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Last week's round up

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Hi all. Hope you've had/are having a good weekend. It's been stormy and wet here in Auckland. It was lovely therefore to see Small Acorns' cheery picture of daffodils to remind us down under that Spring is on the way. I also really like how Amanda has displayed the blooms in a tray of old milk bottles.

Meanwhile, Erin at Elements of Style received this gorgeous Hermes bangle as a surprise birthday gift from her hubby last Friday. This baby has been on my wishlist for a while so I am very impressed ... and a tad envious! Check out her post here where she tells us how he hid the little orange box behind a pretend gift of a sweater.

Hermes Bangle via Elements of Style

Moving on now to something more frivolous, yes it's the needlepoint cushion from Jonathan Adler that hass been featured on many blogs recently including So Haute earlier this week. I believe these words of wisdom come from Kate Moss and I hate to say i tend to agree with her...

...which is why this delicious sounding salad recipe from A Cup of Mai is just the ticket!! I'm looking forward to trying it next summer.

Watermelon Mixed Greens Salad

Ingredients

3 cups mixed greens

2 cups seedless watermelon, 3/4 inch-diced and chilled

3 tablespoons olive oil

1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice ( 2 lemons)

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese

Wash mix greens and spin dry. Place the mix greens and watermelon in a large bowl. In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Pour enough dressing on the mix greens to moisten. Toss well and place on salad plates. Sprinkle feta cheese on the mix greens and watermelon. Sprinkle with salt and serve.

Have a great week!

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Last week's round up (a day late but better than never!)

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via Deliciously Organized

First off, isn't this a great picture? It comes from Deliciously Organized who last week shared with us her recipes (is that the right word?) for homemade body scrubs. Here they are:

SALT SCRUB:

1/2 cup of organic sea salt
1/3 cup of organic raw sugar or 1/3 cup of organic cane sugar {tip: cane sugar is softer than the raw}

1/2 cup of room temperature coconut oil {best when it has a liquid consistency}

30 drops of essential oil

SUGAR SCRUB:

1/2 cup of organic raw sugar or 1/2 cup of organic cane sugar {tip: cane sugar is softer than the raw}
1/3 cup of organic sea salt

1/2 cup of coconut oil {best when it has a liquid consistency}

30 drops of essential oil

Add ingredients in order listed above, topping it off with coconut oil {add more coconut oil if you like it less dry}. Then, add essential oil and stir with a butter knife.

I definitely intend on trying at least one of these out. I'll let you know how it goes.

Next up is Decor is like Butter's post where she showed us how the latest Oscar de La Renta catwalk looks have inspired her ideas for the interior of her new pad (best of luck with the move Anastacia !). I think this is really creative - great post! see the rest of the photos here.

And finally from my picks of last week's posts comes So Haute's feature on Amber Lewis' LA home. I was particularly inspired by her blown up sky photos as shown in below. Apparently, Amber snapped the photos from the car while on a drive with her hubby and then put the enlarged prints in Ikea frames. To see the rest of Amber's home tour (well worth the visit) click here.

Via So Haute

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These things I've seen... (Introducing my new "Last Week's Round Up" weekly post)

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How was your weekend? Mine was, I must admit, a little lazy... though I did plant some strawberry plants, make beetroot risotto with fresh beetroot from the garden and go to see "Beginners" at the NZ Film Festival so not a complete write off!

Anyway, I've had it on my mind to start a new weekly post. Each weekend, I thought I'd share my pick of the best posts for the previous week from blogs I follow. Here's my first go at this.

First up is decorislikebutter's post featuring Mario Testino's very glamorous shots of SJP and family at home. Here are my favourites:

I just love the retro vibe of these photos and that spotty evening gown is amazing.

Chantal at Beau Lifestyle shared with us this cute idea of framing wedding cake butterfly decorations as art (this idea originally came from a blog called kiki's list). This is one I might just have to try myself.

Centsational Girl featured yet another inspirational furniture revamp project. This time it was a little faux bamboo chest of drawers that she repainted in a peacock blue colour. Isn't it great?

I love how she provides step by step instructions and makes recommendations on the best materials and products to use.

Finally, luxeandlillies did a couple of posts this week featuring pictures from the latest Lonny including this mock croc papered bathroom which had also caught my eye.