fill in the blank friday.

Today’s blanks are obviously going to be New Year’s themed. I know. Obvious. But I’m OK with it.(If you want to play along, just fill in the blanks on your blog and then link back here!) 1.   New Year’s is (awesome/lame/other)       kind of lame. It’s kind of like Valentine’s Day.  You always feel like you […]

handmade pressies.

So…..I made a lot of very cute things for Christmas. The sad part is……I forgot to take photos of most of them :(. Oooops. Here are some of the projects I remembered to take pictures of though………. Wooden bookmarks.Craig painstakingly cut all the wood sliver thin for these bad boys and I did the decoupaging. Wall […]

simply stunning.

This photo is simply stunning. Have you ever seen Penelope Cruz look so lovely? ….or really anyone for that matter. She’s kind of ridiculously beautiful. Thanks Helena for spotting this in Vogue Spain and sharing it.  And thank you Peter Lindbergh for taking stunning photos. I’m officially obsessed. xo {Lauren}

an unconventional christmas eve.

This year for Christmas Eve (day) we decided to do something a little unconventional. We went to the beach! An odd way to spend Christmas Eve, no? Well….our good friends John and Dana are moving back to Kansas for school (we’re super sad about this….like SUPER sad) and since they’re going to be land-locked for quite awhile, we […]

fashion a-z.

What a lovely little book. I received a Powell’s gift card for Christmas, and I think this just may be the gift I give myself with it :).  I’m positively enamored with it – and I especially love it’s lovely shade of pink – the perfect way to sneak a girly color into my decor […]

feliz navidad!

Merry Christmas. Fröhliche Weihnachten. Joyeux Noel. Feliz Navidad. From our little family to yours. I hope you have a fabulous holiday  with family, friends and those you love! xo {Lauren}