{quotable thursdays}

The sun is shining, but we've had very chilly weather & even snow this week. I'm hoping spring is on its way & to encourage it here's a spring quote:

{via love of fair}

{some Ruche spring inspiration}

{love these polka-dot trousers, via brunch at saks}

{& a little spring time for the bedroom}

{some bird chirping plates}

{some tweet tweet for your wall via decor8}

{spring-time drinks pleeeeeeeeeeease! via the glitter guide}

xo

L
ps: Happy Birthday to my dear niece, Valentina!

{hello march!}

{bird chirping}

I don't know about you, but I'm R.E.A.D.Y. for SPRING! Enough cold weather, enough snow, enough parkas, enough hats...bring on the pastels, the sun, & the daintiness.

{light pinks}

{show some leg}

{a little bit of skin}

{stripes & brights}

{great spring looks}

{I love polka dots for spring}

{warmer colours & some skin}

{some spring for the home, above & below, from d*s}

{but equip yourself with an umbrella for those spring showers!}

xo, 

L

{anthropologie inspirations}

I am loving these shots from anthropologie-a combination of great colours, in peeling paint and clothes alike. They're inspirations for the wardrobe & the house:

{take 1}

  

{iron bed & colourful prints from the city sage}



{take 2}

{a green sun brolly, from tinydeal}

{pretty dresses in pinks & polka-dots via Catwalk Queen}

{pretty pink telephone from geekalerts}



{take 3}

 Get the look with these lovely paint colours:

{via making it lovely}

 

{vintage make-up cases from GRSG on Etsy}

{spring inspirations}

I'm all about spring. Even though there is still snow on the ground and the temperatures are still below freezing, the fact is, I need inspirations to remind me that spring is truly around the corner.
These robin-egg shades of blue remind me that Easter is on its way and those true harbingers of spring--eggs & birdie tweets--are close at hand:


{from decor8 via tazzinablu}

 This decor also seems to me to speak 'spring'--light, peaceful colours, with shots of yellow for brightness:


{from kootutmurut}

 These touches of bulbs, flowers, & flowering plants from fraeulein-klein and featured on decor8 really do evoke spring:

and I love love love blossoms. Growing up on Vancouver Island, you can't have spring without cherry blossoms: 

These photos below by Julia Dávila were recently featured on decor8 as well. Julia's site is fantastic--you ought to check it out. How lovely are these images to remind you of the glories of spring...and what follows spring, but summer vacations & travels?:



{photos by Julia Dávila featured on Decor8}

 There's something springy about these Violet May prints:

{prints from Violet May, which you can purchase on Etsy}

These lovely book covers by Coralie Bickford recently featured on design*sponge also scream 'spring':



{How I wish I had chosen this title for my PhD dissertation. But Mr. Lamb, shouldn't you have chosen another tasty beast to roast, considering your name?}

 With spring, comes bike-riding. To inspire, some images of bikes & cute outfits to go with:


{from design*sponge}

{above & below photos from littleredhead}



{from simplesong}



{from fairytalewishes&dreams

For some great fashionable outfits on bikes (off the street), check out shining trends, below is one of my favourites:



{spring fashion}

The snow is thawing, bit by bit, and it's time to think of spring fashion.
Long dresses are popular again this year. The maxi dress is the dress that evokes vacation.



{from collegefashion}

  But maxi skirts are big too:



{from the fashionpartizan}

 It seems that bright, geometric colours are in this year:

{Emilio Pucci, left, and Oscar de la Renta, from nymag}

{gucci}

Vitamin C is in, in full force. Well I'm not big on orange or tangerine on myself, but I do love the colour & I like tangerine accents.


{photos from Vogue, compiled by mybigfatgreekmove}



{Oscar de la Renta}



{Tommy Hilfiger}



Inspired by these tangerine accents, what about these ideas for the home?

{gorgeous ideas from design*sponge}



{from coco + kelley}



{I love the tangerine accents featured on parisapartment}

Brighten up any outfit with a touch of colour with colourful tights, bright shoes, or a flashy handbag: 



{Amber Valetta featured in Vogue from fashionindie}



Too much colour? Nude is also in:

{Nina Ricci}



{from lonny}



Now sun, pleeeeeeeeeease keep on shining & warming up the earth, so I can begin to shed my layers and kick off my snow-treading boots for a cute pair of heels!