Here are just a few of my favorite places to shop and a few of my favorite things . . .

Raphael Designs

Creative Blok

Dauphine Press

I love these totes! Carrie Raphael is a very talented interior designer and artist. Her interior designs are stunning, and her custom designed, vintage inspired pieces are all so beautiful and personal.

I have one of these totes and I take it with me just about everywhere I go -- just ask my boyfriend! If I had my way, I'd have a different tote for every day of the week!

Check out her designs at www.raphaeldesigns.com

Here's where the computer geek in me comes out! Irina Blok makes this quirky, fun jewelry from Shrinky Dinks! Remember doing that when you were a kid?

This line of jewelry definitely puts a smile on your face and brings back memories.

Check out her designs at www.creativeblok.com/iloveblocks.html

Dauphine Press is a letterpress studio based in Northern California. I often go to their site for inspiration and admire their exquisite designs and the dying art of letterpress printing.

Check out their designs at www.dauphinepress.com/index.html