Hello Fall!

It's no secret that Fall is my FAVORITE season, and I spend most of summer excited for scarves, hot beverages, and amazing landscape changes. Now I can't believe that September is over! It's been a really amazing month. I got married, I got to spend time with people who mean the world to me (that I rarely get to see) and although you haven't seen much progress...I've been very inspired. Fall sort of stirs something in me, and I'm about to start projects that I've been dreaming of for more than a year. It's going to be amazing!

To celebrate Fall's arrival, the intern and I planned a lovely celebration for the entire day last Sunday!

We wore our favorite scarves and sweaters

We had Pumpkin spice lattes from Starbucks

We tried the new Autumn Spice donut from Frost

We bought Fall scented candles: (Pumpkin, Cinnamon and mulled cider)

We made hot apple cider with oranges, cloves and cinnamon sticks.

We ate chicken noodle soup and spice cake for dessert....

And we ended the day with lovely music in downtown Seattle.

This week I've been catching up on life, housework (well, kind of. sort of...ok, not really) and new designs for the shop! I have a LOT of new stuff going up on etsy this Friday!!! October is going to be full of new fun things and a lovely sale...so stay tuned!

Happy Fall everyone!

Happy Monday

Hey! So, today I am officially back to reality. All the wedding crazy has mellowed and I am happily planning fall outings, etsy updates, new products and the like.

I wanted to share a couple of the photos we've recieved from friends. It's going to be a couple months before we have real professional photos to share so bear with me! I'll probably be able to do a couple full posts by the end of the week, starting chronologically with the wedding set up...because as you know...DIY weddings are always a labor of love!

But to give you a little teaser, here are a couple shots taken right after Christian saw me for the first time in my dress. It was a well kept secret. Oh, and the shoes...Yeah, I rocked those the entire time. My parents tried to talk me out of it...but I love them.

This next photo is from my iphone so excuse the blur. I snapped this a couple hours into the reception...we were all out on the dance floor and I looked over and saw this. It was sort of breathtaking...and completely magical. Seeing my ideas, and hard work come together and having it turn out better than I could have hoped...awesome. This is where we stood for the ceremony. there are string lights above and those candles burned all night. The lighting was amazing.

I'll post many more photos in the weeks to come! Happy Monday everyone!

We Did It!

Of course a formal post with lots more details will follow. But Just so you know, Saturday was pure MAGIC people!!! Can't wait to share more with you. The beauty, the drama, the hilarity...all of it :) We had a blast. We shared a perfect (well, almost...you know how these things go!) day with some of our most favorite people in the entire world. And we even teleconferenced one sick bridesmaid in too. EPIC.

flashback friday

I don't know how it got to be friday already... but it's been a long week. Last night I took a sewing break and fell asleep. I woke up at 4 this morning with my jeans on, my make up on and my mane of hair twisted in some god awful knot. So it goes.

I thought you might enjoy this little "now and then" comparison. This photo is one of many gems. My Grandma made my outfit! Who knew I was so fashionable? And already into scarves at age 4...

and here i am looking much less tragic today!! I never wear dresses but i love this one :)

Music and Magic

Today it's raining in this lovely city of mine. I have stuff piling up everywhere and I don't even want to look at it. I tried to find the coffee in the spice cabinet, and then almost put Montreal steak seasoning into the grounds instead of cinnamon...so I'm taking a moment. To catch my breath, to regroup.

I'm putting in headphones, putting my ipod on shuffle and doing the one thing that always speaks to me. Painting. I don't think there is anything that makes me feel more capable than that. It's a new discovery every time. It's letting everything speak to me and finding a way to make sense out of it all. It's a free fall, and at the end it feels like something magical has occurred.

And...I'm going to have a mandatory pumpkin spice latte with my favorite intern. Because she does so many awesome things for me...like bring me water with heart shaped ice cubes and lots of lemon and stay up with me as long as I need.

Here's a quick quiet monday playlist. It's perfect for a rainy day right?