Four Favorites: Nicely Neutral

Today's four favorites are distinctly lacking in color. I'm not sure how that happened, but I'm going to go with it. After a particularly busy week, these soft neutrals just feel right...

1. When I spotted this Totes Ma Goats tote from West Elm this week, I died. I love that phrase (thanks to my favorite movie, I Love You Man) and I love those goats.
2. Please tell me I'm not the last person to know about Sam, the cat with eyebrows. Chris thinks he's creepy but those concerned, raised brows crack me up. I just started following him on Instagram and I laugh at pretty much every photo. 
3. These sculptural paper flowers from Etsy shop Frances & Francis are incredibly beautiful. I can't imagine all the time put into cutting and arranging something so delicate! Check out their entire flower selection here, including an everlasting flower for Mother's Day. Lovely.
4. Summertime baby clothes are officially the cutest things ever. Case and point: Baby Gap's bow bubble onesie in the sweetest floral print. Actually, pretty much everything from Baby Gap.

The weekend weather promises highs in the upper 60s, which isn't much but I'll take it after this week's snowy, 40-degree days. Chris and I will be partying it up, with a going away celebration for friends and a birthday party for our niece (that little stinker is already two!) I hope it's nice wherever you are... Happy weekend! 

Four Favorites: Springtime Hues

Happy Friday, friends! In an effort to blog a little more consistently during this crazy transitional period of life, I thought I would start a fun new column: Four Favorites. Every Friday(ish) I'll be sharing a few of my favorite things from around the web. Short and simple... I hope you enjoy it!

Today's favorites are inspired by my need for springtime weather. This week has been a long and cold one in Michigan, so I'm gravitating toward all things light and bright.

1. This red poppy pillow by Onan Befort is like instant spring for your couch.
2. Weekend baking: carrot cake pancakes with white chocolate pecan butter. Oh yes.
3. I've been piecing together inspiration for baby girl's nursery, and I think I've finally settled on a palette: coral, tangerine, mustard, gray and a little bit of light aqua. At first I was afraid it would be color overload, but then I spotted alllll the colors in this beautiful quilt from Urban Outfitters. It's a done deal.
4. Just in time for spring, artist and friend Michelle Schneider recently completed an amazing painting challenge: 12 birds in 12 days. Hop on over to her blog for more details! (my favorite is the swan couple, hands down.)

Chris and I are looking at a few houses tomorrow morning and celebrating a friend's birthday, but the rest of our weekend will probably be spent in pjs. Possibly eating those pancakes. Tweaking our baby registry. Sounds pretty good to me... enjoy the weekend!