Don’t worry, I’m not trying to work or anything…

So, the other day I was shooting the little blue wiener dog we sell at our walk in love. store – and I was hoping for shots like this… But most of my shots ended up looking like the ones below. Don’t worry guys, I’m not trying to work or anything.  Read More

Valentine’s Day Dinner

One of my 2012 goals is to have at least six dinner parties (that’s a loose term) – and I can officially check one of those off my list! Last Wednesday night our good friends Cody and Amber came over for a little pre-valentine’s day get together. I decided on decorations that wouldn’t take up a lot of my time. All together, I spent no more than 6 hours on decorations and food. I stuck with pinks and golds for my color palette… and used only materials... Read More

Closet Cats

A little over a month ago, T.J. re-did our bedroom closet. Originally, it was laid out really stupid. There were big wooden, “built-in” shelves that took up more room then they should have. T.J.’s idea was brilliant – just one GIANT hanging rod across the entire closet – and then I had the idea to lay one of our ever incredible and useful IKEA Lack shelves along the bottom to hold our shoes and pants. It’s convenient, I love it! As always, the... Read More

Guest Room Re-Do [Inspiration]

When T.J. and I were in the process of buying our first house two years ago, we looked at a lot of houses before finding the one we live in now. Some of them were really pretty, but too far away. Some of them were in desperate need of new paint and some lovin’, some were just downright ugly… but when we walked through the front door of this house, we were sold. I remember, just after entering the living room, turning around to T.J. and saying, “The front door... Read More