"thats so cute, where'd you get it"

this week i have been pinning like crazy, and here are some jewelry i REALLY WANT ... is it my birthday yet?

gorgeous opal ring (my birthstone)

simple, beautiful and unique

lately, all i have been wearing are studs, and i am in love with these. i love the color of the stone with the gold

i came across this and i thought to myself "i think i can make this myself"! all i would need is a flower bead and silver thin wire

such a beautiful summer ring, you can wear it dressed up on a date for a splash of color, or on the beach with a bikini

lots of love,

amy

DIY

so i came across this amazing do it yourself coat/bag hanger and i thought it was such a cute idea!

take a piece of wood, paint it white, go to different hardware stores and pick out your favorite door knobs! then, screw them in to the wood. THATS IT! taadaa, you have yourself a cute original bag and coat hanger.

lots of love,

amy

chandeliers and claw foot bathtubs

by reading my blog you will come to learn that i am obsessed with chandeliers and claw foot bathtubs.. and i mean obsessed. i think they are the most gorgeous pieces of furniture every to be made. they are essential to any home (in my opinion) and with the right accents can transform a normal room or bathroom into a classy and elegant room.

  in this office, the chandeliers transform this room into a very girly office. it makes it feel like more of a classy place where you would WANT to work in. i don't know about you...but this room makes me WANT to study...

LOVE LOVE LOVEEEEE this bathroom

if this was my bathroom i would bath 5 times a day.. i love everything in this photo, from the window, to the bathtub, to the pink flowers in the vase, to the vintage dresser... okay, okay, i love the whole photo... but can you blame me?

not every chandelier has to be like the other classic ones shown above. this chandelier is very unique and beautiful in its own way. this would be perfect in a big closet or over a dinning room table.

lots of love,

amy

everyday enchanted

today is valentines day, and even though i don't believe in it, i somehow always feel magical when it is over and done with. i believe that everyday should be devoted to love. and if you have that special someone, there shouldn't be just one day a year to show that person how much they mean to you. but every year on february 14th, love always seems to be in the air, and i feel magical... i don't mean i feel like harry potter... hmmm, maybe im using the wrong word... enchanted, i feel enchanted.

here are some photographs that remind me of what everyday should be like...an everyday enchanted

i can picture myself and erin on this hammock, all cuddled up and reading books. little white lights can transform anything ordinary into romantic.

i feel as if this bed just screams out I WANT BREAKFAST IN BED!

i would want to eat at this table for the rest of my life...

...or this one!

this plain old picnic table has been transformed into a beautiful, elegant, romantic dining table. this would be the type of table i want to eat at when the person i love proposes to me. add a few little white lights for when the sun goes down, and it would be perfect.

lots of love,

amy

introduction

hi everyone,

bittersweet shimmer is a very random, personal, day-to-day kind of blog. half of it will be photographs of houses and bedrooms that i adore. the other half will be a mixture of my favorite things and things to do with my life.

bittersweet shimmer is my first blog, and also the color of my favorite crayon.

last but not least, happy valentines day.

lots of love,

amy