Wishlist: All I Want for Christmas

via Sycamore Street Press

There's absolutely nothing like the holidays to me. The chilly weather, the clothes, the family get-togethers. Hot chocolate, delicious food, and wrapping presents (you can bet your bottom that all my corners are sharp). Since Christmas season is right around the corner, I had a little fun putting together a wishlist. A few of these have already been deemed "Presents to Myself," a few are pies-in-the-sky, and a most are the little things that have made their way onto my bookmarks. Enjoy!

1. Marc by Marc Jacobs - Classic Q Hillier Bag (Nordstrom, $398)  // 2. Restricted - Journey Boots (Piperlime, $90) // 3. Held Dear Ring (Anthropologie, $58) // 4. Hive and Honey - Leaf Cluster Pendant Necklace (Piperlime, $24) // 5. Tinley Road - Zip Moto Leather Jacket (Piperlime, $198) // 6. Marc by Marc Jacobs - Snow Bunting Stud Earring (Piperlime, $48) // 7. Apple - iPhone 4** // 8. Fei - Refined Cord Shirtdress (Anthropologie, $128) // 9. The Grand Tour Loop (Anthropologie, $58) *

** Present to myself! So excited :)
* I'd also like the weather to be able to wear this for the rest of the year. Hear that You? Send us some cold!

Wishlist: Fall

Though the temperatures are nowhere near dropping here in Florida, I'm still looking forward to chilly days filled with boots, knits, and orange cranberry scones. Yum.

Hound & Fox Coat ($348) - Essie Polish in Wicked ($8) - Cable Over the Knee Socks ($14)
Safekeeping Necklace ($198) - Owl Stud Earrings ($67) - Ledger Boots ($170)
Cranberry Orange Scone ($4)

Eye Candy : Ray Caesar

Bringing you all something a little different today. A friend brought these to my attention and I thought I'd share. Ray Caesar's art is equal parts whimsical and weird, which makes it all sorts of awesome in my book.

A little about the artist, from The Art & Pop Culture Encyclopedia:

Ray Caesar (b. October 26, 1958) is a visual surreal artist and digital painter residing in Toronto, Canada. He has exhibited at the Mondo Bizarro art gallery in Italy.

Graduating from the Ontario College of Art & Design, Caesar went on to work in the Art and Photography department of the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, where he has documented various child inflictions in sketches. This gruesome experience has enabled Caesar to create surreal landscapes and models with very detailed photographic textures. Caesar uses 3D modeling software, Maya with figures and environments built out of Nonuniform rational B-spline surfaces.

[all images are property of Ray Caesar]

Wishlist : Polka Dots

If you know me, you know I've got freckles to spare. Last week I went and got a couple removed by my dermatologist (safety reasons and all that jazz). In honor of those fallen freckles, I've put together a collection of cute things with spots:

Clockwise from top left: Dotted Darling Suit ($118), Anthropologie; Green Polka Dot Dog Collar ($15), Crate & Barrel; Shroom for Cream Mug ($25), ModCloth; Dots Chocolate Weekender ($230), Dwell Studio; Flower Farm Measuring Cups ($15), Anthropologie; Theory Strapless Polka-Dot Dress ($335), Neiman Marcus; Kate Spade Splodge Dot Heddy Cosmetics Case ($80), Bloomingdales; Tweezerman Mini Slant Tweezers ($15), Sephora

Kitchen : Anthropologie

One of my favorite rooms in a house is without a doubt the kitchen. I love to cook and bake; I even enjoy doing dishes if the view is nice. This love of the kitchen naturally leads to a love of filling it with pretty things. Here's a few items from Anthropologie that I'd love to put into storage* for my future kitchen.

Clockwise from top left: Stockholm Floral Apron ($28), From the Deep Cup & Saucer ($14), Appelation Utensil Jar ($28), Comedy-of-Manners Mug ($10), Burgeoning Summer Napkin (Floral and Star, $8 each), The Illustrated Kitchen Bible ($35)

*Since I'm still living at home, the powers that be (aka my mom) have officially banned me from buying anymore housewares... something about filling every last cabinet with mugs and bowls.