The Story Of Us

In June our little D turned four.. 4! We can hardly believe it.. I was really excited to plan his fourth birthday.. we didn't have parties for the last two and this was the first year he actually understood the concept of a birthday.. his birthday. A few months before the big event I presented him with theme ideas courtesy of my Pinterest Birthday Board . His pick.. an Alphabet Themed Party. I was not particularly surprised... the kid has 26 imaginary friends.. can you guess who? And so the planning began.. The Invite. The Party Favors: i found these adorable personalized alphabet coloring books.. tied them with a string, attached a bag of candy and finished them off with a balloon at the end. [lessons learned] don't buy personalized favors, even after RSVPing people decide to not show up and now I have coloring books with other kids names on them. Balloon, long string and a super windy day equal a jumbled mess of favors we had to untangle and untie! The Plan wa

Knock on wood.. but I have had another very good week.  Violet Queen has always been a favorite and is one of my top sellers.. it is on it's way to California right now. I love it when someone orders an enlargement of one of my photographs. I just don't think a 4x6 does justice to it.. but when framed above you mantel as a 30x45.. now that is going to be a statement piece.. a conversation starter.. The Weaver is lucky.. he get's to be one of those pieces.  The Mustard Door was bought as a present. Art is a very personal thing and when someone choose one of my pieces to gift to someone I am honored. I hope he or she loves it. Get my post directly in you inbox with  Bloglovin I am now also offering ad space.  See  Sponsors  for more information .  Newsletter Sign Up - Let's Stay Connected, Shall We?

We are back from our weekend getaway with our friends, it was a beautiful weekend even though it was surprisingly chilly.. Felt less like summer and more like autumn.. autumn? More about that in another post.  Today I'm going to show you our pantry makeover..  It started out dingy with sagging shelves and an overall mess.. We started by removing all the existing shelves.. sanding and priming.. and then painted yellow :) white wire shelves, drawers and a rack on the side.. Home Depot can cut the shelves to any size you like. I can not believe the amount of space I have! I love the addition of drawers.. and the rack is my favorite. Get my post directly in you inbox with  Bloglovin I am now also offering ad space.  See  Sponsors  for more information .  Newsletter Sign Up - Let's Stay Connected, Shall We?

The Holy Month of Ramadan has come to a close and today we celebrate Eid. I want to wish all my fellow Muslims Eid Mubarak! The days were long and hot but you did good! We have planned a day of fun along the Jersey Shore today with family and then a some more fun with friends towards the end of the week.. so I'll leave you with some lovely Etsy Eid finds.. and see you next week with a pantry makeover!   Ayeshas Collection Ocean and Ink   Yellow Brush Studio   Path of Light Designs   The Eclectic Revival Amira Rahim Have a great week! Get my post directly in you inbox with  Bloglovin I am now also offering ad space.  See  Sponsors  for more information .  Newsletter Sign Up - Let's Stay Connected, Shall We?

July was a good month.. four of my photographs found new homes..  Frustration  was shipped off to New York and Los Angles.. Rippled Road  is headed out to New York today Night Circus  will be heading off to Vermont next week.. One could be headed your way too.. you can see more of my work HERE Get my post directly in you inbox with  Bloglovin I am now also offering ad space.  See  Sponsors  for more information .  Newsletter Sign Up - Let's Stay Connected, Shall We?

We don't do it often enough.. we have never used a babysitter.. so when any of our parents are visiting we try to squeeze in a date night or two.. catch a movie, get a massage or dinner for two. It's always initially weird like something is missing.. we don't seem to know what do do with ourselves. No one to feed, to take to the potty, no one to entertain but ourselves. Just us.. him and I.. we can finish a sentence without interference, we can hear each other speak, no one to shush... we had our last one a month or so ago.. what we hardly ever remember to do during all the sneaking out of the house before D spots us is take a picture of just us.. him and I. In fact it's something we forget to do even when we go out as a family.. it is usually him or I taking the picture.. and if we do by some miracle happen to both be in the same photograph.. together there is always a child in the mix.. we need to start taking more.. at least one picture of just him and I during any o

I have a ton of new photography waiting to be edited but just can't find the time.. and I continue to take more photographs.. my 'in progress' folder growing.. so while I may have nothing new to share with you I thought I'd take Friday's as a day to share something none the less.. Bejeweled - I took this in Italy. It was taken inside the Vatican Museum in 2009. We were married almost two years and I was very soon going to find out I was pregnant with D. This particular ceiling was carved and intricate, the embellishments stunning..  Unfortunately ' Bejeweled ' is now a discontinued print. There are only two prints remaining and the prices are not only at 50% off but I'm also offering free shipping {for a limited time only}  Not for you? How about getting a head start on the Christmas list?  Get my post directly in you inbox with  Bloglovin I am now also offering ad space.  See  Sponsors  for more information .  Newsletter Sig