Currently..

Currently....

loving this...

{vintage lace slinky robe}

wearing this..

{f21 blue and gold stripe knit tee, h&m raspberry blazer}

and this..

{vintage lace robe, saint john black pencil knit skirt}

selling this..

{my pale yellow messenger bag}

living for this...

{fake eyelashes and dark plum nail polish}

gifted this...

{family heirloom - my great grandmother's quilt}

and dying over this...

Roost

What have you been up to lately? Excited for spring?!

Memories and Materials

There is something so appealing to me about having my own little closet shop. Yes I have had many vintage shops in the past but to have one that contains my lived in personal treasures up for others to make apart of their own collection..its so intimate and glamorous that I can't say it even stands as a contender besides a vintage shop. They each have their place I suppose! I will always have my Florachild shop but I am very envious of those blogger closet shops..who doesn't want a piece of someone's world? I love a good worn in white tee or an leather messenger bag that just says its been loved and lived in! I mean thats why girlfriends always borrow each other's clothes right? I do! That being said, I was looking around my own shop and deciding what are items that I have strong attachments too. Obviously I could name handfuls but with summer coming, I know its winter....let me dream, I started to remember my past memories with a few...there is such beauty pieces that I am dying to find homes...currently these two lovelies...


Peach Tree- vintage 70's beach bum rag rug peach stripes knot dress

Many summer hot weekdays lounging in this beside a sound machine of an ocean..dazing off into the distant while dreaming of frozen raspberry drinks beside my straw bag full of magazine tears.


Celsia Flowers -seven crush rock ring in ocean colors

These were made on a mid afternoon just before the orange hue of the sun came out to play shadows, rock hunting in deserted glass yards. Worn with cocktail dresses and worn in leather boots. The perfect echo of the ocean and sky.


Do you think it would be a stellar idea to make a closet shop of all my personal treasures? Love to know your opinion! xoxo M

Enter code CLOSETSHOP for 10% off on all items in shop!

Twenty Two in Twenty Twelve

Here is the thing..I am a silly little creature. What an odd way to start a post right? Well I will admit I am always in a self built world all of my own that involves waking up, texting ones from dreams sentiments of thankfulness of their presence in my life, before even looking at the time.

{Vanilla Chia Seed Pudding with Roasted Banana}


{Regal carmel lace blouse, gold trimmed strip top and velvet maroon bow pumps}

As well as spending too many self indulgent hours in my closet trying on things that would truly never see the light of day due to social labels I can not bother being attached too. I have this vast imagination and theory of life that I swear would be crushed if ever explained to others.

{Green Pineapple Smoothie with Coconut Shreds made with an Farberware Blender}


{My early winter favorite things- leatherette bow, tif necklace, postcard from my friend in London, Dior notebook and plum nail polish}

I start my day with thousands of possibilities and wonders and end my day with tens of thousands of more curiosities that keep me up for late hours considering. My mind is consistently being infiltrated with my larger than life dreams, goals and self designed reality that often times than not I don't even see the present for what it is. Is there any point of what I am saying?



{Coconut Yellow Curry with Chicken and Spicy Veggies}

Not really, other than I am trying to make the case with myself that this year I want to try and translate my dreams and world in actual reality. Not just my own, but to share with others my world..instead of selfishly keeping myself to..well myself. This year its all about living for the present, although I know this is an achievement most sought after and often crazily obsessed over....that it usually is overachieved by ones that live for the "now moment" and don't apply any reason or morals. Not what I am thinking what so ever!

{Nutty Mesquite Cashew Milk Shake}

I just want to take my doll like world and share it with others in the present. Share, love and be in the present. However that will turn out...we shall see..but I'm tired of giving the yawn worthily reply to "What have you been up to lately?", over coffee, "Oh, nothing really, just working..cooking...a little bit of this and that".

{Failed attempt - Gluten Free Box Mix Cinnamon Rolls}

When in reality I've been spending copious hours hand painting wood, planning my future solo trip in July to Europe, reading Jane Austen books, working crazy little jobs to pay for my travels and designing future outfits for champagne brunch meets with friends. Not to mention studying for hours with stranger friends, letter writing with my Grandmother and supplying odds and ends to ones in need. I've been up to a million things but my mind is too busy thinking of another million to even convey to the present my ongoings!! Oh the world of an introvert!! This year its all about applying my reality to the real reality around me..completely uncomplicated, right?

{Homemade five day brew - Chai Tea and Ginger Kombucha}

I woke up this January 1st 2012 and realized...I am going to be the age of twenty two..twenty two!! I want to keep learning to connect with the world around me..I want to spend as much time with my best friends as possible..I want to share with my "little sister" all the clothes she ever wanted, I want to watch old movies all night long with that cute married couple and their bull dog, I want to engage in silly trivial conversations with my Papa, I want to paint my eyes every day of the week even if I'm not going out, I want to drink cappuccino way before morning although they give my cheeks a bashful glow and temples and horrid headache, I want to live each moment beyond my inside world. I mean of course I could be kept busy for hours with my own things but I want to experience life..with others. I realize this is quiet a selfish post...its just the only way I can make an record of my yearly goal. xoxo M


{My "adult shoes" :) }

Ps: That means much more lifestyle, fashion and random happenings posts...hope you still want to read my funny little blog!

Tell me what 2012 means for you?

