usually, i can’t wait to pull out my camera while i’m on vacation, but for some reason i was more reserved over the holidays. enjoying all of the small moments with my family and friends. here are a few photos from my break—breathtaking snow, stacked wood ready for the fire, lily pads at the minnesota conservatory, and a curious snow leopard at como park and zoo.
(photos by: erin)
i am signing off today through next week to celebrate christmas with my family, but will be back in 2011. i hope you have a wonderful holiday and a very happy new year!
the fall and winter 2010/2011 collection by kling, a clothing label from madrid, spain, is all about merging shapes and colors. i also think they've nailed the missing detail in a perfect midwestern fashion turban—red and black buffalo check plaid, preferably flannel.
"involuntary parks" is the latest project by artist caitlin parker. through photographs and paintings, parker documents the exclusion zone around the chernobyl nuclear power plant, destroyed and abandoned, where nature has been allowed to return to an overgrown state.
macarons are a mystery to me. when ben and i lived in paris for a year i was reluctant to try them at first. to me, it was like walking into a baskin robbins and ordering 2 scoops of the blue bubble gum. why would i want to get a purple, green, or yellow “cookie” when i could get a decadent èclair or a pear and chocolate tart? eventually, my curiosity got the better of me and from that moment on they were all i could think about. instead of making traditional christmas cookies this year, like my mom’s amazing russian tea cakes or thumb prints, i could only think of one thing—salted, caramel, macarons. i am not a baker. when i cook, i have a tendency to just throw things together. i don’t own a mixer, or a kitchen scale, or a piping bag, which are tools that most recipes required. my egg whites were less like glossy peaks and more like dull hills, and it was difficult to create a perfect circle with a clipped freezer bag, but regardless, i was determined, and very pleased with the results (aren’t they beauties?). the recipe i followed was for pierre herme’s salted caramel macarons with a caramel cream filling found here. i would do my own step-by-step, but i think that would be best left to the professionals.
(photo by: erin)
i don't own a little black dress. is that possible? i think i've failed as a woman. right now, there are a ton of options in every price range around the web. here are a few that would be great for a holiday/new years party: (1) won hundred iron dress, $164; (2) rittenhouse three quarter raglan sleeve dress, $380; (3) rachel comey mylar essay dress, $475; (4) velvet refer whisper dress, $119; (5) dagmar perrine dress, $145; (6) milly metallic strapless dress, $335.
stephanie tran, the creater of new york based clothing label duskin, uses dressy fabrics for simple silhouettes that capture a modern romantic feel. duskin, the company’s brand, was named after a childhood classmate of trans, who, according to her, was “like a fairy; tiny, freckled, and wildly creative,” much like the aesthetic of the line.
sometimes the quietest moments make the most captivating images—photos of quick naps, abandoned cars, roadside signs, and bike rides—all of which and more are portrayed in ali bosworth’s collection of photographs.
"hidden landscapes" is an ongoing project by sydney based motion designer and illustrator, chris Thompson, that deconstructs and rearranges traditional landscapes, drawing attention to details that could potentially be missed.
a saturday rain turned into a sunday snow and it is winter in michigan a week early, with fresh powder piling on every branch and twig outside and my wet, unlaced boots by the back door. this morning, i scraped the ice off of the car and shovel the driveway before coming in to my cozy sweater and coffee cup and officially starting my day. winter essentials (1) caribou sorel boots, $110; (2) madewell ski lodge beanie, $29.50; (3) supreme new york orange knit gloves with deerskin palm, $36; (4) cashmere hudson bay scarf, $132.
(top photo by: nich hance)
it has been trying to snow for the past two weeks. the temperature is slowly dropping, but not fast enough for the ground to freeze and the snow to stay. something happened overnight, because this morning everything is quiet and white, much like these images from native new york photographer michelle arcila.
today, amy of old sweet song posted an interview she did with me for her blogger crush series. i am completely honored and flattered that she invited me to participate in such a wonderful series. thank you so much amy!
new zealand fashion designer, juliette hogan, celebrates bookish beauty in her winter 2010 collection "so pretty it hurts" with chiffon frocks, pleated skirts, and tucked-in tunics complete with the models perfectly perched top-knot.
(1) this is npr, hardcover + cd, $30; (2) root liqueur, $36; (3) duluth pack sportsman's kit bag, $70; (4) filson reversible vest, $160; (5) black diamond trekking poles, $80; (6) marinis candies dark chocolate covered bacon, $12; (7) bootleggers, lobstermen, and lumberjacks paperback, $12; (8) fox river ragg wool and leather gloves, $25; (9) patagonia nano puff scarf, $49; (10) dick proenneke, alone in the wilderness dvd, $25; (11) life/planet earth dvd collection, $46; (12) tretorn slip-on rubber ankle boot, $60; (13) areaware wooden bottle opener, $20; (14) apple tv, $99; (15) chemex classic 8-cup coffee maker, $38; (16) intelligentsia house blend coffee, $14; (17) pocket-size national parks book, $25.
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