Balloons

Have you seen this real life attempt at lifting a house with balloons like the movie "Up"

I guess National Geographic did this for a new show called "How Hard Can It Be?" -- its cool to see that it's actually possible, but what made me happy is that they used a rainbow of balloons just like in the movie.

It's a reminder of how pretty a colorful bunch of balloons can be...

To dress up a house:

For a really festive party:

Or, just for an awesome picnic:

People were angry over a balloon stunt in San Francisco last week. Some game company let go thousands of red balloons to promote a video game.  While it probably wasn't the best stunt for the environment,  I saw it out my office window and it was beatiful!  I couldn't get a good picture from my office but here is what it looked like:

(Not my photos - click on photos for sources)

Update on Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 6:08PM by Meagan @ Style-Edition

Another awesome balloon photo via the Matchbook Magazine Tumblr

Green Chips

In the past couple of months I have discovered an awesome snack that is too good not to share.  It started with Brussels Sprout chips.  My parents had some at an SF restaurant, Marlowe, and liked them so much that my dad came home the next day and figured out how to make them.  

They look something like this:

They are DELICIOUS and extremely easy to make.  Not only that, but you can make basically the same thing with other dark green leafy veggies like spinach, kale and chard.  

There are a bunch of recipes out there. But, it is stupid simple:

1-  Peal off the leaves of the brussels sprouts, getting rid of the core (obviously you don't need this step for spinach or kale)

2- Sprinkle with a bit of oil, sea salt and pepper (+any other spices)

3- Spread out on a cookie sheet and bake at 400 for 10ish minutes (until they're a bit brown on the edges and look crunchy)

I love to sprinkle them with crushed red pepper for a little spice and I've also added garlic powder or a little bit of lemon.

Seriously, try them!

Martha has a recipe for the kale version here.

I <3 You.

Wishing everyone a wonderful Valentines day!

A valentine I made for my sweetheart.  After sharing with him, I figured I should spread the love.

Hope you had a perfect February 14th!

For old times sake:

Baby Animals

I can't remember where I first saw Sharon Montrose's photos but I keep coming back to them.   She has an amazing way of capturing the personality of an animal.   I really love her photos  but I haven't pulled the trigger because I'm not sure if it makes sense for me to hang a picture of a cute little baby animal on the wall of my "adult" apartment.  I think a huge print (she sells them as big as  40" x 52") would make a great statement piece on a wall (and sort of take a way from the cutesy-ness).  Unfortunately, that's a bit out of my price range right now.   So, I'm trying to figure out: Would a small grouping  of these prints hung up in a corner of my kitchen or bathroom look too kid-ish?  I think it might make me happy looking at them every day.

Here are some of my favorites (Click on them to get to the print shop)

I've loved flamingos since I was a kid.  (I think because they're pink?)

They kind of make you smile, right?

It turns out cute eCards do exist

I'm not a proponent of using eCards or email, especially not using them in place of real paper cards because there is really nothing better than getting a beautiful note in the mail. However,  I do think eCards are better than no card at all! 

That being said… trying to find a non-tacky card online is a bit tricky. There are a bunch of sites that try to charge for them, but who is going to pay for that?  (Not me!)

Well, here comes Kate Spade to the rescue.   With Valentines day coming up, their lovely website gathered a bunch of super cute illustrations and animations from fun artists (here) and set them up for easy (and free) email delivery.  It was hard to pick my favorites but here are a few:

This one is an awesome stop motion animation. I can't figure out how to pull in the gif so see it here.

If I buy a store bought card, it usually involves a good pun that will make the BF smile.  That in combo with a vintage postcard of hugging donkeys! Love it.

Boombox:

Just cute.