Monthly Faves : July

• This series of posts on the strange conversations between a London bookkeeper and her customers has fueled an insane desire to steal this woman's life. That's not creepy, right?
• Loved this book list that combined summer reading with health and wellness.
• Cutest proposal ever?
• Super helpful list of things to blog about for those times you have blogger's block.
• This post was right up my alley: On Making Space for a Creative Life, Happiness and a Day Job.
• Interior design tips gleaned from the styling of rooms in Ikea catalogs.
• Can art be found amidst war?
• Kara's bedroom is lovely.


• Another person whose life I want to steal: Ms. Olivia Rae, who makes beautiful films about her beach house {I'm sensing a theme with the stealing lives. Trouble.}
• Holy flashback, Batman! Sesame Street - How Crayons are Made. This segment enthralled me as a child.
• Paris in timelapse is gorgeous and dreamy.
• Nothing makes me cry happy tears as much a soldier returning home. Beautifully shot video from Sandbox Love.
• While I get sad thinking about how my future children might grow up in a world that doesn't separate books from technology, this interactive iPad book from an ex-Pixar designer is pretty incredible.
• This is continuing my obsession with artsy recipe videos.


• Last month, I had just discovered that Joy the Baker has a podcast-- and now I can heartily endorse it. I've listened to all ten episodes multiple times, no joke, and may or may not mentally refer to Joy and Tracy as my new BFFs. 
• I love the idea of creating a motivational playlist.


• Some seriously classy DIY's: antiqued mercury-glass style votives, dot-painted china, and natural dip-dyed vases.
• If you could sit down for lunches with 100 people you admire, who would you choose?
• Imagine a Pandora for recipes instead of music.
• Stunning nails by Geninne Zlatkis. I think we should petition her to design some nail decals.
• Improve your photography with a massive collection of tips, play around with some Photoshop actions, or brush up on your graphic design skills.
• If we have another bout of heat that makes us feel like we're living on the surface of the sun, here are some tips for summer eating from Big Girls Small Kitchen {and I also did a post on hot weather eats last year}
• Mustmustmust try making my own cinemagraphs!

Monthly Faves is a series featuring my favorite links and bits around the interwebs.