postcard photograph
this hand-tinted postcard from the 1920s-- the colors are so dreamy

prinsesstårta swedish princess cake
this Swedish Princess Cake-- so pretty, and it sounds delicious, too.
Good thing there's a recipe, for a day when I'm feeling particularly adventurous.

Esther Garcia Butterfat Studios Chicago bird tattoo
this is one of the loveliest tattoos I've ever seen.  The lines are so delicate and feminine.  I would love to have a cheerful little sparrow or chickadee on my side, and I would absolutely travel to Butterfat Studios in Chicago to have it done because all of Esther Garcia's work is just stunning.  It's supposed to be quite painful to get a tattoo on your ribs, but it would be worth it for something so beautiful.  The endorphins definitely kicked in when I was getting my button tattoo on my ankle, which is also supposed to be a particularly painful location, and it barely hurt at all.  If any of you have experience with a rib tattoo, I'd love to hear about it!

easter egg temporary tattoos country living
...Until then, however, I'll settle for applying temporary tattoos to Easter eggs.  Such a good idea!  And how cool is it that there's printable temporary tattoo paper?

vintage Dior 1955 1956 Evening Underdress lingerie
This evening underdress is by Christian Dior, from his Fall/Winter 1955-1956 collection.  It's now held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Collection.  It's so airy and light-- the lucky woman who once wore this must have felt so special and beautiful from the moment she put it on.

Enjoy the rest of your day!


2 comments:

  1. Aren't eggs pretty? When I was little I loved going out with my mother to collect eggs from our hens, it was so exciting for me! At one point we had Americana's which are a domesticated version of "jungle fowl" that live in Madagascar. They lay blue and green eggs, in such a delicate, natural colors too. As always, your monday picks are a joy to see!

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    1. Aw, that is the sweetest memory! The blue and green eggs are my favorite-- the first time I saw them in person was in the Union Square farmer's market, in New York, which is sort of silly, considering that I grew up surrounded by farms. I was just enchanted by those eggs-- they look like natural Easter eggs! I'm so glad you enjoyed the post, thank you for the compliment! ♥

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