fashionista inspiration.

i was cleaning some folders out on my computer and came across

these style boards that I put together back in the Spring:

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 I have some friends that put on a fabulous consignment

boutique twice a year called My Sister's House....

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this year they asked me to make a few style boards

 for Spring Trends... and i really enjoyed putting them together!

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maybe now we can all be inspired to seek out some upcoming fall trends...

and start hoping for cooler weather!! 

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what are some clothing trends that y'all look forward to for fall?

bachelorette bash.

my sweet sweet highschool friend, Simran, is getting married in November!!!

Her bachelorette partay was this past weekend in Breckenridge, CO....

YAY for the bride to be!!!

 She gave us our bridesmaid outfits the first night we were there....

LOVE THEM!!!!

...this is the AMAZING cabin we stayed in.

 we were all ooohing and aahhhing over the gorgeous scenery the entire trip.

I didn't know any of Simran's other friends going

into the weekend but by the end I felt so close

with all of them! They were all so sweet and welcoming!

we had a great time white water rafting, singing kareoke,

having a spa day, eating and just having an overall

 fabulous celebration for Simran!

my home is a fine art museum ;)

hello lovely people....i hope everyone is having themselves a fantastic week!

today i am going to share a recent artwork project with you...

it's a collage of different colored/patterned papers that i first saw

on pinterest via bonnie's beautiful blog: going home to roost. she put together
a great tutorial that was easy to follow.

it's an fun and fresh patchwork/cube art piece that was fairly simple to construct:

here is what I used to make it:

- pretty paper/anthro magazines

- modge podge

- scissors

- tape

-a right triangle with a 45 degree angle (to make the diamonds)

The trick to making the cubes look 3D is to cut out

an equal amount of light, medium, and dark toned pieces.
Put the light on top the dark on the bottom right

and the medium on the bottom left of the cube...

i definitely recommend taping each cube together before you paste it down.

 That way you can better control the overall outcome of texture/color dispersal.

i chose papers that had lots of intricate details and looked very textural.

I used a 5" white mat and framed with a 3" thick wood frame that

was a 90% off HOBBY LOBBY find!...woo hoo! 

and i'm loving it hanging in the corner of our living room!

hope you feel inspired and are proud of me.
peace out.

carriage faux.

so this is what i've got...

a fantabulous lean-to "garage."

It is actually a wood shop for rather talented carpenter. but i call it our gah-rahge. :)

and this is what a garage should look like....at least in my dreams:

night and day difference.

well i love me some carriage doors...

the wood detail, little windows and decorative hardware

adds a bit of charm to an otherwise boring-o basic...

so tell me your thoughts on this idea...

take this blank slate...

 and jazz it up with a lil somethin like this....

a few pieces of wood, some paint and a big pretty handle...
it obviously wouldn't be a functioning pair of doors, but
i think it would be a good look.

Painting the added pieces black would look good with the shutters, don't you think?

 We are currently scraping, caulking, priming and painting our entire exterior
so I think this project could be happening in the near future. woo hoo!

Hope you've had a happy hump day!