color crush: turquoise & poppy red

can you believe it's the last week of july already? i can't. summer is sadly flying by. and yet i'm happily looking forward to the cooler temperatures of fall.

for this last week of july, i thought i'd do one more bold, summery color combo [like last week's bright lemon yellow and lime green pairing].

so this week is turquoise and poppy red. it's seriously bold. but i'm kind of loving it.  the color combo reminds me of a trendy take on the traditional patriotic red, white, and blue.

i really love those charles david heels...and i think that the bright red cole haan belt adds a cheerful pop against the cool turquoise tinley road tank. top it off with some shiny red nails and toes and you're ready to send july out with a colorful bang :)

{tinley road tank via piperlime} {cole haan belt via zappos, charles david gratis heels, OPI polish in thrill of brazil}

adios july, it's been fun...

silver-wear

i wanted to get a little something at this year's arts fest and i found this awesome artist couple who make vintage, antique silverware into different pieces of art...including jewelry [see dianne & chuck geier's website, the new homestead].

i fell in love with the rings that they made and found one that used to be a spoon!  it has such beautiful, intricate detail.

the style is a little thicker than i normally wear, but i love that it was refurbished metal and that it had a little history to it.



so innovative. so pretty. love it.

arts fest

last weekend was arts fest and our town was taken over

by 125,000 artists, visiting alumni, and friends.

all weekend, the skies were bright blue and

filled with fluffy white clouds and colorful flags.

the streets were lined with beautiful, unique art.

people went from shopping to staying cool under the refreshing water buckets.

you could hear the musicians playing all day

while people snacked on delicious creamery ice cream and carnival food.

 

 

 

 

 

my friend jenn and i walked around all day, visiting each booth and admiring

the jewelry, pottery, clothes, photography, and other pretty art.

we did indulge in some yummy french fries and lemonade...which were de.lic.ious.

it was such a fun weekend!

...but part of me is happy that campus has returned back to normal :)

morning walk

"an early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day."
-henry david thoreau

now, i'm really not a morning person. but i've been trying to get up early to go on runs or walks and it really does seem to make the rest of my day so much more productive.

it also helps that i live next to a golf course, so the view is always filled with perfectly manicured lawns, winding paths, canopies of tree leaves, and cheerful flowers...

hope you have a happy day :)