Puddles of Paint
Whenever I’m cruising through design and art blogs, I like to bookmark the artists and pieces that stand out to me for later reference. Last night, I had an itch to go through my “collection”, and I rediscovered this series from Klaus Ernflo. It’s a few years old at this point, but it still completely captivates me. Photographs of wet paint on fabric…such a simple idea but so well executed. See more from Stockholm’s, Klas Ernflo here. xoxo!
A Mr. & Mrs. P Giveaway!
Happy Monday! Hope you had a lovely weekend. Today, to celebrate the official opening of our shop, we’re giving away two of our favorite Mr. & Mrs. P items to one lucky love+cupcakes reader! One of you will win a set of paint dipped mixing spoons and reusable bamboo mixing bowls. To enter, simply visit Mr. & Mrs P (www.shopmrandmrsp.com) and leave a comment below telling us what you’re favorite item is in the shop.
{Open to U.S. entries only! A winner will be chosen at random on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 9pm PST. Good luck! Winner will be notified by email.}
UPDATE: To clarify, the giveaway is for one set of 2 mixing spoons as seen here (color to be chosen by the winner) and one set of 3 nesting bamboo mixing bowls as seen here. Sorry if the images above are misleading.
COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TALKING KITCHEN!!! You’ll be notified via email shortly.
Happy Friday + Say Hello to Mr. & Mrs. P!
Happy Friday everyone! Today I am very excited to introduce you to our newest venture, Mr. & Mrs. P, an online home and lifestyle shop carefully curated by the Mr. and me! We’ve been working hard to get this little project off the ground for the past few months and I am happy to say that we’ve finally opened up shop.
The idea came about so abruptly one morning. We were laying in bed one Sunday just chatting about everything and nothing. Somehow the conversation turned to how nice it would be to own a little shop where we could sell all sorts of stuff we like. And there it was…Mr. & Mrs. P. Just like that! We’ve had so much fun curating our shop and we hope you enjoy it too! We’d love for you to go check it out (www.shopmrandmrsp.com) and do make sure to stop by here on the blog on Monday for a special “Grand Opening” giveaway! Have a wonderful weekend! xoxo!
The Talented Mr. Parsons
My husband has many talents, like making killer huevos rancheros, a near perfect Beaker imitation, the ability to figure out any math problem, and being super-duper handy. A couple of years ago, we purchased several beautifully aged planks of reclaimed wood from a local salvage yard with the intention of making a headboard like this one. But our busy schedules coupled with our amazing abilities to procrastinate to no end, made it so that we never got around to making anything at all. And by the time we were ready to dive into some wood working, we had outgrown the idea of that particular headboard altogether. Typical us. But since we loved our reclaimed wood, and couldn’t bear to let it go to waste, we found the perfect solution: a much needed coffee table. We borrowed the idea from our home studio, in which we built desks and work tables from solid wood doors and piping. Using the same method, Evan crafted up this simple coffee table design that we both completely love. It’s really special to have furniture in our house that we made with our own hands (I can say “we” because I helped…staining is no joke!). xoxo!
From the Kitchen: Olallieberry Ice Cream
Until meeting Evan and his family, I had never heard of olallieberries (pronounced oh-la-leh berries). Olallie is a Native American word for blackberry and olallieberries are a cross between blackberries, loganberries and youngberries. They originate from Oregon and were first introduced in the early 1950′s, but now they mostly thrive in Northern California…where Evan is from. He grew up picking them once a year around this time (late Spring/early Summer) by the refrigerator drawer full…it was the largest container they had in the house! The first time I tried olallieberry was in ice cream form…and I was simply floored. It was SO good, I really had never tasted anything quite like it. Olallieberry ice cream is sweet, tangy and creamy all at once. It really sorta plays with your taste buds a bit and you’re left wanting more and more. Since Olallieberries aren’t readily available everywhere, feel free to substitute any other berry in this recipe. But if you’re lucky enough to get your hands on the real deal, I highly recommend using fresh (or frozen) olallieberries. You’ll thank me later. Recipe below. xoxo!
Sun is Shining…
Even though it’s still technically spring, the summery weather in LA has me thinking about backyard barbeques, cute shorts and bright colors. My closet is overwhelmingly wintry at the moment so I’m really looking forward to adding more summery articles, namely that cute striped tank from Madewell and those BC Footwear wedges. xoxo!
Weekend Bits
Our friend’s wedding at Marvimon. Beet goat cheese salad and spinach prosciutto pizza at Caioti Pizza Cafe. Prepping olallieberries for ice cream (I’ll share the recipe later this week). Hope you enjoyed your weekend. xoxo!
