New in the shop - Rugged Blues

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Found It Friday - Dear Lillie

Oh, do I love a good tunic! Anyone who knows me will tell you that I live in jeans. A good pair of jeans can make any woman feel flawless {from the waist down at least}. I just recently worked up the nerve to buy a great pair of skinny jeans. I know, I'm a bit behind the trend...but they had to grow on me. Leggings too. Now that I own a few pair I l.o.v.e. them!

So what better way to top off a great pair of skinny jeans or leggings than an equally great tunic?I found this little gem at Dear Lillie. In her Etsy shop as well as her website, she offers everything from clothing and accessories for women and children to wedding accessories and all of it is beautiful! Those hand-sewn dupioni silk rosettes are gorgeous, aren't they? And another reason to love Dear Lillie? As a graphic designer, not unlike myself, she started out on that entrepreneurial road as a way to stay at home with her daughter and maybe follow a little dream. I love that story. And not just because it is my own but because it is sweet and inspiring.

Watching the spring rain and waiting for sunny days. In between orders, I'm planning my garden. Rainy days in the spring seem to be the best for that. It gets me out of my winter funk and excited about that sun that I love so much.

Besides giving me the urge to throw a party and re-decorate my entire house, this table makes me want to fill my flower beds with sunny yellow flowers. Funny how you can dislike a color one year and fall in love with it the next.

Found It Friday - Soul Peaces

I'm always on the lookout for a beautiful and meaningful piece of jewelry that lets me keep my family close. I find rings and necklaces all the time and still swear the some day I'll have the perfect right hand ring made...some day.

While jumping on Etsy to update my shop, I couldn't help but take a peak at this little gem by Soul Peaces. Love it! I've already showed my husband and dropped a enormous hint for Mother's Day. Wish me luck!

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New in the shop:

Briggs

How adorable is this little guy?!?This invite is a perfect example of what changes are possible. Briggs' mom found this invite {below} in my shop after purchasing a baby shower invite from me a few weeks earlier. She loved the plaid but the pink & orange hues just wouldn't work for her new little bear {or monkey}. So she emailed with her request of colors and photo.

When the photo wasn't quite the right size for the original layout, we came up with this. Thanks Kaci!

For those of you that are wanting to make this design your own, Briggs' announcement is now available in the shop.

Found It Friday

I've been hemming & hawing over this for a while and I've finally decided to add a weekly feature to the blog. I find so many adorable items online and since I can't buy them all myself, I figure the next best thing is to share them with all of you.

So here is the first of many "Found It Friday" posts:

I found this little guy in Middleburg's Etsy shop. Isn't he adorable! With my winter funk in full force, Middleburg's shop was exactly what I needed to brighten my days and get me looking forward to Spring in the Pacific Northwest! Not only are they creating adorable and unique items, they're doing good things too! Check out their "Handmade for the Cure" line from which they donate 20% to the Susan G. Kolman Foundation. And to top it all off, they are green!!

While there, I found these guys:

And the one that keeps putting a smile on my face:

Happy Friday Everyone!