blog travels | jewelry storage systems

have been searching for the perfect storage solution for housing all the semi-precious stones, jewelry tools, and finished onyx feather necklaces. finally: the answer (above). it involves a lot of painting. with black paint. which i swore i would never do again after the black paint kitchen fiasco of august 09. but i'm a different person now. the kind of person that doesn't run from spiders or accidentally get black paint and dr pepper all over the floor of the kitchen at 3am in the morning while listening to the usher pandora station.

below the belt | environmentally responsible underwear?

pact underwear brand just won the 2010 industrial design and excellence awards. the idea behind pact: blending social responsibility with underwear. in the words of pact: "nothing that is shipped to you - the underwear, fabric bags, or compostable shipping bag and labels - should end up in a landfill." in addition to this, 10 percent of your purchase goes to an environmentally responsible non-profit. see? now you can feel good about those tighty-whiteys.

via | fast company | pact

rule breaker | mixing jewelry

loving the mishmash of jewelry pictured here. it's outdated to think jewelry has to perfectly coordinate. the days of wearing  gold earrings only with a gold necklace are over. if you want to wear your silver ring with your brass one: do it. the key is doing it artfully.

via | wheredid you get that? | vanessa jackman

step it up | toms shoes

toms: innovative company, exemplary mission. (for every pair of shoes you purchase toms will give a new pair to a child in need.) have a passionate love affair with toms that goes way back. finally: these are the ones i've been waiting for. (they're vegan. which rather ignorantly makes me wonder if i can eat them.)

blog travels | vintage velvet

presenting the roberta di camerino yellow velvet purse...

never thought a merger of yellow + velvet could create such a hot commodity.

buy it here.

anchors away | nautical inspired totes

can i interest you in the striped tokyo tote? made with organic cotton, undyed full grained leather, and nickel straps. perfect for running around town,  or cavorting to the beach, or using it to lug books/a laptop to class, or even as a stylish diaper bag.  rib and hull has a great selection of organic canvas totes in the 40 dollar range and they let you customize your materials.

via ribandhull | creature comforts

blog travels | vintage-inspired shades

can't tell if its the actual tortoise shades or the photography of the tortoise shades that make these so enticing?

via | 13 bees | norma kamali