charmed holiday

this would make a great stocking stuffer…

via green couch design

warm up

it is a little cold here… this might help warm us up.

via whimsy and spice on etsy

oh modern christmas tree

so, i’ve been a little busy.  it has been a while.  sorry.

i was inspired to post this today… isn’t this nearly perfect?

we are trying to make our house more allergy friendly and this would just about do the trick, although i would miss the beautiful smell of our fresh tree.

coffee sack skirt

at the request of my coffee sack man… i designed and created this burlap skirt…

it was a gift for a local coffee house owner.

lined in linen.  kind of lovely and fun.  i hope she likes it.

likes :: bookhou

a few likes from bookhou.  and this is only from their wood collection.  wow.

this would be beautiful on any nursery wall.

this would be amazing in an adult version, however i love that the felt is removable.  

this reminds me of a sculpture i had growing up.  

so simple and packed with style. 

we luv u

i have been out.  way out, lately.  sorry if you missed me.  we have been busy renovating our house and enjoying time with family {which is quite rare for us, so we really enjoyed ourselves while it lasted}.  

father’s day was a ball.  we did the usual bbq thing with our friends, which have become our family.  

what’s not to love… fabulous friends, fresh summer food, drinks and a dash to the pool.

happy summer.

Folded :: The Origami Collection

The project Folded :: The Origami Collection with Hijiri from Heart Fish and Jack + Jen is finally seeing some real results.  

I am always looking for something new to create and design, this was a fun collaboration across the country.  With summer kicking off and so many things on my on-growing to-do list, I decided to keep it simple.  

I took this opportunity to create some new images for my baskets.  I just love how they turned out.  I especially love the crane, which is always close to my heart… it reminds me of my grandmother, who I grew up with and my wedding {we folded 1,001 paper cranes}.  

I did tackle some actual origami to get into the spirit of things and it was fun to try some new folds I have never done before.  I folded origami growing up, however I had never made something like this.  My inspiration post showed a lot of flowers, so I decided to go with it.  

I can’t wait to make more.