Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Sunshine Sundays featured today on Spearmint Baby!
Check out todays room feature on Spearmint Baby. Looks familiar, right? We are thrilled to be featured on Spearmint Baby, a Top Baby Blog, that inspires us daily!
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Toddler Tip Tuesday's: Eating Veggies
We love to make this Green Smoothie Recipe to be sure Hadley is getting veggies as well as fruit. She loves them and so do we. It is a great breakfast to make on the run. My blender is a travel cup so I make it right in there and pour some into Hadley's cup on our way out to drink in the car.
I had some extra spinach so here was yesterdays lunch of fresh whole wheat tortilla pizzas. Sometimes simple food is the best and this was so yummy. Just 4 ingredients: Tortilla, Hummus, Spinach & Tomatoes seasoned with sea salt and fresh ground pepper.
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| Ingredients: 1 Banana, 1 handful of frozen blueberry's, 6 or 7 frozen strawberry's and a handful of spinach. |
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| Put it all in the Blender and fill with water. |
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| Delicious! |
Monday, September 27, 2010
Sunday Scouting
On Sunday nights I want to start sharing things from the week that I saw and loved. I know that I have already failed you readers by giving you the first Sunday Scouting post on Monday afternoon. I will get better at that.
Currently I don't have the budget to buy these things so blogging about them makes me feel one step closer to owning them. However in these tough financial times for everyone I wonder if others do things like this too. Do you?
Especially those of us with young families when there are so many more responsible things to spend our money on like college savings plans. Somehow writing the monthly college saving plan check does not generate quite as much excitement as looking at these gorgeous little trinkets below. So here they are....
1. Watermelon Summer dress, shabby apple Is it the dress or the girl that makes this so adorable? I can't decide. All I know is the combination of the two is almost too cute to bear.
4. We all scream for ice cream cake recipe, Better Homes and Gardens I love to make creative cakes but don't possess the patience, skills or tools to do anything like this...
That is why I LOVE this we all scream for ice cream cake recipe from Better Homes and Gardens. It is delightful, easy and will be Hadley's 3rd birthday cake for sure!
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
Jasper Conran Spring/Summer 2011
I used to work for Jasper Conran, in women's wear production, when we lived in London. Imagine my surprise when I saw the color palette he used in the Spring/Summer 2011 Collection at Somerset House this past Sunday. I love the print pictured below.
Overall, the collection displayed a breezy flow, accented with that crisp British tailoring, that Jasper does so well. His use of hats in the styling of each look was spot on! I see many perfect "Royal Ascot" looks for the posh set here.
Oh, and I must mention this on names, I have always loved the name Jasper for a boy. A boy named Jasper would grow up to be the perfect English gentleman for sure. Or an amazing "camp" fashion designer. I would fancy either for a son.
Watch the full show here, Jasper Conran SS11
Overall, the collection displayed a breezy flow, accented with that crisp British tailoring, that Jasper does so well. His use of hats in the styling of each look was spot on! I see many perfect "Royal Ascot" looks for the posh set here.
Oh, and I must mention this on names, I have always loved the name Jasper for a boy. A boy named Jasper would grow up to be the perfect English gentleman for sure. Or an amazing "camp" fashion designer. I would fancy either for a son.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
What I Wore The Jae C Maie Edition
So I was talking to my bestie Jolie the other day about her blog and other blogs we both love. A few months ago, Jolie introduced me to one called, "What I Wore" http://whatiwore.tumblr.com/ and I have been hooked ever since. It is a style blog by Jessica, who snaps a photo of herself just about every day and creates a style file for her readers. Of course you get hooked on her super cute style but what a great idea, right?
I mentioned to Jolie in our conversation that she should do a "What I Wore", Jae C Maie edition, as a feature on her blog, http://jaecmaie.tumblr.com/ asking her customers and readers to submit a photo of themselves wearing a piece of her jewelry, so we can see how they styled it and how it enhanced their outfits. Isn't it just amazing what a good necklace can do for a plain T-shirt sometimes?
Jolie one upped this entire idea by launching it into a contest and whoever submits the best "most creative" shot wins a free piece of jewelery! So I wanted to share with you all my very own Jae C Maie "What I Wore" submission. I hope I win!
As a prelude to all this, I have to say that at 32 weeks pregnant, I approach snapping ANY photos of myself with much trepidation. However I will do just about anything for my BFF Jolie and I knew exactly which Jae C Maie piece I had to style out.
About 6 months ago Jolie got her hands on some old NYC subway tokens that were used before the Metrocard. Unfortunately, NYC phased these tokens out in 2003, for full use of the metrocard.
As soon as I heard about these, I knew I had to have a piece made from one of the 4 tokens she aquired and I placed my pre-order. You see, to me this is just so much more than a treasure from NYC's past. It is a treasure from just about one of the very best times in my life. I met Jolie when we were both students at FIT in 1999 and we explored the city together on these tokens.
Here is a photo of the gorgeous necklace she made me:
And here is my personal Jae C Maie Style Edition .....
