Cafe Melange at Julius Meinl, Southport Avenue

 

so this is what my mom ordered at Juliu Meinl - it was to die for! layers of milk, espresso, and foam - mmmm. 

Anthropologie windows at Southport Avenue!

naturally, I had to scope out the competition...I loved how they used picture frames, color, pattern, and scale in their massive window(s)!!

the DELICIOUS pecan-encrusted trout my mom made a few days ago!!

favorite color combo EVER + new items

 citron + royal blue = MY FAVORITE COMBO EVER 

(this is at J. Crew right now...especially wearable if the sickly-yellow/green hue of citron doesn't flatter your complexion, since it is relegated to the shorts!)

so on my breaks I try on clothes ... these are three new additions to my closet that I absolutely LOVE!

(all Anthropologie, sale ofcourse)

my workplace - the anthropologie art room!

 

hot glue bubbles

 the endless stacks of cardboard

 my best friend

 spools...

 

...and the power tools!

LOTS of beautiful and inspirational photos

 if only all tunnels were like this ...

 a sarcastic plate?

 

very similar to a black and white polka-dot romper I picked up at Goodwill a few days ago! 

 so 70s

 probably my favorite color combination 

 love the unique color blocking

 such a great 40s silhouette! 

the glamourai is so inspirational

AMAZING street art

found the most incredible street art on streetartutopia.com

anthropologie window #1 - my first collaboration as a visual display intern!

theme = patterns

materials = cardboard, hot glue, and spray paint

SUCH AN AMAZING FIRST WEEK!!!

my PAINT PALETTE (and scraping it clean...)

oil painting was definitely an adventure last semester! so sad to scrape my palette...but at least I have visual evidence of the crazy colors I mixed. 

I AM OBSESSED WITH THIS SHIRT

 

As everybody knows, I LOVE everything and anything sparkly or sequined (I've acquired several such pieces from resale / vintage shops...like a moth to a light). This shirt, worn by the creator of the blog This Time Tomorrow , is spot on and just fantastic. 

p.s. I forgot to mention that my last post was the 100th post of eclectic eclaire!

such a strangely COOL approach to drawing the female figure

'a woman from the inside out'

my friend Emma introduced me to this incredibly documented drawing...what if this was how we were taught to draw everything?

style and fantastic photos from 'the glamourai'

 

FAVORITE!

LOTS OF COLOR!!