{Ryan + Tessa :: Preview}

{Lanie Lou}

This is my cousin, Lanie. She is absolutely radiant. I was happy to get the chance to snap a few pictures of her growing belly while we were at the beach a few weeks ago. It was so windy and cold that day so the original plan to take the pictures on the beach was quickly abandoned to this alleyway we found off the boardwalk. I can't wait to take more pictures of her later this spring!

{Leap Day}

A few things making happy on this rainy day

My boss getting lunch for the office, my favorite shrimp salad sandwich

My new curling iron came in the mail!  So, I can do my hair like this

First sights of spring!

Happy Leap Day!

{Baby Bump :: Preview}

More pictures coming soon!

{Winter Party}

A few years back my college friends and I started getting together around Christmas time for a girls weekend and it has become a tradition we’ve continued, each taking turns hosting at our houses.  But this past year, I got to host.  I love decorating for these kind of things and maybe went a tad over the top, but  I wanted to create a beautiful table setting that was unique and different from the traditional red and green colors-something I could keep all the way through the New Year.  I copied this look and added a few of my own ideas.

I found these antique ornaments at a local shop and let the girls each take one

I love baker's twine, and used a typewriter to write words like 'jingle' and 'tidings' for a twist instead of the girls' names for each place setting

The branches are from the trees in my front yard and I simply spray painted them white

I used this same idea, but as the place settings, and it added just a bit of glam.  It was time consuming cutting the foil baking cups and gluing them to paper, but well worth it

The little glass vases I found at Goodwill and Salvation Army are perfect for small flower arrangements, and super cheap

I decided to make my own candles to get the exact look I wanted by using spray paint and applying glitter with modpodge

I bought clay flower pots and spray painted them and added glitter to get the look

Can't wait for my next party to plan!

{Love is in the Air}

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Happy Valentine's Day

{DIY :: Bed frame}

When I saw this on pinterest, I knew I wanted to copy the idea of the bed frame for our guest bedroom.  My husband used to do carpentry, so I knew it would be a piece of cake for him. 

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Items needed: wood, foam, fabric, and staple gun.

The challenging part was making sure the fabric was pulled tight and straight.
 

Almost finished...



I love how it turned out!  And the final touches: my painted canvases and pillow pull all the details together.



Now, the next item on the house-to-do list, an upholstered headboard.