Brook Farm Vintage

Love these pretty vintage rings Brook Farm General Store is offering for Valentine's Day....
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Retail Love...

Have I told you lately that I love Liberty...the store I mean...and I suppose the sentiment too. In the three weeks I spent in London, I was there enough that the ladies in the home department actually got to know me.

For those of you who haven't been, Liberty is more than a department store -- it's an experience. Think Anthro on steroids and with even better buyers.

Case in point: The Liberty Love Wall where they've invited their customers to post anonymous love notes.
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Valentine's Day from Rifle

Rifle Paper Co. recently released their Valentine's Day collection and it does not disappoint. Too cute! Shop here.
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Happy Valentine's Day!

Thank you for making this past year a very happy one. I hope you have the sweetest day...

Images: 1. Martha Stewart Living 2. Ehkasi 3., 5. and 7. I Need a Cupcake 4. and 6. Finally Seeing 8. From the set of Bright Star 9. I Can Read

Wild Bouquets from Saipua

They say it's the thought that counts, but do any flowers say I didn't think about you more than a dozen red roses? Boring, lacking in personality and wholly impersonal, they are the the Russell Stover of bouquets, and certainly less delicious. (It's hard to screw up chocolate.)

Instead, I would love to receive a wild-looking bouquet like these arrangements from Saipua, a florist/soap shop in Brooklyn. I love the simple vases and how each arrangement, bouquet and boutonniere looks like it was gathered in a country meadow.

Anyone else with me on the red roses hate or am I asking too much of our sweet, but hapless valentines? I have to admit I still think it's sweet when my boyfriend brings me flowers even though they totally came from the shady guys outside of the metro...then I deconstruct the entire thing and chuck the baby's breath. Blech.

Valentine's Day Collection from Rifle Paper Co.

Of course, the day after I post my huge Valentine's roundup, one of my favorite stationery shops Rifle Paper Co., releases their collection. So here's a special weekend shout out for the cuties pictured above. Buy here.