A month ago one of my dearest friends, T had a sweet baby girl. Instead of doing a nursery letter, I decided to do something relating to her room. I showed the initial pen sketch to T and she loved it (although papa owl apparently thought his beak was too big). Anyhow— this week I…

My cousin F had her 3rd baby a month after babykins was born. Sweet Emma is such a doll and recently moved to Virginia (along with the rest of the family naturally). Anyhow… F wanted me to paint a nursery letter for Emma.Here is the sketch of what I already have going on canvas. I…

This week I had the pleasure of attending a dinner party. It wasn’t an ordinary dinner party—this is the kind of dinner party you dream about as a child…the kind in movies…with multiple wine glasses, forks and knives lined up on either side of gorgeous plates… the kind with hors d’oeuvres and champagne before the…

So I have a secret. India Imports. …India Imports is one of my happy places. A great little oasis of colorful tunics, colorful pompom scarves, countless numbers of Indian sandals, rows of sparkling bracelets and earrings galore…it makes me smile. I have been going treasure hunting there for about 3 years now—and nearly every time…

It’s Wednesday! That means it’s Wednesday Wardrobe…and I’m announcing the winner of the “What I Wore Today” personalized watercolor. First off…this is what I wore today. As you might notice, one of my three ribbons I put on just yesterday already fell off! It happened last night, “I wish for many happy birthdays for my…

The premise behind artist, Rivane Neuenschwander’s I Wish Your Wish installation is that you write a wish down on a piece of paper (don’t share), roll it up and go find a my wish on a ribbon you like. Take that ribbon and replace it with your written wish. You then take that ribbon and…

Baby M’s …M was delivered today. His mom, one of my BFFs from college and a sorority sister is in South Florida visiting her family. So this morning, babykins and I headed north to see our Texan friends. We arrived and played and played and played in the “green room”. It was a lot of…

They’ve done it again! Old Navy has me coveting these great pieces from their latest collection. It all started when I innocently was reading my Lucky Magazine (with Cristina Hendricks on the cover). I got to a spread on jeans and saw these… aren’t they cute? And since it’s Old Navy, they are very affordable….

We did it! 100 followers on the blog! A very special and warm thanks to my BFF Ivon for being #100! As promised, now that I have hit 100 I will be hosting a giveaway! I will be giving away a custom “What I Wore Today” watercolor on paper like you see below. Here are…

Last spring my dear friends Sarah and Charles went on their first weekend trip together (alone) since having their daughter (their second child, and my goddaughter). I said, “Don’t come back pregnant you two!”… well they did! Early this year John was born…and now I have to play catch up and get going on his…