woo woo wu.

dear jason wu.

you win.

this is all the love i have to give, all whipped into a beautiful neon yellow ball gown...

you've seen it. it's all over the internets. must be everyone else's love whipped into a beautiful neon yellow ball gown, too.

i mean.

i might contemplate trading a mortgage payment for this dress.

(don't tell, but i like it best without the black belt)

neon yellow ball gown, i love you.

JILL

you name it. part II.

still thinking about getting a necklace from earlier today.

and because i'm a weird mega super dork...

i photoshopped my initials to see what it'd look like...

and why stop there? so i did my husband's. i was on a roll or something.

(imagine it. just not in gray.)

have a lovely wednesday evening.

JILL

you name it.

these monogram necklaces from moon and lola have been all over.

 lonny, lucky, and recently real simple.

i love these in their modern script and ferocious colors.

(i think it'd be a tough pick for me... the clear but frosted, cobalt blue, or tortoise shell)

or gold.

gold might always win with me.

here are some of their examples off their website.

i have always been in love with atlantic-pacific's necklace and now i can get one of my very own.

in fact! not sure if it's still on... but if you use the code REALDEAL from the january issue of real simple, then you can score it for only $49.

too many choices!

i wanna know, which color would you choose?

JILL

heartsies

this v day, my color obsession is hot pink and gold.

actually don't know if i ever got over my love for neons and hot pink from when i was little, so i'm thriled it's so haute right now. and gold with anything = yes.

wouldn't you like to get one of these in the mail?

i'd like to get one of these in the mail.

where to find them? go here.

and then i thought this sparkly sweetheart neckline appropriate for valentines dinner.

probably for a fancy dinner at home because going out has proven to be so nutty on v day.

throw on some neon pink underpants lipstick and you're set.

ok, maybe both :)

because we should all ---

love.

JILL

{dress found on pinterest, here}

no explanation

 i am all over the board. 

Stephen Alesch and Robin Standefer

thom filicia

emma jane pilkington

a few things to get us all off to a creative, inspiring, positive, thought provoking start this week.

xoxo

elle.

flowers for friday #79

i hope you have the most splendid weekend.

love.

JILL

{flowers from martha}

ZING! POW!

nope. not old school batman...

it's what citrus colors can do...

 for your mood.

and your home.

and your wardrobe.

and your tastebuds.

and your health.

it's like powerful super fruit that just so happens to be very very pretty, too.

can we talk about what these colors mean to me?

i am partial to them.

i love them.

they make me happy.

like for instance this wallpaper.

i love it in its blue colorway but it knocks some sox off in orange and yellow.

even doughnuts look better.

duh. that trench. duh.

and it fights off that pesky scurvy.

i WILL be making this this summer.

holy 'pomegranate grapefruit champagne sorbet'. 

i mean, have you ever?

and i could also use some of this meyer lemon tart in my life.

and a genius ice ball maker.

except fill it with orange or grapefruit juice.

then add the special sauce.

done.

what do you think?

gorgeous.

ya, i think so, too.

been taking advantage of this season's citrus fruits.

lil cuties, grapefruits, blood oranges... you name it. i eat it.

JILL

{from the top: equisite banana, bhg, butterfly foodie, citified, cupcakes and cashmere, the decorista, elle decor, emerson merrick, gold and gray, lemon fire brigade, j.crew, leelacyd, zara, mademoiselle robot, gourmet baking, ruffled blog, sugar and charm, tumblr, and luxe finds}