what's new | contest {no.2}

inspiration.

it always takes lots of forms and happens at the oddest of intervals. here's a story that unfolded for one of our favorite clients.

—driving in some serious rain, i passed a tube of kiehl's hand cream over to trish and then it hit me. that little cute vial opened the floodgate of possibilities for our client, dr. maria diaz's eyecare and eyewear practice.

—weeks later while cruising through facebook i landed on the most fantastic photo that caused my brain to flash 'vintage modern.' it was the perfect image to inspire this new eyewear and eyecare boutique.

we'll unveil the new identity for dr. diaz's practice soon.

in the meantime, i wanted to share some of the inspiration behind the brand because i truly love the collaborative and creative process. and don't you just love our inspiration board above?

then i thought why not make another contest out of it? so here's the scoop.

see this lovely, lovely lady. she is the fabulous mom of someone equally fabulous AND famous.

so make a guess below. to the first person who guesses correctly—we'll send you a gift certificate for some new shades [compliments of dr. diaz + yours truly] so you can be just as cool with a dash of vintage modern.

look forward to your posts. . .and if you get stuck, comment below and i'll post some hints.

[image credits clockwise: the apothecary shop, image TBD, apartment number9, restoration hardware, kiehl's, kaya-gaya]

wedding wednesday | photo of the week |

happy love day mr and mrs moore. see more on kiss the groom. that's the genius blog of mrs moore herself elizabeth messina photography.

their grace and beauty is breathtaking. their talent abundant.

need i say moore?

[photo credits: elizabeth messina]

a sample sale with a heart.

 

  

Suburban Sky brings the city sample sale to the suburbs. No tunnel traffic, no parking troubles; but rather, hot coffee, a little music and a bargain. Enjoy below retail prices from great designers/retailers and give to a good cause.

This year's suburban sky holiday event takes place December 3rd, 4th and 5th. Donations at the door, and from raffle/auction items this december will benefit the Northern NJ Maternal/Child Health Consortium. Their mission is to create opportunities to improve maternal/child health & healthcare in the underserved communities of Bergen, Essex, Morris and Passaic counties.

                     Thursday evening, 5 pm - 8 pm {wine and treats}
                     Friday, 9 am - 5 pm and Saturday, 10 am - 5 pm

                     At the Bobbi Brown Studio
                     10 Lackawanna Plaza, Montclair NJ

we'll be helping preview each designer for the next month on facebook and twitter. so make sure to become a fan of suburban sky to get the inside scoop.

wedding row wednesday | winner |

the results are in from the white dress by the shore's blushing blog. . .the winning photo from the talented carla ten eyck:

 

how lucky are we?

we get to create an ad campaign from this gorgeous piece of art. more details to follow. promise.

wisdom from the inbox.

The thing that's totally different between children and adults is that children have the ability to spontaneously use their imagination to forget what's bothering them and be inspired by

every pony,

feather,

or bug

that crosses their path.

i love this sentiment. need to practice it more. and learn from these two teachers of mine.

[quote from tut.com  | photo credit rick scanlan photography | love the sugarbelle cake ]