{ M photoshoot }

man, i love this baby.

i wish he didn't live so far away.

{ nursery }

this is McKay's nursery inspired by the book Frog Went a Courtin'. my sister did such an excellent job. i'm absolutely in love with this cozy room!

i love the framed book pages.

stripes are so hard to paint. aren't you impressed?

this is the poster i made for the nursery.
i took the book cover and replaced the title with McKay's name.

{Happy New Year! }

McKay had to stay one more night, so we rang in the new year at the hospital.

it was a wild party.


poor baby was all partied out.

{ McKay }

Baby O is now McKay!
12.29.09
7 lb 7 oz

{ new toys }

my family was so good to me this christmas. i got the new apple magic mouse and a holga camera. i'm excited to break them in.

{ Hi Ho, Hi Ho... }

my friend Jennifer came over last night for an evening of Letterpress.

Jennifer's work space

My work space

Jennifer=neat, organized and pulled together
Me=not so much

{ family & food }

i saw a cat get hit my a car today. it was flailing all over the middle of the street. it was a fluffy tabby. it was one of the most disturbing things i've ever witnessed. even you cat haters out there would have been shocked. i was on the phone with my Dad when it happened. i sort of freaked out. my eyes welled up in tears. then Mother got on the phone and i really cried.

"i'm sorry i'm crying. i just saw a cat get hit by a car and i'm really tired and overwhelmed and..."

"don't be sorry. even if you weren't tired and overwhelmed that would be a terrible thing to see".

then mother went on the explain the time she and daddy accidentally hit and killed a cat and they both cried. for some reason that made me feel better...like i wasn't being silly for losing it over a random animal.

i needed to get that image out of my head. so i picked up little sister and we binged on sweet potato fries then got hot chocolate at 7-11.

oh, food...my prescription for emotional trauma.

then i got home and saw this book sitting on my desk that my dear pal shannon gave me last night. just looking at food makes me feel better, too. especially clever food.

thank you family and food.


p.s. i'm sure glad these are dogs on the cover. cats would have been too much.

{ keep calm... }

thanks heather! this comes at a perfect time.

{ letterpress giveaway }!

many of you know much of my time is spent working on designs for the L Letterpress product line. since we at L love the product so darn much, we are giving away a Letterpress Combo kit as well as your own Custom Printing Plate. visit the L Blog for contest details and rules.

tell your friends and spread the love.

{ frog went a-courtin' }

frog went a-courtin' has been sung to the babies in our family for several generations, so sister is using the illustrations from the book as the inspiration for Baby O's nursery. the last thing she wants for the room is a large print that somehow includes Baby O's name. i've started working on it, but since his name is a semi-secret i'll wait to post it until after he's born.

{ holiday tag }

this nordic ski sweater tag is so cute. i feel inspired to create some new letterpress plates and a quickutz die so i can make my own.

via black eiffel

{ L Letterpress }

did you know i'm also a blogger over at Lifestyle Crafts? ive been featuring projects the L team has created using the new Letterpress tool. we just wrapped up our Thanksgiving workshop and we'll soon start Christmas. so, be sure to check the L blog regularly for new posts.

{ new boots }

i'm eating lunch at my desk today, thinking about how happy i am to have new boots that are keeping my feet nice and toasty on this far too snowy day.

{ bahamas }

i didn't take that many photos while in the bahamas, and i'm too tired to tell about our interesting adventures in some sort of clever way, so here's our trip...photo style.









i asked our waiter to take a photo of our dinner group and this is what i got. yes, jeanette and i were the youngest ones there.

