Ever since I found my yellow and black plates I’ve been having so much fun collecting inspiration for what I now dub my moody, mod summer tea party. It’s looking like this will have to be pushed into June…a rather hot month here in California so it will most likely take place at dusk (a …
[drooling over this…]
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Isn’t this picnic tin from Toast just delightful? It would make any on-the-go meal that much more elegant.
[heading out for…]
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(portrait of Kari) I’m heading out for and early wedding weekend in Chicago. My dear friend Kari, who runs the marvelous fashion site Above the Fray, is getting married and I’m to be one of her bridesmaids. It will be so great to see her and many other friends. I must admit however that I …
[magical…]
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Is it bad that I want my children to attend Montessori schools just because their equipment is so darn cool!? No, but seriously, I’m really getting into the philosophy behind Montessori schooling (why must it cost so much?…sigh). It’s just a nice perk that the activities are so aesthetically pleasing. I might be playing with …
[shop update]
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OK, so technically it’s not morning anymore…but I’m going to try and devote Tuesday mornings to my Tuesday Mourning shop updates (at least the first Tuesday of the month if not every Tuesday) and share fun finds and crafty endeavors with you the rest of the week. Today I wanted to share with you my …
[a weekend of…]
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I love that little A is of the birthday party attending age. Over the weekend he was invited to his friend Emerald’s birthday bug party. Aside from some uncharacteristic shyness on A’s part, we had a blast.I also had a lovely time making Emerald’s gift. A few weeks ago I finished this Dauphine and Rabbit …
[for the grandmothers on…]
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Last night we got crafty working on something for the grandmothers on mother’s day. We had fun making custom stationary for Grandma Mary and Grandma Sylvia.and custom artwork…and custom clothes pins for the grandmas to hang artwork, letters, reminders, and more fun things!Jon made his incredible chocolate chip cookies (which have changed our lives forever)…and …
[’cause I’m…]
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And Cally loves me. No really, we did a swap and this is the lovely clutch she made for me. Thanks Cally. Love it!
[a Freebie and an attempt to…]
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A couple of weeks ago I attended an organizing event where I was fortunate enough to meet and glean from LA’s Apartment Therapy organizer extraordinaire, Beth Zeigler. Beth, who in addition to blogging is a professional organizer and founder of her own company Bneato, gave a fabulous mini boot camp that I found very inspiring. …
[linen design studio]
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I’m quite sure I’m in desperate need of this bag.