Monday Music: Sufjan Stevens

Sufjan has the bestest Christmas albums maybe ever. And I love this (nonofficial) totally supercoolpretty diorama video:

Sunday Silly: A Pup Named Chewbacca

How cute is this little guy?

Singsongy Saturday: Angus & Julia Stone

More AJ Goodness:

Just A Boy

Big Jet Plane

Adorable, Affordable Girly Girl Gift Ideas

Click the links for more info on the cupcake manicure set, monogramed initals teacup, ducks in a row bracelet, disappearing wives mug, ladies in waiting plates, raccoon hat, bicycle bell, owlie key covers, dottsy umbrella, forget-me-knot ring, yellow rose clutch, gloves, book, and thermos.

I'll take one of each, please...

Thanksthanksthanksthanksthanks

Hope your Thanksgiving is filled with all things good.

Subversive Cross Stitch, Kitschy Kitchen Cuteness, The Dramatic Eagle

These Are THREE THINGS I LOVE RIGHT NOW:

1. Subversive Cross Stitch: Julie Jackson modernizes traditional cross stitch with cheeky, non-grannyesque, framed declarations like this one:

2. Flower Dish Scrubby Brush: Prettify your counter with this Bloom For Improvement Kitchen Brush. So cute!

3. The Dramatic Eagle: Remember the dramatic prairie dog? Same thing, different species. It's dorky. But I LOVE IT!

Style Muse: Grace Kelly

Aren't these less-glammy Grace photos soso pretty?

Read my full post over at haveyoumetheather, where I'm guesting (and where it's retro week!)

Monday Music: Fleet Foxes White Winter Hymnal

Love Fleet Foxes. And I know it's not winter yet, but winter's almost here, people!

Sunday Funny: Touche

*Image via flickr.

Style Muse: Princess Grace

The absolute princess of all style muse princesses might be (actual princess) Grace Kelly. Behold the loveliness:

She was the ultimate retro girly girl: pearls, lace, polka dots, floral prints, bows, gloves, twirly full skirts,... TIARAS...

*Photos via fanpop

Singsongy Saturday: Iron and Wine

Harry Potter Style Quizlet: Which Fashion House Are You?

Which one were you drawn to most instantly? I'm Gryffindor. All zee way. I'd wear that dress & locket in a millasecond...

And in non-clothes related Harry news, have you read about the Mythologies Behind the Books?

*Photo via tumblr.

Anthropologie Archeology, Morse Code Necklaces, Kidlet Cowboy Invitations

These are THREE THINGS I LOVE RIGHT NOW:

1. Anthropologie Archeology: Did you know that Anthropologie Customer Service will help you track down your most coveted items? Even those nolongeravailableonline, past-season pretties. My gloriously kooky Marine Mural dress was hiding in a shop in North Carolina. And yes, that is an underwater scene with a giant red octopus along the bottom hem. Artsy? Yes. Fartsty? No.

2. Morse Code Necklaces: Don't you just love how pretty and delicate these necklaces are? The dot-dot-dashes spell out popular words or sayings like "I love you," or you can even get a personalized one with your name. Supersweet gift idea.

3. Vintagey Kidlet Party Cowboys: How cute are these happy invitations? And right now, they're on sale.

Fall Leaves Preschooler Movement Songs

The Leaves Are Falling Down
Sung to: "The Farmer in the Dell"
The leaves are falling down,
The leaves are falling down (wiggle fingers like falling leaves)

Red, yellow, green, and brown... (count off the colors on your fingers)
The leaves are falling down (drop your body to the floor.)

The Leaves In The Fall
Sung to: "The Wheels on the Bus"
The leaves on the trees turn orange and red,
orange and red, orange and red,
The leaves on the trees turn orange and red,
All around the town.

The leaves on the trees go swish, swish, swish,

swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish,
The leaves on the trees go swish, swish, swish,
All around the town

(sway arms like branches in the wind.)

The leaves on the trees are falling down

falling down, falling down.
The leaves on the trees are falling down,
All Around the town

(wiggle hands like falling leaves, then drop to the ground.)

The leaves on the ground go crunch, crunch, crunch,
crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch.
The leaves on the ground go crunch, crunch, crunch,
All around the town

(stomp in place.)

We'll rake them in a pile and jump right in!

Jump right in, Jump right in!
We'll rake them in a pile and jump right in!
All around the town

(make a gathering motion, then jump.)

Simple Spoken Fall Leaves Handplay:
Red and yellow, green and brown
(count off colors on fingers)

Leaves are falling to the ground
(simulate falling leaves with fingers)

We pile them up OH SO HIGH
(pretend to pile leaves with hands)

When we JUMP in...
(jump)

The leaves will fly!

(swoosh out with arms.)

Other Fun Fallsy Kidlet Things:

* Favorite Fall-Themed Preschooler Books

* Fall-Themed Snacks

* Leaf Man Making

* Easypeasy Pumpkin Pudding

Style Muse: Vivien Leigh

Ever notice how Viven Leigh always has this strangely romantic, dreamy, "faraway" look in her eyes; very lovely, yet somehow sort of sweetly, quietly sad, too?... According to her son, it turns out she had bipolar disorder, and even underwent shock therapy...

* Pretty photos via tumblr*

Butterfly Whisperer Ring Giveaway

"Just living is not enough," said the butterfly, "one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower." ~Hans Christian Anderson

To enter to win the adjustable, fairy-friendly, girly-girl monarch butterfly whisperer ring shown above, just leave a comment saying you'd like to, um... enter to win (simple as that!) Contest closes on 11/29/10. The winner will be chosen by random the following morning.

CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED.

*Fashion photos: Vogue (US, Italia, Teen)*

Monday Music: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Live

Kids, Jack, and a dog:

Sunday Silly: "How Are We Gonna Get The Yeti Through Security?"

If you love your Yeti, set him free...

Singsongy Saturday: I Like The Like

Goofytastic: Gwyneth Paltrow on Glee

Did you hear that Gwyneth Paltrow is going to be on Glee next week? She's been singing a lot lately. I love it when a person who's mostly known for doing one type of thing (like, er, winning an Oscar for acting) does something else (like, say, singing a Cee Lo song on a cheesy TV show.) This clip is totally silly, goofy fun. Goofytastic funfunfun... Read more about it here, then "let's go get some tacos!"

Wanna Dance?

This song's just... catchy and strange and... awesome!

Style Muse: Shirley MacLaine

*Photos via Google Images*

Don't you just love how Shirley MacLaine always looks like she's about to burst into giggles?