{ i love the world }

{ burt reynolds style }

as i said in the Baby O shower post, i letterpressed mustaches to put in the guest favor bags. i taped a piece of fabric to the wall to create a mini photo booth. thanks, family, for going along and posing for mustache photos! even baby O posed for a photo!

mama & daddy

sisters

cousin and me

brother and sister-in-law

Baby O

{ circle baby shower }

since my sister's last name starts with an O, we call her little man Baby O. i used this nickname as inspiration for the baby shower i threw for her last week. i went with a circle or O theme with an orange and red color scheme. i ordered the souffle cups online to contribute to the round theme and, of course, couldn't do without the trusty paper lanterns. i letterpressed the invitations, treat bags and food labels which i pinned to florida oranges. i also ordered the striped paper straws that have been all over the blogoshepre as well as mini wooden utensils and skewers. i was so pleased with the results.

if you have any questions regarding were i sourced any of the paper products or decor, or any how to's, let me know. i am happy to share.

Invitations

i letterpressed the invitations using my L Letterpress. first, i printed the shower information using my home printer. then i letterpressed the cricles and rings using orange and red letterpress inks. the impression turned out beautiful! i love the look of letterpressing on craft paper, so i used these craft colored envelopes. i was so happy with the results.

Menu:
butternut squash soup
fresh fruit, melon balls
brie and apple paninis
ice cream lollipops

Favor Bags
i filled the favor bags with round red and orange candies and since we were in florida, i threw in a few candy orange slices. you'll also notice each guest received a mustache on a stick, which i letterpressed on my L Lettepress, and a circle twirl game (see more details below).

when we were little my mother made us a circle twirl game. each side has a different image and when you twist the string between your finders and twirl the disc, it meshes the two images together to make them look like one image. you'll notice a pregnant woman on one side and a curled up baby on the other. when you twirl the disc, it looks as if the baby is in the woman's belly. many of the ladies at the shower thought it was bizarre...i mainly did it for my sisters and mother who thought it was hilarious.

{ florida oranges }

orange tree in sister's backyard.

feeling Baby O kick.

{ thanksgiving tablescape }

my friend michelle invited me to her family's thanksgiving dinner since i didn't go home to georgia this year. michelle was in charge of the table decor. she chose a neutral pallet of browns and creams with green accents. using the L Letterpress, she letterpressed the menu and place cards. she also cut out paper leaves with thanksgiving trivia printed on the back. as you can tell by the number of place settings, there are a lot of people in her family. it sure made for an impressive table. nice job, michelle!

{ paris renovation }

an 1800's parisian apartment overlooking the eiffel tower...what a dream!

{ craft storage }

some great pottery barn storage solutions vi decor 8.

{ mismatched chairs }

i really love the look of mismatched dining chairs.






images via flickr and decor 8.

{ back to reality }

over the past week i've been...

in the bahamas


throwing sister a baby shower


spending time with the family


now...back to reality

more details this week.

{ holiday tags }

i think these stainless steel christmas ornaments are really pretty, but i'd like to try this concept with paper to use as holiday gift tags and cards.

via my favorite things

{ while in california i... }

laughed...a lot with these ladies

(BF becca on the right,
equally fabulous roommate carolyn on the left)

took photos of the LA skyline (and pollution)

(this is not a sad attempt for a sexy/serious face.
just hate the way my sunglasses sit on my chipmunk cheeks when i smile).

toured the Getty's robust art collection and thoughtful architecture.
i'm in love with this place!


decided i want a bed like this.

touched this statue...
because we were allowed to and i've always to touch a statue

took a turn around the herb garden at the getty villa.

and posed for pictures...smiling, without sunglasses

saw the ocean in Malibu

witnessed these phenomenal street performers.
my favorite...orange pants boy with the trombone.
i want them to play at my wedding one day.

{ disney and a belly shirt }

Disney is offering free admissions on your birthday this year, so i'm jetting down to southern california to celebrate. okay, so these are photos of Disney World...i didn't make it to Disneyland until i was 25.

be back next week.

p.s. i have no idea why my mother dressed me in a belly shirt. i should ask her about that. in the mean time, feel free to point and laugh and laugh...i do every time i look at that picture.

{ S, M & T }

last week i took some family photos of my good friends S & M and their 6 month old, T. the whole time i was thinking to myself, "what the devil am i doing?". i'm much more used to shooting products than people...but hey, you gonna start somewhere. out of the many, many, many photos i took, here are a handful that turned out.

