Graph Paper is my friend
February 26, 2009
Our living room has been the hardest room in this house to figure out. If you see from my little drawing here (to scale) there are FIVE doorways leading into the living room which means very little usable wall space.
We've rearranged probably 5 or 6 times in three years & this last round was brought on by my purchase of that new brown chair you see for Forest's birthday. That really messed things up, but we love it so much & wanted it to be in this room, so I got out my graph paper & crayons (love my Crayolas).
We figured out this arrangement which works pretty well. The couch in my diagram is not the one we currently have, but hope to get soon. We need to find a coffee table & side tables, but it's slowly coming together.
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Labels: My Home
So Much
February 18, 2009
We have been swept up in a whirlwind of activity - so much has happened in this the shortest month of the year:
• B turned 1 & wore his birthday crown I made for him almost the whole day!
• We went to Las Vegas with 10 of our awesome friends to celebrate my pre-turning 30 (really in March)
These guys were so awesome. they led the whole dance floor into the Cupid Shuffle for a song.
It was straight out of the cheesy dance movie genre that I love so much.
So there's February. I have wanted to blog about so many other things but felt like I couldn't without talking about all of this. It was a great month & I'm tired, but happy.
March is full of engagement sessions (yay shooting!) & more work on the house. And hopefully more blogging : )
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Labels: Family Life, My Home, rayaphotography
Valentine
February 13, 2009
The sun left this for me on my office floor the other day - how perfect.
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Labels: My Home, rayaphotography
New Corner
February 10, 2009
A photography student came over to take pictures for an assignment & we used this new little corner of the house. I found this chair in a shop here & gave it to Fo for his birthday. Before anyone gets worked up it's not an authentic, just a really good replica. Real vs. fake is a heated debate on the Internet but I got it for less than a pair of jeans so hopefully the Eames will forgive me.
This is Fo's new "programming" area. He can sit here with his computer & coffee & code the night away. Getting this chair prompted us to rearrange the living room, which I will post about soon. It involved graph paper & little cut outs of our furniture - I know you're excited!
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Labels: Family Life, My Home
Happy B
February 7, 2009
Happy birthday B!
Our little Bug is one today! Here's a little update for you: At one year he's walking like a champ & climbing on anything in site, giving kisses, waving, saying "mama", "dada" & "doggy", bringing us books to read all the time, playing peek-a-boo, loving the outdoors & much much more.
We can't believe a year has passed, but what a crazy & wonderful year it has been. Every day this little guy makes my heart sing. We love you baby!
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Labels: Family Life
DIY: Valentines Day Woven Heart Baskets
February 5, 2009
I have been trying to muster up the brainpower for days to post a tutorial on these, but it wasn't happening. THANKFULLY the Internet comes through for me again as there are quite a few tutorials online already. Yay! & this one even has hearts in the middle that magically appear - what?!? I thought mine were fancy.
The size can vary, but mine end up being about 5 inches across & I usually skip the handle. These would be great as candy holders, decoration, or make a big one & use it to collect the piles and piles of valentines you know you're going to get ; )
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Labels: Do-it-yourself, She's Crafty
Tribute to Thiebaud
February 3, 2009
Photographer Sharon Core has done an amazing series paying tribute to my favorite painter Wayne Thiebaud. Here's his painting (above) & her photo (below):
You can see the whole collection at the gallery's website. Such an interesting concept & the control of lighting & styling in these is inspiring!
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Labels: Link Love, She's Artsy
Ambrosia Girl Free Valentines
February 2, 2009
My new Ventura friend & graphic designer made some Moulin Rouge-inspired Valentines available for download on her blog, Ambrosia Girl:
Free! So go get them! People are so generous these days. Thanks Jenn!
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Labels: Do-it-yourself, She's Crafty
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