happy halloween

from slash, little bat, and grisly bear!!

won 2nd place last night!

ryan made her bat costume from felt and pipe cleaners!

he makes a great grisly bear! so cute!

have a fun halloween!!

brooklyn birthday

my birthday was yesterday and i really wanted to spend the day in brooklyn visiting every vintage shop and eating good food! as soon as we got there we headed to black bird parlour for haloumi sandwiches and grilled cheese.



i think we hit every vintage shop while we were there.



then to my friend, leigh's, for hot apple cider after a cold day... very tasty.


we ended the night at the lodge for the best mac and cheese i've had in a long time and an ice cream sandwich for dessert!





it was a great day! i want to do it all over again!!

sweet comings

it must be my lucky day, because i was surprised with the nicest little treats today!

the first is this ring i admired on my friend, alex (the marbled, white stone one). she sweetly replied thanks and gave it to me after getting a few from our sample sale!

the second is this red velvet cupcake lizzy dropped by my desk. both were delicious in their own little way!

pretty little things

these pretty little things caught my eye today.

the soft blouse and bohemian accents of blogger, jemma. the frontier is one of my favorites.

this rose flavored macaroon from laduree brought back by the paris girls. yummy!

fp studio

lights, camera, action.

pumpkin carving contest

last weekend. i think johnny cash won. have you been doing anything festive to welcome halloween?

crushed

loving my velvet leggings from bona drag.

barbara berger

is a brazilian model in our studio this week. here she is "off duty".

inner wear as outer wear

this is a trend i am carrying into fall. here are some looks i put together for the FP blog. all available on line now!

colored petals

they cheered me up when i didn't need cheering.

catching up on some reading today

and reminiscing about what would have been vintage connection's 3 year anniversary... sigh.

pumpkins and funnel cake today

fall nights

i had to put the warm blanket on the bed last night.

martha hunt

in our studio and shot off duty. i love her calypso sweater.

sunday brunch

just what we needed at ben and irv's.


(iphone camera test and i think it came out pretty good.)

getting ready for halloween

ryan carved this owl pumpkin for me last year.


i'm hoping to get to a haunted house tonight!

more october catalog behind the scenes

i was there to help style blogger "natalie off duty" for her portion of the october catalog seen here. these photos were taken by photographer thomas northcut.

model off duty - jessica mau

in our studio again this week. she's so beautiful and has amazing style. love.

dwell

i love the mixed up patterns decorating these rooms...



and this really minimalist approach too.


the last photo is from www.lobsterandswan.blogspot.com. you'll visit often for inspiring tips on home and decorating ideas.

pakistani lunch

halloumi cheese, hummus and baba ganoush!

happy weekend!