SUN DOWN

Cami and I took a little sunset trip to Lido earlier this week to take photos and just relax on the beach.  I can't wait to share the ones of her but for now, here are a few she snapped of me! This evening was so pretty.  My jewelry and belt are vintage.  The skirt is from Target. 

xo

SOFT HUES

Inspired by these soft, muted hues.  This floral print is perfect! 

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TEN & CO LOOKBOOK

I'm so inspired by these creepy cool images from the Ten & Co SS '13 lookbook.  The styling is simply amazing and there is just something so striking and clearly so unique about them.  The shoes are pretty awesome too.  

INSTA-WEEK

A few recent favorite instagrams.  Yep, it's Saturday and I'm glued to the computer catching up on work.  But Hunter is out of town with friends and I'm ok with it because it's pretty pictures and pretty calligraphy!  

So excited to share all the things I've been working on lately. 

Hope you're having a lovely Saturday.

xo

GARDENIAS

My gardenia bush is blooming.  I am in love with them and how fragrant they make the house smell.  I picked a bunch over the weekend and have them scattered in little vases everywhere.  They are so lovely!

HOME PROJECTS : PAINTED CHINA CABINET

I forgot to post these photos from my painting project last month.  I was feeling like I needed a little change (again) with the china cabinet.  I painted the shelves black and I love how deco / mod it looks with the pops of white and gold.  Our bar cart is pretty sad right now but I hung the vodka and whiskey prints I hand lettered and the other little whiskey bottle is from Society 6.  My mom found the chandelier at an estate sale for $10 and spray painted it white.  I bought the china cabinet from my mom's friend for $30! This is it's third paint job in a year and I'm sure it will have many more like all of my other pieces of furniture!  That is the great thing about thrifting pieces, you can do whatever you want to them and not feel bad. haha. All the other little trinkets have been picked up at thrift stores and consignment shops. 

CITRUS INSPIRED

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Lately I am inspired by the colors of citrus for summer.  I've never been one to lean towards orange and yellow (at least in my clothing choices) but there is something so funky and fresh about these images.  The perfect splash of fun for this drab Monday morning.  

xx

SNAPSHOTS FROM ORLANDO

I had such a good time this past weekend in Orlando.  Even thought it's not too far away from home, it was just the little escape I needed.  I mostly hung out with my parents.  My dad had a conference there all week and then they were continuing on to visit some family after, so I decided to keep my mom company (aka go shopping with her) for a few days.  We stayed at the Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa, it was really nice and walking distance from Pleasure Island / Downtown Disney.  We ate a lot of good food, celebrated their 24th anniversary with an amazing dinner at Capital Grille, went to the Mall at Millennia of course, and saw La Nouba by Cirque d soliel.  If you have not been to one of these shows you must go, it's fantastic and so entertaining.  I also managed to fit in a fun day of shooting and playing with my friend Lexie.  I'm feeling refreshed and have had to jump right back in to finishing paintings and editing...exciting things to come!

xox

FREESTYLE VOLUME 07 /// SHADOW PLAY

We're back! We took a brief "freestyle" break only to finish up Cami's Spring/Summer '13 lookbook and brainstorm some ca-ray-z new freestyle shoots!  We have been so busy lately and had some great opportunities and press this past month (and next).  It is so exciting (to say the least) and feels really good to see hard work paying off.  

This past week we experimented with harsh lighting and shadow effects.  Cami had the idea and we thought it would be cool to play around with shadows and forms.  We moved everything out of my dining room, turned all the lights off, blinds down, and used just this window with some natural sun peeking in.  We laughed about all the weird things I collect, but they always end up making good props.  Cami and Josephine were especially intrigued as to why I recently purchased a little pinwheel... but clearly is was a good buy. 

I have been in Orlando since Sunday and just got back home.  I did a test shoot with my friend Lexie and lots of other fun things with my parents. Many photos to come.  Back to the grind of editing and painting today.  I'm a creature of habit so it's always nice to come back home to my routine...and of course Hunter and the kitty cats.  

xox

View the past "freestyle" shoots
View Cami's interpretation on Flat Faced Cat