avion (one) by leah giberson
(image via leahgiberson.etsy.com)

my latest purchase is this cute pouch for my iPhone. i am the type to throw my phone in my purse and go. but now that i have this fancy new phone, i don’t want it to get all scratched up. downstairsDesigns has a bunch of color options as well as other solutions for things like business cards and letters. the pouch arrived in cute packaging along with a post card i could use. how sweet is that?

be sure to check them out here!

stray dog sandy glass lamp

even though charles street is quite tiny, i have never seen so many antique shops in my life. and while i do like looking at antiques, it is no fun when they are too expensive. even if i am not going to buy anything, it’d be nice to at least have the option, right?

anyway, there were a few other cute shops that i checked out and thought i would mention here. first up is beacon hill chocolates. what a cute shop! along with a variety of chocolates and candies, they sell beautiful keepsake boxes for any occasion you think of. although they intend for you to use the boxes for candy purchased in the store, i think they could be used for gifts of any kind.

beacon hill chocolates (images via beaconhillchocolates.com)

next up is black ink. i first went into this shop thinking it was just a card store, but discovered that they sell quite a variety of things, including items for your home, office, bath and other things you never thought you needed. also, it seems to be a haven for tea lovers since they had almost an entire wall of the store dedicated to all things tea. after checking out their website, i was sad to find out that there are hardly any of the tea products available, so i guess you will just have to visit the store to see. but i think i found something else i need. i’ve kind of been day dreaming about making my own jam, and how cute are these jars and the accompanying book??

image via blackink.com

one of my favorite christmas gifts this year was this cute and handy for life tea cup from my boss/friend diana. diana knows all things tea. check out her tea blog, cha cha tea tea, for any tea accessory you might need!

for life tea cup

i have been lusting after this chair for quite some time now. even thought it has gone on sale it is still too much to spend. but it would be perfect for my tiny apartment and could replace my garden chair, which is really meant for a patio or deck (neither of which i have).

professor's chair (image from restoration hardware)

isn’t it cute?

the holidays have been quite busy but my mom and i managed to squeeze in a trip to phoenix and we came across paris envy! (thanks to design*sponge’s helpful city guides)

they have the cutest furniture and very reasonable prices.  why is it i always find cute furniture in cities where i don’t live?  anyway, we came away with a few easy to travel with items:

rae dunn by magenta

be sure to check out more of rae dunn’s work at magenta here.

tokyo milk lip balm & sugar grapefruit perfume by margot elena

in case you didn’t know (i didn’t), margot elena is the creator of lollia, tokyomilk and love & toast.

my mom sent me a link to this shop over the weekend and they have the cutest products.

i kind of want all of these:

(images via the blissful)