what i want today: wallets by hayden-harnett

it's not often i see a wallet that really has me turning cartwheels...especially one that's under $150. but hayden-harnett, a brand i've never managed to get too excited about, has managed to make me oddly thrilled about carting around my ever-growing stack of credit cards.

i love just about everything this darling library wallet has to offer: the fabulous colors, the size (six credit card slots, a nice big zip compartment and open compartments inside), and the gorgeous patterns. my favorites are the red and grey, but if you're an art deco fan, that black one is made for you.

pick it up at anthropologie for $138 - just make sure you scotchgard that fabric!

what i want today: high tea cookie stand

yep, i'm officially obsessed now...the january anthropologie catalog has taken over my brain.

but truly, i can't really imagine anything more perfectly suited to my taste than this completely gorgeous high tea cookie stand. love doesn't even begin to describe it. i want to hug it and kiss it and call it george. i want to have all of my friends over for tea just so i have an excuse to buy it. as i continue to stock up my hodgepodge of mismatched teacups, this really is just about the most perfect complement to the "set" that i could possibly imagine.

for the record, i would like to officially blame grace at design*sponge for my obsession with this, by the way. sure, i probably would have found it on my own, but she posted it on her blog before i even got started with The Catalog From Hell....so my obsession started a little early.

what i want today: darling blue shoes!

the first sign of spring is officially here: the january anthropologie catalog arrived in my mailbox yesterday. you'll be seeing bits and pieces from it for a few days to come, as it's the first catalog i've seen from them in months that had me swooning. truly...it's love.

but today, what i'm loving are the '40s-style pin-up heels they were showing off all over the place. in particular, these gorgeous blue two-piece mary janes by frye ($148). now, i'll admit these aren't a style i'd normally go for, but it's the color that has me head over heels. i'm dying to sport these with any number of darling spring dresses, or really, even shorts. but they don't have to sit in the closet until may...i'm thinking they'd be completely stunning with tights, a mini-dress and a long jacket, or something along those lines. really, the perfect dash of color for a grey winter day.

plus, i just got a very timely email from shopbop.com this morning, telling me that i need to "get on board" with the tights + peep toes trend. hey...who am i to argue?