Melissa Loves

Melissa loves: Little Black Fences

Hello my friends! 

                    Happy friday! Have you met lovely Angela? Little Black Fences, such an evocative name....and such beautiful pieces. This one in particular has me under it's spell....but, Angela describes it best. Angela?

" i've always been enamored with the work of printer Pierre-Joseph Redoute, especially the roses suite; the patient skill that his process required and his love of subtlety and appreciation for simple, natural beauty. this painting was done as an ode to his work though my aesthetic may make that hard to see. i wanted to do a botanical drawing that emphasized stillness and simplicity without getting scientific. 

the more i look at this piece, the more i like it... the more i want to do more of them! a whole land-slide of rose portraits! there's a bit of stylish mystery in this painting that surprises me. it's very different from a lot of the work i do and i definitely think it's a piece that i can learn a lot from. especially practicing stillness within myself- slowing down enough to see the subtle, humble, unassuming beauties that surround me."

 

~ beautiful "mould" here 

~ one gorgeous ring here 

~ sweet brooch here

~ one cute kitty here( and look at the wee little pumpkin....eep) 

~ lovely pillow here 

~ sah-weet sneaks here( want. covet. swoon) 

Yes! Please....a whole landslide of them would be so wonderful! "Stylish mystery" is such a wonderful way to describe this piece....with a huge helping of beauty...Angela, thank you so much for being part of this series. It is an absolute pleasure to have you! Happy weekend my friends! I will see you back here on monday.....Until then, be well! 

xo

Melis

Wow.....

Hello my sweets! 

                   Just popping in to say...

 

If you know me, you know that I have been an enormous fan of Tamar Mogendorff's for awhile now.....so I check in on her every so often to see what new magic she has created.....I am never disappointed. I am always jaw droppingly giddy when I leave.....*sigh* Enjoy! 

xo

Melis

ps don't miss today's "the little things" down below :) 

The little things: a photograph...

Hello my sweet friends! 

        This photograph has completely beguiled me....I couldn't wait to share it with you, couldn't stop thinking about it. What is it about it? It  is magical to me... Beautiful.. Unexpected... I don't know....but, it has me under it's spell. It is a little thing I am treasuring today and I hope you love it too. :)

~ max wagner's beautiful photograph here ( under: fashion & art, prints, #2) 

~ a scarf I adore here 

~ gorgeous earrings here 

~ sparkle for your feet here   

~ a sweet bee badge here ( I cannot, for the life of me, remember where I found this sweet brooch! If anyone knows...please tell me! )

~ cannotstopcovetingslippers here

~ wow wow wow here 

~ beautiful blanket here 

What is a little thing you are treasuring today? I would truly love to know.....I will see you back here tomorrow for a new "Melissa loves". Until then....be well! 

xo

Melis

Wow.....

Hello my dears! 

              ( pant...pant...) I couldn't get this post together fast enough, as I was so excited! A long while ago, when I was still being graciously hosted by my friend Ez....I posted about Stephen Johnson. I fell for his artistic feats of defying gravity then but, today! Today, I saw his new pieces he has made for Artecnica via daily candy &  I couldn't be happier! 

 

Now, it is possible for a lot more of us to have one of his smile inducing pieces warming up our home! Right here....

xo

Melis

ps Stephen's relaunched site here...

It's my bag, baby!

Hello sweet ones! 

               Today's bag is super fun and there is a  lovely lady behind it! Won't you welcome Nora and take a peek inside her rockin bag? I thought so! :) But, first a little intro from Nora, about her bag.....

"I had a closet full of purses...seriously...not full of expensive purses, but a colorful collection of favorites I had been amassing since high school. I was always changing purses…it wouldn't be unusual for me to switch out a purse midday. Then I saw a new purse from Harvey’s, a limited edition by a local tattoo artist. Skulls and crossbones were kind of the antithesis of who I am, but I was drawn to it regardless. My husband surprised me with it…and I have used it pretty much every single day for over two years."

Here’s what’s in it…

1. My organizer…a Russell & Hazel binder that I have filled with various sheets and calendars to keep me on track

2. My Orla Kiely bag that keeps me prepared. It holds tissue, my iPhone ear buds, chapstick, a little tape measurer, a small pair of scissors, band-aids, safety pins, medicine, stain remover, a little notebook, and a couple of hairclips.

