Happy Friday!

Somehow it is already Friday and another very slow blogging week has passed me by - it has been a tad crazy with our impending move, but my Friday resolution is to get back up on that bike (so to speak) and start blogging more frequently next week! 

Learning how to ride a bike would be a good resolution too (I never quite perfected that in my earlier days, oops)...especially when there is a bike like the Adeline Adeline + Kate Spade collaboration above. Those are some wheels I could get behind!

Have a great weekend!

xo 

*Bikes are available exclusively in Kate Spade stores (only 1 per store, so get a move on!)

Fabulous Mess

Fabulous Mess is an Etsy store that must be added to your favorites. A "shop of vintage goodies" - it is chock full of Hollywood Regency and midcentury modern delights and interesting finds that are truly unique and stunning.

Drooling over this red and gold Dorothy Draper cabinet...

Such fun pineapple detailing on this bistro table...

A sucker for all faux bamboo I think I may just need to snap up this planter!

Silver leaf and antique mirrored nightstands...

Fabulous Mess is fabulousness!

Spring Updates

I would really love to repaint my living room a light blue or a pale pink to give it a little face-lift for Spring, but as I live in a rental and may be moving soon I have been looking for more temporary ways to spruce up my place and Spring-ify it!

Switch up your throw pillows, add some fun accessories bursting with your favorite Spring colors, change out your heavy throw for a lighter patterned one, and lots of fresh flowers or potted plants!

Magenta La Fiorentina throw pillows by Furbish Studio. 

Rope doorstop by Ballard Designs. 

Red Magnolia tablecloth by Anthropologie. 

Peacock tray from Jayson Home & Garden. 

Potted hyacinth plant. 

Blue and white zig zag throw by Jonathan Adler. 

Mast Brothers Chocolate

I spied these beautifully wrapped Mast Brother Chocolate bars last weekend and as I looked further into the company I became even more smitten with the Brooklyn based brothers, Rick and Michael Mast, (gotta love their red hair and vintage style beards!) who pour their heart and soul into making these beautiful and delectable treats!

“Our chocolate isn't really a candy...It's more like caviar.” (Rick Mast)

“We originally just wrapped our chocolate in butcher paper, in hopes of doing anything we could to communicate the message that chocolate is food — not candy,” (Rick Mast as told to NYT Mag) “We soon realized that the packaging needed something more so we tried to retain the feel of butcher paper but with beautifully designed patterns.”

The spirit of craft is what drives the brothers and they have restored an old printing press so that they can print and design their wrappers in-house. Each flavor has it's own signature wrapper designed by one of the brothers or their family and friends.

If you are in the New York area you can watch the brothers in action - although the entire process takes 37 days (!!) so you may want to catch a quick preview and then hit the tasting room and sample the finished product. 

Wouldn't they make great favors or a decorative/edible element in a place setting? They really are too pretty to eat...Almost!

For an inside peek into the personalities of these quirky chocolate makers watch the video below - it is a gem!