{ wedding dress to the rescue }

yesterday i was on the verge of tears. sleep deprivation, stress and the pastry i had ( and shouldn't have had ) for breakfast had caught up with me. i stood in front of the kitchen sink, apron on, blouse untucked, 3 day rotten hair pulled up in a bun and sponge in hand staring out the window.

i said to my roommate,

"i think i'm about it cry".

with a corner smile she said,

"go lay in bed and hug your cake plate. that will make you happy".

i laughed...because i did hug my jadeite cake stand when i first got it. my roommate knows that glassware, good design, art, fabric and photography makes me giddy.

i didn't hug my cake plate, but i did find this perfectly gorgeous dress and skillful photography.

it made me happy.

and i didn't cry.

{ baby O shower }

i'm off to florida next month for two reasons...

1. to soak up the sun on a 4 day cruise to the Bahamas (yipee!)

and

2. to throw my sister a baby shower.

here's some inspiration i've gathered. can you guess the theme?






images via martha stewart, flickr, party perfect, bake it pretty, wish special events and me

{ An Old Sweet Song }

Michael Buble singing Georgia on My Mind.

pure bliss. period.

{ DIY:: Shoe Bag }

i'd like to make myself a couple of these shoe bags for my upcoming travels.

{ DIY:: Pennant Rubber Stamp }

i stumbled across this innovative DIY from just something i made. a pennant rubber stamp could be perfect for my sister's baby shower invitations.

{ CB2 }

these lovelies from cb2 have been sitting in my online shopping cart for days now, just waiting for me to enter my credit card info. maybe if they sit long enough i can come up with enough justifications to purchase guilt free.

i love glass.

in other news, i want to buy a couch. my boss just bought one second hand with lots of buttons, woods legs and orange velvet.. i've been thinking about it all day. although i have absolutely no room for a couch, i've been searching the classifieds all evening.

oh, the things that make me happy.

{ clothbound series 2 }

another clothbound series from coralie bickford-smith. need to get my hands on them to add to my collection.

{ where i've been... }

9-5 job (more like 24/7)
freelance work
sister's baby shower
mother's etsy shop
pneumonia...again
hospitalized roommate

complete burn out

but...

i'm back

and i'm in love with these silhouette necklaces.

{ tape }

some fun masking tape from nothing elegant.

{ i'm going to pat myself on the back }

i've been on a shopping binge. highly unlike me, as i usually dislike dedicating hours sifting through clothes, spending money and fighting crowds. however, this time was different. magical, i'd say. the stars aligned for me this week, and because i'm a female and we like to share how little we paid for items, you get to see the goods.

BCBG boots
originally $140
my price $80


Aviator Sunglasses
originally $30
my price $6

Brown Flats
originally $25
my price $3.75

{ sat: part 3: tulie=yum! }

here's more last saturday fun. b and i heard about bakery called Tulie, so decided to check it out. the atmopshere is so slick and the food was amazing.

{ sat: part 2: opa! }

after the farmer's market, b and i hit up the Greek Fest. definitely spend far too much money on food, but boy was it good. i loved watching to cute 7th and 8th graders dance.

{ sat: part 1:farmer's market }

it's been ages since i've posted...life's been busy, but i think i'm back into the swing of things. here is part 1 of my fun-filled saturday. B and I drove up to the SLC farmer's market. i love the farmer's market-interesting people, clean foods, clever artists. besides the food, my favorite stop was the booth selling journals made out of old books.

{ letterpressed wedding }

my friend ashley mae is a talented artist and writer. i'm in love with her amazing wedding invitations...all done by her-the letterpress, the illustrated insert and the poem. she's a lovely person whose always full of wise insights and and generous with kind words. i wish her loads of happiness!

