Saturday, June 24, 2017

Friday Flower Pick : Macro Orchids




Since today's Friday Flower Pick falls on National Pink Day, I'm appropriately taking a very close up look at one my favorite colors!! 

I recently welcomed this delightfully hot pink orchid plant into my apartment garden, and its tiny blooms are just the thing to try out my new macro extension tubes on. A refreshing spritz of water, and the lovely, late morning sunshine pouring in through my window...and we're ready to glow=)!!


HappyFriday!!
Love,
MademoiselleMermaid

Monday, June 19, 2017

Mermaid Monday : Cover Up in Lavandula

Lavender Mini Ruffle Caftan - Beach Cover Up Dress

Lavender Mini Ruffle Caftan - Beach Cover Up Dress

Lavender Mini Ruffle Caftan - Beach Cover Up Dress

Lavender Mini Ruffle Caftan - Beach Cover Up Dress

Lavender Mini Ruffle Caftan - Beach Cover Up Dress

Lavender Mini Ruffle Caftan - Beach Cover Up Dress

Lavender Mini Ruffle Caftan - Beach Cover Up Dress

Lavender Mini Ruffle Caftan - Beach Cover Up Dress


Here's a little known fact about me : my favorite word in the world is lavandula. 
(Well, it's actually pretty much tied for first with calendula)...

But it seems that a lovely, soft shade of lavender is the beach cover up color of the day!! Perfect for a quiet, early morning in the sand, contemplating the virtues of a June gloom (and how it really is the nicest weather to shoot in!!)...while watching a dozen dolphins splash by. They don't mind the gloom, and neither do I!!

I think the next new item up will be a striking little red number...and I'm betting it will look just right against the grey skies!!

Red Dress Fashion Illustration by Mademoiselle Mermaid


Happy MermaidMonday!!
Love,
MademoiselleMermaid

Friday, June 16, 2017

Friday Flower Pick : Palisades Point of View

Palisades Street - Photo by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Palisades Street - Photo by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Palisades Street - Photo by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Today's Friday Flower Pick isn't so much a specimen, as it is a specific special place!!
...Certainly, it's a place blessed with an abundance of all sorts of summer blooms...from hot pink roses, to deliciously fragrant magnolias, to multi-colored hydrangeas...and it would be hard to pick just one.

So I pick them all=)

Not literally of course...just in my mind's and camera's eye, I soak them in, bathed in the surreal light of a California summer glow.

Hello, from Palisades Street!!


HappyFriday!!
Love,
MademoiselleMermaid


Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Mermaid Monday : Ruffle Beach Cover Up

Beach Cover Up Poncho with Ruffles by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Beach Cover Up Poncho with Ruffles by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Beach Cover Up Poncho with Ruffles by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Beach Cover Up Poncho with Ruffles by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Beach Cover Up Poncho with Ruffles by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Beach Cover Up Poncho with Ruffles by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Beach Cover Up Poncho with Ruffles by Mademoiselle Mermaid

A lovely, new beach cover up dress came in with the tide today!!

...And if I've said it before, J'adore ruffles galore...then this elegant, easy-to-wear garment, is pure mermaid frills for coastal thrills!!

It’s a lovely, loose, and flowing kaftan dress with a scoop neck in front, a glamorously alluring low back, and a floaty handkerchief hem, edged with ruffles.
...Cut on the bias for maximum allure!!

Wine is always an option, but there are a rainbow of colors to choose from.

Just in, on Etsy or Mademoiselle Mermaid.com!!


Happy MermaidMonday!!
Love,
MademoiselleMermaid

Monday, June 5, 2017

Mermaid Monday : The Navy Blues

Navy Blue Kaftan Maxi Dress by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Navy Blue Kaftan Maxi Dress by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Navy Blue Kaftan Maxi Dress by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Navy Blue Kaftan Maxi Dress by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Navy Blue Kaftan Maxi Dress by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Navy Blue Kaftan Maxi Dress by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Navy Blue Kaftan Maxi Dress by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Feeling so blue . . . very blue . . . almost navy blue?
...Better hit da beach;)!!

Stroll the shore 'til your feelings soar (it won't take long) in my new navy blue jersey knit caftan.
...Just in, on Etsy!!



Happy MermaidMonday!!
Love,
MademoiselleMermaid

Friday, June 2, 2017

Friday Flower Pick : A Dazzle of Sunflowers

Sunflowers - Flower Photography by Mademoiselle Mermaid

I'm not sure what a group of sunflowers is called, but I think the only proper name is "a dazzle". A dazzle of sunflowers!! Case in point, these spectacularly sunny specimens I captured, dancing on the same late afternoon breeze I coasted on...all the way down to the shore!!

...Look up, look down, summer sightings are all around!!

Sailboat in Santa Monica - Photography by Mademoiselle Mermaid


HappyFriday!!
Love,
MademoiselleMermaid

Thursday, June 1, 2017

Me Made May Wrap Up

Me Made May Look by Mademoiselle Mermaid

I had so much fun playing at Me Made May 2017, over on Instagram (@mademoisellemermaid)!!

Next year I'll aim for perfection, but I had a splendid time composing at least 28 mostly "me made" ensembles (a few favorite ready-to-wear garments were sprinkled in the mix;).

Connecting with other makers was definitely the draw and ultimate delight, but I gained a few surprising insights too!! 
Like, laundry is so much more fun when there are some different friends in the bag!!...
...and I don't have zipper in my entire wardrobe; it's all tie-on, gathered, and elastic garments for me!!

I definitely have a game plan now for the next garments I'd like to stitch up for my personal wardrobe, and I'm keeping up with rediscovering some over-looked, yet lovely, items hiding out in my closet!!

Here are some of my favorite looks from the month:

Me Made May Look by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Me Made May Look by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Me Made May Look by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Me Made May Look by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Me Made May Look by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Me Made May Look by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Me Made May Look by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Me Made May Look by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Me Made May Look by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Me Made May Look by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Me Made May Look by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Me Made May Look by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Me Made May Look by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Me Made May Look by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Me Made May Look by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Me Made May Look by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Me Made May Look by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Me Made May Look by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Me Made May Look by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Me Made May Look by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Me Made May Look by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Me Made May Look by Mademoiselle Mermaid

Love,
MademoiselleMermaid