I kind of love this...

From Oddball Press...

I can't get behind these...

1. I completely agree with Lucy. I just can't get behind this. I mean, it seems so obvious that this is a Hollywood set up. Jake has a new movie out and Taylor has a new album out. Please let it end soon!

2. From the Cup of Jo Holiday Gift Guide: I know these are made of silk, but $38! Would you ever pay that much for one? Am I crazy? I think they are adorable, but I also think they would take about about 3 minutes to make. They do take me back to the 5th grade though and funny that they are called the 'Senate' bracelet.

Dawn Landes

I am positive I am way behind the curve on this one. But during my morning facebook perusing today, I came across a link to a woman that went to my high school (a year older than me?) who has really hit it big. Like her song was featured in a car commercial - big. Here's her website and a few videos. I think they speak for themselves. I'm in love to say the least. Every time I hear her voice I feel like I'm walking into an Anthropologie store, and you know that's my happy place. Also, she is soooooo gorgeous!

Ideal Bookshelf

Katie introduced me to this artist a few weeks ago and I'm in LOVE. This is so on my dream Christmas list (understandable expensive, they're custom!). Jane Mount takes a list of your favorite books and paints their spines. Obsessed. You can visit the Ideal Bookshelf site or her etsy shop.

The titles I would choose:

To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee

The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Red Tent - Anita Diamant

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie - Alan Bradley

The Year of Magical Thinking - Joan Didion

The Woman at the Washington Zoo - Marjorie Williams

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty Smith

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows

Truth & Beauty - Ann Patchett

My Life in France - Julia Child

The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox - Maggie O'Farrell

The Help - Kathryn Stockett

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - John Berendt

Maybe instead of getting a painting, I'll just collect all of these books and make my own little 'favorites' shelf! That way I can add as I collect more favorites!