FROM THE ARCHIVES: LET IT SPARKLE

I did some experimenting with time lapse photography and sparklers over the summer and never got around to posting about it. It got me to thinking, wouldn't it be fun to stage a similar photo on a frosty winter night or after the first snow fall? I think it would make a great holiday card, no?

For pointers check out this great article.

(photos taken by me, with my hubby-to-be, over the fourth of July weekend 2011)

GERONIMO!

There is a new sheriff in town when it comes to making a party festive and exciting: Geronimo! Balloon Troopers. Filing huge balloons (think 36 inches in diameter!) and tying them off with pretty ribbons, garlands, and sparkly streamers, Geronimo! products are pretty much sure to make a big, fabulous impression! Can you imagine having one of these delivered for your birthday? I think I would die from happiness!

You know what makes Geronimo! even better though? Their dreamy studio shots. Everything looks so sweet and festive. And I am so envious of that ribbon collection!

Check it all out here.

FEELING MAGICAL

There are so many things to be happy about today:

+ the bright, crisp winter weather

+ crafty holiday projects

+ christmas traditions with friends and family

+ fun "errands" (shopping!) for the weekend

+ cooking christmas cookies and a special meal for the bf

+ and finishing my final exams!

I am looking forward to getting back to regular postings next week. Until then check out these gorgeous photographs and more "light upon reflection" inspiration on my pinterest board here.

(top to bottom: Sparkle by AbbyTryAgain, the Globular Cluster 47 Tucanae from the Hubble Telescope, a neon sign in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin by HIlda Grahnat)

TAUNTING ME WITH DRESSES

The New York Times just did an article on sparkly holiday fashion.  The Sartorialist was just in Rio finding the most drop-dead gorgeous people in the most lovely outfits.  Both of these things make me want to forsake newly-frigid New York and go on a vacation fling some place I can wear a fun, flowing, skimpy dress.  I would kill to take along the Philip Lim beaded skirt-top combo (first photo) or the skull dress (third photo) as spotted in Rio.  My wardrobe would be so much sassier with either of them in it . . . . Sigh.  Unfortunately I do not have the thousands of dollars necessary to pick them up.  But really, who does these days?

See the NYTimes article here and the Sartorialist globe-hopping here.