Red Crystal

Oooh............I love. covet. desire. crave. want this blast of colour. A Ranunculus crystal dome paperweight from John Derian. His crystal paperweights, decoupage platters and trays are a collectors favorite. Something for Mother's Day (hint,hint) or those new Bose headphones (small and light) would be good too.

Look.........the Peacock chair from Haute House with a bow on the back. Well, actually it's a buckle, but close. What a great mix of patterns and that chair fabric is wonderful. This company likes adding rear details to their chairs. Makes sense doesn't it?

And...............put it with this Georgia Flower square rug in a brillant red. Quite an entry statement for a 3'x 3" size. See it in the Haute Red collection at Neiman Marcus here.
Gorgeous..........Nr. 22 Red Parrot Tulip oil painting from Dutch Touch Art. Their old world paintings are fabulous. They still send me product emails so I still have my eye on one, I'll show it to you in an upcoming post. View their gallery here.

Top photo from John Derian/2nd and 3rd photo from Neiman Marcus/Bottom photo from Dutch Touch Art

Naturally Coral

I could look at this vignette all day, the power of red. How perfect, or "imperfect" is it that the mirror is showing it's age?

The Natural Wonder gift ensemble on my website includes one of my favorite journals covered with vintage images of coral in it's many wondrous variations. Though coral has been popular in interiors and fashion for several years, it truly remains a classic element. I'm still seeing coral being used in necklaces and clothing on high-end fashion websites so it doesn't appear to be fading in it's discerning use, even after all it's commercial re-emergence the past few years. The tin of coral images includes 24 sheets of labels, over 100 stickers to use on stationery, scrapping, journaling, or giftwrapping as shown here. Truly remarkable and beautiful on any desk, the paperweight is a dandelion puff captured at it's peak of fragile beauty. This gift would appeal to any woman who has an appreciation for natural beauty and striking colour, she likely loves all things desk-related. The ensemble of gifts comes in a striking red portfolio box, perfect for storing files, photos. or clippings. $89.00 plus shipping at Oooh la la Cadeau.

Top Photo-designer Jennifer Jones Bond via Southern Accents/Middle and Bottom Photo by Dan Reaume for OoohlalaCadeau.com