{ homesick }

mother left this week. back to the south she goes. lucky lady. this photo is georgia to me (minus the girl in the fuchsia dress). misty evenings. a chorus of tree frogs and cicadas. honeysuckle and magnolias. kudzu. spacious, tree filled front yards. greek vernacular homes. american flags. azaleas. it's magical. the more i'm away from my home the more i miss the green and the good christians not of my faith who love Jesus just the same.

i love my life in the west, but today i can't help but think it would be better if i were home.

{ farmer's market }

mother is in town, so i took her to the farmer's market. we loaded up on vegetables and had some creamy soft serve ice cream with fresh raspberries...for breakfast.

{ cool photo ideas }

today i stumbled across this website, cool photo ideas. they have some great tips for displaying photos, frames and such.

{ aw-shucks }

my friend andrea introduced me to project nursery...and, despite my childless state, i fell in love. good design crosses all lifestyle boundaries. they were kind enough to feature my friend Lauren's tractor baby shower that i designed on their website. i share because 1. i LOVE project nursery, so am thrilled they picked me and 2. i hope you all use some of these ideas for your own parties and entertainment.

if you have any questions about party details, feel free to contact me.

{ best friend, ever! }

my pal lauren shocked me with this beautiful mosser cake stand and an m.s. cupcake book. this surprise rivaled the time my sister got me tickets to my favorite band for my birthday and i broke down in tears in the restaurant. that cake stand sat on my desk in my bedroom for a week so i could see it when i woke up. i'm nuts...

last night i had a nightmare my cake stand broke. i cried and cried... happiest moment of my life was when i woke up and realized it was all a dream.

here are some quick photos i took of some red velvet cupcakes from m.s. cupcakes on my jadeite cake stand.

thanks, lauren!

{ chchchchange }

my friend Laura moved to washington with her husband to start their new life in seattle. we are sort of like the same person: same name (although pronounced different, which no one in the office could seem to get right), same sense of humor, same love of art & travel, same desire to be born in any previous era but our own...

this change has made me sad.

the battle of the Lauras.

my glasses broke last week. costco said they were beyond repair, so i walked into their optometry office, made an appointment and got contacts that day. apparently this act of spontaneity (if you could call it that) has been a cause of shock and celebration for some. my mother's voice sounded surprised i didn't tell her i was getting them and my roommate congratulated me. maybe the idea wasn't so foreign for me since i watched my sister (blind as a bat before her surgery...bless her heart) put her contacts in for years.

i've imagined myself losing a contact just like Anelle on Steel Magnolias, then throwing my hands out and desperately saying (with my southern accent), "oh, no! nobody move! my contact!".

now i can wear cute sunglasses when i drive. driving with my windows down and letting my hair blow in the wind feels so much cooler now. plus my eyes look bluer...can't go wrong with bluer eyes.

me with said cute sunglasses + crazy flipped out hair

my little sister moved to utah to start college. i am thrilled to have family out here with me...i miss having giddens around. but, i do feel sad. i wish we were all still little running barefoot through the gravel, playing in the creek and making mud monkeys out of ourselves with georgia red clay. life on brown deer trail meant not worrying about work and payments, being lonely or being manipulated and mistreated...

and grandmother would still be here.

change is part of the plan, so i'm trying to love it...or at least not hate it so much. on those occasions when change does hurt me-when i feel too young and inexperienced for hard things or when my insecurities have been mishandled or injured i know where to turn for consistency.

oh, i almost forgot. the biggest change of the week...my dad joined facebook! this is an okay change...a bit shocking...and funny, but okay.

welcome daddy-o!

{ overstock }

i like this chester coral arm chair from overstock.

{ the weepies }

gotta have you. can't get enough of it.

{ more tractor goodness }

i love creative parties and showers, so was thrilled that they featured my tractor baby shower today on their site. check it out here. thanks ladies!

{ s is for sunshine }

since my yet-to-be-born nephew will make his grand entrance in florida, i bought this alphabet book for him. the illustrations are nice and it's filled whit interesting little tidbits about the state of florida. i would also like to get p is for peach...for myself.

