flowers.

did you see stephanie's birthday cake?

i LOVE it! it's quite amazing.

from sweet tooth fairy gourmet bake shop.

happy birthday stephanie!

oh yeah.

some fun colorful music from paris, france.

i just woke up from my nap and it's 8:30 at night. i feel funny.

more goodies from ruche.

the ruche summer lookbook volume 2 is overflowing with ethereal eye candy.

look through it, think happy thoughts, and have a super fun weekend!!!

also, this gold skirt is on sale. don't you think i should buy it?

i really want to wear it with a pair of black tights.

VINTAGE DRESS TO SKIRT REFASHION.

bought a dress for $4 at the thrift store

and made it into a simple skirt.

perfect for summer, light & airy.

i should have taken a before picture,

like melissa from isly does.

she's so cute.

i have so much fabric and a lot of vintage dresses

that i want to refashion, and i think this summer

might be the time to do it!

i have also been going crazy making jewelry

and stalking supplies at stores & online.

i hope i can fit these fun things into my schedule!

maybe if i leave my craft stuff all over the living room, i will use it more often.

introducing jill's amazing baby, lola dee.

isn't she so perfect???

i just had to make lola a headband for being so cute.

she wanted something nautically themed,

so this is what we came up with...

lunch with the ladies.

i was really proud of myself for bringing my camera this day,

since i seem to rarely bring it out anymore just for fun.

that makes me sad. i am going to try to remember it more.

please please please try SUTHA THAI.

it is about 5 minutes away from where we live.

here is the address:

1161 irvine blvd., tustin ca 92780

and don't judge it based on the fact that it's

the tiniest restaurant you've ever been inside!

i am hoping we can go tonight for dinner!

jill, so cute...

sarah, adorable...

and us.

dumplings...

pad thai of course.

orange chicken. forgive us for ordering it at a thai restaurant, it just always seems to hit the spot.

seriously, can you believe how much MANGO they gave us? and how cute they made it???

the family.

stopped by rookie cookie today and was so glad

she shared these awesome prints!

i love all the colors, fonts and designs.

here's the family proclamation in yellow.

check out more on her graphic designer's site: logophilia.

get it.

broken bells.

james mercer (the shins) + brian burton (danger mouse).

thank you will.

papa.

my dad rocks.

dancing.

i went back to ballet this week after a 9-month hiatus.

it felt AMAZING and i am so excited to have it back in my schedule.

something to look forward to each week!

i love to invite friends. let me know if you want to join me!

fabric baskets.

saw these today from purl bee (via cut out + keep) and i think i need to make some!

they would be perfect for storing crafty stuff like fabrics, scraps, ribbons & trims, etc.

here is the tutorial. so cute!

summer picnic with sarah & ben.

awhile back i did a photo shoot with sarah & ben

and i knew it would turn out great because they have awesome style.

we brought a bunch of cool props and they had amazing outfits.

and i couldn't be happier with what we got that day!

watch their sweet slideshow or go to my photography site to see more images.

happy friday!

boots with a purpose.

i LOVE this song and i was so excited to see this AWESOME video released!

i love cowboy stuff.

this post reminds me of the little vintage cowboy diorama/musicbox i used to have.

and all the baby cowboy boots i used to collect.

and my cowboy bbq party 2 years ago...

under my feet.

can't sleep...

so, i am doing some pretend online shopping,

saving images of lovely things i wish i could buy.

why don't we look at some pretty rugs...

i need one for in in front of our big sectional couch,

right under our coffee table.

these first few are from ikea.com

next we head over to overstock.com...

and we top it off at target.

yikes!!! help me choose!

rainbows.

our bookshelf:

good thing it's expandable!

right now our books are organized by genre/subject (somewhat).

i really want to sort our books by color just for the visual appeal...

but i am worried i won't be able to find something when i need it!

what do you think?

any tips or ideas?

happy saturday!

hope you enjoy yourselves this weekend! will is going surfing and i will be working on photos all day, then there's talk of a pool party and going out to dinner. i do love saturdays :)

need a vacation.

my travel itch surfaces frequently.

i have been wanting to go to india for years!

but for now i will just keep

watching darjeeling limited,

shopping at anthro,

and eating at dosa place.