there was this one time...

memories of highschool memorabilia

the other day i had a desire to frame a bunch of chris' polaroids that he's taken for us. i meant to do it streamlined and neatly. the result was a little this and that, much like my scrapbooking pages end up. i wanted to hang it somewhere in the main part of the house but then i thought, uh, it looks too high schooly. but i still loved it. so it went on top of my bedroom dresser. i love it. :)

i was definitely the kind of girl that covered every inch of her bulletin board with pictures and memorabilia. pages torn out of magazines covered my walls. cute to see that kira has done the same- mag pages starting to creep up her walls. :)

 

happy friday! :)

kitchen string of love and winner

i have this large empty kitchen wall that i plan on printing and framing some pics.. since i haven't started the steps to get this done, i strung up some twine and added some of our favorite polaroids.

good enough for now!

also, the winner for the kelly purkey sketchbook 3 giveaway is rachael! 

email me!

happy monday people! the kids are off today, a great way to start our rainy week:)

sketchbook giveaway!

hi! just wanted to share with you this upcoming class info, i am so excited to be a tiny part of it! :)

here's some info:

Join Kelly Purkey and friends for Sketchbook 3!  This is a self-paced four week class filled with fresh sketches, easy instructions, beautiful examples, and lots of fun.  From April 4th to April 29th a PDF will be delivered to your inbox every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.  By the end of the class, you'll have a complete sketchbook of 12 original sketches, 38 layouts, and an additional 38 sketches based on those creative pages. All of the examples are brand new layouts, exclusive to this class... you won't see them anywhere else. The best part is that you will be receiving an example layout from Kelly for each of the sketches, along with two (or more) example layouts from a very talented contributor.  Each PDF for Sketchbook 3 will also include a card designed by the amazing Jennifer McGuire based on the daily sketch.

The class will also include a private message board for questions and sharing ideas on the Studio Calico website. Visit Kelly's blog  for more information and to see the full list of contributors.

i have one spot to giveaway in this class! if you sign up and win, kelly will refund your money. leave a comment here by saturday midnight. :)

aftermath

this was the morning after. morning after presents, cupcakes and happiness galore. love her little butterfly slippers and handmedown paul frank jammie shirt from kira and sleepy eyes...

finally FIVE

she actually said that to me the other day and of course i thought, layout title! this is what five and elsie look like.


growing her hair out. american girl. the dolls and the movies. baking. reading or being read to. crafts galore. the more colors the more patterns the better. just recently has become a picky eater. more noodles in the last few months than in the 5 years she's been alive. loves her BFF kili so very much. would go to the park, go for walks, have picnics every day if possible. her best literary friends are ladybug girl, fancy nancy, pinkalicious and eloise. :)

finally five and fabulous!