brush strokes

you've seen them everywhere in glossies, and online.

(via habitually chic)

(via elle decor)

(via lonny)

but james nares is my hero.

he uses a single brush in a single color and a contraption-suspension-thingy he made himself.

i read once that he uses pigment and wax to get that transparent flowy movement.

and these:

most of which he makes himself.

he has said that 'brushes are like characters: each one does a different dance".

the ones particularly toying with my emotions:

the iridescent pigments on a dark background.

the other day christine from bijou and boheme asked what you'd buy if you won the lottery.... there are lots of things that i say i'd do if i won the lottery but buying an original james nares is at the top.

i'd treasure it.

fo sho.

JILL

why

 is it that when i finally find some fabric that i'm in obsession with,

i find it's 100 bucks a yard (and thus over the fence and through the woods over my budget)?

i need like 7 yards, so that's prob not going to happen.

i have a wing back from my grandparents in the navy front room that needs a facelift. i haven't done anything yet because i've been waiting and searching and hoping for this:

katie leede's papyrus.

search goes on.

but in a random note, have you seen lulu dk's byzantine dinnerware? 

want.

get it here.

would be so great to mix.

need.

it's on sale.

for today only.

that's all i got.

til next time.

JILL

rugzzz.

i have been looking for a rug for my front, dark navy blue room for awhile now.

i have one in there but the colors are really muddy and its bringing me down folks. so one with less muddy, more cheerful colors are mandatory.

muddy rug will now go live in the pink kitchen

(that still is colorless bc i still haven't picked a pink!)

of course there are lots of options on ebay for gorge rugs from across the ocean but i have to be really honest, i'm nervous to do that. what if it gets here and its gross. i think i would have to get it cleaned any way, even if it looked clean. who knows where it lived before it got to my house. and that isn't a problem... my problem is that i don't know where to take it here in kc.

if you know, spill it.

so yesterday, i was reading yhl and they just got a rug from urban outfitters.

a place quite useful for less muddy, more cheerful rugs apparently.

i found this one.

and its only $64!

perfect. i wanted the said rug to include some orange and a little little bit of pink.

this one has more than a little but i like it!

so i read the specs and reviews and...

here's my next problem:

its painted on.

not sure how i feel about that. obviously you pay for what you get.

its only $64.

how durable would that be? dont know.

but for that price, i can live with it until it doesn't look great and then it was a life well lived for a $64 rug (hopefully).

so i'm going to get it.

and if i don't like it immediately, i'll return it.

but i'll let you know when it gets here!!!

JILL

from morning til night

there is so much beauty in nature.

if we take the sun, the moon and the stars alone artists could have enough material for the rest of time.

i have said it here before but i was a biology major in college for the sole reason that i think nature is beyond fascinating. no human will ever know everything there is to know. astronomy is a realm of that that sort of scares me because of how big it is, but it sure is beautiful.

if i ever have a little boy, i can certainly imagine one or two of these hanging in his room:

(i don't have good sources for all of these unfortunately, because alot of them i've saved over the years from flickr)

nasa*

archiewahwah tumblr

flickr

nasa*

double merrick

flickr

ffffound

map of the northern constellations

vintage printables

kone10

here

nasa*

amazon

and this one is by far and away my favorite.

i want it bad.

part nature. part rock n roll. equal parts awesome. 

this will hang on a wall in my house.

found it on we heart it.

and unfortunately i cannot find it anymore.

but i'm not done searching.

*some of these are from one of the cooler sites on the web.

nasa has a site that displays a picture a day, astronomy related, and then explains it a little. they've been doing it since 1995 and i think that's pretty rad.

love you guys to the moon and back.

JILL

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}