Vintage suitcases
Mom and I were wandering around Goodwill yesterday (best place everrrr) and found a GORGEOUS vintage suitcase for $40. That we didn’t buy. We’re going back tomorrow morning in the hopes that it’s still there… I’m desperately wanting it. Vintage suitcases are so pretty and are great storage items. (Or so they say!) I just like looking at them on etsy.

Here are a few that I’ve bookmarked on my Etsy wanderings.

Maru and his new box

If you don’t know already about Maru, he’s a cat who lives in Japan and likes boxes. He really, really, really likes boxes. This video of Maru with a jumbo-sized box has kept me giggling all day. I’m not even lying, I’ve watched this video four times today. And will watch it twice tomorrow.

vintage owl things
I’m very picky about the owls I collect, but this week I can’t stop searching etsy for vintage owl goodies. It’s ridiculous! My favourite owl is this little guy that my Aunt and Uncle from Australia left for me as a good-bye gift. I have no idea where he came from (though as they are champion thrift-store shoppers, I have my guesses…) and am dreaming to find another one. Etsy really is the place online to look, no? So far I have found some cool things, but mostly really interesting conversation pieces. Dunno if I’d ever actually buy myself this, but it sure is fun to marvel at.

The Stylish Geek’s purple hair

I know, I know, the drawing is blue, but I couldn’t find my purple marker. I am currently completely obsessed with Anna’s newly-dyed purple hair. How fabulous is that? It makes me wish I worked a job that would allow me to dye my hair purple on a whim to match my outfit!

elegant & english cookies

I think I first discovered these cookies via either ffffound! or the ampersand and have been dying to try them ever since. Luckily for me, we’re going to be featuring them in the coffee shop I work at soon, and I am salivating to taste (and, er, maybe to photograph) the lovely ampersand printed into these cookies.

drawing letters in 3-d

I was challenged to draw the letter “R” in 3-D at work today by Winona and her younger brother, Bob, and I think I won? Or passed, I’m not sure which word is more appropriate. This term is amazing because I don’t have a lecture class, but this term is sucking because I don’t have the 2 hours a day devoted to doodling in my sketchbook. Just drawing the letter “R” in 3-D made my fingers itch to start writing and drawing again. Must remedy this, stat.

CO Bigelow’s Mentha Lip Tint $7.50

This lip tint comes in many light shades of red and pink and also has 2% peppermint!
For those of us who A) love peppermint, and B) have issues with metal mouth (I blame the retainer that the dentist has left in my mouth for 6 years now) this product is a lifesaver! I’ve never understood the point of using lip gloss before, but when I wear this I feel shiny and delicious and lovely.

My iPod / music device.

I rediscover my iPod every time when the weather decides to be nice enough to walk outside. Whether I’m walking to the bus stop or simply enjoying the (chance) moments of spring sunshine, my iPod has been glued to my hip this week, even more so than usual!
Suggested tunes for spring jamming:
Tonight: Franz Ferdinand. by Franz Ferdinand (at last.fm)
My favourite song: “Bite Hard”
We Started Nothing. by The Ting Tings (at last.fm)
My favourite song: “That’s Not My Name / We Walk / Great DJ” (I can’t decide!)
Any songs. by Imogen Heap (at last.fm) I can’t tell you what my favourite song is because I love all of them. Equally. Her music is wonderful and perfect for melancholy gray, or beautiful sunshine.

Rose Ring. From $6-$20, depending on where you go
(search results on etsy)

I have been wanting to buy myself a plastic rose ring for a coon’s age* and every few months I revisit the search results page on etsy.com to see if one has been made that I need. Someday I’ll actually buy one, (You know… the ONE I have envisioned in my miiind!) but until then I’ll just think about all of the outfits I could wear it with, and how appropriate it is for life right now. Hopeful, but still tiny.

*A friend of mine taught me that phrase, and then explained that it meant “a really really really really long time”. She actually uses it in day to day conversation! Am attempting to integrate it into my vocabulary, stat!

Heart in Oregon pin. $3

Guess where I live. Guess! GUESS.
I love this ad-campaign, and fully endorse it. I’m not sure if the company has started making hearts for other states yet, but I really thing this is a sweet way to show your patriotism/that you care about our local geography. And also that you embrace good design. (Which really, should be on everyone’s list.)
Anyway, I bought one of these pins a few weeks ago, and have been proudly wearing it on my jacket ever since!

I am loving this photo shoot:
“The Right Stuff” photographed by Arthur Elgort.
How awesome are these pictures? Pairing high fashion with astronauts needs to happen more often, I think.

Lubriderm SPF 15 Daily UV protection lotion $10

I know, I know, I could talk about the change in the weather until your eyes bleed, but I tend to forget while my world is bathed in gloomy gray that there’s this Thing. Called The Sun. That you should be aware of. It began to peek out this month and I ran outside for a few minutes to play frisbee with my family (Why yes, we are so Leave It To Beaver!) and this happened:

Chocolate Bunnies.

Because it’s that time of year, I find myself with access to what I would like to call “my own personal brand of kryptonite”.
I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, “This Brittney, she is so refined. She obviously is referring to the Godiva Easter Eggs or even the delicious Ferro Rocher Easter bunny candies.”

But no.

I am, of course, referring to…

The bunny-shaped chocolate dipped marshmallow.
You will see, if you click the link above, that you can, ahem, acquire a package of eight for the low, low price of $3.

And you can send them to me. Remember? I live in Oregon!