Friday, November 6, 2009

favorite shop friday: joom

Joom is known for her pillows and the birds that adorns them. But she adorns her birds on many more things.

Enjoy the birds of Joom!

soft birds...



printed birds...



baby birds...



and birds to carry...



Find Joom and her birds at http://joom.etsy.com/.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

seriously cupcakes in cyperspace

Remember how my sister Susan makes the best cupcakes ever? No, really... Best. Cupcakes. Ever.




Her business, Seriously Cupcakes, is still booming and she just opened a website! Go to http://www.seriouslycupcakes.com/.

If you live in the West Houston area you can order her yummy cupcakes (like Pumpkin and Italian Cream and Boston Cream and Triple Coconut) through her website and Susan will personally bake, decorate and deliver them!


And if you don't live in the West Houston area...well, you can drool over the photos.

Friday, October 30, 2009

favorite shop friday: beane and company

I loved Axel in his little blessing suit. I was really hard to find a suit I liked for him that didn't look like a mini-tuxedo as if he were a mini-adult or was too baby-ish. I finally found a white linen suit with decorative buttons...sweet and cute but not too baby-ish and just handsome enough!



I loved it on him so much I need to give some credit to the wonderful shop that made it for him!

Jenna at Beane and Company makes special occasion clothes for little boys and girls. She has beautiful designs in lots of sizes and they are hand-made to order.

Winter White Faux Fur Capelet



Boy's Khaki Suit



Organza Flower Girl Dress



And Jenna is opening up an adult-sized store, too, so you don't have to be jealous of all the little guys.

Find Beane and Co. at: http://beaneandco.etsy.com/.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

my blessed boy

A month ago on September 27th Axel was blessed by his father. Karl's parents flew out for the occasion and, of course, to meet their newest grand baby. It was a happy meeting!




My brother, sister-in-law and their son, Max, also came. Max and Axel liked each other a lot.

Here they are at Axel's blessing. Silly boys.



And Axel's blessing was beautiful...



I'm so grateful he was born into such a wonderful family that loves him. And it is such an honor to be his mother!

I can't wait to see him grow up...but at the same time I just want to freeze him just the cute little way he is right now!

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

to be a poet

On Poets.org today there are ideas on how to dress as your favorite poet for Halloween. Now I know what I want to be for Halloween!




Maybe I'll dress Axel up as a little Walt Whitman to my Emily Dickinson. He'd look cute with a beard of butterflies!

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

doors and windows 9

Burg Thurant, Germany



Bruges, Belgium



Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany



Paris, France



Great Blasket Island, Ireland

Monday, October 26, 2009

butterfly catcher

My sister showed me these butterflies on Ali Edwards blog and then she made one and I made one, too.



And then I made another.



They're easy peasy (just paper, a frame, a decorative hole punch and double-stick foam dots) and quite pretty, I think. They're going to hang in my downstairs bathroom.



You can make one, too. Directions are here. More inspiration and variations are here and here.