I recently lost my hard drive. Again. Yes, AGAIN. Technically last time I broke an external hard drive, and if we want to get nit-pickey it was making a weird noise so I brought it to Tech Serve and they dropped it on the ground right in front of me, and then all the data was irretrievable. Hashtag you’ve got to be kidding me tech guy. The point of this being I was super excited to do a large post on my recent trip to Texas, but it currently only exists in small iphone thumbnails that I have so far been unable to extract from my iphone. (I’ve made some headway, there’s still a chance this post is coming.) Sadly, some of the photos appear to be lost in the abyss. I see them on the phone. I follow all the steps of every possible way I’ve been told I can retrieve them short of jail breaking my phone and they don’t seem to budge. So I’ve been trying to let go of them, like a little zen holiday from my type A wack-a-doodle world. Oddly, this whole scenario has made me love social media more—lovingly sighs, I’ll always have instagram—mainly because I can not drop it. Have you figured out where I’m going with this yet?

I joined vine. If I knew how to direct you to my actual account I would, but I do not. So, if you join, come find me under the name RebeccaPaull. So far I only have 2 videos, Valentine & Makin’ Whoopie Pies, but I’m taking a video class later in the week that should hopefully get my video skills into tip-top shape. Though it’s looking like I might need a little code work to get my blog to support video. Technology! shakes fist.

VIDEOS CREATED WITH VINE // HEAT EMBOSSER IN VIDEO FROM PAPER SOURCE WITH QUEENS GOLD EMBOSSING POWDER

So I’m still over thinking Valentine’s… and getting swept up in the nail art trend (that is my new Valentine’s manicure below). I’m also stumbling over what to blog about. I know I used to blog, but let’s face it, I’m pretty rusty. I was told by many friends before the last hiatus that I had become too weddingy—especially considering I was not, and am not, planning a wedding. So I’m going to try to remedy that and post more design…though I’m not sure how to avoid it entirely when three of my favorite internet finds are: a well put together room, the color white, and vintage jewelry.

Thinking about all this led to a realization that it’s been awhile since visiting Erie Basin. So I headed over to their blog, and will now completely fail at my objective by posting a whole bunch of rings… Hopefully the post will be mildly saved by how completely awesome the 1940s American Indian Chief butterfly wing earrings are. Whaaaaaaat!?! I wish I knew their history.

ALL JEWELRY // ERIE BASIN

You need love quotes? because I got some love quotes.

I made these for work this week. I was hoping to make some specifically for this blog, with other quotes I hand picked, but I don’t think I’ll have the time by Thursday… The funny thing about working in design for a retail company is that I know holidays are coming. I’ve been planning for this one since December. But in that, they almost cease to be real—now I’m planning for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and Summer. So Valentine’s, after months of knowing it’s coming sneaks up on me and I’m still kicking around ideas for my certain someone.

DESIGNS BY REBCCA PAULL MARSHALL // FOR UNCOMMONGOODS

So it’s another year.

2012 was a bit of a bust on the blog, but with the help of some New Years Resolutions, 2013 shouldn’t be as bad.

There is more to say, but it will have to come tomorrow.

PHOTOS BY REBCCA PAULL MARSHALL // FOLLOW MY INSTAGRAM

Oh lordy, I can not NOT believe it is Spring (is it? I hear the groundhog disagrees), but it feel like spring… Which means it’s cleaning time, and, alas, that is not my forte. If you knew my mother this would be a shocking! (take note of the exclamation point, SHOCKING). How can I be so disorderly? The only logical answer is that it is rebellion. (Mom, if you are reading this, it is unintentional I swear.)

Anyhow, I made a massive attack recently, and sold a lot of clothes. It was a start, but somehow my little ny apartment is always too full. (When I was typing that I wrote, is always too fun. So Freudian. So fantastic.) I want spaaaaaaaaaace. I want to feel unencumbered. I want to purge all my stuff, but I love my stuff. Rumor has it I’m a hoarder. Sigh, oh New York. (Feel free to add a soundtrack to this post by playing this here.)

You should go listen (and look) anyway. It is cracking me up.

Anyway, I’m not actually down… I’m just procrastinating from cleaning.


SHOT & SHELF BY STRING SHELF // FOUND VIA DESIGNLOVEFEST

Becky and I attempt to highfive with a timer on my camera. Mess up. And try again… Trying again is so 2012.

PHOTO REBECCA PAULL MARSHALL

MARTIN PETERSEN // VIA BUTTER & BRASS

Why would I need gold gilded blocks? Umm, I don’t, but they sure are pretty to look at… Seriously though, I hope there are no kids out there playing with these blocks, Veruca Salt excluded.

GILDED ALPHABET BLOCKS // CABIN 7

My Halloween costume: Rebecca with a moustache… with a moustache.

Sometimes I feel like I’m standing on a cliff. Do you ever feel that way—Like you’re one step away from everything changing? It’s not that change isn’t exciting—I’ve always been more afraid of things remaining the same—but it’s still scary to cross your fingers, close you’re eyes & jump.

LUKE BRYNE // FROM AUSTRALIAN COLLECTIVE SPR/PPL