~ everything goes with ice cream ~

Cute fashion finds + luscious ice cream treats =

Old Fashion Summertime Fun

Which sweet combinations will you pick today?

*fiesta flavoured ice cream + cool flirty frills*

{ice cream google image...dresses once wed}

*berries and cream + irresistible pompom clutches*
{ice cream cannelle et vanille

clutches anthropologie}

*turquoise sprinkles on pretty pink cream + adorable girlie pumps*

{ice cream my image....shoes once wed }

*vanilla bean + powder blue polka dots *

{ice cream google images....bag cath kidston }

*luscious raspberry sorbet + dreamy summery frocks*

{sorbert cannelle et vanille....frocks cabbages and roses}

remember
everything goes with ice cream

~~~

Special thanks

to

the lovely

Danielle

from

Brown Eyed Gal

for presenting me with

not one

BUT

two

awards!

{spread the love award & i heart this blog award}

Please check out amazing her blog


~~~

I am off on a road trip for a few days again!

see you early next week

HAPPY BC DAY

to all of you that live in British Columbia

HAPPY WEEKEND

to the rest of you

xoxoxo

~ stir with love ~

recipe for an irresistibly charming and romantic day

start with the perfect dress

add a beautiful girl



and some pretty ballerina flats




and then slowly pour in a bouquet of flowers

{important note.....flowers should be garden fresh, romantic and dreamy}

preheat heart

{heart found at erin jane etsy shop}

then add a handsome boy

{boy must be washed and smelling nice}

stir gently

until well mixed

sit back and enjoy the magic

~~

{my daughter's wedding day...... May 9/09}

~just wanted to share a wee bit~

to see more

~ a bit of this and that today ~

bonjour

i am back

refreshed and ready to blog

thank you for all the lovely comments left on my blog while i was gone

they made my heart sing

i will try to visit you all in the next few days

{if you leave a comment i always try to visit you back and say hi }

~~~

somethings i want to share with you today

these are some of the fun items sitting

on my coffee table at this moment

{above image}

i am always changing my table depending on what i find

what do you have on your coffee table today?

{bluebird/blackbird plate from my friend colleen....robin egg shell found on my patio [to my up most delight]...beautiful tags from faded plains...ceramic # balls found at stella bleu}

images from my time away

spending a few days on Vancouver Island will relax anyone


beautiful Victoria, British Columbia
we always stop at Chinatown
and the Beaconhill drive-in for the best ice cream ever



Now i may have a gift for you

Let's Pay It Forward...are you game?

Karyn of FRENCH CHARMING is making me a treasure!

I get to do the same for five new friends.
She found this wonderful way to pay it forward through Angelpea at keeping the faith.
I will send the first five people who respond to this post a little treasure.
It will be made with love, that I can promise.
It will be just for you from me.
I am willing to send my package overseas (I am in Canada), but remember, you must commit on your blog to do the same for 5 others.
I make no guarantees that you will like what I send you, but you may be pleasantly surprised.
It will definitely be hand crafted.
What I send will be just for you, with love, by my own hands.
I will complete all 5 gifts this year - 2009
I will not give you any clue what it is going to be, it will be something made in this world, something that you can touch and feel, and not something cyber.
In return all you need to do is post this text on your blog and make 5 things for the first 5 people that respond to your blog post.
Please leave me your email so I can contact you and get your mailing address.
Everyone is welcome and it doesn't matter what you hand craft.
I guarantee that you will receive something from me providing you do the same for 5 other people in your blog post.
If you would like to join in and 5 people have already agreed to participate on my blog, go stalk the blogs of the first 5 who responded until they post their Pay It Forward and get on their list.
I am thinking how much fun this will be!
I have never done anything like this before so I thought.. Why Not?
Remember you have tell the end of this year to make the treasure!
I have some great ideas of what I want to make
and it will be all packaged up beautifully
i promise

Are you willing to Pay IT Forward?
come on
please...please!

~ camping ugly turned camping cute? ~

off camping for a few days

my cute camping dishes are packed

they are the only cute camping gear we own worthy to be shown on my blog

we have an

ugly tent

ugly sleeping bags

ugly camp cots

ugly camping stove and cooler

ugly everything else

you get the idea...sometimes camping is just ugly

especially if it rains which it seems to do quiet often when we camp

