unruly things

I promised I’d show you my tiny shells. I told you before that I love tiny things. but my love for tiny shells goes way back. when I was a little girl, my grandmother had a shell collection of the tiniest shells that she could find. she would spend her time searching one section of the beach at a time, hunting for the most perfect shells to put into her collection. and let me tell you friends, she has got some amazing ones including tiny, tiny crabs, itty bitty welks, and the smallest shark eye I’ve ever seen. so whenever I went to the beach as a little girl, I would make it a point to bring back something for my grandmother to include in her little box of shells. and the tradition has continued, except now, I’m working on my own tiny collection. and these are what I brought back from my trip.

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what about you, readers? what is it that you like to collect? is there any family tradition like this that you’ve carried over into your own home? I’d love to know.

I’m with Joanna. I’d happily dress in Chloe every day if I could.
{via a cup of jo, from chloe}

here’s to new beginnings.
{photo from chadyj}

I really love all of the neutral and metallic tones over at J. Crew right now. such a nice transition of winter and spring collections.
{from j. crew}

from Portland based company, Pigeon Toe Ceramics.
{from pigeon toe ceramics}

it was quite a nice surprise to click through my Google reader this morning and see this little write up about Seventy & Sunny on one of Portland’s coolest fashion and design blogs, Ultra. Ultra reports the best information when it comes to the who, what, where of fashion in Portland. thank you for the kind words, and yes! get out and get some sunshine, Portlanders! I’ll be joining you as soon as I can come up with a reason to leave my desk.

there’s nothing like a pretty pair of shoes to brighten up Monday morning.
{via mrs. french, from argila}

because of you, polaroid looks like it’s been saved.
{via the independent, photo from harpy}