Craving a Pickle.

Everyone says when you're pregnant, you'll crave crazy things like pickles and ice cream. I enjoyed my first taste of bacon ice cream last week (so freakin' good), but the only Pickle I've wanted since I got pregnant is one of these:



I lurrrve Petunia Pickle Bottom diaper bags and recently found their outlet site where they sell "Discontinued Classics" and "Certified Seconds" at very non-scary prices. All of the PPB bags I've seen in stores were made of "dry clean only" fabrics, which in my mind don't mesh well with babies. But in my search, I found their Glazed by Petunia option, made of glazed, wipeable canvas. Much more my style. And then, with a little help from my friends, I decided on the Touring Tote in the Trotting in Tiergarten pattern (say that five times fast). My first baby purchase! It's so adorable that I'm tempted to wear it now as a handbag... but I will wait.

Target, how do I lurrrve thee?

Let me count the ways:

1. Orla Kiely for Target- As you may know, I adore Orla (Huz once rightfully accused me of picking out our home color scheme based on the colors on my Orla Kiely handbag). Now that my wallet's a tad tighter, I can't afford everything Orla, and was so excited to see she's joined the "design for everyone" movement. I bought four of her melamine dinner plates and four of her salad plates. Who cares what your food looks like when it's served on such lurrrvely patterns? With my cooking, I need all the distractions I can get! They were out of the mugs and bowls and only had one of each plate style left, so I got one of each for a super colorful table:






2. Target Home Organic Sheets - Even though they had 450 thread count sets for about the same price, I opted for the greener and softer 250 thread count organic sheet set in white (which is really an off-white). You can't beat the comfort of organic cotton, plus they were on special for less than $50 for the queen set (regular price online is $49.99):




3. Greenroom Eco File Folders - I work from home and little things like pretty patterns for my folders and notepads make mundane tasks a little more doable. Plus, it's nice to know that I'm filing away my priceless thoughts in products made from recyclable materials and non-toxic soy-based inks. Unfortunately, I can't find these on the Target site, which leads me to believe they're in-store only. But it's worth the trip:

Classy.

Last week, I got a box full of goodies from Working Class Studio at SCAD (the Savannah College of Art & Design). I used to live in Savannah, so I know all about SCAD and how awesome it is--and how it has transformed Savannah into a little Mecca for all things artsy.



The one thing I really, really miss about Savannah is the shopping: in particular, The Paris Market & Brocante and @Home. But I always loved poking into the student shop at SCAD, and I've always enjoyed the Working Class Studio line.


Check them out! I am coveting these lampshades, and those fridge magnets are going up on my fridge today!

(All images courtesy of Working Class Studio.)

Handsy

This is a product I can personally vouch for. It's Dr. Hauschka Hand Cream, and it's fantastic.

It's also pretty expensive, at $22.95 for a 1.7-oz. tube.

But! It's not tested on animals, is all organic, and--this is why I love it so dearly--you can put it on your hands, and it immediately soaks in without leaving your hands greasy. So if you sit at a computer all day like I do, you can put it on and not have to wait 10 minutes for your hands to stop sliding all over your keyboard.

I might call it the perfect hand cream, but I'll wait for it to go on sale before I go that far.

UPDATE: OK, so I've had this stuff for about a month now, and I'm officially hooked. I've decided it's worth the price, and when my tube is all used up (which is taking a lot longer than I thought; you don't have to use much of this stuff at a time), I'm definitely going to buy a new one.

An Apple a day.

Have you seen the new iPod shuffle? It's so teensy that you might have to look a little bit closer... but this baby holds as much as my old school Nano and it talks. With the push of a button, it will tell you what song you're listening to and who's performing it. Plus, unlike its predecessor where you're at the mercy of its random selection, the new shuffle allows you to create playlists (no more Dido popping up and ruining the momentum of your run).

Apple will never cease to amaze and tempt me with their cutting edge awesomeness. Conveniently, my birthday is next month. Although I already got an iPhone as an "early birthday present." Guess this will have to go on my wish list.




Only $79 at the Apple Store.

The best online yard sale ever

I've been browsing the goodies at 1stdibs.com for a while now, debating about whether or not it was worthy of being Lurrrved. I've found many fantastic (and expensive) pieces on the site that I would love to have in my home, but my favorite part of the site is the Saturday Sale -- every Saturday morning at 8am EST, 1stDibs.com posts items that have gone on sale over the past week. Most of them are still pretty pricey, but the site is so well organized (and the pictures are so gorgeous), that it's the perfect accompaniment to your first cup of Saturday morning coffee.

More Etsy love: Necklush

Another great Etsy find: Necklush. I think these cotton loop scarves would be great for the unpredictable, transitional weather between winter and spring. They're like a conversation piece for your neck!