misosouper, a shopping blog

I’m so excited about these food face plates that I’m going to post them, even though they’re not available for purchase until APRIL.  Egads.  You can, however, sign up for an e-mail that will notify you when they’re in stock.

I’d get in line, because I have plans to order one for every kid I know.

via Zottarella

West Elm has sales all the time; I try to check out the discounted merch every couple of weeks, and generally avoid the “HUGE SALE” e-mails that arrive in my inbox, because inevitably all the good stuff is already gone.

Here’s what I’m ogling today:

1.  Wood Wedges (honestly, these ledges couldn’t look more adorable in a kid’s room, and for $9.99, you can get them in multiples); 2.  Lutz & Patmos Zigzag Throw (these are yummy soft, and worth stashing in the closet for next year’s holiday gifts); 3.  Uneven Squares Quilt and Shams (simplicity at its best, made even better at 50% off); 4.  Quilted Wingback Headboard (if you sleep in a California King–lucky!–this regal bed is a steal);  5.  Upholstered Bed Frame and Headboard (for the rest of us plebes, this headboard comes in smaller sizes and still ups the nighttime reading comfy factor); 6.  Rope Candleholders (just look at them…do they need commentary?); 7.  Wall-Mount Pendant (I love how these make a grand statement, for $69.99); 8.  Abaca Pendant Lamp (summer, at 82% off); 9.  Square Metal Sofa; 10.  Water Hyacinth Pillows (I dare you to show me a house these wouldn’t look great it); 11.  Beach Club Floral Print Pillow (as a rule, I buy anything that has “beach club” in its name); 12.  Sydney Bar (I’m totally putting this inside my house, but I live in Florida, so hopefully all will be forgiven).

As of this post’s publication, some version of the above items was in stock, although it probably won’t be for long.

I collect old maps, and my prize possession is an 1833 hand-colored engraving of Berlin from The Society For the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.  You really should come over to see it.  If my home ever catches on fire, I’m ripping it off the guest room wall (after securing the husband, daughter, and pets, of course).

When you visit, I’ll let you use my powder room, which is bedecked with the antique map’s modern counterpoint: a photographic, exquisitely detailed wallpaper with panoramic views of Berlin.  I can’t rip that off the walls, but at least I can buy another one.

And while we’re on the topic of things you should purchase for yourself:  this purse, whose bright yellow is cheerily entitled “Raincoat,” is something you either get (as in:  yes! yes! I totally understand why I’d want that bag leading my outfits into spring), or you don’t (as in:  no! no!  yellow + ikat…again?).  I get it; I’m totally gonna get it.

Hope you got what your heart desired over Valentine’s Day.  If you didn’t–and you’re in good company, because I didn’t either, despite the fact that I own this blog and can publish hints at least twice a day–you have my permission to buy yourself something pretty.  Like this necklace, which is a sweet deal at 65% off.  If nothing else, pat yourself on the back for saving so much money, and wear this token as a reminder of that Valentine’s Day when you were forced (under duress!) to buy your own gift.