Pink Lady Apple Cooking Videos

I will admit that the very thought of filming myself cooking was a bit strange as well as unnerving. You see my style of cooking involves listening to slow french music, tasting, seasoning and tasting again..not to mention chopping things nice and slow with Lulu curled up underneath my feet. I look forward to my nights at home where I can just wear a bun on my head and just cook with love. Its one of my cherished memories in life - I love it. So it's one thing to share photos of the finished meal but to show the process..that's a whole different animal. Hands down, I was nervous, but you know what? It was an more lovely experience than was promised. The process was dazzling and the finished meal was stunning. Well enough of me...go make these recipes!! I made these yummy recipes for Pink Lady® from classic favorites I make weekly in my own casa. And really hope they become apart of your recipe line up this spring/summer. Enjoy!



Pink Lady® Apple Crumble Parfait



Pink Lady® Apple and Goat Cheese Pizza

P.S: The California Grilled Chicken Wrap is by far my favorite thing to entertain with, the apples and chicken just work together brilliantly...you must make it and comment below on what you thought!!

Don't forget to pick up some Pink Lady® Apples - and check out more recipes and projects at Pink Lady America! xoxo M

Eggnog Dreams

One of my favorite things during the winter season, besides having an excuse to bake every day, was mugfuls of warm eggnog. My Mom would always pick up a carton of the creamy spicy stuff from a local farm and surprise me after a long art history class. I somehow knew that it was awaiting for me at kitchen table...the weather, the rough day ahead of me and my mom's grocery list may have tipped me off. :)

Funny enough she would warm me a ceramic red mug, taste test one herself and try to replicate the same thing with her own recipe. Every single year. It was if she was perfecting in year after year. Don't tell her though...the overly sweetened carton stuff was my preference at the time - I had a huge sweet tooth!

Now these days all I think about is her naturally uber nutmeg spiced eggnog. And after a long hard day, I was tempted to drive to the store and desperately purchase some of the creamy stuff until later last week this beauty met me in the almond milk section. Ohh glorious! The wonderful people from So Delicious Turtle Mountain sent me some coupons so I could make my winter sweets dreams come true!

The coconut nog- Creamy dreamy coconut milk with lovely spicy hints from the nutmeg and cinnamon. Naturally sweetened with dried cane sugar balances out the seasonal spices. Perfect treat for your vegan friends too!! So drool worthy that I've been drinking warm cups between Casablanca and Roman Holiday movie watching, along with eggnog lattes in the morning before I brave the cold. The perfect little dessert that I can sneak in anytime during the day! And who says a smoothie or oatmeal breakfast can't incorporate some eggnog ;)

Some adorable recipes I've been bookmarking for a while to use this wonderful nog...

Vegan Eggnog Crunch Biscotti

Eggnog Cheesecake Bars

Eggnog Soft Serve

Eggnog French Toast

I'm off to snuggle into a pair of red flannel pjs and nurse this sad little cold I have some how caught between cold runs to the market and garment shopping. Ta ta for now!

Do you like eggnog? What's your favorite way to use eggnog?

Strawberry, Chocolate, Vanilla

Sweet strawberry. Swinging on the playground at Grandmas.


Warm rich chocolate. Sunshine on blades of crayon colored green grass.


Comforting vanilla. Making forts and code names to enter our morning glory playhouse.

All little sweet nothings that came to mind while I ate this Neapolitan ice cream bar that Turtle Mountain makes from coconut milk. I was taken back to my ice cream loving days when my Papa would gather all us kids around his extra freezer in the hot garage after a seemingly forever, one hour, on their playground. We each would say our favorites, as if he didn't already know, and he would artistically pull each special treat out. Mine was always either an all chocolate bar with vanilla ice cream on a stick or this little lady, an Neapolitan ice cream bar. Ohh the good old days! I just loved the way my teeth would bite and all the pretty colors would show. These ones were ten times better than my childhood favorite, much richer from the coconut, less over powering sweet from the agave and the perfect amount of each flavor. I love them!

{French gifts from a friend, ribbon from a chocolate box for my hair and my pony sketches}


I also picked up these little darling treats - chocolate and coconut..how can you go wrong? My take on them...amazing! Just simple enough to bring the end to any wonderful dinner. I like to cut them into cubes, make a huge mount of them and drizzle more chocolate on top with coconut flakes..its so wrong but so right!

{Vintage floral chain and clasp gold bangle - found last week with my best friend at flea market}

Currently I am roasting rosemary brussel sprouts for dinner every night, snuggling with my kitten in front of the fire while watching Betty Davis black and white films, wearing pumps with bows for all my girly going outs and spending way too much time planning my trip to Ireland.

Tell me your childhood treat?

Layering Necklaces

I love layering things...shirts,nail polish, tights, scarfs, bracelets, vanilla cake...ahem.. Something about this winter though has left me acting strange..instead of my gravitation to all things layered..I've traded warm comforts for chilled bones. Perhaps its due to my current love for short blazers and barely there sheer tissue tees. Only thing that I want layered is my necklaces..its become this art that I am addicted to perfecting. My collection is constantly growing, although I keep giving my friends cherished pieces, its a work in progress. Right now I always adorn my dream Effie tower and love note charm since they are the newest ones - but my childhood necklaces always have their place in between those days when I feel nostalgic. My little tips on this art....

Start with your signature piece.

Add a childhood piece when your missing those days.

Something eye catching or currently trendy is sometimes fun.

Classic favorites are always a lovely thing!

I think tiny treasures around ones neck tell a brilliant story and sometimes I rather just day dream of the significance but never ask.

Whats something you are layering lately?