Look out Asheville, I'm participating in a local wedding fair that is shaping up to be pretty awesome. I'll have both my dress collection and photography goodness to check out and I'd love to meet you! So feel free to stop by my booth on March 30th at the Asheville Art Musuem. Tickets are available on The Big Day website.
weddings We officially have a 6 month old in our house, and she's curious, strong, and happy! It's completely mind-blowing how a baby grows in such a short amount of time. I was recently looking through my iphone videos of her before she could even grasp for an object, wowza. I felt that since I complied a list of my favorite newborn items, it was now time to create a list of our favorite things for this time period. Playtime is officially a whole new world, eating solids is in full swing, and we're on the verge of a crawler. So here ya go..
Bibs - No matter the shape or size, a bib is used daily. Mostly for eating but also for days of intense drooling. I found that I prefer ones that snap (velcro is annoying to wash) and I have a great stash of bibs I made for Glory before she was born
Teething Toys - Obvious, yes? Everything goes directly into that little mouth so it's important that it is safe and easy to wash
Jumper - We have an exersaucer that is great also, but the thing is so bulky -- the jumper is awesome because you can move it all over the house because it easily attaches to any door frame
Portable High Chair - This thing is awesome. We take it with us when go out to eat (which we are doing again) if it works with table..which most of the time it does. The great thing is that if you are in a booth, you can put it beside you instead of on the end. Glory has a habit of finding the sides of her high chair with her mouth, and it makes me feel better when its her own chair instead of the restaraunt high chair.
Sleep Sacks - Wearable blankets are where its at, simple as that.
High Chair - At home we went with this high chair and have been so pleased -- the aesthetic is great, not too bulky, and it's simple to clean
Ergo Baby Carrier - I really enjoyed the wrap when Glory was tiny but as she got heavier we transitioned to the Ergo and wearing her is still one of my favortie things to do. This carrier makes it so comfortable and easy.
Grab & Stack Blocks - They crinkle, jingle, have different textures, are multi-colored..what more could a baby ask for?
I try not to go over board with toys/gear/gadgets. Remember, my favorite simplicity parenting book? It's true though, she can play with the same toy for hours, and then do it again the next day. I'd love to know your favorites for this age...
baby I spend most of my days sewing for other people, which is awesome and I love it -- but it's definitely important for me to carve a little time out for myself. Honestly, I don't necessarily enjoy making clothes for myself, like most people, I prefer to shop other people creations. However, I recently made this little spring top for myself. This was my take on no longer being patient for spring! Hurry on now.
sewing, shopping/fashion, whitneydeal We've begun the task of baby-proofing. Glory isn't quite crawling but we decided to be proactive and fix a few hazaardous areas. One of which was the wire-rack shelving unit that held our china. Sad face. Lets take a moment to remember this lovely piece in our dining room.
We've replaced it with Dustin's great grandmother's dresser that we repainted. I wish I had taken a before photo, this piece has had many coats of paint and decorative treatments, not all good. But we're fairly happy with how it turned out..now it's on to all those exposed outlets..
decorating Just putting together a little something-something for your every day needs. Here is the Bellis styled for a day at the office and the Rosa perfectly paired for an afternoon class.
Bellis Dress in Coral - Celeste Jacket - Mini Chateau Duffle - Keanna Colorblock Flat
Rosa Dress in August Rose - Holepunch Flat Sandal - Timex Weekender - Cotton Caridgan
shopping/fashion, whitneydeal Last week we received 26 baby chicks in the mail. Yes, you heard me right.
Rewind... I mentioned our egg laying hens and while they have been wonderful producers, my hub has had an itch for raising something else with a purpose. After tossing around a few ideas, we landed back on chickens. So we have these 26 baby chicks in our basement that we are raising to eventually eat.
Yes, you can send live baby chicks in the mail. It's pretty routine and the post office calls you when they arrive and you go and pick them up. Kind of crazy, right? The little birds were shipped out the day after they hatched in Pennsylvania and ended up in North Carolina the next day. Huddled all together in this tiny box, I felt like we had just recieved a bundle from the stork.
Since it's cold out, we'll be keeping them inside for about a month in a brooder box. We have a heat source for them to cuddle under that mimics the warmth of a momma hen, insert (aww). Even though it hasn't even been a week, these little peeps have nearly doubled in size. Their wings are growing in and they have little hints of tail feathers! But here they are in all their baby chick glory..
In our small town, it's quite difficult to find much in the way of local, organic veg or pastured/free-range meat. Well, from late fall to spring anyway. That's the main motivation behind this little endeavor. Have no fear, we're not processing them ourselves (I'm not quite ready for that) but we're pretty excited about having a freezer stash of chicken that we raised and grew all by ourselves on fresh pasture around our home. I'll definitely keep you upated on their growth.
Anyone out there have experience in raising your own animal for meat? Or do you just think we're crazy :)
...collars on dresses + scallops on coats. Love these looks from Valentino RTW Fall 2013.
Photo by Giovanni Giannoni from WWD
shopping/fashion I finally had some free time recently to make little Glory something and had really been wanting to use this fabric from my mom's shop ...so voila, a simple, sweet spring dress. Adorned with a simple velvet ribbon and bow with gold buttons up the back.
