met gala

How much do I love looking at photos from the Met gala? A lot. I love that fashion's insiders have this night to wear the most outlandish, gorgeous, ravishing gowns, without having to care about what the tabloids will say. Because that's just what you do. It's a fashion-risk-taking night (although I always prefer the more classic gowns...but that's just me!)

[Photos credit of style.com]

spring cleaning

today i'm grateful for...

1. coming across this photo of milla jovovich. it really captures my "cleaning" style...which is not cleaning at all, but looking cute!

2. making chocolate covered strawberries. yumm.

3. getting ready to send my sister off to los angeles for the long weekend. I Am So Jealous. You have absolutely no idea. LA is MY thing. But i have come to terms with it. I hope she has fun. ish.

4. english manor houses that were just made for me to lust after. I want one.

Happy April! I haven't posted in awhile because I had a Model United Nations conference all day yesterday and all day Friday.
So these are yesterday's gratitudes.
Yesterday, I was grateful for....

1. this group of people, the MUN team from UHS. We had an awesome delegation, taking home 4 of the 5 top prizes (for English speakers...it was a bilingual conference). Unfortunately, we didn't win best school, BUT WE DESERVED IT.

2. Johnny Rocket's. I know all the words to just about every song they play, because of my fixation with '50s and '60s pop music. The jukeboxes weren't working, which is a travesty. I then proceeded to make some horrendous math errors by telling everyone "I want to be born in 1945 so I can be a teenager in 1950!" I really meant 1935. No one believed me.

3. Business attire. I love love love professional clothing, mostly because it makes me feel more sophisticated and less teenagerish.

4. the wonderful Ms. Canterman. She sang "I Got You Babe" with me at the restaurant, and then answered our questions about her boyfriend, who helped "chaperone" us. Really, the chaperones just tell us what time we have to be somewhere and where that place is.. At least she didn't lose anyone this year!

today I'm grateful for...

1. After-school trips to Tom's antique store with my mom. We decided that we could certainly move in there. Rickety chairs, gilded mirrors, forgotten portraits, retro dining sets...perfect...

2. Spying on boys at the bike rack through the window during first period chemistry. We duck whenever they look towards us. Nothing like some giggles to make chem interesting.

3. The silly AIMS prep questions. This question was actually asked:

"John misses the bus every Thursday...what conclusions can you draw from this?

a. John doesn't like the bus driver on Thursdays

b. John has consumption.

c. John has a dentist appointment every Thursday.

d. None of the above."

Complete ridiculosity.

4. The soundtrack to the movie Atonement. It makes the movie all the more heartbreakingly delightful. And, can I please have a soundtrack to my life?

5. Finding these gorgeous specimen sketches while browsing weheartit. I love the color and the paper and the spidery script. Makes me wanna go draw.

today I'm grateful for...

1. My darling friend Katherine whose sound judgment and sharp wit keeps me sane. Today we passed notes like little schoolgirls during English. She tolerates my rants and raves and convinces me that everything will be okay, and when she says it, I believe her.

2. Painting and gossiping during art. There's something so cleansing about being able to sit down and enjoy life for one hour within the hectic school day. (Image found on weheartit.com)

3. My European history teacher's sense of humor. After his recent motorcycle accident, he's been even more comical and clever, professing "I love everyone!" the day after his accident. I thank goodness that he is practically unscathed, save for a broken pinky.

4. Running up and down the stairs with Laura after school, then waiting around by the band room to get picked up. It makes me feel sad that band kids are the only ones allowed in the band room, because I'm a band kid at heart. I just cannot play an instrument.

5. A new Gossip Girl tonight at seven. Blair Waldorf is magnificent. Her beruffled dresses and blouses make me swoon.

6. The blusteriness of this afternoon! I love the wind and and the leaves that blow around. It's terribly bad for one's hair, but when the wind blows, I stop caring about how my hair looks and start enjoying the cool breeze. (Image from photo.net)

Because I never know quite what to write on a blog--so I've decided to write gratitude lists every day, a la Ginny Branch, whose blog my favorite color is shiny makes me smile every single day.
So, today, I am grateful for...

1. The charming antics of Lucy & Ethel. I Love Lucy is a constant source of entertainment for my sister and me. I really do love Lucy.

2. $5 antique tables all spruced up. I found this little beauty at the antique fair a few months ago, and repainted it, complete with Rococo charm.

3. My dear friend Angel for sending me a link to the web site the Antique Corsets gallery. I can't think of anything more restrictive...or more classically feminine and beautiful. They just make me hunger for romance and poetry and ruffles and ribbons and restrained emotions. I should have been born in another era.

4. Happening upon old issues of Domino magazine today while tidying my room. I am heartbroken by the demise of this flawless publication! My mom and I used to look forward to receiving our Domino every month, and countless inspirations have stemmed from poring over issues. (images courtesy of Domino)

5. this sketch, by John Singer Sargent (my favorite artist). There is some wistfulness captured in her eyes, some sadness. It's a very beautiful drawing. I can't wait until my trip to Chicago, when I will be able to see some of Sargent's work.

Hello, there

I'm Beatrice, and I love sparkles, cupcakes, wide smiles, pink ruffles, tough boots, vintage photographs, new paints, librarian glasses, satin hairbows, awkwardly cute boys, my bicycle, rainy days, classic English novels, and warm snuggly dogs....

This isn't my first blog; rather, this is the newest in a long line of failed and forgotten blogs. But I really would like to keep this one functioning! I plan on using it mostly to get my ideas, creations, etc. out there to distant family members and friends...and blogging is also fun : )
Clementine Hearts will include recipes for cupcakes, cute and fun crafts, fashion ideas, book critiques, and lists of just about everything (because I enjoy making lists almost as much as I enjoy clothes!).
So, without further ado, here is Clementine Hearts.