{have a beautiful weekend}

. . . this weekend is strawberries and sunshine, a glass of champagne {or two} and most of all, summer dresses and sunsets . . .

hope you're having a perfectly beautiful {long} weekend,
xo

{a few lovely links:}
* at the office: compartmentalized
* things to love: butterflies {via lovely}
* fashion inspiration: pretty, fluttery pleats
* instead of plastic: here & here
* living in: pride & prejudice
* warmest, warmest congratulations: joanna & alex
* summer inspiration: softly seafoam
* a lovely look at london: here & here

{as always, a few things you may have missed:}
* nostalgic for: scrapbooks
*colour inspiration: buttercream
* perfectly pretty: shoes, shoes, shoes
* hello & photographer lucas allen
* party inspiration: summertime martinis
* runway inspiration: burberry prorsum, london
* a charming mix of things: three

{p.s.} next week, the winner of the diamond give-away, and a new glamorous give-away . . .

{images: 1, 2 & 4 - scans, style at home, photography by edward pond, produced by margot austin; 3 - j.crew via a glamorous little side project}

{pink grapefruit & champagne sorbet}

. . . wonderfully exciting things upcoming & soon, but for now, this weekend is white roses in milk glass vases, painting things the shade of early morning lilies, a photoshoot & a dinner reservation at a favourite french restaurant, and most of all, time for dreams and champagne sorbets and blowing kisses . . .

wishing you a beautiful, beautiful weekend, everyone!
xo

{a few lovely links:}
* eco-chic: recycled map envelopes
* fun, fun, fun {via mrs lilien}
* before & after: 1920's nantucket cottage
* for the love coffee {via priya on twitter}
* paris 1962 {via snippet & ink}

{as always, some things you may have missed:}
* organizing: a perfect palette + resolutions
* spring things: glamorous gold leaf
* lookbook: secret squirrel
* packaging design: fast food + fashion
* perfectly ornate: a charming mix of things
* wedding inspiration: vintage brooch bouquets
* lookbook: ruby boutique
* warm whites: floods of sunlight on winter afternoons

* and most of all, help for those in haiti:
doctors without borders + the red cross

{images: 1 - vanessa paradis for chanel's coco rouge lipstick, photography by jean-baptiste mondino via {a glamorous little side project} ; 2 - pink grapefruit and champagne sorbet via style at home january 2010, photography by william meppem, styling by steve pearce}

{newsy bits: media & press}

. . . many wonderfully exciting things recently, and between projects and appointments, christmas-y things and dashing off to holiday festivities, had nearly forgotten:

* a fun mention: jewelry designer pamela tuohy-novinsky's vivanista high five favorite blogs
* a guest post: from early last week for at home in arkansas magazine, complete with a perfectly lovely introduction . . .



. . . and most of all, a very special thank you to style at home magazine for including {this is glamorous} as one of the top 10 tastemakers of 2010 in their january trends issue! such a wonderful honour to be included in such esteemed company {click here to read the feature}

hope you're having a beautiful week,
xo