Cup of Kiely

I really like Orla Kiely prints, but I just find the bags silly expensive.

So, you know, there's always the cheap way:



Although not so cheap if you were getting it from the UK.

The pitter patter of little zids

These shoes are one of those things...I don't actually approve of spending this much on shoes that don't even have hard soles. I mean, a kid is going to run these into the ground. And I think Zid Zid has great stuff, but it's too expensive (you know, maybe appropriately so, but some people have less money than other people...).

That being said, I did buy them -- in silver.

As seen on TV

I feel like I've seen this before, but it still makes me laugh.

Phone. Yep, yep, yep, yep...

I lived in a place where I used an old-fashioned phone every day -- a real one. So I can say that push buttons are actually a fantastic invention and I don't really miss cranking that dial around again and again.

That said, I miss the shape of the old phones. So I like these.





There's a cordless version, too, but it looks sort of weird. I mean, good idea, I like to roam and tidy up while I'm on the phone, but the execution is funny.

Gymboree

I walk past this store sometimes. I never gave it too much thought -- it just sort of vaguely made me feel guilty for not doing yoga.

But then I saw this gym bag.




All gym bags should look like this! There was an even better pattern in the shop window but I don't see it online.

It's all about the plating

OK, look at these plates. Cute -- I like the shape and the color is good, too.





They're not mine, but I want to find some bowls and mugs that go with them. Not match, of course, I'm all for the Anthropologie fake "oh, I only shop vintage but I'm so terribly artistic" eclectic (but expensive!) thing.

Like these, if the little rim would match, which I'm sure it wouldn't.

Best Kowledge

Ray Fenwick is absolutely brilliant. Remember the Hi bag? Anyway, his first book, Hall of Best Knowledge, is available for pre-order.

One irregular roman

Look at these wonderful letters by LettError! It's so pretty. I wish I had a reason to but it.

Winged migration

This wallpaper promises to be easy to hang, and removable.

I spy with my little eye...

I'm not a biker, but I think this wallpaper is pretty damn covetable.

Wallflower

There's a big, awkward space above my couch. I can't put something framed up there, because it might fall on somebody's head (earthquakes+sofa bed+frequent visitor). I was thinking cloth, but then I thought how fun it would be to just wallpaper that entire wall.

Actually I'm sure I won't do this, since it's not my wall, so to speak, but it's fun to look at wallpaper.

Orla Kiely! Would look nice with plum couch.




Random 1970s paper, but like the blue a lot.





Maybe too busy? But nice green.

The early bird catches the worm

I love these. Love them! Is this Jayne Jenni person the same one as does those (similar) pins? I don't know, but did I mention these are great?

Birdie

On Retromodgirl's blog, I saw a link to a great Etsy provider of vinyl cuteness.

I have to say, I'm a little over vinyl. It doesn't hold up well and it's kind of floppy and awkward. But these are nice.

Plus, you know, it's a wristlet. With a bird.

Sax of love

Envirosax sent me a love note (no bag included, alas) about their special Valentine's version -- I don't know how romantic these are, but they're cute as hell, and they're useful.

Eddie Bauer Junior

I just got an Eddie Bauer catalogue that puzzles me. It's like EB suddenly morphed into Title Nine with a dash of J.Crew-ten-years-ago. Which isn't bad, actually.

I mean, this raincoat is fab.





And I like the turquoise and coral on this cardigan.




And these are sweatpants! That's my ideal, loungewear that you can wear out, or maybe it's real clothes made out of extra-comfy fabrics.


There's still a bunch of weirdly bulky, unflattering stuff, though. And the men's section is exactly the same. (Does this mean the male audience just got younger trophy wives or something?)

Carpet ride

A brilliant idea! An outdoor rug that looks like, well, a rug. Made of recycled plastic.

Dancing pleat to pleat

Wristlets, wristlets, rolly-polly wristlets...

My pink one is holding out, but I find this gray one pretty attractive. It looks like a nice size.

Actually, it looks better in the J. Jill catalogue, where it's photographed on a white background and not this mushy taupey beigey stuff. It also looks more gray and less silver in the catalogue.

