{happy ♥ weekend}

. . . vintage champagne & chocolate truffles, stolen kisses or a weekend away, however you celebrate or if you don't, wishing you a weekend filled with the things you love . . .

happy valentine's day & have a beautiful, beautiful weekend!
xo

{a few lovely ♥ links:}
* pretty pretty: all aflutter
* inspiration: brushed with gold
* graphic art: just the two of us
* download: sweet straws {here}
* fashion forward: grey trenches
* DIY: lacy mirror {via design*sponge}
* dinner party: heart-shaped doilies {via style me pretty on twitter}
* download: lovely gift tags {via creature comforts}

{as always, some things you may have missed:}
* pattern inspiration: bold stripes
* fais de beaux rêves: canopy beds
* valentine's day: breakfast at tiffany's
* outdoor inspiration: seaside dreams
* two lovely things: pink & purple
* tout ce qui brille: sequins in sunlight

{images: 1 - photography by laura letinksy for martha stewart living; 2 - designers guild via beautiful things to share; 3 - photography by josé picayo for martha stewart living;4 - a glamorous little side project; 5 - twitpic via twitter; 6 - a glamorous little side project}

{valentine's inspiration: breakfast at tiffany's}

. . . soft mohair throws and paper flower hearts, elegant monograms and pretty lacy envelopes, sheer silk blouses and sexy pencil skirts -- there's romance in the air, and in dusky and dreamy shades of mid-february blue . . .

{images: 1 - hotze eisma via brabourne farm; 2 - elena on flickr via everything fabulous & mary ruffle; 3, 4, 6, 8 - martha stewart; 3 - the city sage; 7 - piet boon via house of turquoise; 9 - photography by ellen silverman for metropolitan home april 2009; 10 - scan, kate moss via british vogue, december 2009, photograph from 2005}

{valentine's inspiration: rifle paper co.}

. . . adore the hand-painted poppy red lettering and wonderfully whimsical heart-shaped bouquets of rifle paper co.'s new valentine's collection

{images: rifle paper co. via design is mine}

{love is in the air}

. . . completely charmed by this sweet letterpress card in magenta & orange, as perfect for valentine's day as it is for a perfectly lovely mid-january thursday. . .

{image: letterpress delicacies via oh so beautiful paper}