• These minimalist Lego ads are so good.

• Le Petit Prince.

• Star Wars meets high fashion. (It’s like Fifi Lapin for the geek set.)

• An impossible typeface.

• This beautiful wedding story had me in tears.

• There’s a Francesca Woodman showing at the the Guggenheim Museum.

• This balloon art series is so rad.

• Ombré tights!

• I know I said I didn’t like cheapie shoes, but at $39, these are tempting.

• My review of Dyson’s latest vacuum.

• I finally tried Draw Something and I’m hooked. (‘NicoleBalch’ if you want to play me.)

• So, you want to expand your toy train set…

• I shared my tips on decorative painting.

• Genius. I love me some IKEA, but those clunky legs are a deal breaker. I’d happily swap them out for some of these!
  [via Design*Sponge]

• Julianne Moore has a pretty garden.

• And Steve McQueen at home is fascinating to me.

• I want one of these portrait stamps.
  [via Jordan]

• Breaking! More This American Life retractions.

• Sure, they’re just painted sticks, but they’re Swedish painted sticks, strung up as necklaces.

• It’s true. I was kind of a gemstone geek.

• The only baby clothes you need.

• These bracelets are so pretty, and exactly the kind of jewelry that I wear daily. I bought a set.

Enter to win these Moroccan Tea Lights on Making it Lovely’s Facebook page. Good luck!

• Here’s why Roald Dahl was the best. (That seven-year-old was probably something pretty special, too.)

• This Riso printer looks intriguing. I should go dust off my old Gocco one of these days. Or sell it.

• Orla Kiely for Bed, Bath & Beyond! Please don’t sell out immediately…

• Five hundred new fairy tales? Looks like we’ll all be in for some more kid-friendly murderous stories soon.

• Fierce love.

• Coolest retro camera iPhone case ever. Interchangeable lenses and all.

• You know that coral coat with the arrow detail along the bottom that was all over Pinterest a few months ago? There’s a dress version. Oh, yes.

• Cute girls’ shirt alert. (It’s the one Eleanor was wearing in this post.)

• Awesome night lights, only available for the next few days.

• What’s up, soap dispenser? Nice to see you again.

• How to make chalkboard paint. Cute!

• This structure, part greenhouse, part garden shed, part guest room, is amazing.
  [via Urban Gardens]

• Canon 5D Mark III.

• The nominating period for The Homies on Apartment Therapy ends today, and then the voting period begins. Best of luck to all the finalists.

• There’s a new giveaway up from Lula in London on Making it Lovely’s Facebook page. Go enter, and good luck!

• Pink roller skates? It’s like they were made for me.

• High/low cap-toe ballet flats. Spend a little or spend a lot, look cute either way.

• Why, yes, these cookies are homemade!

• Overwhelmed by negative emotions? Need a stiff drink? Here.

• I pick you, Pick Punch.