scissors paper glue

light...

 changes everything. 

paint chips #2

This one is a favorite. I have had it for YEARS. I think it came out of  a  british home magazine. Unfortunately  I don't think it is being published any longer. 

Here it is in my daughter's shirt.  This is one of my favorite photos I have ever taken of my daughter. I loved that shirt. That was when she still liked what i picked out for her to wear.  

Here is again in one of my very favorite prints I have ever purchased from Jen Causey.  I am on a mission to find boots like that for the winter. 

month one - year two polaroid collaboration :: HERE

Hello all ! ! !

I am excited to be starting year two of Jen and my polaroid word collaboration!  She is the genius behind Painted Fish Studio, a constant inspiration to me and a very good friend. Every month we take turns selecting a word. We then each take a polaroid of our interpretation of the that word and share both on our blogs.

This month's word is :: HERE ::

This is Jen's polaroid 

Her caption :: last week i wanted to stay here for a few more years. this week, i am not so sure.

 Whatever you decide Jen those feet should come and visit me again soon!!!

Here is my polaroid ::

my caption :: Finally  where i belong. xo

The bridge has been crossed.  xoxo

crossing that bridge

I am on my way.

anything

We can always look back at what we did 
All these memories of you and me baby 
But right now it's you and me forever girl 
And you know we could do better than anything that we did 
You know that you and me, we could do anything 

you & me

dave matthews band

 Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King

paint chips

Who isn't inspired by paint chips at home depot.  I especially like when magazines put together a color combination that i wouldn't have thought of.   In fact i'm a little obsessed.  i cut them out and save them in my inspiration pile. Which is QUITE larger.  I spent some time this summer putting together different things that match the paint chip samples i have saved.  Most of the work is not my own and i don't claim it to be.  Just another way to show my inspiration and love of the handmade.  enjoy!

GRAY*YELLOW*YUMMY BLUE

Here it is on one of my favorite prints i purchased from Something'is Hiding in Here.

Then again on one of my MOST favorite pages i have ever seen in Martha Stewart Living.  Sorry don't have the month or issue number that this came from.

I hope everyone has a lovely and safe holiday weekend.

xoxo

i'm ..

peaking out, testing the waters, looking around this space. would any one realize i was back? it has been a year. a year of so many changes. i am coming out the other side stronger, braver, happier and more sure of myself than i have ever been before.  have i grown out of this blog? do i still belong here? for months i contemplated whether i would ever blog again. but here i am. peaking out. ready to show you me. well, me just happier.

polaroid collaboration :: august :: jen

It is time for jen of painted fish studio  and my monthly polaroid collaboration.  This is the twelfth in a series of twelve. The last in this series.  So the collaboration goes like this...Jen and I alternate picking a word and on the last day of each month we share our polaroid interpretation of that word on our blogs.  This month Jen selected the word Jen. There is a story behind this of course.  Last March Jen was feeling the winter blahs in MN.  I told Jen she needed a trip to sunny california.  Here is the "invitation" i sent.  She decided to take me up on my offer.  The next step was deciding when she would come to CA. We both agreed that August would work best for both of us and then Jen booked her flight.  It was not long after that, that Jen realized  not only was August the last month of our 12 month polaroid collaboration, it was also the first time we would get to meet face to face.  She immediately knew that the word she would choose for august had to incorporate our meeting somehow. Of course i agreed. The perfect way to end the collaboration.

:: Here is Jen's photo ::

:: Jen's Caption :: jen, i cannot believe it has been a year. i love our project. let's do another 12 months! xo, me

Yep that's me. 

:: Here is my photo ::

:: my caption ::  12 x 2 = amazing collaboration :: partners in polaroid :: jen & jen

Jen is fun, sweet, smart and incredibly generous. I loved having her here.  She inspired me and encouraged life me to start blogging again on a more regular basis. I am thinking about it seriously, I have one more big life hurtle to clear and after that it should be smooth(er) sailing.  We also talked about other collaborations and project we could do together.  We also decided that we are not quite ready to hang our polaroid word collaboration up just yet. So September we will start a new year.  Here's to a new year of polaroid Jen, cheers.

polaroid collaboration :: july :: temptation

It is time for jen of painted fish studio  and my monthly polaroid collaboration.  This is the eleventh in a series of twelve. I don't know if I can stop at just twelve, there are just so many words yet to interpret.  So...Jen and I alternate picking a word and on the last day of each month we share our polaroid interpretation of that word on our blogs.  This month I selected the word temptation, I really had no idea what I would photograph when I chose this word but I knew it would be a challenge. The word has many different meanings to many different people.

Here is Jen's contribution :: TEMPTATION

:: jen's caption :: i've been resisting the yellow chair since february. and now
there's an orange one... hide my wallet!

She has more will power than I do. I wouldn't be able to resist either chair.

Here is my contribution :: TEMPTATION

:: My caption :: A fork in the road.

Next month Jen and I have a surprise to share with you.  We are both pretty excited about it.

xoxo

polaroid collaboration :: june - summer

It is time for jen of  painted fish studio and my monthly polaroid collaboration. This is the tenth in a series of  twelve. Jen and I alternate picking a word and on the last day of  month we share our polaroid interpretation of that word on our blogs. I am embarrassingly late in posting. This month Jen selected the word summer, she could not have picked a more perfect word. Light, airy and simple. Once again the similarities in our interpretation is a little freaky.

Here is Jen's contribution.

caption ::me: toes in the grass. toes in the sand. toes in the water. my toes love summer.

Here is my contribution:

my caption :: the edge of summer::

When I took this it was just finally starting to be the summer i know in California.  

My apologies to Jen for my tardiness.  My hugs and love go  out to anyone that still bothers to read my poor neglected blog, xoxo