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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 …
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 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. …
Amy of scoutie girl *, and the darling kids shop little alouette, asked me to do an interview. Hop on over here and check it out!I also wanted to mention that I now offer custom portrait drawings such as this one done for Tom and Ruth’s wedding anniversary (and shown in Amy’s article). You can …
April 11: 10 AM: begin sewing pants for little A’s Easter ensemble. 2 PM: realize I need a zipper. Run to fabric store with both boys (can’t fit A into cart with little O’s car seat…so he walks…a disaster waiting to happen)…(Jon is at a film shoot). 3 PM: stop off at Target for last …
If you have wondered why the blog has slowed down a notch or two as of late…you now know the reason. I’ve been in the middle of preparing some serious birthday fun. And let me tell you…we had FUN! Yes I got a little obsessive, what with painting clothes pin people, sewing banners, and cutting …
These twin bedrooms, found on Desire to Inspire, are so lovely and remind me of the room/mood board I designed for the decor8/Amy Butler contest. The colors and style of the first one are spot on. So fun.
It’s birthday time for my little A and we’ve decided to go with a Peter Pan theme. I mean, what’s better than pirates, a boy who flies and won’t grow up, Indians, mermaids, and fairies all together in one story? It helps that my little A is obsessed with mister Peter Pan (or Peter ” …