Sweetest Ever

{ L- R: in Pink Love Poppy and Beckoning Creatures }

Holiday fun is upon all of us... and just in time for some last minute jingle bell shopping, this little plum is so very excited to introduce a new multi-purpose piece!

These little pretties can be worn as a cardigan matched with jeans and a tank or as a cover-up for beachy pool vacation days. In popular prints such as Pink Love Poppy, Beckoning Creatures and Coco Girl Good, these lovelies feature a delicate drawstring pull just under the bust and the sweetest-ever cowl neck. Fun, flirty and perfectly plum!

I hope your crush is as big as this plum's. At www.plumprettysugar.etsy.com... wrapped, ready and ribboned and just in time for Santa. Parfait!

xo

Well Wish

Plum Pretty Sugar is garden-inspired. Blooms, botanics, fleur. Nature's art makes this little Plum tres, tres happy.

But today, there is someone not feeling well. Someone who has graced this little Plum with happiness of their own. And so, a well-wish. A feel better. A pleasure sent along.

Many xo's.

Plum Inspiration

{ Snow monkeys from time spent in Nagamo, Japan }

It is hard to believe the year is almost over. Nearly a year full of Plum inspiration. Almost a year of eagerness, excitement and with some sadness mixed in. It’s what has made this little Plum brand really work this year. The idea of being moved, of being touched, of being inspired and being impacted. In the good ways and in the bad. And as I look back, I think about Japan (yes, again!) to when it all really became clear and when Plum Pretty Sugar was born.

Today, I’m thinking about snow monkeys in Nagamo, Japan. It was Valentine’s Day and a long journey from just outside Tokyo. It was the journey home, and after a stop or two to ancient castles, when I managed to breathe in and think about this day of love and the pleasures it brought. It was then I first came to the idea for Plum. Somehow my little brain had managed to slow down and really think and enjoy… and from out of being loved, being safe, and its moments of joy, the inspiration turned on. A moment close to my heart. Monkeys and all.

What’s your moment of inspiration?

xo

Deliciously Cozy

Sometimes things happen just as you plan them. Heartfelt, deliciously cozy and with just the right amount of chic. Et viola, new photography of this little Plum's bedding and decor pour la maison. It brings me so much happiness to share these pretties. I hope find them worth a dreamy, happy nap or two.

xo

Lingerie Lovin'

{ L-R: Another Feather, Made With Love, Naomi Lingerie,
Clare Bare, Clare Bare, S. Vintage, Recession, Hopeless }

Celebrating pretty little things. Lingerie lovelies. Ruffles, ribbon and that oh-so female shape. This little Plum is lingerie-lovin'... and so excited to reveal what might just be under the robe.

And, hint, hint, a perfect little pressie for Holiday givin'.

xo

This Journey

{ retail images from time spent in Japan }

This little Plum spent several months early this year in Japan. Just outside Tokyo. And while I have shared prior, stories and fun facts that have impacted this little Plum and these little Plum Pretty Sugar lovelies, I share today the human inspiration. The person that empowered me, moved me and really touched me. The person that in their kindness, their infinite patience and their affection allowed this little Plum Pretty Sugar brand to come alive. There in the middle of Japan.

And while they'll go nameless and have gone on their way. Their own journey. I thank them for THIS journey. For their unrelenting support. Their knowing. Their deep care. It will always be a part of me. Their love deeply represented in this Plum Pretty Sugar. I will never forget.

xo my love, my love.

Sweet Rush

The lovely Alex, photographer extraordinaire, has started a sweet, sweet rush with this pretty little photo. Its got this little Plum and a customer or two a' thinking. About this new Fall season... the crisp of autumn... and the identifiable need to cozy-up, and enjoy yummy, plentiful deliciousness.

Yep, the idea of the comfiest, prettiest ever robe, a cup of hot chocolate and a lil' something sweet. This little Plum has a stirring... and some sweet, sweet satisfaction.

xo

{ the sweet satisfaction }

{ L-R: Denise's Delectables, Whimsy & Spice, Whimsy & Spice,
Bliss Candies, Whimsy & Spice, Denise's Delectables }

New Bleu

{ By Jackie Rueda }

Its funny. I gravitate to pink. Default without hestitation to a particularly deep, bright, delicious pink. But this little brand has a best-seller and its blue. I call it Darling Jardin Bleu. It is a darker, truer blue than these tres jolies, but I might just turning the corner. Leaning, swaying, following the footsteps of my sweetest-ever Mom... into bleu. A new favorite.

xo

Candy Spools

{ L-R:Judy FitzPatrick Studio, Cassia Beck, Samantha Lang Photography,
Jane Heller Photography, Cassia Beck, Jane Heller Photography }

I have long had a love affair with shelves laden with thread. Spools like candy, almost ready to eat. Pretties just so magnifique... that call my name. Transfix me. Mesmorize me. Unable to move, and eventually pulled away, from the shelf, the candy.

And I remember the craft store. Years ago. Diane and I. The lovelies that called to us, weekend after weekend. Where inside, in a trance, we stood shoulder to shoulder, at the shelf, the spools, the colors. Unable to move.

xo Diane. This one is for you.

Holiday Love

It has been a long time coming... and the hard work of so many. The Fall.Holiday brochure. Close to my heart... and I hope a comfy, cozy giftable joy to yours. xo

Soft Fall

{ by Letha Colleen }

There's a softness about Fall. A neutralness. Color that disappears after the leaves fall off. Truth in the bareness. Softness in the understanding.

And while this girl's Plum Pretty Sugar is drenched in color, it is often the neutrals that stand out. Perhaps its the change of seasons or just soothing imagery... here's to beauty in the calm. And Falling into softness.

xo

Polished Eclecticism

I admire eclecticism. Polished eclecticism. The balance of style, of journeys taken. It fulfills me.

Photography for Plum Pretty Sugar home and bedding lovelies... well, I'm on the hunt for inspiration rooms. Rooms with polished eclecticism... interest, something to adore at every angle, intrigue at every turn. A story along the way.

This little Plum is hard at work pour les photo for duvets and curtain panel pretties... the inspiration here... with a promise for the real thing all too soon.

xo

{ All images from Living Etc. }