Posts Categorized: home

1

curated for : Vuela Boutique

Unruly Things - curated for Vuela Boutique

I’m loving this curated series – how about you?  they’re like mini gift guides and peeks into various boutiques.  today I curated a collection of favorites from Vuela Boutique, an online shop filled with beautiful design and well-crafted accessories.  my little wishlist is so summery, isn’t it?

for more from Vuela Boutique, stop by their blog and check out the latest arrivals.

one : ceramic hanging vase / two : natural watch / three : indigo scarf / four : brass bar ring / five : mix scarf / six : blue keeper case / seven : ceramic bead necklace / eight : silver faceted earrings / nine : enameled locket necklace / ten : charcoal linen tote

1

52 weeks of Wolf : 19.52 + the view from 36 inches

52 weeks of Wolf : 19.52 / photo by Alyson Brown, Unruly Things

I’m excited to share with you two videos of Wolf today along with our usual weekly photo.  this past month, I partnered with Seventh Generation for their Campaign for a Toxin-Free Generation.  the campaign is designed to celebrate how liberating life can be without toxins, not only for us as parents but especially for those little guys.  you know, the ones that are 36 inches tall.

Seventh Generation offers truly effective home, body and baby care products that are free of parabens, 1,4-dioxane, or other concerning ingredients.  and if you’re a parent of a toddler, you know good and well that life can get pretty messy and involve lots of clean up.  it’s comforting to know that the products I’m using to clean our home {or Wolf for that matter} are safe and toxin-free.

Seventh Generation invited me to participate in their campaign and sent us a GoPro camera to get a glimpse of life from Wolf’s view at 36 inches.  we got outside.  we rode bikes rather than driving.  we let him get dirty.  and we lived toxin-free.  I hope you enjoy!

would you like to participate too?  post a video or photo of your kids being kids and Seventh Generation will donate $1 in your name to Women’s Voices for the Earth (WVE)*.  WVE strives to create a world in which everyone lives in a healthy environment, free from chemicals of concern. *up to $15,000

0

curated for pretty mommy

unruly things for pretty mommy

Michelle, of the beautiful shop Pretty Mommy, asked me to curate a collection of my favorite items from her shop.  above are my picks and you can shop them all here.  bonus – save 15% off plus free shipping at Pretty Mommy with the code UNRULYTHINGS.  offer excludes Clare Vivier and Castor & Pollux.

one : heidi merrick la paz top / two : clare vivier messenger bag / three : reinhard plank donna straw hat / four : dream collective snake stud earrings / five : ilana kohn abby dress / six : bltn bangles / seven : native line native talisman bracelet / eight : julie cohn cleopatra ring / nine : moraccan clutch / ten : boucherouite wool azilal rug / eleven : beatrice valenzuela tejidos booties

4

natural home guide from vine

Vine Natural Home Guide

have you heard of Vine?  it’s the online store for natural and organic products for your whole life.  you can find pretty much anything: household products, toys, clothing, makeup and even pet supplies!  and bonus – it’s all earth friendly.

how beautiful is their new Natural Home Guide, photographed by Laura Dart?  I want to live in each page.  see the entire home guide here.

Vine Natural Home Guide Vine Natural Home Guide

{images courtesy of Vine, photography by Laura Dart}

3

guest post : pretty indoor plant inspiration

unruly 1

while my family and I are enjoying fun in the sun in the Philippines, I’ve asked a few of my favorite ladies to contribute a little guest post for Unruly Things.  here’s some beautiful inspiration from Kim of Ethanollie and Maven Collective

Having lived in the Pacific Northwest for less than two years, I have not grown accustomed to the forever winters that seem to stretch until summer, somehow rendering all signs of spring invisible.  In my former home in the Northeast we had long, cold winters.  But Spring, though short lived, was grand…my favorite time of year.  I don’t yet have a yard to call my own, but I dream of the day that I do, and of filling it with all the spring bulbs, ephemerals and early perennials it can bear.

maven3

Until then, I fill my windowsills with green…cactus, dracena, succulents and ferns.  I am going to try my hand at a small indoor bog garden this year, and maybe a small fruit tree once the weather turns.  Until then…here are some pretty plant photos that leave me weak in the knees…spare, a little sun starved, but all the better for it.  I’m wishing an early spring on everyone…wherever you are!

maven2

{photos 1-3 : mieke verbijlen / 4 : silvia song / 5 : utsuwa-ku}

6

guest post : minty inspiration

minty 1

while my family and I are enjoying fun in the sun in the Philippines, I’ve asked a few of my favorite ladies to contribute a little guest post for Unruly Things. here’s some beautiful minty inspiration from Traci of bliss.

hello, hello, it’s me, mrs. french!  for those of you who don’t know me, i have a little blog called bliss.  i am such a fan of alyson’s, so when she asked me to guest post…of course, i said yes.

wednesdays on bliss, jennifer and lindsay post the most adorable items meant for, or centered around wee ones.  a few weeks ago jennifer did a feature on mint and since then, i see it everywhere.  i have actually, become a bit obsessed.  please allow me to indulge this obsession:

minty 2 minty 3

1. ceramic vase 2. resin bangle 3. boxy bag 4.tank 5. prong set ring 6. coasters 7. bobbi 8. jeans 9. clock 10. brogues 11. bicycle 12. necklace

i told you i had gotten out of control!  on the up side, i feel like i can move on from here…
xo mrs. french

thank you so much Traci!!