Things I Love Thursday


It's supposed to be a really beautiful day today here in Nashville and I'm excited about sharing the evening with friends! It's a day worth celebrating so here's my favorite awesome things from this week! Enjoy!

this high maintenance pug refused to walk in the rain... haha ♥

♥ this is what our kitchen would look like if mike had no say haha ♥
these incredible paintings by Collin Chillag! ♥
♥ this simple yet adorable nail design ♥
these skeleton chairs! ♥
♥ i'd kill to have this (in pink!) or a dining booth in my kitchen! ♥
♥ even cuter nails! ♥
♥ i feel like they wrote this while watching me eat the things above ha! ♥
this amazing tattoo by zack spurlock ♥
these vintage camera pillows! ♥

Other awesome things:

// I'm in love with the idea of having a garden of some sort at our new house. Whether that's a flower garden, vegetables, herbs, or succulents (or all the above!)... and I've been perusing the Gardening category on Pinterest to provide the inspiration. Kind of loving this cinderblock succulent garden idea, this self watering pot from dresser drawers (!!!), and spraypainting all of my pots metallic gold! (Now who wants to come over and teach KB how to not kill the plants?!)

// Diana just posted this on Twitter and it's brilliant! You know, if your mom is always telling you to "call when you get there"... I know you're reading this mom! ;) I always forget but here's an easy way to keep your mom informed... if that's your thing.

// Zucchini is one of my favorite vegetables and I could eat it in basically everything. These grilled zucchini pizza slices and Stuffed Zucchini just take it above and beyond. Then again you could always get down with some Pasta Salad Skewers or just skip straight to the Nutella Banana Ice Cream recipe!

// These black + gold Jeffreys are on mega sale and I'm thinking they'd look nice in my closet... *sigh*. These salt + pepper shakers would look really nice with my growing collection. I've been visting local book stores to snag this book! Elle has it and it's awesome! And even though I have so many sewing books, I wouldn't mind snagging this one, too!

// Our dear friend Heather is helping raise money for her cousin Kristy who needs a kidney transplant. She has to have $5000 by the end of the month and they're so close! I've shared Kristy's fund on here before and y'all were so wonderful! She's only $800 away from her goal, with an entire month to make it! Any spare change really helps! CLICK HERE to find out how you can help!

// I've been listening to a lot of "throwback" music lately and yesterday was all about Savage Garden. Here's a little playlist if you want to indulge like me. (Today it's Panic! at the Disco... Don't judge me.)


What are you loving this week?

47 comments:

  1. i love those pillows and that car couch!!<3

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  2. love that savage garden playlist! sweet memories!

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  3. oh my goodness... peter pan collar nails?! it's too good. where do you find this stuff?? <3

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  4. The Colette Sewing book is *really* amazing - I know I'm pretty biased because Colette has a huge internet cult following and I'm definitely part of the crowd, but it really is a great instructional book with gorgeous little patterns. And the pictures are so pretty! The focus is on making things you would actually wear, that have a beautiful fit & lovely finishes, as opposed to other sewing books that are all "lol u a new sewer? make an elastic waistband skirt!!1"

    So my humble recommendation: Yes! Invest! You will love it :)

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  5. Ok so a friend of ours collects vintage cars, and he actually MADE a car bench like the one above! He salvaged the first car he bought after it had been wrecked, and even hooked the lights up so that they can be plugged in and used! It's the coolest idea ever! :)

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  6. i love the first picture! i love that little pug!

    drop by allister bee soon!

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  7. Beautiful list! Thank you for the heads up on those Jeffrey Campbell's, I might have to order them... even if I'm supposed to be on a no-shopping-month!

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  8. That high maintenance pug is hilarious! I can't stop giggling at it.
    Plus those paintings are AMAZING and I want that skeleton chair.
    Gotta love those music throwback days!

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  9. both of those nails are so cute! i always love a good design and the simpler it is the easy it is to do with my left hand! or i just ask tom and he does my right hand for me....best hubby ever :D
    xo,
    cb

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  10. Lots of lovely things this Thursday! I love the metallic flower pot. I just bought myself a primrose plant for my room, so I should totally do that!

    Also, that pug is just too cute. <3

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  11. Love the nails and that little pug! That kitchen is exactly what my daughter would design if she had her own kitchen. So frilly and girlie. Cute!

    http://shannonhearts.blogspot.com/

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  12. You can never have too many sewing books!

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  13. Savage Garden is my all-time favorite! You have perfect taste in music!

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  14. Those skeleton chairs are the coolest things I've ever seen! xx

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  15. haha that pug is sooooo cute!!! also loving the nail art but I have shakey hands and I bet I would mess it up! :)

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  16. There are so many things I love about this post. The pug that won't walk in the rain - my dog is like that. Those portraits are incredible. I need to try that on my nails. And the dog tattoo is too sweet. Thanks for sharing these :]

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  17. hehe I loved this post! And then it became my favorite when I got to the bottom...Savage Garden?! Way to bring back an old guilty pleasure lol! Thanks for sharing!

    http://www.sealedwithakay.com

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  18. I love everything here, the food pictures relate to me as well! Haha! Both of the nail designs are absolutely amazing! xx

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  19. those paintings of the old people are freaking me out! that is one talent i will never understand. painters are insane, i have so much respect for them.

