Currently Coveting: Comfy Bags

Swooning over the comfortable loveliness of this Belgian Etsy seller's gorgeous bags.

Currently Coveting: Laura Amiss' Art

A little Friday afternoon eye candy for you. I'm completely in love with Laura Amiss' art. Is it any wonder--with the teapots, tea cups and the city scapes? So sweet & lovely.

Images all from Laura's Etsy Shop.

Currently Coveting: Pigeon Toe Ceramics

It's official: I'm in love. I recently stumbled across Pigeon Toe's Spring/Summer 2011 collection and I'm completely smitten.

The clean lines...the pops of color...those geometric drawer pulls!?

I absolutely love the sweet detail on lid of that sugar jar.

Oh my. Where's my wallet!?

Currently Coveting: Little Things

This morning I came across Little Things, a blog which catalogs those little things in life that bring a smile to your face.

It's the beauty in every day and the tiny things that make you laugh and smile that truly make life enjoyable, don't you think?

Right now, the little things I love are: eating Magnum Ice Cream for the first time since I was in Morocco...reaching 300 hearts in my Etsy Shop...seeing the Rocky Mountains every morning, noon and night...having lunches with friends whom I haven't seen in a long time...discovering new parts of my home city...and celebrating little victories.

What little things are you loving lately?

(Hat tip: You Are My Fave)

currently coveting: matcha green tea

My personal obsession with tea has been well documented, but it’s time to let you in on a little secret: while I love all teas equally, I have a penchant one kind in particular, and I love this one above all others.

I’m absolutely obsessed with Matcha, a form of green tea which is ground into an incredibly vibrant green powder. Aside from being packed with antioxidants, Matcha (or green tea powder) packs a punch of other health benefits. But let’s be honest, this is not at all about health—I’m absolutely obsessed with the flavor of Matcha. It’s earthy and slightly floral and completely unique. In the past six months or so, green tea flavored everything has been popping up everywhere, much to my delight!


You’ll often find me sipping on a Green Tea Latte from Starbucks, and sometimes I get really strange looks from fellow friends when I plop down into a comfy chair with a cuppa full of green. But since discovering Green Tea Lattes, I have eschewed almost all other coffee shop drinks. I’m a woman possessed.


Much to my delight, green tea is quickly becoming the flavor du jour at many bakeries, with places like Isobel’s Cupcakes here in Ottawa offering up green tea cupcakes and Asian grocery stores carrying Matcha-infused chocolates (above). It’s seriously like heaven for me!

So local chefs, bakers and confectioners, take note: green tea is the next big thing, folks. And if you add something to your menu with it, you can be sure that I’ll be there to snatch up every last bit of it!