10 Things That Make Me Happy

Gut instinct: this may become a weekly blog post. It’s just that teeny Type A consumerist in me who loves compiling lists upon lists of favorite things that I covet. Check it (don’t wreck it):

Love me a good Anthro installation. It’s beyond crazy to think that these Simon Doonan-esque elves appear in the night at malls across America and install art . . . so inspiring.

Brooch bouquets, shot by Alice Hu Photography. Takes a quirky bride with a wee bit of courage, but I want one just for my life!

Duh. What gal doesn’t want a sumptuous little vanity in her bedroom, on which one of those brooch bouquets could perch?

Asking for a Holga for my birthday, under the auspices of channeling the profound talent of our friends at A Bryan Photo.

I picked up a Jadeite cake plate like this one on our last trip to East Tennessee, along the road to Blackberry Farm. Delish.

We can’t wait to work with Laura Cooper calligraphy this summer. Her lettering is simply beyond. One day, when I’m 90, I’ll take that calligraphy course I always promised myself I would.

Maybe I don’t have that darling whitewashed baker’s rack,  but our milk glass collection does rival this! We’re breaking it out for one of our special Spring brides who, like us, adores all things vintage.

Just picked up a few vintage suitcases this weekend at my favorite antique mall. Will continue to collect for one of our Fall brides, whose furniture vignettes at cocktails will feature these little gems.

Soul food- any book by Ron Hall and Denver Moore. If you haven’t read Same Kind of Different as Me, get thee to the bookstore. This is the follow-up, and I can only read a chapter at a time because I weep so.

Emerson Made anything. . . from the floral pins to the gorgeous hair clips to the felty belts.

What do you covet?

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