Bear and Rabbit

I'd like to introduce you to the newest members of the little plant family that lives in our bay window, Bear and Rabbit! (I "adopted" them from Anthropologie, if anyone's curious.)

Actually, the rectangular planter I did have in the window started leaking pretty badly a few weeks ago, so I had to rehome all my little babies in new containers. I mostly reused clay pots we already had, but when I passed by these in the store, I couldn't just leave them there. They are sooo cute! I love that the plants give them little tufts of hair.

Hope everyone's having a great week! I'm still feeling a bit crap, to be honest, but hopefully some tea and chocolate chip cookies will help...can't hurt, right? :)

Plant Babies

Long time, no blog! It has been a busy, busy summer. I've been growing lots of plants and flowers, and I wanted to share just a few of my plant babies with you guys.

My favorites are the ones that look like they could be sea plants or animals...I don't know why...I just love them! I also really love the Donkey Tail plant, and I plan on transferring it to a hanging planter when it gets a little bigger. A couple of the leaves fell off and already started propagating themselves, which is cool, so new ones should continue growing in the same spot.

They've actually all had a major growth spurt since I took these photos about a week ago, and some of them are probably ready to move into bigger containers now.

It's funny, all the years we lived in apartments, I didn't really care about plants that much. They rarely lived very long, for one thing, and they seemed to be more work than they were worth. But now I get so excited at every new leaf and tiny bud that pops up. It has been really rewarding to watch all my plants grow the past couple of years, much more than I would've ever thought. And I totally feel like they make a room happier just by being there. Is that nuts? Am I officially an old lady now? Probably. Just leave me alone with my watering can and my house slippers. :)

Today's Finds

Handmade concrete stool with pine legs from Enkelhet

Kelim rug designed by Alyson Fox for Ferm Living, found at Vertigo Home

Pleated terracotta planter designed by MSDS for Umbra Shift, found at Unison

Grasshopper floor lamp designed by Greta Grossman and produced by Gubi, found at DWR

"Planta Melocotón" print by Depeapa

This week's finds are sort of earthy, minimal, and modern, with a bit of texture and pattern thrown in for good measure. I feel like a room with all of these things would look really clean and modern without feeling sterile.

P.S. The grasshopper lamp is obviously on my dream wishlist, you know, the one where I have $875 to spend on a lamp. ;)

Grow Good Luck!

I bought this little Japanese good luck charm with a "flowering fortune" inside at a local museum shop a few weeks ago. Isn't it just the cutest thing ever? You pull a string and out comes your fortune with seeds inside. You plant the fortune and "watch your luck grow." I've planted my seeds (chrysanthemums) and can't wait to see little sprouts (hopefully!) in a couple weeks, and a little good luck wouldn't hurt either. :)

I'll post an update with photos if anything grows! xo, Mary

Today's Finds

Handmade Icelandic lopi sweater from Ways of Wood Folk

Hand-painted baby onesie from Blueberries for Call

Gold-filled ring from Fox and the Fawn

Crocheted flowerpot cozy from Berries for Bella

House pillow from Olive Handmade

Today's Finds

The Poppy shift dress from Zoe Miyori Fujii

Glazed earthenware planter from Barruntando

Octopus stuffed animal from BigStuffed

Sylvia cut out triangle bralette from ElmaShop

1940s steel medical cabinet from thewhitepepper

Today's Finds

A pair of vintage Danish chairs from öppning

Removeable wallpaper from Kate Zaremba Company

Porcelain planters from Wapa Studio

Wooden pendant light from Iumi Design

"Never Empty Handed" art print from Clare Elsaesser

Today's Finds

Ceramic pots by Wacamole ceramic

"For a moment, time slowed" by Theater Clouds

Metamorfozis desk lamp by CreaRe Design

Shark wooden ring by Whimsy Milieu

Clay bead necklace by not Tuesday

Botanical Gardens

The past month or so, I've really been craving to be among lush green things and longing for a change of season. That all sounds very dramatic, but really, as I write this another 8 inches of snow fell last night and it's still coming down. It's funny that the cherry blossom festival starts this week and everyone is like, "Look at our gorgeous cherry blossoms!" and points to bare, snow-covered branches.

Anyway, a couple of weeks ago, Peter and I had the brilliant idea to go to the botanical gardens where we could spend a few hours in warm dry deserts and steamy tropical jungles. It was amazing, and I can't believe we didn't think of it sooner.