I have always loved beautiful calligraphy. (via) Years ago, my former boss brought me back a calligraphy pen and ink from her trip to Italy. I was so excited to try it out and figured it would be super easy to turn my handwriting into… Continue Reading…how to create fake calligraphy (tutorial + practice worksheets)
So here we are : just one week until Christmas. It seems like the lead up takes forever, and then suddenly it is upon us. My babes are nearly out of school and we are looking forward to a nice Christmas vacation spent with family,… Continue Reading…merry christmas
I took my boys to see Pacific Northwest Ballet’s The Nutcracker for the first time this year. We went with a group of friends and cousins and it was the perfect way to start our Christmas season. I love this production – it is a… Continue Reading…the nutcracker
This season leading up to Thanksgiving is one of my favorites. If there is anything I’d like to be, it is thankful, and so I love the idea of expressing our gratitude both in spoken and written word. I have created a set of cards… Continue Reading…thankfulness
I bought myself a new book last week. It is for sure a new favorite. The book is called Q & A a day and has a year’s worth of questions to answer for five consecutive years. I love the concept. As my real life… Continue Reading…q & a a day
Time for a random chat session. In case you have missed our last coffee dates, you can catch up here and here. And this is another pretty random post. And this one too. {I see a theme :} So here’s what I have to share… Continue Reading…lots of stuff to share {of very little significance}
This past weekend I took a whirlwind vacation to the gulf coast. My college girls like to get together once a year, trading off between where each of us currently live. This year one of our friends has just moved to Niceville, Florida {yes, it… Continue Reading…florida
A few years ago I bought this black and white striped rug from IKEA for $12. It has moved from room to room throughout our house. And currently resides in the master bath {and now you know why ‘paint the bathroom cabinets’ is on my… Continue Reading…striped rug {how I love thee}
I will admit : I was leery about pinterest. It seemed like just another one of those social networking tools that took too much time for too little good. But now that I’m a pinterest user, I completely change my mind. While I can’t promise… Continue Reading…before there was pinterest
Today I have three things to talk about. Each has a little something to do with flowers. Thing One: Meet the Butterworth family {how cute are they?!} I went to college with both Jesse & Marisa {Azusa Pacific University, in case you’re curious} and have… Continue Reading…bloom
My friend Rae : she’s amazing. I’ve talked about her on here plenty of times and will continue to showcase her talent because : she’s amazing. Look what she came up with this time: Valentine goodie bags + stickers. You can select from her adorable… Continue Reading…valentine goodie bags
I have a favorite baby hat. It is very swedish, but oh so darling. I first had one with no. 3. He wore it all the time. Audrey has a few too : Here she is at one day old wearing an embellished version. And… Continue Reading…my favorite baby hat
Among other godly virtues like compassion and patience {you know, important things}, I’m pleased to see that my baby girl is also developing a passion for paper. So maybe she is more interested in gumming it, waving it aimlessly and tearing it to pieces,… Continue Reading…gift wrap love
How fun would it be to receive one of these amazing envelopes? I don’t think I would want to rip open the envelope! These are from calligrapher Patricia Mumau of Primele She also sells these custom address stamps which are great too. Speaking of handwriting,… Continue Reading…thing I like: pretty handwriting
We all love a good silhouette. Especially of sweet little faces. So {as promised} I’ve put together a tutorial on an easy way to make one. Now, easy may be relative so bear with me.
But first, a little silhouette inspiration:
Feeling inspired?
Here we go :
