Elizabeth Ann Designs has some beautiful ideas to make your Mother’s Day gift more personal. I think handmade gifts speaks volumes. They are my favorite gifts to receive and give.
Gabriel’s birthday party was on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. I was so thankful to have it outside! I have to share with you a few of my favorite things we had. My dear blog friend Amy from Buggie and Jellybean made him his birthday crown! If you have never visited her shop, True Love Found, you will have to take a moment to do so. It is amazing. I couldn’t get over the quality of her work and how edible my son looked in it;)
These are just a few of the adorable Birthday Crowns you will find at True Love Found…
Gabriel actually kept his crown on for longer than I thought….maybe because he was eating a cupcake. Oh, and while you are visiting her blog, you can ooh and ahh over the pictures of her daughter’s Rainbow Party!
I also was lucky enough to find the most magnificent cupcake kit from Urbanic Paper. The detail in each little cupcake topper made me want to not even use them but frame them or something….;) Have you had a birthday for your little one recently? I would love to see it!
Q: What got you to start blogging? A: I was working and studying both at the same time, for quite a while. Until last year in March, I decided that i had enough! I just had to give up one of the two and ideally i chose to give up on my work. It was quite an easy decision to make. Apart from the stress i was in, i knew i wasn’t exactly enjoying my work anymore too. Well, it was a good due reason to give myself a little break from the working world!
So with that, you could well say that I have a bit more time on my hands since. I started exploring and learning about the things that i love and enjoy but just haven’t quite got the time to do so previously. Also, i started appreciating on the things that i never thought i would like or have an interest in. Through these, I stumbled and learned upon many inspiring inspirations and finds out there and i was keeping them all in the folders. Until they were multiplying at such a scary rate, i decided that a blog might well be what i need!
Q: You have an eye for Fashion, and you find beautiful designers that you feature on your blog. What elements of design do you look for in fashion? A: Oh, thank you. Fashion to me, is like another form of art, design and creation of sorts. It can get very subjective. When i see something that i like, i fell for it almost instantaneously that most of the times i do not need a second look to decide, again. There are many wonderful and talented designers and or artists out there, i really enjoy the process in trying to understand and learn about the thoughts, concepts and creations behind each masterpieces by these talents. And to me, apart from the style and trend – fashion also have to means wearable too! What you see my on the blog, are personally something i would love to have in my closet. Well, hopefully.
Q: Where do you go for inspiration? ( This can be people, places, websites, etc.) A: Inspirations for me, can come about from anywhere. It can comes about from the daily conversations and encounters i have with the people that i know or do not know. It can also be from the places that are either familiar or new to me. I just love the moment when inspiration hits me, even if i have been to that same place, many times.
Q: What is something you cannot live without on a day to day basis? A: Oh, it has got to be my camera! I almost cannot go anywhere without it! I like to stroll about anywhere randomly, when i get the time to do so. I would spring out my camera when i see an element or a subject that i really like or feel for, and capture that moment. I think, i like taking pictures a little too much!
***UPDATE: You can see the updated version on jewelry and storage DIYs in this post:)
I have been seeing so many wonderful ideas for hanging jewelry. I needed some space to hang my jewelry designs in my work space so I picked up a piece of wood, screws, and pulls, and got to work.
Prime and paint your wood, Space and drill in screws, add two hangers, and your pulls of choice!
Supplies Needed:
4in. x 2 ft. plank of wood
5-7 pulls or knobs
5-7 screws
2 hangers
I love getting ideas and inspiration from other blogs, so I hope to do the same for you!
Been working hard to finish the blog re-design for Vicki over at Simply Hue. Here is the new look! If you aren’t already a huge fan of Simply Hue, I know you will be once you see all the amazing content she has here…
(I made this invitation for his birthday celebration:) Working on some DIY’s for the party…)
Today is my baby boy’s first birthday. Definately bittersweet for me… I know they say it goes by fast , but I still want to defy time and make each day last a year. Last night, Gabriel woke up from a bad dream crying so hard, so I ran in there to comfort him. As he laid his head against my chest holding his blankie, I couldn’t prevent the tears from falling…. I wanted the moment to last forever. I thank God for the opportunity to be a mother, and I look forward to having more children:) Motherhood isn’t always easy, but I have never experienced a greater love and joy in my life (next to marriage). It is a gift that I don’t take for granted…
With Jonas’s family in Sweden and phone calls few and far in between, we wanted to find a fun & easy way for our families to see what we were up to.I already had a Tumblr & really enjoyed blogging so when I came across a few “couples” blogs, I thought it would be a really fun thing to do.
You are getting married in a little over a month! What are you most looking forward to about marriage?
Oh gosh, everything!First off, I’m excited to say my vows…to make my promise in front of God and all of my family & friends to love Jonas in every sense of the word, until the day I die.I’m also looking forward to calling him my husband, buying a home, having babies, & really building a life together.My parents have been married for 30 years & they have had such an amazing life together, I hope to follow in their footsteps and be a good example to my children.
You have an incredible voice, and almost went into singing, what made you decide to do screenplays?
That’s so sweet, thank you! I was strongly considering pursuing a music career and wanted to for as long as I can remember but after getting my “dream job” at Universal Music, I was a little bit turned off by the industry and its “Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll” mentality (just not my scene).
My brother Jon is a Screenwriter/Director & is so passionate about movie making which I found very intriguing.One day, I told him several ideas I had for different movies & he said to me, “Well, why don’t you write them?” I didn’t even ponder that possibility before.I couldn’t stop thinking about what he said & just decided to research & learn more about screenwriting.I’m so happy that I listened because it’s become my passion & I really feel like I this is what I was meant to do.
Where do you go to for inspiration?
I tend to surround myself with goal-oriented individuals.People who work hard towards their goals & who push me to do more, be more, volunteer, work harder, etc.I believe that we are the product of our environments so I enjoy being with positive people who push themselves in all areas of their life and inspire me to do the same.
Do you have a closet obsession? (aka secret guilty pleasure)
I’m pretty good about moderation when it comes to shopping although Jonas always tells me that I have way too many clothes 😉The one thing though that I have drawers full of is lip gloss.I buy like 15 tubes at a time at Sephora & can’t leave a store without buying one.I don’t know what it is about it but I literally freak out if I go out & I forget to bring some…
* Thank you Jenny May for the interview! Jenny and I met our Freshmen Year of college! She was the friend that got me through my first semester with her amazingly sweet personality and friendship. We had an 8 am political science class together! ha! I was so sad when she transferred to California, but obviously God had big plans for her:)*