3. Hand sanitizer is a new addition to my purse and indicative of the fact that I watch way too much news

4. Pencil and Pen

5. One of my re-useable shopping bags

6. iPhone…best thing ever

7. My Fossil wallet

8. My Canon PowerShot SD890…in a cute camera bag By Belinda

Thank you so much Nora for taking part in this series! It was so fun to have you!  Keep those bags coming my friends! I love it ( and since folks have asked I will just add: Anyone can participate! All you have to do is send me a photo of your bag, and a list of it's contents so, we can see what's what!) That's it! I will see you back here tomorrow my dears! Until then..... be well! 

xo

Melis

Wow.....

Hi friends! 

                      One more thing....have you seen what the effervescent Karey and Mary have started?" Candy for your soul....twice daily" :) 

 

Aren't we lucky that these two magical gals have decided to join forces? *sigh* Yes indeed....

Congratulations ladies! 

xo

Melis

PS...

Hi my dears! 

                   Just popping in to for a new little feature....Sometimes there is no way to thank someone for being so generous and swell or point out something great that someone else let you in on....but, for a really big and heartfelt "ps"

~So, I wanted to thank lovely P, for having a little gathering for some of us blogger gals, for welcoming us into her beautiful home, cooking us an amazing meal and making us laugh( on a daily basis on her blog What possessed me ) Thank you, P , so very much. 

~I also wanted to ask if you had seen these? Sweet Suzanne introduced me to. I bought one immediately because I couldn't shake thoughts of jotting down my two girls favorite things every day and then sharing them again and again some day down the road.....

~and have you seen this photograph? (forgive me for not remembering how I found it) 

~ and why must I be obsessed with this light  When it can never be mine? :) I blame lovely Suann, for she led me there! :)

Any postscripts of your own that you would like to share? Don't be shy....

xo

Melis

ps cheap and chic is down below! 

Cheap & Chic: inspired by art on etsy

Hello my friends! 

                Happy tuesday! I love trying to put together an outfit inspired by art from etsy. Paola Zakimi is one of my absolute favorites, and this painting of hers is so beautiful. I love the colors so much and the sweet bubbles escaping up into the air. 

~ a lovely scarf here $49.50

~ one beautiful coat here $84.99

~ sweet earrings here $18.00

~ gorgeous bracelet here $39.99 

~ wonderful leggings here $24.00 

~ adorable flats here $58.00 

~ one gorgeous clutch here $25.00 

Total~ 

I hope you like my interpretation this week! Don't forget to check out Ez's look right here! I will pop back here in just a bit for a new feature & tomorrow I will see you back here for a new "It's my bag,baby!". Until then....be well! 

xo

Melis

Monday: inspired by shades of white and a touch of silver

Hello my dears! 

                  Happy Monday! I hope you all had lovely weekends, and if you ate too much candy on Halloween, I hope your tummy isn't achin! :) Over the weekend I saw a couple of the things listed here and they inspired me to get together a whole collage of white and a touch of silver. 

~ cool collector here 

~ a bag with the key to my heart here :)

~ a "dear" hook here 

~ beautiful container here 

~ sweet silver "D's" here 

~ a take on the crocheted rug here ( but, this one....is hand woven out of recycled water bottles, rinses off with mild soap and water and runs from $29.00 to $65.00! I am in love, needless to say, and will take 4 please! :) 

I hope you like my picks today! I will be back tomorrow with a new cheap & chic! Until then....be well.

xo

Melis

The little things: purples & greens

Hi Sweet friends! 

                        Well, that was fast wasn't it? Thanks to the folks at the "genius bar" at the Mac store, I am back in business! :) Thanks for all of your well wishes yesterday, it was nice to have the day away from the computer but, it is nice to "see" all of you too! :) I saw this photograph a few days ago....from the wonderful Mrs. French....and I fell immediately in love with the gorgeous purples and greens. Aren't they beautiful?

 

~ Traci's gorgeous photograph here (xo) 

~ little tea pot here 

~ drikab pouch here 

~ sweet little deer here 

~ gorgeous necklace here 

~ pillow ( I am in love with) here :) 

~ too true print here ( love) 

So, this was meant to be my "little things" post yesterday, forgive me that there isn't a "melissa loves" post this week. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend ( happy halloween for those of you in the states) and seeing as this photograph and these colors are a little thing I am treasuring today...I would love to know what you are holding dear today? Truly..... I will see you back here on monday, until then...be well! 

xo

Melis