Oh and if any of my fellow expectant mom friends want to see a link to some seriously great maternity style, another great style bloggers' site is "Jen Loves Kev" http://jenloveskev.com/ especially this 9.01.10 post http://jenloveskev.com/2010/09/01/favorite-pregnant-style-files/
I mentioned to Jolie in our conversation that she should do a "What I Wore", Jae C Maie edition, as a feature on her blog, http://jaecmaie.tumblr.com/ asking her customers and readers to submit a photo of themselves wearing a piece of her jewelry, so we can see how they styled it and how it enhanced their outfits. Isn't it just amazing what a good necklace can do for a plain T-shirt sometimes?
Jolie one upped this entire idea by launching it into a contest and whoever submits the best "most creative" shot wins a free piece of jewelery! So I wanted to share with you all my very own Jae C Maie "What I Wore" submission. I hope I win!
As a prelude to all this, I have to say that at 32 weeks pregnant, I approach snapping ANY photos of myself with much trepidation. However I will do just about anything for my BFF Jolie and I knew exactly which Jae C Maie piece I had to style out.
About 6 months ago Jolie got her hands on some old NYC subway tokens that were used before the Metrocard. Unfortunately, NYC phased these tokens out in 2003, for full use of the metrocard.
As soon as I heard about these, I knew I had to have a piece made from one of the 4 tokens she aquired and I placed my pre-order. You see, to me this is just so much more than a treasure from NYC's past. It is a treasure from just about one of the very best times in my life. I met Jolie when we were both students at FIT in 1999 and we explored the city together on these tokens.
Here is a photo of the gorgeous necklace she made me:
And here is my personal Jae C Maie Style Edition .....
Oh and if any of my fellow expectant mom friends want to see a link to some seriously great maternity style, another great style bloggers' site is "Jen Loves Kev" http://jenloveskev.com/ especially this 9.01.10 post http://jenloveskev.com/2010/09/01/favorite-pregnant-style-files/
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Toddler Tip Tuesday's: The Big Room Reveal
Today will be the first of my regular weekly Toddler Tip Tuesday posts. I could not think of a better way to kick off my new weekly tradition than by sharing the photos of Hadley's big girl room design with links to where you can find the elements. I am still working on two small projects in her room that I will feature in a later post. Enjoy!
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| Overstuffed Rocker, Big Lots http://www.biglots.com/ Table and Chairs, Christmas Tree Shops http://www.christmastreeshops.com/ |
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| Vinyl Wall Decal, Decor Designs Etsy Custom Order http://www.etsy.com/shop/DecorDesigns?ga_search_query=decor+designs&ga_search_type=seller_usernames |
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| Sunshine Light Fixture, IKEA http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50072886 |
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| Shelving, IKEA http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20135300 |
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| Wooden Puzzles, Playskool Vintage |
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| Fabric Blocks, Dwell Studio http://www.dwellstudio.com/soft-blocks-set-of-6.html Fabric Ice Cream & Cake Set, IKEA http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10185753 |
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| Monogram Painting, Made lovingly by Mommy |
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| Knit Dolls, Blabla http://www.oompa.com/baby-toys/category/DOLL_KNIT/ |
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Sunshine & Slate
I heart Etsy so when I signed in this morning I was THRILLED to see this treasury picked by one mipetrunich. It is the same colors as my Blog! And to top it all off it is adorably entitled Sunshine & Slate. What bliss. If I won the lotto I would sign on right now and buy each and every lovely piece. In the words of Rachel Zoe, "I DIE"!
If any of you readers don't know about Etsy you need to now. www.etsy.com is a place to buy and sell all things handmade and the sellers are some seriously talented people. A few of whom are my wonderfully creative friends, see these etsy shops,
www.etsy.com/shop/jaeCmaie?ref=seller_info#
If any of you readers don't know about Etsy you need to now. www.etsy.com is a place to buy and sell all things handmade and the sellers are some seriously talented people. A few of whom are my wonderfully creative friends, see these etsy shops,
- jaeCmaie www.etsy.com/shop/jaeCmaie?ref=seller_info# Upcycled Jewelry by Jolie. Check out match girl and stick boy in her shop. A cute necklace and tragic story of love from a cut up Tim Burton book. I love Jolie's product photography and recently enlisted her advice when buying my new camera.
- brigittadesigns http://www.etsy.com/shop/brigittadesigns?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=PageTools&utm_campaign=Share Adorable birds on canvas by Brigitta. Yellow Mama and Baby Bird go with Sunshine & Slate. I was lucky enough to get two of these as a gift from Brigitta at my baby shower a few weeks ago.
- kelleylove http://www.etsy.com/shop/kelleylovedesigns?ref=seller_info Beautiful vintage bits made into wishes by Kelley. Kelley sells her pieces here in Sarasota at Everything But The Girl, our local Etsy in a boutique.
Sunshine and Slate
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Friday, September 17, 2010
Forest Bright, Forest Night
Hadley's new bedroom. I am so excited to share this project. As a matter of fact being able to show the big girl room was one of my main reasons for creating Sunshine Sundays. I had so much fun putting together Hadley's new bedroom. Full room pictures will be up shortly but for now here is a teaser with a few of the room elements.
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| Ikea Light Fixture |
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| Pillow from Cannon Kids Bedding Collection |
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| Vinyl Wall Decal from Decor Design, Etsy |
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| IKEA Shelving |
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