high high #34

look what's comin my way...

yahooooo!  i've been lusting after these for a while, and when i did my usual price check online today, there they were.  inexplicably on sale, with free shipping, and in my size.  a whole $56 less than just a few days ago!  my brother will hate them.  he has this theory that as soon as we get a sprinkle of rain or a few flakes of snow, boston females break out their rain boots.  i've promised him i won't be that girl - but let's be honest.  with boots this cute how can you not want to wear them any chance you get?

besides online shopping, i haven't been doing much lately.  actually, i've been a little under the weather and just haven't had much energy to do anything [nor is anything interesting going on around here to share].  we have been back from montreal for over a week now, and i still haven't put any pictures up - but i will try and get to that tomorrow or thursday.   

but for tonight, i am going to go back to listening to the rain and snuggling on the couch with my love :)

til next time [which won't be far off again]...

pinspiration #7: tea tin magnets

i made another pinspiration today!  and i am so excited about it.  i've been wanting to do this for a while, because i have a ton of tea tins i've been saving.  my fave tea in the world is harney & sons, which come in these beautifully delicate brightly colored tea tins.  my love of these teas go all the way back to when i was living in prague.  during my 2nd semester while pi was living in la, we would catch up via skype in the afternoon for a bit after my classes and while he was just waking up in the morning.  there were a few internet cafes by my apartment, but my favorite [and the closest] served up harney's dragon pearl jasmine tea.  it's jasmine tea serve in little sachets filled with pearls of loose jasmine leaves, and they explode in your tea to look like flowers, smell like a garden and taste like heaven.

but come on - how adorable are those tins?

since i fell in love with the jasmine, i've come to love quite a few of their others, including paris.  it has the most enchanting aroma but a very subtle taste.  the tin for that tea is the gorgeous deep blue... i had been keeping the eye-pleasing tins for a while with no clue what to do with them.  then one day i saw this pin and thought i'd give it a shot.

pin from bippity boppity  boo, but i can't find where.

i love herbs, i love my tea tins.  what could go wrong?   if you have cats, you can guess where this story ended.  my cats, trying to eat the herbs and knocking them over.  no go.

so when i came across this pin, i knew it was for me.

thank you, martha stewart!

for these bad boys, all you need are the tea tins, magnets, and something magnetic.  done and done.  i did go the extra mile of hot gluing the magnets on to the back of the tins.  this way, if you take the tin off of the fridge, the magnets stay with the tin and not on the front of the refrigerator, which i found annoying.

my paris tea tin turned out lovely!

pen holder, front and center

since i am not a huge pink fan, i made my second tin out of an herbal peppermint tea with a green tin.

more storage on the side of the fridge

i love them and if i had more magnetic surfaces i'd make six more.

til next time! 

wedding inpsiration.

so, i am now an unofficial wedding planner.  since my mom is getting married at the end of the year and i am not working full time, i am taking on the tasks of planning the nuptials as the maid of honor.  i am so excited [pinterest wasn't around when i got married] and starting to make an idea board, so we can plan just the right event.

here is a little of what we have so far.  the inspiration is largely coming from the time of year of the wedding - fall - and also from my mom's bedroom redo.  she is in the process of remodeling her bedroom, which used to be a rich plum color and very dark, to be light and airy.  it's been repainted white, with little chandeliers dotting the room and light linens everywhere.  very airy and romantic!

simple flowers, simple jar.

perfect for grown up couples!

simple and classy cake.

jar and fireflies invite.

very woodsy - and small.

candle and wood, very rustic.

it's all in the details.

i never planned a wedding before - including my own!  we had wedding planners, so i am very honored to be able to do this for my mom.  it's kind of the opposite of what most mothers & daughters go through i guess :)

happy thursday!