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  20. gorgeous pieces, thanks for sharing

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  21. I do not have her book but do you read Sarai's blog?
    http://www.coletterie.com/
    It's amazing. ALL this info about sewing.

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  22. :) I can't express how much I adore you sweet friend. Thank you! Fingers crossed! <3

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  23. the camera pillows are by far my favorite, though the pug refusing to walk in the rain is super cute too ♥ great collection as every week, thank you!

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  24. Haha, I love that 'How To Eat' illustration - it's so true!

    Thanks for sharing all of these lovely things, Kaelah! Have a wonderful Thursday!
    xo, Allie

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  25. Your posts always make my brain so happy. I had to forward it to my sister who owns a pug ;-)

    Can't wait to see what you do with your garden, our whole family has been gardening our entire lives (family in New England own landscaping business) so I love being able to turn my backyard to a mini little retreat. I couldn't do anything really last year with it bc I was pregnant, but my husband recently built me some flower/veggie boxes around and I purchased these mini bird houses from Michaels that I am going to paint really bright and hang on our fence or the big tree in the backyard. Im all kinds of ready to make our backyard amazing :-)

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  26. Argh! That kitchen!! Love it :) I really need to do some work on making my kitchen a little brighter. Everything is black & white at the moment! :) Hope you have a great weekend :)

    Kc

    a-sparkley-silver-lining.blogspot.com

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  27. That kitchen is too funny! I love the pretty nails with the diamond shapes! And I'd kill for that amazing cadillac/car/couch thing! Soooo so awesome!

    http://ahopelessnotebook.blogspot.com/

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  28. The kitchen looks like my dream kitchen, it's so lovely and colourful! :)

    http://juffielovesstyles.blogspot.com/

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  29. hahaha Savage Garden...I never really thought they were big in the states. I met Darren Hayes once- he was lovely! My kitchen would also look like that given half a chance. I used to have cupcake curtains until I decided I was a grown up..haha
    x

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  30. Too cute!! Both manicures are officially bookmarked~*


    http://aclosetintellectual.blogspot.com/

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  31. You know when you're scrolling through a post, mentally noting about what you want to comment on? Well there's so much in this post that I pretty much lost track.

    Peter Pan collar nails? I LOVE. But I don't have that kind of skill/patience/steady hand.

    Your garden links are awesome. I'm dreaming of a garden in our new house too. We moved in at the end of November so I'm waiting for spring so I can finally get growing. I tried last year with seeds from the dollar store. FAIL.

    Annnnd that how to eat things picture? THE BEST.

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  32. I love the list this week- I love that dog being carried, the skeleton chairs, the 'how to eat' series, the paintings, the nail art....a great list!!

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  33. Beautiful nails! xo, rv

    http://aneclecticheap.blogspot.com/

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  34. Love the image of ways to eat things. I couldn't stop laughing especially about the candy corn!

    By the way I know you love sharks and tonight i saw this cute ring on Etsy that I figured id share :)

    http://www.etsy.com/listing/89581492/black-orca-killer-whale-ring-whale-ring?ref=v1_other_2

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  35. those grilled zucchini pizza sliced look so amazing, i have to give those a try.
    and i love that kitchen!
    xo, cheyenne

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  36. You should absolutely have a garden at your new house! Last year was my first year to have my own garden and it was amazing I had ONE zucchini plant and I still have 2 gallon size bags in my freezer. I swear the zucchinis were as big as my forearm. Plus the tomatoes and cucumbers...YUM! The Mister & I started canning from our garden and it is a great addiction to have.

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  37. really great images here!! I can't wait till you move and we can see how wonderful you make it look!

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  38. kaelah.. hadn't been on in a bit and love all the new styling of your blog, your loft pics that i hadn't seen and hello the bean is just sailing along!! congrats on all.. xo, tiffany

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  39. I have that Handmade Wedding Book! I've gotten SO many ideas from it. Also, I still have both my Savage Garden CDs and listen often; so glad someone else appreciates their poppy-ness.

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  40. There's nothing wrong with having a ton of sewing books in my opinion. Then again, I'm the girl with the ton of knitting and crocheting books and magazines, and don't get me started on my Ravelry project queue. (100+ patterns in my to do list. Eeeek!)

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  41. Thanks for the shout out for my grilled zucchini pizza slices!

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  42. The peter pan collar nails are darling! :)

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  43. zohmygosh. Savage Garden. Don't even get me started. I STILL love them. Darren Hayes has the most amazing voice... *le swoon*

    -april.

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  44. Can I just say... no judgement here! I love Savage Garden.. one of my favorites in high school (along with Silverchair)!!

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HEY! Thanks for dropping by. xo KB