Friday Favourites + A Mixed Tape
April 26, 2013
Now that I’ve got a spiffy new blog design, I thought I should think up some snazzy new names for regularly occurring blog features. Friday Favourites, hmm. Not exactly original, I know (and my use of the words “spiffy” and “snazzy” is somewhat worrisome too) but it is what it is for today! I’m a visual person and while link lists work well for some, time is short and I need to see inspiring pictures before clicking through so here are some of my top links of the week:
1. This family farmhouse over at Country Living is right up my alley…isn’t that vintage mail cabinet crazy? As in awesome?
Country Living2. I seem to have a black thumb these days but this DIY Succulent Wreath is too pretty not to try…
DIY Succulent Wreath by Prudent Baby
3. Clare Elsaesser‘s art gives me goosbumps…in a good, pull-on-the-heartstrings kind of way…and Victoria over at SF Girl by Bay has a giveaway going on right now for one of her prints. I’d choose this one, “Married to the Sea”. Fingers crossed…
Tastes Orangey (Great contest for a 16×20 print over at SF Girl by Bay!)
4. This peek inside Katie Stratton‘s art studio, featured on A Beautiful Mess is too good not to share…
Katie Stratton‘s Studio featured on A Beautiful Mess
5. Shelley introduced her shop, Dignify, to me this week and I’ve been revisiting it all week. Beautiful Kantha blankets (made from vintage saris!), jewelry and more, all handmade by women around the world. Love the products and LOVE the philosophy behind it all. Stay tuned for more about Dignify…
Loving these Kantha Throws from Dignify
Now, it was only 3 years ago that Rachel and I swore to each other that we’d never share music on Birch + Bird. Keep in mind that I also once swore that brass hardware would never ever see the light of day in my home (click here to see me eat my words). Never say never, right? My close friends know that I’m a huge fan of mix tapes (well, mixed CD’s actually) and I’m pretty prone to slipping them in purses at parties! I think the habit started when I was about 9 years old, secretly taping the Top 10 at 10 when I was supposed to be sleeping! Anyway, new music makes me happy and here are a few tunes from my current playlist, just in time for the weekend :
- Hannah Georgas: Somebody
- Lord Huron: Time to Run
- Ellie Goulding: Anything Could Happen
- Rah Rah: Prairie Girl
- Two Door Cinema Club: Sun
- Chairlift: I Belong in Your Arms
- The Lumineers: Submarines
- Class Actress: Keep You
- Philip Phillips: Gone Gone Gone
- Hey Ocean: Give
My musical tastes are about as eclectic as my decor sensibilities but hopefully you like the mix tape! Have a wonderful weekend 🙂
