I haven’t made any resolutions this year – I find that in the past I’ve spent waaaay too much time overthinking things rather than just DOING them – so while I have big plans for 2013, I’m not spending too much time on contemplation in place of action.
Action point in fact – I’ve decided to start this Friday Faves column as a way of sharing 10 beautiful things with you all each week. You know – those disparate lovely things you stumble across during the week, but that might not fit a post all of their own? That’s what you’ll find here each Friday. I might have theme weeks… then again, Â I might not. The only rule I’m giving myself is to show up and share 10 things across 10 categories each Friday: Adorn, Craft, Style, Food, Design, Art, Home, Photography, Printable, Inspire.
And hey – if you make something that fits into one of these categories, feel free to tweet me – @JessVanDen – using the hashtag #EDFridayFaves  – and link me up to your awesomeness!
Let’s dive in, shall we?
Adorn
LOVE the colours in this gorgeous ring. Alas, it’s not available any more, but we can still enjoy the beauty.
Craft
{image from inchmark}
Such a sweet idea I’ve seen around and about the place. We so often forget all the amazing little things that happen to us – while we tend to remember the bad stuff. If you’re nodding your head to that last statement, this might be a sweet and simple little idea to brighten up your life!
Style
{Zara}
How beautiful is this lacework? I would not go near that with a necklace – it’s too pretty to be obscured in any way. Might dress it up with some flashy new earrings, though! I’m actually releasing a new design (called the Elodie) which would go beautifully with this – keep your eyes on the mailing list for that.
Food
{Coconut-Lime Yoghurt Popsicles from Simply Scratch}
These look soooo delish! It’s the middle of summer here, and we’ve had some scorchers over the last few days. Popping one of these in my gob would be just the ticket to cool down.
Design
I’m in the planning stage of new business cards – so I love coming across gorgeous ideas like this one from Style & Pepper. Just stunning!
Art
{Breathe by Yoko Tanji}
Cat in glasses. Say no more.
Home
Such a simple, calming workspace I love the look of the plants taped to the wall, too. They’d be nice to change seasonally – this room very much says ‘winter’ to me.
Photography
Obviously a bit of a cat theme going on here this week. How sweet is this shot?
Printable
{Paper Diamonds from Mini Eco}
This is some pretty special paper-craft – stunning gemstone designs (and printables!) you can make yourself.
Inspire
{Shine On Print by Misha Blaise}
And, to finish on a diamond theme – shine on, people, shine on.
Have a Shiny weekend, and I’ll see you on Monday!
xx
I’ve given up resolutions too, they’re too much pressure, and, like you, I completely over-think that kind of thing.
I’m looking forward to more of your Friday Faves, I’m glad you’re being a bit different to most ‘Fave’ posts, I like the idea of having categories.
It can be terribly easy to just think about stuff rather than just getting it done, so I’m trying to subvert that tendency this year 🙂
And thanks – I thought categories would make it a bit more interesting, and easier for me to keep it organised and find things during the week! 🙂
I love the idea of this! I look forward to your Friday Favs. Yay!
And that Yoko Tanji print is gorg!
Isn’t is just? Thanks Neen! 🙂
It’s been super-hot here, so those popsicles look like just the thing 🙂
I’ve felt so sorry for the rest of Oz today – we’ve actually had a decent day here in Brissie (got by with no air con) but it’s been horrible down south by the sound of things.
Love this idea and the new look! Hopefully I’ll have something for your craft section… I realised I wrote over 100 tutorials last year when I made a summary post of them so I expect to do more this year.
Oh, and would love to win this month’s necklace – gorgeous!
Oh, fabulous Tonya, please do tweet me a few links to your fave tutes! 🙂 @JessVanDen
I love collections of favourites – always gives so many new and interesting links. I keep wanting to have this on my blog, but find too many favourites in a week!
I just wanted to let you know that the image of the remembered notes in a jar is from Inchmark – here’s the blog post. http://inchmark.squarespace.com/inchmark/2008/9/9/magical-thinking.html
Funny – I remember look at that years ago, but was also only looking at it tonight. (link from Pinterest, I think).
Brilliant, I’ve updated the source, thanks so much Ellie!
This is so much fun, and different from other styles out there. Great job. The website looks great too, a “cleaner” feel. You are so awesome!
Aww, thanks Melissa! 😀
Hi Jess, love the new look. Those business cards look lovely – tho getting each one die-cut can be $$, but very unique and memorable. Can’t wait to see your new Elodie range and what else you have instore for 2013.
Thanks so much, Grace! And yep, I think if I got biz cards that fancy, they’d be reserved for special occasions 😉