Surplus Sale Find

Isn't this coat great? I found it digging through racks and racks of clothes at a surplus sale in the lobby of the building where I work. It was Delia*s from who knows how long ago, but the faux fur collar sold it for me...well, that and the clearance price!

{Photos by Jenna Sais Quois}

Glamping?

Did you guys know there is something called Glamping? Essentially, it's glamorous camping (which to me is an oxymoron) at a gorgeous Montana resort called Paws Up. As a fan of the not-so-glamorous traditional camping, I'm not quite ready to abandon the concept of roughing it. However, glamping certainly seems like something I wouldn't mind trying. These photos from the website are unbelievable! Which would you prefer, readers? Glamping, or plain old camping?

{Images via Paws Up website}

Nerd Alert: These glamorous tents remind me of the scene in Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire where they go camping with the Weasley family. On the outside, their tent looked like any other, but on the inside, it was an enormous dream-like tent with a dining room and plush materials everywhere.

Mad Men Wedding

I have been insanely busy! I still haven't unpacked my apartment. But I've decided to break the week of Jenna Sais Quois radio silence, because what I found today was just that good. There are simply no words to describe how perfect this 1960's Mad Men themed wedding is. It was featured on The Wedding Chicks today. See for yourself, dear readers.

{Photos from The Wedding Chicks}

We already know I'm obsessed with this color palette, but I kind of died when I saw her dress. That silhouette, with all of those fabric flowers giving it a modern texture...In. Love. Forever. This bride is probably my wedding planning soulmate.

Kate Spade Lookbook

Love, love, love these fall looks from Kate Spade.

{Images via the Kate Spade lookbook}

Ice, Ice, Baby

Q: How badly do I want these Martinez Valero shoes?
A: Words can't even begin to express it.

Q: Do I have any occasion in my foreseeable future to wear them or the $133.00 to buy them?
A: Not a chance.

What do you do when you find a shoe that is impractically perfect in every way? And how badly do I want to be the type of woman who really does have the perfect occasion to wear such a frivolous, bejeweled pump?

Le sigh. 

Though, it needs to be said that after starting my full-time design career, I finally got my first paycheck! And there's a comma in my bank account for the first time...ever!

Hembakat är Bäst...

...Or Homebaked is Best: An IKEA book that I am definitely going to have to pick up (if it's there!) on my trip this Saturday. It includes 30 recipes for homebaked items, photographed by Carl Kleiner and styled by Evelina Bratell. The ingredients are placed in a way I've never seen before, using increments in flour pyramids or tiny mounds of nutmeg, and placed in the most graphic arrangements possible. It really blows my mind, but also makes cooking (probably one of the messiest activities possible) look extremely neat and clean.

{Photos from the website of Carl Kleiner}

When Designers Fall In Love...

These tattoos kind of make me want to marry a web designer. I got the CMYK side of things covered, people.

{Photo by Chris Glass via The Cozy Hunter}

Designer Spotlight: Zara

Aren't these looks by Zara the most adorable kids' clothes you've ever seen in your life? They look like tiny hipsters, and I kind of want to put them in my pocket. 

{Photos via Zara Lookbook}

Whimsical Walls

How amazing is this wallpaper by designer Lizzie Allen? It would make me feel like I was living between the pages of Madeline.

{Photos via Apartment Therapy}

A New Addition

Hello, my name is Jenna and I am a coat-a-holic. I have one for every color of the spectrum...and then some. And yesterday, while coat shopping at Target with Cate (who actually needed one for her new job!) temptation got the better of me. This chic little number came home with me...because believe it or not, I didn't have a brown coat yet.

It's water-resistant, perfect for the blustery fall weather that hit Columbus, Ohio this week, and Cate even got one in black! Only $49.95 too, and compared to the last jacket I bought, it was a steal!

Typing Production

I am loving this vintage ad for Royal typewriters. The tagline reads: "A woman's scarf: or how to boost typing production."

Would typing on this dream machine boost your productivity today, girls? It would probably work for me!

{Photo from katnip}

I Need Your Help!

So I need a favor from all of you readers! My design work has been entered into a competition by my lovely instructor/agent/design guru, Paul Nini. I need your votes to move on to the next round!

Here's how to vote:

1. Click on this link.
2. Log in, using the black tab at the right of the page (right alongside the scroll bar)
3. Connect using facebook. This is much faster than creating a username, getting e-mail confirmation, etc.
4. reclick on this link. This will take you back to my project so you won't have to fish through all 200 concepts.
5. Click "Applaud" which is located underneath Paul's picture.
6. Pat yourself on the back because good karma is doubled for people who help out struggling fresh-out-of-college designers!

Thanks a million for your help!

She's a Brick House

I am loving the packaging for Red Brick beer, designer by 22 squared, that was featured a few days ago on Lovely Package. The typography and color palette are adorably kitschy. I think designing to highlight the fact that a product is local or homespun is a big challenge, but this packaging design makes it very clear that it's a locally brewed Southern product marketed as such. Check out Lovely Package for more photos! 

{Images from here}

Happy Campers

I fell in love with this Camp-themed birthday bash featured over at Socially Circled. I think coming up with stylish ideas for boy's birthday parties (that girls can equally enjoy) is a huge challenge, and this party nailed it! The kids wore "Camp Four" t-shirts, munched on trail mix and ants-on-a-log, and decorated bird houses at the Arts & Crafts table. Favors included hobo sticks with magnifying glasses and bug catching nets. Genius ideas, and the theme transcended actual camp and made for a fantastically activity-packed party!

{Images from Socially Circled: here, here and here}

Spiral Cellars

I don't know if you guys use Stumble Upon, but it's a fantastic way to kill a few hours, so don't do it unless you have some time! Anyway, things about spiral wine cellars always come up in my stumbles, and these ones from Spiral Cellars in the UK are just so incredible, I had to share!

{Images from Spiral Cellars}

Besides the complete intrigue of having a real live hidden staircase "secret passageway" in your house, it oddly makes me think forward to a distant future where a new civilization will find these remnants of our lives and this very wine cellar will be the equivalent to the discovery of King Tutenkhamun's tomb...Oh how extravagant these modern day Brits are!