all you need is love

hello love,

i know i know, it's been a long time... cut me some slack, i have a real job now. happy valentine's day to you! i hope you all have a wonderful day filled with the people you love most.

long time, no post

hello love,

wow, it has been nearly a month and a half of no blogging! hmm, busy much? Life has been so crazy! I am absolutely loving my job and have been doing many freelance projects on the side, which hasn't left much time to blog. BUT i want to update y'all on some latest designs- there are so many more to come, but here are a few- :) hope you all had a fantastic thanksgiving (mine was spent in omaha with my great family) and a very very merry Christmas!

::enjoy::

lovely business card for a great little business in tulsa! so yummy!

yummy logo :)

precious save the date for such a great couple!

 AND now for some holiday cheer!!!

my fam's Christmas card

are they not the cutest?

a print i put in RiffRaff

another little RiffRaff print

it's not Christmas without ugly sweaters right?? ;)

Happy Spooky Day!

hello love,

happy happy happy Halloween! i love halloween- it may (dare i say) be one of my favorite holidays (not beating Christmas though)... i mean, fall weather, candy, carmel, dressing up, fun movies- what's not to love?!
this year i decided to go as an 80's workout instructor... because let's be serious for a sec- you know you would take aerobics from me. ... right? ...
our office dressed up today- look at these get-ups! happy halloween :) i would love to see what you are dressing up as! 

born in 1987

i LOVED doing my make up this morning

the blog post I posted on Celebrate's website :)

braided love

Hello love,

can i just say- i have been loving my new job, oh my!!!! cannot even tell you lovelies how fantastic it has been! i am the media director here at celebrate, which means i am in charge of our website! i have already made some fun new changes... as well as new additions- like my daily tips and tricks tab called "your daily" (click on it- you won't regret). this is what i posted today that i thought you all might enjoy :) and don't forget to check it out at celebratearkansas.com

Braids have been a staple in the hair world for centuries now- and it's no wonder! With so many ways to style this cute hair-do, you can really do anything. One trend that has been sticking around for a while is the lace braid- very similar to a French braid except instead of pulling hair from both sides, you only add hair to one side of the braid. It's so cute and a great way to mix up your every day do.

Here's how:
Step 1: Separate the section of your hair to be braided — from the rest of your hair.
Step 2: This braid can go from ear to ear, or start at your part, so start braiding either at the beginning of your part or just behind one ear as you would a French braid. (Warning: tired arms ahead!)
Step 3: When you’re ready to start adding pieces of hair, only add hair to the top side of the braid. For the other side just keep braiding but don’t pick up anymore hair to add in. Continue braiding across to your ear or around to the back of your head.
Step 4: After you finish braiding the entire section, end the braid with a small elastic. If you wear your hair down, you can use bobby pins to secure the braid from moving around. Or you can work the braid into a low chignon. However you choose to wear it, you’ll have a built-in headband that keeps the hair off your face and looks great!

make two braids for extra chic-ness

so gorgeous with this "outie" braid

yes, even jennifer aniston rocks it

so does LC- hah, The Hills anyone?

cute hairstyle for kids! great way to keep their
hair out of the way so they can maximize their play!

ombre hair... it's growing on me

hello love,

so i'm sure you are probably quite aware of this eclectic trend of ombre hair strutting the runway and all over the red carpet... at first i wasn't sure if this was something that would EVER be cute. lately though, it's growing on me.  

what do you lovelies think about this fun hair trend? 

talk about design... your hair is your canvas.

thinking about adding some color to my ends!

Lily Aldridge looking fab with ombre hair

really loving it on Jessica Biel

Leighton Meester in Marie Clair... stylin'

very cool... but not something i could ever pull

blue blue blue

hello love,

so as you might have noticed from fashion week about a month ago or any magazine lately, blue is in... big time. jewel tones have always been trendy during the fall season, but this season people can't seem to get enough of the deep, royal or cobalt blues! so i thought i would try a monochromatic look (with accents of gold), another trend this season, using only shades of blue. what do you lovelies think about my blue look?? also, check out the CUTEST nail tutorial ever, it's so easy and very adorable.

http://www.cvillefashion.com/frugal-fashion-fall-2011-blue

From Harper's Bazaar, August 2011

Sweet and easy nail tutorial you have got to try!!
thebeautydepartment.com

hello adorable: cute way to rock a scarf

hello love,

so if you are anything like me, washing your hair isn't exactly on your to-do list... i mean, who has time?! really? anyway, i tend to go (ahem... several) days without washing my hair- my mom says it's gross, i say it's good for my hair... gotta get those natural oils! anywhoo, for those of you who need a quick and cute way to wear your hair on those not so clean days, check this cutie of a hairstyle out! 

isn't it lovely?? check out the tutorial on Keiko Lynn's blog

summer is... over?

hello love, 

wow, i cannot believe it has been so long since i've last posted on my lovely little blog! has time flown by or what? this last month of summer has been so fun- i have finished nannying my sweet boys, have began a serious job hunt (if you know of any graphic designers needed... i am your girl!), put a new print in Riffraff and helped my little sis move into college (WIERD!). so to catch y'all up on the last month of my life, i thought i would do a post of pictures.

enjoy 

new prints now available in Riffraff!

Carter lost his front tooth! 
just in time for kindergarten

best purchase of the summer... BY FAR.

this crazy ball they rolled around in... 
provided great entertainment for the babysitter!

dry erase boards i made for their school year... 
with a tennis ball of course

beautiful little sister... a freshman in college? 
whaaaat?!

did i mention i have a fabulous roommate?

a summery way to keep your hair off your neck!

hello love,

so i've been trying out new hairstyles for the summer- branching out from my normal ponytail or side braid. lately (especially on the runway- oooh la la) i've been seeing a lot of these knotty messy buns that i think are simply adorable. i decided to try it out for myself and have fallen in love. it takes literally 20 seconds to do! all of you girls out there who are anything like me will agree, quick is always good! 

what you will need:: bobby pins (a lot of you have long hair like me!), a couple of cute bobby pins to give the style a little extra something (i purchased these at RiffRaff), and some hairspray

my dear harry

hello love,

last friday was an exciting night for yours truly as i saw the LAST harry potter film! did you see it love? it totally blew me away! the directing was amazing, harry and ron were as dashing as ever, and the special effects were incredible! i went with my friend kelly, stood in line for two hours, shed some tears, and enjoyed a fantastic movie. i will be seeing it again this week i am sure :) so so good!

anyway, we obviously dressed up (we didn't go too crazy, but a shirt was necessary- and since every store was sold out of their HP gear, we opted for some homemade goodness)... here's my homemade t-shirt, cut and drawn with sharpie (classy). i would love to see what you all wore to the HP movie

getting SO excited standing in line!

couldn't have chosen a better friend to go with!

button book

hello love,

i stumbled across this today and decided i must post it for you lovelies to see. how adorable is this button book created by illustrator and designer stephanie davidson (a wonderful name if i may say; my beautiful cousin shares it with her)... love love love

lovely ink

hello love,

although i am not planning on getting another tattoo anytime soon, how lovely are these? i was browsing tattoologist and felt that i needed to share these lovely tattoos. if i were to get another, i think i would go along the lines of these...

do you have any tattoos?

milkmakers

hello love,

so i saw this posted on logo design love and HAD to repost! how hilarious and clever is this logo?! i laughed out loud when i saw this!

“What? I can eat delicious cookies and increase my milk supply at the same time?”

would really love to meet the person that designed this! haha, i'm sure they are pretty fun :)