Cakes {and} Trees

As I sit here, *devouring* some of last night's fresh fig and strawberry crumble for breakfast, with some yogurt, I am also visiting my regulars, on the interweb.

I have been wanting a cake stand for some time now, and had not found the one yet. Well I've found it! This Gorgeous, rustic, tree limb cake stand, by Laurie Cinotto, over at lalalaurie, is so far up my alley, that I have no idea why I never thought of it myself!

It's a cake stand! An art display piece! A mini altar!

I'm already imagining it, with a home made paper lace doiley, a cake on top, and surrounded by crafted goodness, lil mini red and white mushrooms, a la here.

In any case, do jump over to Laurie's site, and check out the DIY instructions for yo' self. :-)

http://www.lalalaurie.com/2009/05/tree-pedestal-cakestand.html

Happy Monday, Lovelies!

xo
~Ayanna*


(photo (c) lalalaurie.com)

A.B.C...

One of my Favoritist urban experiential places in the whole wide world, has a Brand New updated website! Annnnd... You can finally shop with them online! Joie! :

http://www.abchome.com/systemPage/home/tabid/190/Default.aspx


(image (c) ABC Carpet and Home)

I'm Here!

Hello Lovelies! I was going to write that I can't believe it's been almost 3 weeks since I've written here- but, Alas, I completely can! :P

I hope all of your summer's have been going Awesomely, and that you are gracefully shifting into the Seasons' own gracefull shift.

xo
Ayanna*

safety

Safety means many different things, to many people. These photos are about small letter 's', safety, for me. I always need to be living near Movement. Flow. Some kind of moving body of water. And when living and working, back home in NYC last year, I took my energy moving Rivers where I could get them.

There is a calmness. serenity. and safety(small letter 's'), and healing that I would find from going to Grand Central Station during rush hour.

When I was stuck. Or couldn't see clearly. This was my "moving body of water" that I would often go to(as opposed to the Hudson, or East rivers. Though I went to them as well..).

I would sit somewhere, or stand in the midst of the hurried flow of NYC humanity. And like standing knee deep in a rushing river, or stream, I would let myself go into that rapture of rapidly flowing water.

And surely, surely, I would feel my cobwebs dislodge. My energy free up.

I regularly look for Nature's patterns, in places, also, where others are not looking.

And I find them.

I find them...

{ Much Better }

This

and this...


plus this...



equals {Bliss} *

Barns

{In} Sketch

Just a wee peek, into some of the Lovely Ones currently appearing in my sketch book....