{ ink }

i've always wanted a tattoo on the top of my foot. true story. i guess it's my secret desire to be rebellious. nothing too flashy or kitschy ("I *heart* mom"/skull and crossbones...no thanks). i used to draw a little star on the top of my foot, visible when wearing sandals. i even went so far as to design my own temporary tattoo to wear on a beach vacation a couple of years ago. there are several reasons, practical and moral, why this good girl won't just bite the bullet and get some ink. here are just two:

1.tattoos are permanent. permanent...forever on my body. unless i want to pay oodles to get it removed.
2. old plus wrinkly plus saggy does not make for cute tattoos.

i did fall in love with this kite tattoo. i think it's just the right amount of color and edge and doesn't it look great in this photo? my-coworker thinks it's temporary. if it is, i can be satisfied in believing there's someone else out there who's desire for rebellion can be satisfied with a tattoo...at least temporarily.

{ fabric+QK dies=pretty }

my co-worker and pal laura posted a tutorial on the quickutz blog on how to use quickutz dies and the revolution tool to create these oh so pretty fabric fascinators. check out the tutorial here.

{ woodgrain watches }

nice job, nixon.

{ 500 Days of Summer }

i watched this film over the weekend. it' honest and topsy-turvy assessment of the beginnings and deterioration of a relationship was very interesting. my favorite part was a split screen comparison of Tom's expectations when attending a party and what really happens. we've all done it-conjured up some scenario of what an evening will be like with a particular someone, just to leave diflated and defeated because reality always wins. the music was just fabulous and plays an important role in the film. i adore zooey deschanel, but her character's consistent apathy was very irritating. overall an interesting take on the romantic comedy.

{ madsen cycles }

my pal caitlin tipped me off to these sharp urban utility bikes by madsen cycles. how perfect are these for totin' around cargo or kids? the design and construction are sleek and sturdy. i'll take one in blue, thanks.

{ happy birthday, grandmother }

i miss you

{ blocks in a bag }

just love these city blocks in a bag by muji. great for kids or grown-ups.

{ prop styling }

the product development team that i'm part of collaborated to shoot some editorial shots of L Letterpress projects for the product launch. heather did the photos and i helped with the styling (including the wedding flowers). i had so much fun shopping for props and working on set. i've decided i want to be a prop stylist when i grow up.

{ smeeks }

anyone taking road trip to pheonix? can i come? i'll be happy to split gas. you see, i NEED to visit this sweets, treats and party supply shop called Smeeks i recently discovered via a blog on azcentral (don't ask how i stumbled across this article for arizona residents...i can't remember). it look just heavenly. wouldn't you agree?


photos via azcentral/jaimeerose blog

{ more flowers }

i spent most of my saturday working on these flowers for my friend camille's wedding. her colors were just fabulous to work with and her reception turned out beautiful. thanks for letting me be part of your day, camille!

{ vintage posters, maps & prints }

i would like some of these reproductions for my home. maybe i'll collect posters of all the places i've traveled to.




p.s i don't really like the circus, but these posters are sure neat.

via little green notebook

{ the secret is out }

I'm thrilled to finally be able to blog about our new product line, L, or Lifestyle Crafts. It's been years in the making and we've spent countless hour preparing for the launch. I've just copy and pasted my colleague Michelle's blog post here on my my blog since she has explained the new product line perfectly.

Introducing L - a brand new lifestyle brand focused on developing products that enable creativity! With L products, you can add that personal handmade touch to all of life's events from simple everyday occurrences to special occasions like weddings and babies.

I'm really excited about the first product launch in the L brand...the L Letterpress line. This collection of products is designed to let the home crafter create elegant letterpressed projects in an easy-to-use, convenient and affordable method.

Here's a picture of the L Letterpress Combo Kit which includes everything you need to start creating letterpress projects. Check out the L website - www.lifestylecraft.com to see all of the products in this initial launch, and be sure to check out the 15 printing plate SKUs. The designs turned out great!

