watermelon, mint and lime

this summer, i am OBSESSED with mint.

yes the color, but the actual plant, too!

i am eating those leaves in everything.

found these and they are on my to-do list to make/eat/enjoy.

grown up party popsicles!

over at endless simmer they call them poptails. cute, right?

they have tons of other yummy looking ideas.

these are watermelon, mint and lime.

as in watermelon mojito pops!!

the colors are kinda gorgeous, too.

want a backyard that's just as pretty?

here's how:

(just don't forget the potted mint)

watermelon mint and lime by thebluehouse on polyvore.com



Z Gallerie - Portofino Umbrella, $199
chelsea dining table, $299
Jacinto Pillow, Square, $118
rex clover arm chair, $50
Crinkled-Stripe Throw, $78
Jiti Pieces Outdoor Pillow, Orange/Pink

 

 

afterall, popsicles are the new cupcakes.

or cake-pops or whatever else was super trending in the desserts arena.

 

happy monday!!

 

JILL 

flowers for friday #95 and 96

didn't have any flowers last week...

i took a mental health break :)

so you get 2 this week!!!

God bless summertime.

happy june 1st.

JILL

{images via from-me-to-you, and ruffled blog}

tough.

this is what my desk looks like.

piles of pink paint chips.

it's a hard color my friends.

i've never felt so insecure with my choice of a paint color before. and even then, my choice changes from day to day. at this rate i may never paint my dumb kitchen.

as i was combing the internet for someone to just tell me what pink to pick, i saw this:

another one of those spaces seen twice after a little re-style--

more here and here.

this one you saw in my pink kitchen post.

but here's the same room with a little change up: 

see why pink is so hard?

with different lighting the color changes like magic.

evil-voldemort-hogwarts-style magic.

anyone have a favorite pink out there??

JILL

{images via martha stewart}

neon shoes.

neon is everywhere right now...

but its better than when i was growing up in the late 80s and early 90s...

am i right?

much better now.

but we have noen dresses, neon jewels, neon furniture, neon lights...

we even have neon trees:

 but what's caught my eye are the

and all the neon paint calling my name at home depot.

i finally decided what i wanted to use it on because of those shoes above i pinned months ago...

after spending too much time in home depot decided on which color, i grabbed the yellow and ran for the check out before i changed my mind again.

it went back and forth between the yellow and hot pink...

i had these old camel colored shoes from college that were nothing sacred.

they were from target.

with a faux wood heel just ripe for a little sprayin.

taped em up.

very careful to get all the non-neon parts covered perfectly.

most tedious step for sure.

primed.

and painted.

this is after the first light misting of the neon....

i was gettin reeeeel excited.

(this neon paint is not opaque in the slightest so it's really important to prime it white, so the neon has something to show up against. if i would have just sprayed it straight on the 'wood' part of the shoe, it wouldn't have worked half as well. fyi.)

it was getting dark so that's the end of the in progress shots...

i just sprayed a few more coats of a light misting until it was well covered.

i was so excited about them, this is what i sent my mom last night--

and the pictures don't even do the color justice.

it's dayglow.

and perfect.

so i wore em to work today :)

husband told me last night mid-spray that one day i will look back on this as one of the sillier things i've done... perhaps. but 1-- i love them right now. 2-- i don't really care. and 3-- i can spray them again if i so feel the need.

now what else can i spray neon?!

loves.

JILL



marbles.

i've always love marbled paper, see more here and here.

then yesterday on the painted house (love this blog b.t.dubs.), i saw these marbled steps made with paint. not sure what they are or how they're used, but i liked em. alot.

then this morning as i layed in bed checking pinterest, i saw these pots.

i kinda want to try it on a plain terra cotta pot with whites, gold, black, and grays. and rainbows, too.

then i searched a bit and found these glasses on honestly wtf.

made with nail polish!

kinda want to try these, too.

so i have nothing to offer you today, except that i've lost it for marbled junk in the last 24 hours.

happy hump day.

JILL

aqua and roy are friends.

roy g. biv and aqua are in fact besties.

it's like a neutral. it goes with whatever it wants, and it wants to go with everything.

so it does.

red:

orange: 

yellow: 

green: 

blue: 

violet: 

sorry for my absence friday and monday.

i took a vacation from here and it was awkward at first, all day long i felt like i was forgetting something. but then it was kinda awesome. a little internet detox if you will. i didn't even get on pinterest once, no i lie. i did maybe once a day but for no longer than a minute. honest :)

i hope you all had a most splendid long weekend.

i did!!

loves.

JILL

{images via: apartment therapy, coco + kelley, properhunt, vivaluxury, google, pinterest, cococozy, brooklynblonde, completelytotallymadly, duskjacketattic, desire to inspire, google}

prego glam.

i am so elated with the look and style of prego sessions popping up around the internet in the last year.

pregnancy is a miracle. no greater miracle can 2 measly little humans create in my opinion. so why not take that time of your life and create images, that 1-- make the mama look good at a time where she might not always feel so good, and 2-- document and have them forever.

no reason not to.

these sessions are so inspiring and are just a few of my favorites as of late. pinterest is a gold mine for such things :)

but photogs are turning out some serious glam with these bellies.

and i LOVE it.

kelly hicks.

amelia lyon.

this entire session kills me. kills.

by andria lindquist.

from kiss the groom.

onto baby.

via flickr.

and if you know who this photog is, please let me know!!

rylee hitchner.

the girls.

as much as i'm not a fan, this b.spears in harper's bazaar is so fantastico.

i only have one prego belly shoot on my books this summer and it's in july.

(can't wait, meg!!!)

but if you happen to have a bun in the oven and want some documentation, just go ahead and email me. i'm rill rill excited and have some ideas floatin around in my head and need another model or 7.

love.

JILL