simple things

Today I was on Studio 5 via telephone for a few minutes to talk about monthly merriment. It's a peek into the simple things I love at the moment. After the show I realized I haven't shared April yet.

(Jellies from Old Navy, thread, a cute apron from Lucy at Scrap Etc, new plant symbolizes the new life springtime brings, Lenka cd (Avery is singing her songs now-so cute), this book that is FULL of inspirational quotes and questions with journaling spots. (Love all the books by Dan Zadra.) Scarlet Lime paper & Martha Stewart strawberries, Studio G letter stamps & Anthropologie bowl.

Reading Avery books from when I was a little girl and my first dogeared necklace--very cool/inspiring jewelry... I've been wanting one forever but it's much more fun when it's a gift. (thanks, you know who you are...xo)

Collin lived in Taiwan for a couple years while serving a mission and said people there absolutely love lotus flowers because of their symbolism... The quote that came with this lotus fower necklace inspired me after reading your many wishes & then even more when I found out yesterday that someone very close to me has been diagnosed with cancer...

"Lotus flowers grow from muddy swamps into beautiful symbols of creation & rebirth..." remember your own beauty and strength.

PS. Do you love this song as much as I do? Zee Avi is her name.

fine, pinch me

No green pancakes, no one is wearing green-where is my St. Patty's Day love?

I did tell my tasteful joke to Collin, the one I tell every year & I photographed my monthly merriment for March--there's mucho green there.

If you remember February's post... it's just a fun photo where I put together little bits & pieces of stuff that makes me happy.

-Collecting vintage cameras

-Umbrellas

-Watching Stranger Than Fiction

-Making black and white polka dot butterflies (Martha Stewart punch)

-A fab floral top from Forever 21 (I asked Collin if it looked 'grandma-ey' -not that grandmas aren't cool- and he just laughed. I'm digging floral right now plus the top was $12.50-sweet!)

-Scrapbooking with this adorable woodgrain deer

-Nerd glasses (Avery loves those more than me.)
-Catching Avery's silly antics on my flip video

Happy St. Patrick's Day! :)

PS Thanks for your insightful words about change. Your kind comments mean a lot!!

monthly merriment

Since Domino is coming to an end (RIP) I was checking out another one of my fave pubs from Australia. I was inspired by one of Real Living's articles here. So I gave it my own spin and photographed random stuff that was on my desk and dresser. Thought it would be fun to do this every month.

-Bird earrings from my little brother.

-Polaroid of Collin & Avery at the beach last summer.

-Fabric from a soon-to-be-posted project I'm working on.
-Love digging through bags of old photos from my mom that need to be preserved into better photo albums. I am so grateful that she loved taking photos as much as I do.

-Missing my daddy more than I have words for.

-One of my fave songs on my ipod that I love doing yoga to & singing with at the top of my lungs in my car. (Dancing by Elisa)

-The card "For Like Ever" I found here and am going to use them for Valentine's Day this year but were initially bought for a project I worked on last year where I found something that inspired me for a scrapbook page. I made this scrapbook page with a photo from when Collin & I were engaged. Man, we were so young! Collin always teases me when I have such cheesy journaling.

Page found in CK's Get Creative with Type book- a must have!

Supplies:

Bazzill Bling

Clear Buttons

Clear Flowers

Apparently, as evidence from the photo, other must haves include: fuzzy ear warmers, Great Lash mascara, my notebook that I carry everywhere, yellow cardigan (Forever 21) & of course, sugar cookies.