I made it home late last night from my travels, feeling a bit worse for wear. I had broken one of my cardinal rules of air travel–never ever eat meat on a flight. My apologies to any of my vegetarian friends that I may have unintentionally scarred. I would have chosen a vegetarian option if there was one, but the only option was carbohydrate laden crackers and suspect cheese spreads and I was at my low blood sugar limit and needed to eat something a little more filling. I opted for a chicken Caeser wrap, which even on terra firma would be an iffy choice, but I don’t eat roast beef which was the only other offering in the ‘meal’ category.  I knew immediately after I had devoured it that it was a bad idea and that I would be ruing the day the stewardess put it in my greedy paws. I did and I do. Sigh.

Since last night was so restless and I felt as if I had accidentally poisoned myself, I knew that my curator pick today needed to be soothing to assist in getting me through the regret of what I had done. I chose Carolina for her rustic, Nordic style.  Carolina is in Barcelona and I wish I knew more about her, is she a Swedish native on holiday in Spain? Or is she a Spaniard with a taste for the Scandinavian? Either way it works. She’s a prolific pinner and has a wonderful food grouping on multiple boards, too many good things to choose from but her pins of coffee drinks, everything from espresso to affogato is really just sublime. Did I mention what incredible coffee I had on my travels?  From Los Angeles to Seattle I had some of the best coffee I ever had the pleasure of partaking in and as soon as I feel better from my plane repast I shall indulge once again.

P.S. If you want to be considered for a future Pinterest curator feature email me or leave your link in the comments!

P.P.S. Have you switched over to the new Pinterest re-design?  I love the suggestions feature!

I was almost hesitant to do a mention on today’s Pinterest curator Tina Fussell as I know we all have multiple responsibilities-jobs, relationships, maybe children or at the very least pets and if you dare visit Tina’s nearly 80 boards you are guaranteed to neglect one or all of those things. You may not eat, or sleep either as she has packed her boards with carefully organized and well-labeled sections. It seems Tina and I share the same predilection for claw footed tubs in modern settings (see her bathrooms that inspire board), it’s all about the contrast, right?  Her Creative Spaces has me already day dreaming about my future studio space and I think that her Corners board is genius, corners? Really? You can dedicate a whole board to corners? 222 pins worth of corner goodness if you need proof.  And on a side note, I love the color of that door, a little blushy, a little plum-ish, a dash of nude with a pinch of gray, isn’t it divine? It’s my kind of color,  subtle, soft, works well against the neutrals and adds the perfect amount of interest, but doesn’t call out for attention. Yes, I can get behind that color indeed.  I shall leave you to go off and explore Tina’s boards, I may not hear from you for about a week or so since you will sitting there mesmerized in front of your Pinterest account, but I did forewarn you…

P.S. If you would like to be considered as a future curator send me an email or leave your Pinterest link below. I pinky promise that I will stop by and visit!

Viva Bailey is another wonderful reader that requested consideration for the Curator series, so I hopped over to Pinterest to see if it would be a good fit and from the looks above I do believe  it is! Her tastes are eclectic as it seems we all tend to be when presented with the ‘all you can see buffet’ of inspiration that is served up at Pinterest.  A good curator knows how to wade through the sea of goodness and present only the most tempting of morsels. I love her black + white board, although I wish there were more photo attributions, because I do love discovering a new to me photographer or two. I also love her very interestingly paired map + stars which has antique maps, constellation charts and a few modern ones thrown in for good measure. Viva updates her pins regularly so you are sure to be oohing and ahhing over her latest discovery as I have been this week!

P.S. If you are interested in being considered for a future Curator feature send me an email with a link to your boards or leave in the comments so we can all visit. I like curators that update often and have over 1,000 pins (the more the merrier). If you have a unique bent like Moira did with her canine curations that’s even better!

I can’t believe how many of you have emailed me to be considered for the Pinterest Curator series, the response has been as enthusiastic as the actual feature and I am so grateful! The best part is that the submitted boards have been extremely well curated, original and have amazing diversity!  I felt so lucky that I have so many creative readers (yes, I absolutely consider Pinterest curation a creative pursuit). Moira had emailed and when I saw her boards I knew I has to work on her feature. The one thing I loved most about the boards is she allowed her passion for Canines to be prevalent throughout her boards in a very interesting and sophisticated manner. I dare say, one of the best collections of dog imagery on the interwebs. Some of the boards that knocked my socks off were–Dogs:Musicians + Muses, Dogs: Artists + Muses, Dogs: Writers + Muses. You don’t need to be a dog (or animal) lover to appreciate these boards (but if you are get ready to swoon). It’s a fine collection of vintage images of dogs and their famous human best friends such as Picasso, Coco Chanel, Charles Dickens and the list goes on. It’s a nostalgic visual treat. Moira is a pretty prolific pinner so be prepared to lose yourself in some rustic, bohemian, vintage goodness. Be prepared to explore, I admittedly spent way too much time at Moira’s boards under the guise of ‘research’. And for those that prefer their dog chatter to come with a little cute on the side, Moira has a delightful blog post on arguably the world’s cutest dog (take that Boo), the indomitable Mr. Winkle.

On another note, I suppose I have gone to the dogs this week as I am reading A Small Furry Prayer and quite enjoying it.  It’s one part memoir, a hefty dose of both historical and scientific data plus the inevitable heart string tugging (you can’t discuss animal rescue without it). I bought it on impulse because the author is married to the writer of  a book I really loved called ‘The Tribes of Palos Verdes’, it was $1.99 and had a photo of a cute dog on the cover.  I am obviously very indiscriminate to what I am willing to read and why. Good thing this book has exceeded my expectations and it is far better than it’s $1.99 price would infer. For those that own a Kindle, check out the book deals, there’s always a lot of them and not all the books on the list are half bad, some are even very good, for under $3.99 you can’t go wrong, my husband is currently reading ‘The Unexpected Hero’ about Winston Churchill (one of my personal historical favorites) a $2.99 purchase that he has been quoted as saying, “Sucked me in from the first sentence.”

I felt like I wanted to showcase some soft + dreamy inspiration and knew exactly who would be able to satiate that desire–Pinterest Curator Meg Fish. Meg is a photographer (and one of my favorites).  I think Meg’s description of of herself is so accurate-Minimalist artistic visionary in love with details. Her boards have such an ethereal light going through them, you can tell that it’s a photographers curation. Meg doesn’t have a lot of pins currently but I am hoping with this post that it motivates her to curate more. My absolute favorite board of hers is the ‘Pale & Interesting‘, beautiful soft muted palettes, textures and light–sigh.

On another note, I have been receiving emails from you that have asked to be considered for future Pinterest curator posts, I LOVE that, thank you! I am so thrilled you are enjoying this feature and I am happy to take a peek at your boards.  I do request that you have over 1,000 pins (it’s easier to get there than you think) and that you pin on a regular basis to be considered. So feel free to email me or leave your link to your Pinterest in the comments below. Speaking of comments, if you have a site, blog, instagram, Tumblr or what have you make sure you fill out the space for that in the comments box. I won’t always be able to visit when it gets busier with the shop, etc. but I always try to visit at least a few new links from the comments each week.  I am always so grateful for your visit to my little spot on the web and would love to see what YOU are up to as well!