Here a few are just a few project samples made with the L Letterpress.

Okay, I'm back. So, if you're not familiar with letterpress, Michelle has a couple images to explain, so just hop on over to The Creativity Room.

Here are a few of my favorite printing plates. Like Michelle said, we are really happy with the way the designs turned out. Hope you are as excited about this product line as I am.

{ DIY: glass etched milk jars }

i sure loved these little milk jars we gave away to the game winners at the shower. i'm not sure that the guests appreciated them as much as i did, but then again, i a a super craft nerd. here are some brief directions so you too can glass etch a cow on a mini glass milk jar.

supplies:
glass milk jars (from local craft store or antique store)
Etchall glass etching cream
Silhouette Digital Craft Cutter
adhesive vinyl
fabric

first, cut out a cow (or any shape you'd like) out of vinyl using the Silhouette. remove the inside cow shape to leave the outside vinyl, creating a stencil. apply to your glass surface. follow the directions on the Etchall bottle to glass etch the cow (it's super quick and easy). After the Etchall has done it's magic, return excess to the the Etchall bottle, wash off any extra etching cream and remove the vinyl stencil.

next, cut out circles using the Silhouette to layer over the top of the bottle and secure with a piece of twine (after filling the jars with candy, of course) (see previous post here for fabric cutting directions).


p.s. i made an extra glass etched milk jar for myself and currently have it sitting on my desk filled with wildflowers.

{ DIY: Fabric Pennants }

First of all, I have to thank Kara's Party Ideas for featuring the Tractor Baby Shower on her blog. Check it out here.

Here are brief instructions for the fabric pennants I made for the Tractor Baby Shower. I wasn't too keen on hand cutting each pennant, since I had so many, and I didn't want to do any sewing, which I thought would probably be necessary to prevent the edges from fraying. Using the following supplies and techniques eliminate both of my concerns.

Supplies
-Fabric: $1.50/yard at Wal-Mart
-RibbonStiff
-Sponge Brush
-universal scraper
-Silhouette Digital Craft Cutter by QuicKutz

Usually the Silhouette cannot cut fabric without catching on the individual fibers. However, my co-worker shared a little tip for making it possible. First, cut the fabric to fit the Silhouette cutting mat. Then lightly brush RibbonStiff over the surface of the fabric. After it dries, place the silhouette on the Silhouette sticky mat, smoothing out any bumps with the universal scraper. It may help to lightly spray the mat with spray adhesive if your sticky is not holding the fabric down tightly.

Load the cutting mat into the Silhouette. I work on a Mac, and although the Silhouette software is not compatible with Mac, there is a plug-in availabe to cut out shapes directly from Adobe Illustrator. I quickly drew a pennant shape in Illustrator and simply hit "cut" in the Silhouette dialogue box. For more detailed instruction on how the Silhouette works and more info about the product line, go to the Silhouette website.

Peel away the pennant, and you've got a perfectly cut shape with the edges already sealed off with the Ribbonstiff. No hand cutting and no sewing involved.

Keep in mind, this technique will only work on thin cotton fabric. However, the Silhouette can still come in handy. The blue fabric pictured below was a bit too think for the blade to cut through. So, I cut out the pennant in sticky vinyl to create a pattern, placed it on top of the fabric and cut around it. It worked perfectly.

Since I wanted to keep this a no-sew project, I attached Velcro to the top arms of the pennant and wrapped them around a piece of thick twine.

{ tractor baby shower }

last saturday i hosted my good friend lauren's baby shower at my house. it was an indoor picnic themed party with the main motif being a tractor. i had so much fun planning the party and making all the details. i utilized my print gocco to create the tractor motif on the invitations, favor bags and onesie. here are the highlights. check back later this week for recipes and tutorials.

special thanks to my friend heather, who was so kind to take out time on her busy saturday to snap these photos.

