The Home

Good golly,

What a dream this home is.  Miller House, designed by Eero Saarinen, completed in 1957.

1957!!!!  (See the Dwell slideshow)

Such inspiration.   Dare to dream...

Yours truly,

Moonlight for Violet xo

Ah.. and just like that, I'm off for a visit.

Off to Vancouver next week, my home away from home.  Mountain air, and a change of scene.  That does a heart good.

For those around on March 26th and 27th don't not even think about missing the season opener, two-day extravaganza, Portobello West Market.  Doors open at 11, admission is $2.  Fantastic vendors dishing handmade wares.  Love it.

P.S, They've moved!  Change is good, it breathes new life into the dusty corners.   You'll find the 2011 Portobello West Market at the Creekside Community Recreation Centre in the Olympic Village by False Creek.  Be there or be square.

In my lunch-time Etsy meanderings today I came across this fantastic print, I think I might need it...

Cute, huh?  Since I don't quite possess the cahones to actually move, this print might have to do.

You can thank inhauspress for this.  Check them out.

Oh, and who else is sockless in Toronto today?   Feels dang good to slip on some flats a go.  I can't seem to surrender the scarf yet though.  Oh well, baby steps.

yours truly,

Moonlight for Violet, xo

I like this

Gorgeous!  Handwoven Celeste Scarf.  I've been admiring the handywork from this shop for quite some time,enjoying the colours and oodles of  texture ... see for yourself.

From the item description:

"Handwoven in shades of smoky gray, olive, sparkly green, black, linen, silvery gray, mustard green, sky blue, chocolate, mushroom, seafoam and taupe. This lightweight scarf varies in pattern ("German Bird's Eye") from zig zags and ribs to diamonds."

Simply dreamy.

Yours Truly,

Moonlight for Violet xo

a fondness for cubes

Smooth and angular, perfectly sqare, cubes of pine, beech and cherry to wear!

Just needed to share - I think these are so charming and perfect!

Yours truly,

Moonlight for Violet, xo

I like this

This is one of the sellers I have in my faves on Etsy, thief and bandit.

ceremony necklace - $65

I love the colours and that cool break of braided work.  bravo thief and bandit!

Who's ready?

 Do you ever get that feeling, it happens to me at this time every year, that feeling like you're holding your breath just waiting, pacing, fidgeting, until spring finally arrives?

It's not just me, right? 

 

I'm sitting here at this very moment watching a gentle snow flurry outside, it's February 26th, and March is just 3 days away. It's -7 degrees today. 

                             Last friday it was 10 degrees.  We're officially into the fluctuating weather of pre-spring.

Okay, let's get away from there.  I'd rather talk about nicer things.  So let's get right down to it then.

These are a few of my new pieces for spring this year.  I'm so into these wood cubes right now and the angles and raw edges of  these beautiful bits of pyrite seem to blend nicely. 

Pyrite is commonly known as fools gold, and that's just one more thing to appreciate about it.  I've booked-ended each pyrite bit with a tiny raw diamond chip, to accentuate the raw natural element.  

Damn, I love making jewelry! 

The pyrite necklaces aren't listed on the Moonlight for Violet Etsy page yet but they'll be there soon!

Yours truly,

Moonlight for Violet xo

December, you're always so good to me!