Logos I like

The real point of this paint is that it's not awful and carcinogenic, but I'm really blogging it for the label. Please don't ask for depth at this blog!

Dance-y

I really like this Clarks shoe. It seems like a comfy, everyday, lasting (!) ballet flat.

Seven things for Caroline

It's, you know, a blogger thing. Everyone does something at once. I got passed the buck by i am a greedy girl (love the new header, by the way).

Seven weird things about mcpm (but are they weird? I don't even know):

Egy: I love dragons. At my age!
Kettő: I can never remember which way to turn on my windshield wipers and which way is off.
Három: I like to dance around on slidey supermarket floors. (My mom says I've been doing this for a long time.) I usually restrain myself but sometimes I catch myself shuffling down the aisle.
Négy: I am scared of mold.
Öt: I hate, hate, hate air freshener.
Hat: I prefer clutter.
Hét: I learned (learned!) Hungarian. That must be weird.

My way

I just discovered Highway Bags, and boy, am I impressed. It's all about the sweet embroidery details, of course.

Type me

OK, this is awesome. So simple, so perfect.

Gemdrop

I found a new favorite Etsy covet, South Street Designs. I love faceted gemstones, they're so candy-like.

Step step

See Kai Run style, only maybe they don't scuff as quickly? Anyway, cute shoes from Livie and Luca. Thanks, reader Kathi!

Happy New Year

There's nothing like a little praise to make me remember to post...someone said they liked my blog and I was like, oh, right, gotta get back to that. Luckily I never run out of nice things to want.

The only thing I have to say about Christmas is that I covet everything in Anthropologie but I get mad because it's so overpriced.

Eco-cheerful

I really like these notebooks from ecojot. I also like that the designer likes dogs. Nothing to do with anything, I know...

Over medium, please

I feel like I don't need to keep this blog up, I just need to point people (parent-types, at least) in the direction of Mahar Drygoods all the time.





I mean, this is my favorite breakfast, right here.

Crabby

Halsea's got a new look for the site but the bags are just as covetable. Great crabbies! I really have a soft spot for this designer. I'm just waiting for a sample sale...

Woof

An artist named Ken Bailey seems to paint a lot of dogs. And some cats. But the point is, I wish ads really did look like this. I covet one for my wall...

Viva Vespa

Wow, I haven't seen something this covetable in a long while. And it wasn't even discovered by me! I got a present from someone who seems to know me well...

I didn't know that there's a whole series of objects based on Vespa parts. I'm totally in love.

The headlamp clock, above. Below, the speedometer thermometer!

Spout

We just got this toddler sweatshirt as a present, and it's even better in real life. The whole thing's a little lighter and the colors pop more. But anyway, I love it. And as you can see from the rather distinctly displayed label, it's just Circo.

There's a picture of me in the puddle

It's been raining recently around here, and I realize that someone in my household needs rain boots.

(Not me. No, wait, actually I do. That's another post, though.)

The above are Target.

Below are PluiePluie.

Holiday catalogs, part 3

J. Jill...is that supposed to be someone's name? Janie Julia Juniper Jessica Jill? The catalog is sort of intermittently interesting. I like that they experiment, but sometimes it gets really weird. I know I'm not really in their demographic, but still...

However. However! They have great shoes.

This velvet bag is pretty nice. Not very Jill-y, and it's on sale.

Holiday catalogs, part 2

Land of Nod is another (another!) upscale kids' stuff catalog. It's sort of Pottery Barn meets Melissa and Doug. Fun to look at but I doubt I'll buy anything there.

You could make something almost as good with some oilcloth from the fabric store and a pair of scissors, but these mats are nice. You put them under the easel or kid's table or anywhere that could get messy. So, the entire house, really...

Holiday catalogs, part 1

These are some things I like at Title Nine -- it's a sporty catalog and looking at it makes me feel like a couch potato, even though it is all models pretending to be active. But still, there are things I like a lot.

Nice comfort shoes.

This jacket is cute enough to make me break my edict against against fluffy/shiny/ski-ish.

The bag is by a company called Haiku. I've seen them around in real shops, too.