My Favorite Oscar Dresses- 2011

I didn't watch the Oscars, but I looked through all the red carpet pictures to see what the Stars were wearing, here are my favorite dresses of the night:

Amy Adams wearing L’Wren Scott
Not a typical Oscar Gown color, but it looked amazing. It fits her like a glove!
The hair and make-up are great. I'm not loving the necklace over the dress,
but other than that I think she looks amazing.

Natalie Portman wearing Rodarte
Lovely! She is just glowing, the cut of the dress is perfect for her cute bump,
I also love the rich color and neckline of this gown.
Her jewelry is perfect, no necklace, just those great earrings. Beautiful!

Michelle Williams wearing Channel
Michelle made this simple dress just look stunning, her short hair and muted
make up all worked together to give her a timeless, very classic and elegant look.

Who was your favorite?

Mother's Song

I heard this poem while watching Disney Junior the other day and I thought it was so sweet I had to look it up so I could share it with you.
The intro is a few kids talking about poems (I love the little guy in the gray button up shirt), after that you will hear the poem read by Jenn Garner, so sweet!

Mother's Song a traditional Lullaby

Here are the words to the poem:

My heart is like a fountain true

that flows and flows with love to you

as chirps the lark unto the tree

so chirps my pretty babe to me 

There is not a rose wherever I seek

as comely as my baby's cheek

there's not a comb of honey bee

so full of sweets as babe to me

There's not a star that shines on high

is brighter than my baby's eye

There's not a boat upon the sea

can dance as baby does to me

No silk was ever spun so fine

as is the hair of baby mine

My baby smells more sweet to me

than smells in spring the elder tree

A little fish swims in the well

So in my heart does baby dwell
A little flower blows on the tree
My baby is the flower to me

Ten thousand parks where deer do run

Ten thousand roses in the sun

Ten thousand pearls beneath the sea

my babe more precious is to me.

I just love this poem, I can hear it over and over again, I now need to go hug my baby some more.

Featured Store: Bella Vita

From now on I will be sharing with you some of the great little boutiques that carry my line. I have a personal relationship with each of these boutiques and I'm so proud of the work they do and the support they give me.
Today I will tell you a little bit about Bella Vita:

Bella Vita is a unique boutique located in the Rockridge Shopping district of Oakland, CA.  Jennifer is the owner, she has wonderful taste and her store is a great mix of new and vintage finds. She is proud to feature local and independent designers and merchandise made in the USA.

handmade bambis

laser cut wood jewelry from local designer orange slice

a pretty headband

Alejandra Kearl Fall 2009

Handmade Shrug

Alejandra Kearl Spring 2010

Bird Necklaces

Bella Vita is located at 5407 college Ave, Oakland, CA 94618 - 510.653.1639

You can also shop online here

and see Jennifer's wonderful blog at bellavitahome.blogspot.com

Take a look at her great store when you get a chance and tell her I sent you, have a great day!

How to tie a Scarf

Scarves are such fun accessory, they are an inexpensive and quick way to update any look.
Tying them right is the tricky part. I saw these video tutorials a few days ago and I loved all the different ways I learned to tie a scarf, that I thought I should share with you. I don't think a scarf has to be expensive to look beautiful and chic. I found these great ones at Nordstrom, they start at only $10, the ones shown below are about $35.

If you watch these 3 short videos you'll be a pro at tying scarves.

 

 

P.S I think I want her glasses :)

Anna Sui and Elie Tahari Fall 2011

Here are two more designers that I enjoyed from Fashion week.
I really liked Anna Sui's tops and dresses, they are colorful, whimsical and flattering.
Here are few of my favorites:

Bohemian-Chic

Granny-Chic

Baby-Chic :)

I just realized I might like Anna Sui's collection so much because it's similar to my own aesthetic.


From Elie Tahari's collection I loved most of the coats, my favorite one is the white coat (see min 1:14), the collar is incredible, so elegant! I couldn't find pictures, but here is the video:

Pretty Lists

Do you like making lists? I do, I do!!
It makes me feel accomplished when I can cross things off my lists, I just found these pretty lists at Christa's blog Baca Creative, you can download them on her blog for Free.
I really like her Healthy Goal list, too cute. What do you think?

Happy Valentines!

Here are some cute things I found for you today, enjoy!

 These little cookies are made by Sunshine Bakes you can find them on her etsy shop, I can't wait till my next party to order some cookies from her, she has the cutest things and at very reasonable prices, plus great feedback from her customers.

I had told my husband no gifts this year, but I just found this necklace and bought it as his gift to me, don't laugh you are going to buy one too, at $13 who can resist?! Grigio makes them here in the US and sells them on etsy, her shop if full of affordable and beautiful jewelry.