It’s called a moodboard because you make them when you’re bored!! I needed some zone-out zen time before tackling the weekend chores and this was a nice exercise. It’s also super helpful because I kept asking for suggestions and getting good ones, so at the end we were both 100% on the same page about visuals. We generally have matching style, but it’s good to get confirmation!
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1. Vintage cake plates 2. Nest bowl 3. Art Deco pocketwatch 4. Meringue Mushrooms 5. Picnic Weekender 6. Wooden Mushroom Candleholders 7. Tracey Neuls Shoes 8. D.L. & Co. Ex Libris Candle 9. Becky Kelso Ring 10. Golden Twig Serving Set 11. La Suissa Chocolate Mushrooms 12. Sun Jar 13. Bella Parasol
Some things I don’t know sources for. If anyone knows sources, or what that french pottery is called where the clay is dark and it’s glazed white where you can see dark showing through, (it’s Astier de Villatte – now I just need a trip to Paris) please comment! & why don’t people make moodboard gift registries? It would be a lot more fun.
Since macarons are the “new cupcake” – hysterical, though they are superior; can I call mushroom meringues the new macaron?
More inspiration on Tumblr, here!
Angeliska
5 months ago
I want it all. Every single thing. Tortures!
verhext
5 months ago
I really do want the umbrella, especially. Sigh. Money is such a pain in the tuchus.
april
5 months ago
oh, i just love your wedding mood boards! your colour palate is beautiful and i love all the olde timey foresty elements! that nest bowl and twig serving set look like they’re either from a company called roost or abbot of england. they both do twig sets… and i’m pretty sure they both do nests too. i hope that helps!
verhext
5 months ago
Thanks! We can definitely make lots of nesty bowls ourselves, my brother has a grape arbor for wine-making I can pillage, and my mum loves doing that sort of thing…budget budget budget! I’m trying not to look at wedding sites because they all seem to feature $100K weddings and it makes me CRAZYYYYY.
ama
4 months ago
ahhh! I’m reading through your archives, and I usually don’t like to comment, but… I HAVE AN UMBRELLA EXACTLY LIKE THAT IN SHAPE!! although much prettier in terms of color and pattern.
it is literally the favorite thing I own. my grandmother gave it to me a very long time ago. apparently she bought it in thailand for a pittance (she lives in SE asia). now, a ticket to thailand would be really expensive, but I’m thinking that maybe small asian shops might sell this kind of thing. I’m talking about the disorganized, dimly-lit grocery/knickknack stores that cater to asian immigrants and sell mostly kitchen contraptions and traditional medicines, as opposed to the tarted up gift shops that sell exotic stereotypes and Japanese candy. I don’t know if you have many where you live, but if you do, you might want to check one out and see if you can’t rustle up your own infinitely cheaper parasol.
lots of love.
verhext
4 months ago
thanks! we do have some of those shops, because i’m in the bay area. i will check for sure!
(why don’t you like to comment?)
ama
4 months ago
oh excellent! umm… I used to live in the 415 and I’ve definitely seen umbrellas shaped like this sold inexpensively there, but I honestly can’t remember where. I’m sure you know where all the most likely places are though, and probably better than I do as I haven’t gone back lately!
I usually don’t comment because I get quite chatty and go on all sorts of tangents and by the time I’m done, it’s five hours later and I’ve written you a long personal essay that has little to nothing to do with the original post. the other day I caught myself including footnotes in the tradition of David Foster Wallace. so you know… I love reading blogs, and I love reading your blog, but I try to hold off on the logorrhoea – at least on weekdays, anyway.