I recently went to the movies and saw Oz The Great and Powerful starring James Franco as the wizard. Loved the absolutely beautiful scenes when the characters fall asleep in the field of poppies. You know the story. The flowers give off this sleep inducing scent that can be fatal to anyone daring to cross the field. It lulls people into a coma-like state as they are admiring the flowers, because of course, they are beautiful. And the poppies are everywhere, as far as the eye can see.
Having moved to the land of the mountains I too feel that I am being lulled by the beauty of the place. Dare I say it — I am slowing being converted to all things cowboy. No. Wait. That is going a bit extreme, even for me. But what would be true is that these beautiful mountains, that I see everyday, definitely shape the psyche here.
And so I find myself being drawn to things that evoke the rustic beauty of the land. Blue Moutain Thyme is run by a self described “woman of the west”—Hannah Dewey. I stumbled upon her site recently, and like all good finds, have been drooling over this clutch below ever since. You can find her creations here. I am going to start sharing some hints now for Mother’s Day.
As you know, I love all things stationery, so it should be no surprise that I share this handmade leather bound journal made by Jesse Aston at Aston Handmade. Can’t imagine actually making a leather bound journal, but I sure do appreciate the artistry the produces such a fine result. I wonder if it would fit in the clutch above?
Clearly I’ve got a thing going on with leather right now. These boots are no exception. So, I have gotten a couple of comments about my cowboy boots as shown in my About page on the blog so I thought I would clear all the mystery up for you folks who are wondering. These boots by John Fluvog are the closest I will get to a full on pair of cowboy boots. I have to say I LOVE them! And they don’t look half bad on my desk either.
If I am ever fortunate enough to own the clutch and the beautiful journal, I will be sure to post a picture with both while wearing my boots!
Off I go, clicking my heels, saying “There is no place like home, there is no place like home, there is no place like home.” (L.Frank.Baum)
P.S. Please know that I am not being endorsed or receiving any compensation for writing this post. I simply love this stuff and thought you might too. Hope you enjoy.
Hi Barb,
Just got back from holidays up north to a certain cave – FANTASTIC!!!! Catching up on your blogs & saw/read the one re the cute thin pens. I’m probably too late to win one but thought there’s no harm in trying. By the way, your kids are very ‘hip’ to say the green is best!
Hi there Mary B! At some caves were we?! Sounds fun. All you have to do is go on your Facebook and visit http://www.facebook.com/ritewhileucan and click the “like” button for the page and you too can win a cool pen. I do have lime green left so coming your way!
Want. Those. Boots.
Ha! You and I should start a collection “Blogger Boots” 🙂
off topic – I LOVE my eco journal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thank you SO much!!!! you are amazing!
Hey there! Thrilled that you love it. And happy it reached you. Feel free to leave an off topic comment any time!!
I love your links and I especially drool over the leather bound journal.. so inspirational! I bind my own books and now I have to dive into my stash to see if there’s a piece of leather somewhere in one of my boxes… have a bright and happy weekend!
Hello Marit,
There is so much great stuff out there, but those journals are just amazing aren’t they! So cool that you bind your own books. Would love to see a picture some time. Enjoy your inspired weekend!
Oh my gosh…the clutch!!!! Be still my heart. Love her bracelet as well. 🙂 Thank you for sharing the links, just saw there was a Mother’s Day discount for the clutch as well…(because I am a total enabler, though I had to click away from the site fast due to the temptation!).
We were planning on seeing that movie but didn’t get there, it looked fabulous.
Hi Natasha, Thanks for the tip on Mother’s Day discount! May have to pass this along to my kiddies. So glad you came for a visit. Do hope to see you again. Did you clicked fast enough…hard to resist… 🙂
Hi Barb…I found you over at Tammy’s….I like your fashion sense….thanks for all the cool links 🙂
Hi Mary, tickled pink that you came for a visit! I will be sure to return the visit. Hope to see you in blogger land!