beachy cottage laundry room reveal!!
very excited to share the new laundry room with y’all! it was previously just a plain, boring ole laundry room. no flavor, no pizzaz. so here we go. a fresh, very beachy, killer laundry room! hooks on the left wall. a rod to hang ironed items. front loader washer and dryer lifted on the awesome […]
artichokes!!!
look what we saw in the garden today!?!? it only took 9 months. 🙂 anyone have the recipe for the Bandera/Houston’s artichoke?
attack of the bunnies!
When we landscaped our yard, I specifically researched how to keep the rabbits out. We specifically built raised veggie beds so that the bunnies couldn’t enjoy the veggies more than we did. So the guys dug a foot deep and secured the wire fencing along the 75 feet across our back yard. I looked at […]
summer’s here. the flowers prove it!
We’ve still got another month or so of what we southern Californians call June gloom. That’s right…don’t come here expecting hot blazing days. Along the coast, you’ll get foggy mornings until it burns off around noon…these days last until July 4th. Then we finally get some morning sun! But the June gloom is perfect for […]
summer flowers :: hydrangea, roses and lavender
i LOVE my garden, and particularly love the flower arrangements that come directly from the garden. the hydrangea is quite unusual with 3 layers of florets. also, i’ve noticed as it warms up that the flowers are an interesting shade of grayish/pink. so pretty! the roses smell amazing. love.
beachy spring mantle
the spring mantle is on display! i just love these old wood windows i picked up for $5 each on craigslist. i bought the seafans online for about $18 each. some hot glue. voila! i’m loving the white on white. so clean, simple and soothing, imho. Happy Easter everyone! linked to:
a tale of piecaken…
A couple of weeks ago, my friend, Alexa, posted about a hilarious and almost ridiculous recipe called *Piecaken*. Piecaken, is the brain child of missionary and blogger, Jamie http://www.theveryworstmissionary.com. Basically, she had an epiphany to dump a whole baked pie into a spring form pan and poured cake batter over the top. She baked it. […]
spring garden party
the party went off without a hitch. we’re blessed with amazing friends who lend their time and help! in between setting up, politely bossing my friends around, and trying to be a gracious hostess, i tried to snap a few pix…. the weather cooperated….it rains one day a year in california. and thankfully, the first […]
mason jar candle lantern prep
my good friend Lucy helped me pick up 4 cases of small Kerr mason jars, and 4 cases of large jars at Smart and Final. she then peeled apart one of the wide-weave burlap coffee sacks i had in the garage and took apart the threads. we used the longer twines. the leftover shorter twine […]
Gorgeous, rustic wedding florals
the direction was: rustic, but not too rustic. princess. blue hydrangea. i’d say the florist nailed the look.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Jessica Cedarland is my good pal and an incredible photographer based in South Carolina. We shared some intensely funny moments at BlissDom this year. Here are some thoughts she had after this year’s incredible conference… “They” say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. They say beauty is skin deep. They, say all sorts […]
look who’s here? spring garden!
spring has sprung. hyacinths are popping already!
the first signs on spring are here…trouble is, we haven’t really had winter. and as i write this, the temperature is dropping to the high 30s here in So Cal. its finally snowing in the mountains. these poor bulbs will be 86d by morning! but look at how gorgeous the back yard is […]
simple spring floral decorations
With the hyacinths in bloom, I figured it was time to do some spring decorating inside. Using baby food jars, I put a single flower in each jar. …lined them up… …and called it a day… simple. sweet. fresh. cheap!
quick and easy-to-sew headbands
i have two boys. but a friend once brought me a headband from a mall kiosk. she was excited that she only paid $25 for this headband. after all, we do live in the OC. i was mortified. i could make it for $.25 so here you have it. the details of how to make […]