I've Got My Eye on You...and a Lecture

I think you already know this...I have a LARGE addiction to pretty art.

If I was a rich bastardess, I'd fill my walls from floor to ceiling with original fabulouness.

But sadly, I'm just a regular girl with a less than noteworthy bank account, which means I can't just run around all willy nilly, buying whatever strikes my fancy...I know it might seem like I do that, but really, I don't...not all the time anyways;)

In any event, I adore good pictures and there's a few I'm lusting after at the moment.

This one is called Argos and is one of the amazing photographs currently for sale in Lonny's Etsy shop.

I die over it.

The soft mint and pink...the regal pooch...it just must be mine.

Don't you think I need this?

I'm also redonkulously smitten with this number...

It's called 'Listen' and I think it's brilliant.

The detail and realism of the piece....so striking.

The artist is Brent Schreiber and he's well...VERY talented...if you're taste runs into the more subversive/edgy category, he's your guy.

I've loved this little piece of magic from Tush Tush for like...EVER.

Called 'Butterfly' it's just so enchanting...the colouration, the subtle 20s vibe...I simply adore it.

And good news...it's now MINE...HA!

It's propped up on my fireplace at the moment...will show you some pictures when I get that room back together.

Leigh Viner's newest piece...have you noticed yet that I have a small LV addiction...I swear my house is turning into her Canadian flagship gallery...I think I'm up to 7 of her pieces but what's one more right?

I mean how can I not get this yellow/black dot piece of perfection....aptly named 'Current'- PS, Current, I currently want you.

The point of all this is that I want all of these things and if I bought them all, guess what...

I'd still be OK.

These are original pieces of art that are affordable and PS, freaking fabulous!

There is zero, and I mean zero, need to buy crappola mass produced shit that's screen printed onto canvas in a lame attempt to look like pseudo original artwork.

Buy these things instead- OK...please?

I'll like you more and your house will look better.

And just because I want to help you with put this little lecture of mine into action, I've got a BIG surprise that has to do with one of these gorgeous pieces...and I mean it's giant...you're going to loveeee me when you come back tomorrow for my big blogiversary bonanza and see what's what.

You're also going to kiss me when you link over the the 

One Kings Lane Design-Blogger Tastemaker Tag Sale tomorrow {at 6pm PST/9pm EST} and see some divine original artwork that again, you can have for WAY less than the cost of gross store bought replicas.

To thank me for all of this, you can buy me these...

or these...

Both are from my top 5 awesome Etsy shops, Paris Couture Antiques...95% of their current inventory makes my pulse increase to such a degree that I can almost get away with calling my online shopping exercise...how's that for rationalization- ha!

See you back here tomorrow for the B&B turns 1 party...it's going to be kick bumb shaker.

xo