{ the invitations }


{ place settings }

i really wanted everyone seated at a table, so i covered several mighty lights with gingham fabric i bought for $1.50/yard.

the flowers came from the mountain behind my house, which perfectly contributed to the flavor of the party.

i don't care for shiny plastic party utensils, so found these on world centric. made out of cornstarch, the forks, knives and spoons are 100% biodegradable and looked great on the table.





{ food }

thanks to shannon for the yummy baked beans and lemonade, liz for the delicious fresh fruit and heather for the homemade granola.

menu:
pulled pork sandwiches
fresh fruit
goat chesse, orange and pecan salad
baked beans
mini key lime pie
mini blueberry pie
homemade granola
lemonade




{ beverage & favor table }

this was one of my favorite elements of the party. i covered the table with burlap, hung pennants across the front and placed the basket of granola, beverages, yellow ice cooler and mini milk jug prizes on top.


again, thank you so much to all those who donated time, talents, food and serving dishes. couldn't have done it without you.

tractor graphic via dryicons.

{ party supplies }

i just threw a baby shower at my house (photos and details coming shortly) and made it my goal to use items i've collected over the years instead of buying whole bunch of new things. i did a pretty good job, so now i feel justified in purchasing the following party supplies. i don't have anything in mind for these utensils and paper products (like most things i buy), but i need to replenish the stash i used up this weekend.

1. small wooden spoons
via fairway market, as seen in ms wedding.






2. mini ice cream spoons
as seen at the creativity room.



3. paper souffle cups
via webrestaurant store as seen at the creativity room


4. bamboo mini forks
via pearl river as seen in ms wedding.

{ bella umbrella }

parasols and umbrellas are quite the popular trend right now in the wedding department, so i'm sure bella umbrella is having a lot of success. they offer a wide variety of true vintage umbrellas and reproductions for sale or rent.

{ mosser }

i would love to have all four of these mosser cake stands. the colors are perfect.

{ bridals }

my friend camille, asked me to do the flowers at her wedding, which included her bridal bouquet this past weekend. i like doing flowers for a bridal shoot because it gives me a chance to practice and get any kinks worked out before the big day. i'm happy with the way it turned out and can't wait for the wedding day, as i ordered a lot more variety of flowers and filler that i think will look great on the wedding party.




a few extra flowers so i made this little arrangement to go on my piano. that's my great granddaddy and grandmother in the black and white photo. i'm not sure why they are both in a barrell, but i think it is so cute and very much a palmer thing to do.

{ 1.1.10 }

baby o is on his/her way! six more weeks until amanda and steve find out what they are having...then i can get on the ball making all sorts of fun things. i'll finally be and aunt and mother can finally pull out her secret grand baby stash she's been collecting for years (yeah, mama, we know about it, and love you even more for it).

amanda made these cute onesies and gave them to my parents to announce the big news. we got the whole thing on video tape, so if you want to see mother's perfect rection, jump on over to my sister's blog.

{ cruiser }

i would like one of these cruisers...



with this basket to carry groceries and fresh produce (only not pink)...


and with this bell so i can ring it at people like they do in belgium.

{ score! }

i finally used a gift card to macy's i received at christmas (i have to make sure when i use a gift card the purchase is perfect. i often hold on to them for up to a year). i've been wanting a white cake stand for a while so headed up to the third floor of macy's to check out martha's whiteware collection. lucky me they were having a sale, so i snatched the last large 12" white cake stand. i would love to eventually get the other two to complete my collection.

isn't it pretty?

{ garden party }

my friend brittney had a garden party theme bridal shower for her sister, camille. brittney is an extremely well-rounded, creative person, so i wasn't surprised when she pulled this beautiful party together. not only was the food theme oriented, but it was also delicious. wonderful job, britt. thanks for letting me be part of your evening.

the beautiful bride-to-be.

i love this photo of camille trying to answer questions about her fiance.

{ giveaways }

michelle over at the creativity room is having a week of fun giveaways. check out all the cute things she and her sister have created. hop on over and enter to win by leaving a comment.