baby bean vintage daywear

Today I am dreaming of warmer weather, especially since spotting the Baby Bean Vintage Daywear Spring/Summer collection. I can't wait to dress the Little Miss in cute dresses and rompers and I would love to stock her closet with these one-of-a-kind creations made from vintage fabrics.

p.s. I am loving the plaid tights and ankle boot combo in the middle right pic, are you?

(all images from Baby Bean Vintage Daywear)

hearts on a string

I've been trying to brush up on my crochet skills and this weekend I made some hearts on a string for a little bit of Valentine's Day decor.

I decided to go with natural and gold thread instead of pink or red so I could leave it hanging up all year long. In order to keep the hearts flat I sprayed them with hairspray on both sides.

Husband proposed to me on V-day three years ago so we always celebrate with a mini-reenactment of that night by going to the same sushi restaurant and making chocolate covered strawberries at home for dessert. Maybe this year we will dance under the stars again too.

Are you doing anything special for Valentine's Day?

new in the shop

All of these adorable dresses and more are now available in the shop! Thanks for stopping by!

free lovelies: be mine, valentine

I've already sent Husband a big hint to download this gorgeous Valentine's Day card designed by Carolynn of Two Brunettes. It comes with a matching envelope as well and I think it is perfection.


(via how about orange, via ruffled)

weekend snapshot: through diana

These pictures were actually taken over New Years weekend when we were down south, but I just got the film developed. Husband gave me a Diana F+ for Christmas and I was so excited to use it... turns out I over-exposed pretty much the whole b+w roll, and most of the color roll (I swear I read the manual front to back). But I got a few good ones at least. I guess I'll just have to practice and learn from my mistakes!






Have any Diana picture taking tips to share? I would love to hear!


p.s. In case you were wondering the polaroids from this post were created using this

granny squares

I am adding 'make a granny square blanket' to my list of goals this year. But I suppose I should add 'learn how to crochet a granny square' first. I found instructions here. Crossing my fingers I'll be able to figure it out, wish me luck!

Anyone care to join me? Do you already know how to crochet a granny square?



(images from here and here)

i was thinking of you... month one

Husband and I sat down earlier this month to write down our goals for the year. We broke down our lives into different categories one of which was 'our relationship.' Among other things, we decided to surprise one another each month with a small gift or act of service that costs little to nothing. The point being that we would be thinking about the other person and how we could make life for them a little easier, love them a little more, or make them happy in some little way. Because sometimes its hard to forget about yourself. So I will be starting a new series of posts documenting how we do - partly to make sure we do it.

January:

I surprised Husband with a bag of pistachios to snack on at work. It was a very simple thing, but it made him happy.

Husband surprised me by cleaning the entire house while I was away - toilet and tub scrubbed, kitty litter changed out, the works! It made me extra happy.

I need to step up my game next month so I've been thinking about him a lot lately. And since that was the point I guess so far its working.

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