I was so thrilled today when I opened my inbox to find an e-mail from Emmaline Bride. They featured one of my ring bearer pillows on their lovely blog! This was a first for me and I am very honored! If you haven't been to their blog yet, you should definitely check it out- especially if you're planning a wedding! They have so many great resources and ideas. Thank you to their team for making my day :)

good morning.

I LOVE cold mornings! Being curled up on the couch with my coffee in hand, my kitty next to me and my laptop to keep me busy, I'm a happy girl.

Sometimes, being a blog reader is an overwhelming thing. There are SOOOOO many out there and so many of them interest me. I have a love/hate relationship with new blogs that I discover. My list is growing so much. I already have so many things that I can waste my time doing or that can distract me [crafting, etsy looking, my current list of blogs, redecorating, about 10 unfinished home projects, facebook stalking, rearranging furniture again, etc]. Those are just things I can do at home. If I leave home, the possibilities are endless, especially where we live. I have been wanting to dedicate more time to my blog and etsy creations. I have SO many ideas for things to create and sell. I just have a really hard time prioritizing my time. I mean a really hard time.

Anyway, this morning, I found some new things that I definitely wasted a lot of time looking at.

Somethings Hiding In Here is a lovely blog of a cute couple that makes things together. You should check it out along with their etsy.

Prefab getaways. *Sigh*

I would LOVE to stay at one of these one day!!! Modernist prefab dwelling in a forest? YES, PLEASE!!! Luminhaus is in the mountains of Virginia. It was designed by Rocio Romero and is available as a kit home. Another one to visit: LostRiverModern which is 2 hrs west of DC. Resolution: 4 Architecture is the firm that designed and built this lovely dwelling. It is the only one of their designs available for guests.

Lastly, but certainly not least! My husband just sold this AMAZING lamp that he designed and created:

Isn't it lovely? I have requested [or maybe demanded] that he make me a similar one but with a bit of a twist. It's going to be beautiful in our room! He will also be making that to sell in his Etsy shop. I won't tell you exactly what it is until it's done ;) I can't wait!

I am very proud of him and his creations. I LOVE being married to someone who can make things like this so that I don't have to wish I had a bank account loaded with Anthropologie money. Although, that still wouldn't suck.

Blue Eyed Yonder

I think you should scoot on over Blue Eyed Yonder. It's a lovely blog written by a family member of mine. Krista and I are cousins-ish. Well, our mom's are cousins. I think that makes us twice removed or something. I really don't know for sure ;)
What I do know is that she has WONDERFUL taste! Her blog is full of oh-so-tasty-looking desserts and inspiring craft projects. She just threw a graduation party for her cousin, Savannah Jane [who i've heard is also amazing in the kitchen] and the pictures were gorgeous!


I'm hoping that one day we'll get to craft together. That would be such a lovely day.


Notice her gorgeous necklace and hairpiece! Yes, she made them!! Such a beautiful bride! Their wedding pictures were so much fun to see. There were so many wonderful details and personal touches. Everything looked amazing!


Go check it out!

Lomogrpahy

Ahhh....I love that word. I own the Fisheye and the Diane F+. I need to use them more often! I sometimes forget that they're in our home. I think if someone taught me a little more about each one, I'd have more motivation to take them on an adventure. We have friends coming in from out of town tomorrow. I am sooooo excited and that is such a great excuse to use them!
Anyway, look what Lomography came out with now:

The spinner 360.




It takes a picture of everything around you when you pull the chord. So much fun! I think we NEED to purchase one of these soon! ;)

No Nursery For Me

My mom is going to be a grandma soon. Twice. My sister-in-law is due in September. My sister is due in December. Right now, my mom is overly excited with decorating a nursery. I have to say that I'm a bit jealous about this. I LOVE decorating [I get that from her]. And what's more fun than decorating a kid's room?! This is something I will not be able to do for a long time because we are not having kids any time soon. I don't see why an auntie shouldn't be able to have a nursery, the same as a grandma. Even if we had a second bedroom, I doubt Philip would want to use it as a nursery for someone else's kids.
If I did have that room to decorate, I would want it to look something like this:



cute pillow and magical mobile. both found here.


I LOVE the floors and all the fun vintage things in this room.


Yellow metal crib. Yes, please. And no, i wouldn't mind our bed frame looking like this.


Organized shelves. So pretty and so practical.


I LOVE the color scheme and fun things that Rachel used in her sons room.


I'm a sucker for owls and any other woodland creature. That' why I love the alphabet print below :)



Hi, you're parents are rich and built you a tree house. No big deal.


Aren't these chairs cute? Little chairs for little people.

unless noted, all images from weheartit or ohdeedoh

theDaintyWoods

i finally picked out a name for my etsy [the Dainty Woods] AND listed some items for sale! listing everything takes way longer than i expected. not only do you have to come up with a description [which takes me forever- i'm so picky], but you have to go through four other steps before one item is finalized. it's totally worth it though. i had a stranger add one of my items as a favorite! i was very excited when i saw that :)

if you haven't already, check it out. and take a friend with you.

photos just because

I've been getting a little better at taking more pictures. Here are some random ones from the past month or so...

this is georgia bailey adams. she's perfect and she belongs to a dear friend of mine that i grew up with. so amazing!

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these are from ali and chad's beautiful wedding.

jake and nat...look at her cute little belly. that's my nephew jack.

yep, that's my brother trying to eat his baby.

the newlyweds.

danielle, nat, and myself.
cute cake!

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these are from a walk we took.

we always walk past this restaurant:

i've recently learned a little bit about case di baffi. it was opened in the 60's and was a very famous restaurant [apparently the best pork chops in town...yum]. it closed in '85 and the owner [pernicano] won't give it up. it has too much sentimental value to him. he won't re-open it, saying that you can't replace a chef like that. his chef is now retired. and he won't sell it because he has so many memories there. so many people in the community want to see it go, but i think it's cute. they've been trying to get him to sell it for years but he won't. it's a 25,000 sq ft property including the basement and parking lot [parking's pretty hard to come by in these parts]. i think they should turn it into a little museum of the restaurants history. it seems like a nice compromise for everyone. it could be apart of the community once again, for everyone to enjoy. he could enjoy his memories and share them with everyone else....like i said, i think it's cute. but i thought it was even cuter when i noticed the handles on the front door!

yep, that's a mustache. i'm pretty sure it belong to this guy:

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i took these of francine that night. she likes to sleep on us when were crafting. she usually likes to sit on your lap in the middle of whatever your doing [she loves when the laptop is out] or she sits on top of all of your materials. [notice her back paw pulled up next to her face. so silly]