I've been MIA for a while...but I am back!

To complete my MV shopping favs, I have to mention

Bowl and Board in Vineyard Haven

(with two additional locations in Providence, R.I. and Somerville, MA).

I loved to browse this store and it makes shopping for housewares fun.

I'm especially loving these chalkboard napkin rings
that double as place cards

and their fun selection of shower curtains.

And finally, the most amazing bead store you'll ever step foot in. I could spend hours in this store(and have), also located in Vineyard Haven. Whenever I walk in I feel a bit of a panic because I want to buy one of everything! AND Beadniks now has eight franchises scattered across the U.S. Imagine my glee when I discovered that there is one in my very own state, just a 30 minute drive away, in Park City!!

{photo from mvol.com}

Lovin' you

Today its been so rainy and gloomy here in slc. These posts helped brighten my day.

not big drinkers? why not have a coffee bar at your reception? {via once wed}
what a dreamy wedding {shot by amanda donaho}....and check out the gorgeous wallpaper!
love love love these floral combos {via our labor love} lucky bridesmaids.

The Vineyard

Marthas_044, originally uploaded by MoMaBi.

Nostalgia

Have you ever had a summer so magical, every time you think about it

your stomach flutters and your heart soars?

Extreme, I know...but truly how I feel when I think about

my summer on Martha's Vineyard, 2002.

Ohh the beauty,

the sunsets, the beaches,

the baked goods, the gourmet restaurants,

and the shopping.

Oh I left out Jake Gyllenhaal

playing football with my coworkers on a clothing-optional beach

(we were all clothed thank goodness. nudity+sports=gross).

He was dreamy, *sigh*.

Back to the shopping. With no chain stores in sight, there are fantastic boutiques, shops, and galleries aplenty. I was sad to see many shops were no longer there when I returned in '06 for a visit. Luckily three of my favorites still remain and won't be going away anytime soon.

First up, Midnight Farm

Located in Vineyard Haven, this one of a kind store is packed full of unique furniture, bedding, rugs, lighting, books, tunes, clothing, shoes, accessories and specialty food items. Although many items in the store were/are out of my budget, a visit to this store left me happy and inspired. They now offer a sampling of products online, some affordable and some a splurge.....

here are some of my favs:

top to bottom: environmentally friendly soap, town vases, perfect sandal, honeycomb treat, shoe splurge, seed sack pillow.

cookbook is now on sale for $20!

**did I mention this anthropologie-esque store is owned by chanteuse (and my namesake)
Carly Simon

mesh well

Loving these amazing mesh pieces by Colette Malouf.

found here

deck the walls

So the husband and I have lived in our home for over two years and I still haven't hung anything in the living room. I think I have a commitment problem when it comes to placing holes in the wall. And I'm super indecisive. Here's the first installment of prints I'm considering.

top to bottom:

http://kimberlyapplegate.blogspot.com/ {anthro meets warhol...you can't go wrong}

http://www.kareenazerefos.com/index.php

http://www.hilaryatthecircus.com/gallery/prints/9/
http://www.crashamerica.com/html/buy.html
http://www.orkposters.com/heart.html {newest Ork!

Also available in this colorway}http://www.orkposters.com/heart.html

http://kimberlyapplegate.blogspot.com/ {love her work, this one is so clever}
http://www.jhilldesign.com/Print-Animal-C.html

http://www.thesmallstakes.com/gallery.php?page=3 {the first band the husband and I saw together}