Feeling fancy...

 

So have you had your house or your work photographed - professionally?  I am sure many of you have.. I have not aside from commercial projects that I work on.  This week my favorite photographer.. Ashlee is coming to take our family photos at the house and to snap some pics of my remodeled kitchen.  Some real photos that I can use and share, this is a big step for me as I know I have been holding out on all of you for almost a year about how the kitchen project turned out.  Personally - I love love it - I hope you do to! I promise to share once they come in!

I would love to hear your experiences with having your projects and/or home photographed.  I know it is a pretty personal thing as we all interpret our design differently.

oh and don't forget to get your entry in for the Vintage by Nina book giveaway!  We have another book giveaway coming later this week!

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Notre Dame through the trees

 

I know it is not Spring it is surely Fall here but I was looking for some photos and came across my Paris pictures again, there are really alot of them!  I wanted to share a few more with you.  We visited Notre Dame on a cloudy rainy day and the light was so lovely through the green foliage of Spring.  The flowers were a bit worse for ware but still beautiful.

We have another busy week here on the blog as I prepare for the Holiday giveaway series and get ready to host a couple of book giveaways over the next few weeks.  As well as trying to bring you some amazing pictures to inspire your holidays.  Happy Tuesday!

 

 

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Faded Hydrangea...

 

Hydrangea is my all time favorite.  I love all of the varieties and I love them when they are fading with the summer sun.  When that soft green sneaks into the petals to mix with the pink reminding me to appreciate the unparallelled beauty in nature...

Happy Monday!

 

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Simple Peony boquet..

 

Spring is my favorite time of year by far!  I love most flowers but my heart is deeply in love with the Peony.  I picked up a simple bunch at the market a few days ago and since then they have become my muse.  So so amazing.  I am a terrible flower arranger so I love that I can simply cut them and pop them into any kind of container and they always look beautiful.

Wishing you a wonderful long weekend!

 

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Paris bound..

I am spending most of this week wrapping up projects here, shipping and packing for our trip to Paris. I will be posting prep and travel photos on instagram if you want to follow along or you can check out the facebook page too.  Our pool project should be finishing up too... so exciting!  Wishing you a wonderful Monday!

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Rocq Macarons a Valentine's Giveaway...

 

My lovely friends at Rocq Macarons have been nice enough to offer another giveaway here on the blog.  This time it is for their heart shaped macarons in their Sweetheart Collection, perfect for your Valentine (or for you if you want to keep them all to yourself).  The heart shaped macarons are available in multiple flavors, these are raspberry, peach mango,  strawberry and red velvet.  The red velvet is new to me and to.die.for.!

Each little piece of heaven is gluten free and made with all natural ingredients which makes them all the more appealing. 

 

To enter to win your very own box of these little goodies please visit the Rocq Macaron shop and leave a comment below letting us know your favorite. For an additional chance to win tweet about our giveaway (it's easy just hit the tweet button below) and leave a second comment!  Our winner will be chosen at random Tuesday February 5th.

 

If you are local to us here in Southern California you can find Rocq Macarons in Whole Foods Markets or you can visit the Rocq Cafe to grab a few on the go. 

They are hosting a romantic Valentine's Dinner at the Cafe once again this year.

 

Please contact the cafe for more details on their Valentine's Day Dinner @

22722 Lambert Street, Ste. 1702

Lake Forest, Ca 92630

Phone Number: (714)488-6258

**Note when ordering online allow 2-3 days for delivery**

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beach time.. San Clemente, Ca

 

I made a little promise to myself for this year, well several actually, but this one involves you my lovely readers... I wanted to include more original content here on the blog.  I have a deep love for photography and I used to spend a lot of time taking photos, but had really abandoned it last year in the hurried life I was leading.  I promised myself that I would pick up my "big" camera and use it, really use it, try to capture more of my life in photos, my work in photos and all of the things that I want to share with you.  I found that through my love affair with instgram, that what I love most is manipulating the photos I take and the artistic part of changing them to how I want them to feel.  I hope you don't mind, it is just time to evolve a little here.  

I am hoping that it will also give us a chance to see a little more of California, as in get me out of the office a little more to inspire me creativity.  Besides who doesn't love the beach in the middle of January! 

 

 

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2012 a little review... my love affair with instagram

 

It has been a wonderful year!  I was looking through my photos and realized that I really have an obsession with not only my phone but with Instagram..  It allows me to capture any moment of my life and I love to be able to see what inspires me after in a little refresher long after the moment has passed.   These are just a few of my favorites....

This last one is one of my all time favorites.. love these guys!  Wishing you a wonderful day of memories from 2012!  xoxo

 

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