Chic and Flirty

A little motivation for my new workout routine. I adore this J-Crew skirt circa 2009. Very chic and flirty! Just a few thousand more laps and voila!

Pictures(Shopbop.com, j.crew.com, nordstroms.com)

Have a fabulous week!  xoxo gabriela

Bright Young Things

I am loving the 2012 color trends!  These hair ties from Emi & Jay make me smile. They scream "BE HAPPY" :)



Source: pink-gypsy-cats.tumblr.com via Kate on Pinterest

Hot pink and bright orange mixed with neutrals are a perfect combination. A little loud energy mixed in with a sober basic is a new classic. This is the year to get a little loud. xoxo gabriela

And the winner is...

This week just keeps getting better! First, I have started my workout routine again! That is big, I have been doing a class called Nia it's the kind of class that looks all fun and easy (a mix of martial arts and dance) but the next day you can't move, that kind! Second, I WON the One thing, One Week Challenge from Amy's Creative Side Blog Challenge! Thank you Amy for the motivation to finish up. You can see the little beauty I made here. Third, I will be making my own lipstick at The Modern Beauty Company!

Source: theglitterguide.tumblr.com via Megan on Pinterest

This is kinda a big deal! I have have been looking for the perfect lip color since I was five, when I started borrowing my mom's make-up.

p.s. How much do you love that leopard print blouse. J'Adore.

Hope you are having a great week too! xoxo gabriela

A mix of my favorite colors

On to my next project. A very lady-like lap quilt. These prints remind me of my mom, feminine, bright, beatiful, with a little edge. I love mixing coral, chartreuse and neutrals.

Source: briandadam.blogspot.com via garcia on Pinterest

 
My mom is amazing. She sent me a Facebook note recently which she calls a 'facebook' as in "I sent you a facebook" :) "Testing my ipad". She rocks! 
 
Have a wonderful day!!! xoxo gabriela

Ahhh 2012 :)

I LOVE new years! I'm a little late but I think I am ready to get this new year started! What am I up to these days? Among other things I have just created this little beauty. I entered the One Thing, One Week Challenge from amy's creative side's blog challenge. I adore this Lark print by Amy Butler one of her more stylish prints no? Speaking of adorable. I am starting off the new year with this uber cute personalized planner from Plum Paper. Ok, ladies lets make this a GREAT year! 

xoxo gabriela

Naked so lovely

I went out to pick up hand soap and toilet paper today and found this lovely eye makeup from Urban Decay. I am always looking for neutrals that I can wear for running errands or shopping. This should do the trick! K see you around super market.

Small Pleasures

Today I visited Petite Sweets and had some tiny treats, a cake ball, tiny cupcake and lemon macaroon. Just the right size actually and full of flavor, I think all the cupcake shops need to get with the program! This way we can have our cake and eat it too ;)

Something new

Capellini with Shrimp

I love Monday's! Always seems like a good day to start something new or start over. This week will be super busy but I am challenging myself to make *one* good home cooked meal (i.e. tacos or burgers do not count). I was inspired by Gwyneth Paltrow's cookbook, My Father's Daughter. I admit I was drawn by the bright cover :) but the recipes sound interesting and some are surprisingly simple. Every journey starts with a single step!  Let see how this goes.

Fall is here!

In Houston that means it is not 100 degrees! I love this time of the year because it puts me in such a different mood. I am thinking about knitting, hot chocolate (abuelita is my fav), cute jackets and scarfs. Today i wore my favorite scarf from J.Crew with a white t-shirt and army green cargo pants and voila someone told me i looked 'geat'. It's an instant wardrobe upgrade. Throw one on and pretend you are walking really fast to some amazing bistro on the Rue de Rivoli :)  Scarfs a little scary? See this tutorial. I fell in love with this poof walking down a different rue. I think i'll knit a mini poof : )

have a lovely weekend xoxo

A little pop of color

I love unexpected pops of color in a design scheme. I was looking through an old design folder from I room I was redoing a couple of years ago and found a magazine page (above) from Elle Decoration (the UK version) with a bright yellow chair in an otherwise neutral room (see my i heart note to the decorator :)  Clearly I love this design element, the yellow lanterns have the same effect. They were outside a store in Haarlem an hour away from Amsterdam. Below is a color palette I selected for a sewing project I am working on. Look a little familiar? Total coincidence!  I love yellow and pink! What does your favorite colors say about you? Take the quiz :)

Beautiful Prints

I have been looking for inspiration for some sewing projects and today I was taken by this gorgeous print by Nancy Ramirez. You can find her work on Cozamia. How amazing would this be as a quilt or pillow! It's a little variation on the traditional zig-zag pattern. I love the variation in white space. If you are ever looking for inspiration you must visit decor8blog, where i found this artist. She has a fabulous eye for everything.
P.S. Add something beautiful to your life today! Doesn't have to be a fabulous piece of art. Take a little note someone you love gave u and frame it. My most precious note starts off with ... "my sweet gabby" :)

(images: cozamia)

Sewing Summit Loot

Picture by Kelbysews

I am back from The Sewing Summit where I met the most amazing sewist girls, had a great time and came home with a ton of pretty fabric and the most amazing mini-quilt made by Kelley from Kelbysews.  It is so bright and chreery! I am inspired and ready to tackle my wonderful todo list from classes/tutorials at the summit:

1. Metal Frame Pouch

2. Mini Quilt of my own

3. Improve Block

One of the things i love most: Smart People

Ta-dah!

Let's try this again! First, thanks for stopping by! I'll use this spot to post a few of my favorite things. Right now I am in love with the Sewing Summit! Which I will be attending this week!It is a wonderful conference for the modern sewist. I'll get to stalk eh I mean meet many wonderfully talent ladies from the blogging/quilting world. Two of my favorites, Amanda Jennings of msmcporkchopquilts and Brooke of April two eighty These ladies are crazy good!
Now on to my other loves today!... in no certain order
Magazines, Marc Jacob bags, Creed Perfume (originally made for the queen of England now for me :)

Roberto Coin bracelets, nude shoes (all but 8 of my shoes are in nude)
Nars Makeup disclaimer:some of the color names WILL make you blush!

Stationary - Elum Hollywood Regency Collection

Vintage/antique jewelry and notions, and fresh flowers from a lovely flower shop in Amsterdam

This fabulous clutch made by moi



Other things I love sushi, travel, interior design, art, linens and fabrics... k see u soon

xoxo