i could just kick myself

with these ultimate boots! I coveted these beauties while shopping this weekend and decided against it... my, my am I having non-buyer's remorse! Maybe I should run back and buy these Turbo boots by Chinese Laundry in grey now that I see what a huge deal they were at Marshall's...

My message to you? Go with your gut.

SERIOUSLY....

.....isn't this the cutest packaging you have ever seen for flour? I loved it. I bought them after I sat and stared at the them in the grocery store aisle for a few minutes. I want to leave them on my counter to continue to stare. I'm thinking that they would make cute framed kitchen artwork too!

I HEART UGGS.

.....and these have me all goo goo gaa gaa right now. In my favorite color for this upcoming season and also offered in a yummy purple/plum color....my second favorite color for this upcoming season! These will surely be on my Christmas list. Aren't they delish? I'm not sure if it is the wool material or the wood buttons I like best, but I do know that the combination is hot!

POLAROID FRAME FUN!

I always love checking out Delight.com's daily specials. I was just talking to a friend yesterday about how much fun polaroids are but how expensive the film is and how fast you go through it with a polaroid. Check out this fun way to frame a regular picture in a dry-erase type of polaroid frame! Here.

I'VE BEEN A BAD BLOGGER....

...here on Butterflies. Please give me the rest of the week to get my act together and I'll be back next week with pretty things to look at. Thank you.

If you want to visit me on my personal blog, I am keeping that one up quite regularly.

you're clutch a good friend...

what girl doen't love sweet, feminine little clutch. Not I.



Check out the vintage inspired clutches at Briana Edelman Designs on Etsy.

oh maya!

love.love.love. Maya Brenner Designs. It was very difficult to narrow down to my favorite piece, but I do heart this necklace:

and I wouldn't be unhappy if my hubby just happened to get this for our anniversary:

fly me to the moon...

on Rockett St.George. Couldn't you just imagine wrapping up a sweet gift with this lace tape?

Or adorning your couch with this darling pillow?

Or expressing life views on your wall? 'Tis true... all you need is love & I wouldn't mind sharing that sentiment with Rockett's help.

blog-a-licious

If I were only as hip as the husband & wife team photograpers, I would die a happy blogger. Nate and Jaclyn's work can be poured over on 'the image is found' blog. I just sit and click. When you hop on over to browse... be sure and check out the crazy booth... pretty dang hysterical. The two have workshops to teach other photographers how to do a crazy booth at events. Don't these two just look like so.much.fun.

Here's my fave image from the crazy booth:

pretty in lavender

purple of any shade is in this fall & I am loving this sweet dress from Dorothy Perkins Come to think of it... this cardigan from J.Crew, would go fabulously along with it

smells good enough to...

Just bought this fantastic french milled soap at a little boutique store near the beach:I may start getting a shea butter tipped nose from the frequency of smelling the bar. I would've bought the lotion, too... but it was sold out. Always a good sign. I have been scouring the internet all day in hopes of finding an online supplier and EUREKA! I found it here. Now, to talk the husband into spending serious money on a case of soap...

sew cute!

The only word used to describe the feeling when I read this woman's blog is: awe. Check out katie did. I love the modern/vintage clothes she has sewn for her children. I am especially in love with these dresses:

Click here for her tutorial.

SLACKING and CALLING ALL STEPHANIE GRAHAMS!

I've been a blog slacker lately on this here blog. And now...Butterflies is on vacation. To see what is giving us butterflies while we are gone, check-in on our daily happenings here.

I'll be back in a week or so (if anyone is missing me). Stephanie? Stephanie? Where art thou Stephanie? Any goodies we can drool over while I'm gone?!

JUST TO COVER ALL MY BASES...

One of my aprons and cake plates is being given away here today! Good luck.

WHILE IN RENO....

...this weekend, I begged Dave to marry me again. He would just smile at me thinking it was funny. He finally realized on our last day there that he had turned me down three different times. And he promised to take me back so we could get married again. The thought of renewing our vows in silly places over and over again gives me butterflies. Can you imagine always feeling like a newlywed?! I can. He promised me a fun, cheesy wedding in Reno the next time we visit. Then I said "and South Lake Tahoe and Vegas by an Elvis impersonator." If I have my way, we will be back in Reno soon! Those pictures will be so fun to share over the next couple of years. Us getting married over and over again!

ONE.

My friend's little girl turned ONE on July 7th and they had a 4th of July party for her all done up in red, white & blue. I made a birthday banner and little matchbox party favors for the party.

And for her 1st birthday present.....a little creation from my Funky Vintage Kitchen's new baby/kid line Funky Vintage Kids! I loved adding the ruffles on the bum bum. It was a complete last minute add-on. Miss Mack's mom sent me a picture of her wearing it on her actual birthday.

VINTAGE SEWING PATTERN!

I went to the fabric store on Saturday looking for a cute vintage inspired dress to make. Nothing came close to this pattern I saw on a girl's blog I visit regularly. I'm so excited....she is making me a copy of the pattern for the short-sleeved green dress! I'll post pictures when my dress is complete.

LEAVES.

I am not normally drawn to items with leaves on them (even though they are wildly popular right now). But....I do love these. Something about them keeps me coming back and staring at them. Maybe it is the color combination. I found them here on Etsy again. Her necklaces are beautiful too. Browse through her site! Have I mentioned lately how much I heart Etsy?

Happy Weekend. Hope you have something wonderful planned.

NECK CANDY.

I can't get enough of necklaces these days. My newest obsession. If I could, I would buy a chunky necklaces in every color. I found a handful of beautiful ones. This one would be on the top of my list. Found on Etsy here. It makes me want to go to lunch with my girlfriends and order sparkling lemonade. Here is her close-up! She really is gorgeous in her lemony-lime goodness.

QUILT IN MY FAVORITE COLORS!

I really wish I had time to learn to sew a simple quilt. I dream of them. I see pretty fabric and want to put them together to make a pretty quilt. I have "quilt on the brain"! I browse Etsy and quilting blogs regularly. I spend far too much time in our own local quilt shop. I need to just break down, give up a Saturday, and sign up for a beginner quilting class. Until then though, I will continue to find gorgeous quilts that keep me dreaming and inspire me. This quilt was found while searching Etsy and I didn't keep good notes so I can't remember which shop I found it in. I'm so sorry. But it really is gorgeous. And makes my insides all fluttery.