Lovely Clusters Spring/Summer Catalog

It's Spring time, and that means that over on the Lovely Clusters website they've been gearing up to put out their seasonal catalog, full of lovely little curations comprised of handmade goodies and vintage items.  I am really excited about this year's Spring/Summer catalog, because it features a curation by yours truly!  That's right; there is a pretty little spread in there by Desert Girls Vintage!



I love all the items that are featured in our curation; especially that crocheted bracelet (also a favorite of Rebecca's) and that vintage picture of the soldier.  It was fun putting it together, too, what with all of the items to choose from!  So go on, go check out this year's  Lovely Clusters Spring/Summer 2012 catalog, and tell us what you think!


Here are some more items that you'll find inside...

So many pretty things!  

A big thanks to Rachel from the Lovely Clusters blog for the opportunity to do a curation for the catalog!

Matchbook

Here is another fun online magazine:

It is from the website

which is an "online lifestyle publication celebrating classics - shaken and  stirred," and it is très chic. 

And fun.

They have a bookmark called "Strikes Our Fancy,"  which is their tumblr page where they upload tons of pictures from all over the web.  The fabulous part of this is that each picture takes you directly to the account or blog where they found it.  This is a great way to find new favorites to peruse at your leisure.

Here are some of my favorites:

"Be Mine" by Inslee Haynes

by Inslee

via frogs&crowns

via bows on your shoes
(Well, look at this.  Another book I'd like to have.)

via katie armour

via The Terrier and Lobster

There are so many fabulous images to choose from, and they range from clothes to food to places.  It literally is whatever tickles their fancy.  I'm loving it, and I think you will too.  You should go check it out!

~Lori

Online Gift Guides

A little while ago, I did a post on the Lovely Clusters blog and the online magazine that she puts out periodically.  There is a site called Issuu where pretty much anybody can create an online magazine.  Luckily, some pretty talented people like to spend their time putting together some pretty awesome gift guides and/or magazines.  Right now there are some great gift guides on there that you can look at to get ideas for gift giving (whether the gift is for you or for someone else), decorating, and crafting.  One of them is called The Holiday Guide by Emily Henderson.  The globe snowmen are featured in there.  Thanks to Rebecca's friend Ali, we got to go to the Long Beach Antique Show on Sunday where I scored an extra large globe for 25 bucks!  It is going to be the bottom of my very own snow-globe guy.  I looked on Henderson's blog later that day and discovered that Henderson herself was at the antique show the same day/time we were.  We didn't see her (maybe we did and didn't recognize her), but I am glad I snatched up that globe before she did!  Here is her online guide (just click on the pic for the link).

Here is another great online magazine available at issuu called adore.  And they have a pretty little blog here.

Gifted also has a pretty little online issue over at issuu.  This comes from the blog Creature Comforts, which is also fun to look at as well.

Not enough time wasting eye candy for you?  Have you checked out Lonny Mag yet?  I love looking through this one; they introduced me to the great Parisian Chic by Ines de la Fressange.   

Have fun looking!

~Lori