i am slowly trying to push out the uglies and add the cuties

by introducing all things "camping cute" to my husband

{ha ha....will never work...can't see him in a floral sleeping bag and tent}

like this gypsy caravan
do you think my sweetie will go for it?
sheep included?

{country living british edition sept. 2005}
{check these sweeties out here}




my sweet tooth even comes camping with us
it is a must to have smores around our campfire
how cute are all of these
{ours are never this perfect... but ours do taste yummy and look pretty cute on my red and white polka dotted plates}

{all from martha stewart}



this is my idea of a good time
piled high smores
{google image}





now these little fellows are adorable as well
{found here}
we only get the real ugly ones around our smores
ugly ugly ugly

all kidding aside
i am kinda looking forward to a few days away
my husband does everything
cooks
cleans
puts up tent
takes tent down
all i have to do is look cute drinking tea from my polka dotted mug
See you went i get back!

~ cookie brain today ~

i am so wondering why i decide to

bake cookies today?

the middle of Summer

no air conditioning

3000 degrees in the shade

WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?

~ fun with flirty colours ~

my inspiration today

this amazing

turquoise fabric

so bold and luxurious

all i want to do is wrap myself from

head to toe in it

{now this is one lucky chaise settee}

it only gets better

strong coral and turquoise

so flirty

found these amazing items at smallkaramell

last week a friend and i ventured into Stella Bleu

{a store jammed packed full of inspiration}

and found this
elegant chair infused with a whimsical touch

and this " little pretty"

from betsy johnson

which led me to this fairy tale dressing room

where i drew some inspiration

for my own bathroom/bedroom

makeover

which is now in full swing

{bathroom white elegance...bedroom palest of blue with a pop of bright color}

~i did buy one of my daughters an amazing treat at Stella Bleu~

will show you soon

~some simple gifts for you ~

lovelies to share with you this pink saturday
sweet pink

treats

one for you and one for me

notice the pink bakery box these little gems came in

{not quiet a Laduree box filled with bright macaroons but pretty enough all the same}

my soft pink garden dahlias
{dahlias named~ delicious strawberry cream}
picked just for you


each petal shaped so amazingly perfect
did you know that
Victorians embraced the symbolic use of flowers
to express their feelings
and that light pink flowers=admiration and friendship
the perfect color for you today



a gift of words
to share and accomplish
~
these are my simple weekend gifts to you
enjoy

~ berries for tea ~

taste buds...WAKE UP!

get ready for

the bright tang and the sunny sweetness

berry season is upon us

time to fill up our pantry with yummy jams

i have never met a berry i did not like

but our family favourite is raspberry

nothing in our world beats

fresh raspberries jam on hot homemade cream scones

joined by a big pot of earl grey tea

can you join us?

jams made.... scones are in the oven

~ a bag full of teacups ~

my bag full of teacups

which i brought home from my

moms

all of them where wedding shower gifts

that were given to her

50 years ago

so so pretty

~ thanks mom~

~ history repeating itself ~

remember paint by numbers?

I grew up

spending countless hours filling in the

numbered spaces with paint

until

every last white space was filled

and a painted picture magically

appeared

{sorted past}

i wish i still had all of mine

{forrestina vintage}

well my daughter discovered
the magic
and has been painting
up a storm


this time i will keep every last one
of her masterpieces

{she was so focused on her painting that she didn't even know i snapped this photo}

~ Blooms Day ~

pretty pink garden florals

which look amazing

mixed together

to create a

irresistible bouquet

perfect for this

Pink Saturday

taking a closer look

all so pretty in pink

tied with a delicate satin ribbon

{how i wish my linen closet looked so pretty}

vintage pillows

add old fashion romance

posy sweet cakes with dainty flowers.. add yummness to any celebration

plant the seeds of summer around your home
with blooms for the inside

{all images from country living magazine...april 2005 issue}

~ my palette is blue ~ Part II

can't get any better than this

refreshing blues + adorable shoes = pure JOY

{sarah kaye}

from dreamy shimmering cools

to

strong saturated blues

{sarah kaye}

vibrantly clear color

with luminous quality

{toast}

sea-washed shades

in muted hues

{erratic habits}


deep ocean blues


{cherry blossom girl}

velvety rich and luxurious

{cherry blossom girl}

not blue

but oh so adorable!

{that's something's}