Who's that girl?

When I first saw the November cover of US Vogue I thought that it was Eva Mendes staring out at me. Admittedly I do have a girl crush on Miss Eva (she's so stylish + has a little forehead like me) but she doesn't dominate my thoughts or anything. I honestly think that Anne Hathaway has a Mendes vibe going on here. It's hard to put a finger on it, maybe it's the tan?

FYI - I started this post weeks ago but had trouble coming across a decent cover image. And if you're outside the US and your browser points you to your local Vogue site even when you enter just the straight '.com' address try this.

Stocking stuffer.

If you regularly read décor blogs then you’re probably sick and tired of hearing about Ivy & Piper – nothing against the new Aussie online mag, but I just prefer it when all my fave blogs talk about different things to each other. (Although it did feel very American to me, I’m going to have to go back and take a closer at Adore to compare.)

I liked the ‘We ♥ Etsy’ spread that they did and in particular these chevron note cards by Pixel Impress. We’re about to draw names for our office Kris Kringle and for the past two years I’ve drawn my boss who is notoriously difficult to buy for. If I get the hat-trick then I think these will get a run for sure. It can be so difficult to buy gifts when there is a low spend limit imposed, but I like the idea of buying a really special version of a normal thing like note cards.

(Yes, I’m writing about these so that I know where I’ve saved the link for these babies.)

The right amount of girly.

I’ve never really been a girly girl. Two of my last three bedspreads I’ve seen used by grown single men. But something has happened to my taste lately. I’m more open to frills on clothing and when choosing paint colours for my place I was actually considering pink – that’s huge for me, trust me. But I shied away at the last minute.

I think this change comes from the fact that I figure this is probably the best time in my life to embrace some pink while not inflicting it on a straight man. Maybe this is just the right amount?

Source: HGTV, design by Erinn Valencich.