do: framed wall collages

i bought a ton of white frames
of different shapes and sizes
so i can finally put up some of
my favourite photos from all of my travels.
i want to create an asymmetrical vignette
but i wasn't sure as to how to approach this.
so i did some research for inspiration and tips
on how to create a wall of framed photos:








i will update on how mine turns out soon!

see: blush + snow

sometimes i daydream
of paris or prague
in the winter
and somehow i picture everything
in a shade of
the warmest white,
the palest grey,
and the pinked cheeks of girls who live
in these cities where magic exists in the everyday...








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images from studio violet
and the society ink

see: dreaming of gypsies

i think one could so easily appropriate
this palette for a warmer winter
and a holiday bursting with colours
taken from the heart of gems and jewels,
and the life of travelling gypsies...







(p.s. i think i my next major trip will be to: egypt, jordan, turkey and morocco)
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images from this beautiful and brilliant site

love: hummingbird bakery, notting hill

i can't tell you how delicious
these precious little cupcakes
are (especially the red velvet)!
and who doesn't love pretty
pastel buttercream frosting
and sprinkles?
even their packaging
with the little pink hummingbird silhouette
is adorable!
if you are ever in notting hill,
do pay hummingbird bakery a visit.
and if it happens to be summer, sit outside
the bakery and people watch
(so many brilliantly dressed folks around there)
while satisfying your sweet tooth.

taste: london eats

a few snaps of my grub
when i was recently away...

oh, p.s. i got to eat at jamie's
(but it was so good & i was too happy to eat there
i didn't take any photos...)

london!

i get to go to the uk
mid-september
for 2 weeks
on business.

though it means i am going to
be swamped with work
as we take on a new project
i am so excited to go...

topshop!

(if only i can use the corporate
credit card for shopping...)

see: pale blue

over the weekend
i bought this pretty blue dress
from bcbg
(and i also had a lot of greek food and beer
at the taste of the danforth festival here in toronto):



... and something about wearing it
makes me imagine that
i own a summer home in the maldives
with an interior as crisp and beautiful as this:



... but really and truly,
i am more than happy that in reality:



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images via bcbg, le love image
& this is glamorous

love: maps

my little traveller heart desires...

framed quirky paper cut-outs of
paris and london city maps
from famille summerbelle.



and here are some inspiring spaces
featuring maps as wallpaper.

see: rome

here are some photos i took
once upon a time
when i was in the eternal city
of talking hands
where everyone seemed to be:
in love or infatuated
and skinny from eating too much
and happy from the fantastic wine
and July's song sang itself...