where do ladies dances with rockets and rings, strike technicolor poses, and strut amongst the stars?  mid-century russia, that's where! (at least, according to these matchbox covers.)

see more matchbook magnificence at the vintage matchbook and boxes flickr group.

{via bonnie tsang's pinterest page}

{1. thomas paul kitty antique toy pillow (22.00);  2. heather lins conversation pieces pillow #3 (60.00);  3. metallic masala silver long pillow (62.00);  4. fushion organic cotton pillow (65.95);  5. fauna mini panda pillow (40.00);  6. jonathan adler victorian love pillow (165.00).}

{image:  joey heatherton reads a bedtime story.}

the coveteur recently peeked inside of the well-appointed closet of mad men's actress kiernan shipka (aka sally draper) and not only got to photograph her fancy frocks, but also got to dress up with her man men don, betty, joan, and roger dolls.

i always knew don draper was born to dance...and sparkle!

i am not sure where anthony gill architects found this multi-armed chandelier, but i hope it ends up in my xmas stocking.

in the meantime, i will happily settle for this dear ingo chandelier by moooi (below).  and, while i'm at it, i'll reenact the rest of the room for our own fantasy-driven enjoyment.

1. dear ingo chandelier;  2.  campbell laird - kalix series - #2;  3.  Kalon Studios Isometric chairs and table;  4.  dwellstudios gate rug.

UPDATE:  the hanging mobile chandlelier is by david weeks.  (thank you, mr. b from the haunted lamp for the tip!).

{via desire to inspire.}

while cruising over at tom & lorenzo's pad, i came across this luscious mid-century fashion illustration by david downton.   next thing i knew, i had a craving for some canary & licorice colored candy.

welcome to my indulgence...

{above:  1. vix lola tiered voile dress (135.00);  2. stella mccartney elodie hopping bra (120.00) and bikini (50.00);  3. lulu frost vintage glass-embellished drop earrings (225.00);  4. vix lola scalloped voile shorts (52.00);  5. erickson beamon swarovski crystal cocktail ring (280.00);  6. fifty shoes that changed the world (19.99);  7. kate spade iphone 4 spade hard cover (40.00);  8. ban.do chiffon pom pom duet set (25.00); 9. pom pom shoe clips (25.00).}

two great things that go great together.

xxx by arian behzadi and & aka ode to trochut by erik marinovich.

{above:  1. ferm living decorative molecules (75.00);   2. prescription pills eraser set (7.99);  3. iphone woodgrain skins (15.00-25.00);  4. city skyline desk organizer (29.00);  5. pantone tin boxes (28.00);  6. anything scissors (39.00);  7. little owl workshop cassette ink stamp set (19.99) (19.99);  8. circular parasol mousepad (12.00).}

the lovely miss katrina of pugly pixel crafted up these purty prezzy gift tags using shipping tags + microbeads + double-sided tape.

simply cut, stick, sprinkle and sparkle!

see more shapes and samples over at pugly pixel.

there they go again...infiltrating my dreams and crafting them into another craveable collection.

see the entire fall 2011 collection for opening ceremony here.

{photographed by the one and only autumn de wilde.}

boldly bad-assedly going where no man has gone before.

{"vulcan" by arian behzadi.} { via bri emery's always inspiring pinterest.}