{shop etsy} babette

speaking of "be jeweled" ... have you discovered jewelry designer babette on etsy?

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i am in love w/ babette's pretty floral necklaces!!

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definitely hoping for that pretty russian gold tulip necklace for my birthday. yes it's still 3 months away. (wade/mom - talk amongst yourselves!)

in the meantime - over the upcoming 3 DAY WEEKEND ... i might have to try my luck at my own version of something from their leather collection. also - so stunning:

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oh and bonus feature ...

honestlywtf has done it again! check out their latest DIY - pom pom necklace. definitely could be a fun addition to my collection.

the original:

{source: nicole akong}

their version:

{source: honestlywtf}

{love} weird science ...

i never really got into chemistry in high school. i credit my passing grade to having a good lab partner. but i'm really digging these upcycled chemistry sets + pretty pretty fresh flowers:

{source: violeta from portugal, cloudfront, hautelook}

everything's prettier w/ fresh flowers.

someday: wade will have his ginormous garden. and i will have endless fresh bouquets!

{simple things} a sunny weekend!

wade and i were in boston a few weeks ago when it was in the 80sº in nashville. completely worth the trip and 40º weather - but it made us even more ready for the sunshine this weekend! :) and it was BEAUTIFUL!

i spent most of the day on saturday out on the front porch prepping our desk and file cabinet to be stained. we walked 2 miles to church and then home on sunday morning (and got a little color!). then we stained the desk. unfortunately i wasn't sold on the color i picked out for the file cabinet. dang. i have a few more projects for the "office" before i make the big reveal. exciting though.

i'm pretty smitten over all the flowers in bloom. wade and i might have taken advantage of a lilac bush on the corner of our street one night last week for a little bouquet. lilacs are my favorite!!! don't worry - we picked the ones that were dragging on the ground. {not gonna lie to you - there's a pink tree in bloom across the street from my office that i'd like to attack as well!}

today it's STORMY. real stormy - so the file cabinet will have to wait ... again.
in the meantime, a few pretty bouquets of spring branches:

{source: tumblr, apartment therapy, unstitched, piewacket, buckets of burlap}

1 & 3 // lilac
2 // cherry tree
4 // dogwood - wade's favorite!
5 // redbud