The garden

Let's see, I am not sure I've ever been happier to see spring arrive than I have been this year. (Aside from maybe the year I took spring break in Padre Island, Texas before even turning 18, but that was a long long, very long time ago!) So, it wasn't hard to get motivated to do a garden this year.

And even more exciting was when my good friend Lois showed up one day with pansies in hand! Ready to put them right into the ground -- I was so impressed AND inspired! So, this weekend the girls and I added peas and carrots. There is nothing like the feeling of sunshine on your back and the ground breaking in your hands. I look forward to seeing our garden grow and blossom. I hope we'll have food to share sometime this summer!

Rock chalk!

I know everyone is sad about the Jayhawk's loss this weekend, but I have to say that I still believe there is never a bad day to be a Jayhawk! I still maintain that Lawrence, Kansas is probably the. greatest. place. on earth! So the first thing I had to do once I saw these platters was to "cook up" a KU version. I am a sucker for chevron, and well just add the crimson, and you've got a rock chalk tray for any respectable KU party. I can help you get this ordered, or you can visit the site and just pick your words, fonts, and colors right online.

If you need a graduation gift for a Jayhawk, or a kiddo on their way to Lawrence, this would be a darling idea. If you want to personalize it and add a name, too, just email me here, and I'll whip something up for you. RCJHGKU!

Teacher's gifts

This isn't even an April Fool's joke: the end of the school year is going to be here before you know it. In an effort to take all of the pressure off of myself to crafty it up at the end of every year, when it is so hectic and busy, I've decided to buy something darling this year. These are personalized clipboards that I think are crazy cute. You can change the colors to school colors, or just do something to match the teacher's personality. I think I might even order one for the principal (at the risk of looking a little bit like a suck up). I wouldn't want to leave her out.

And since I've been drooling over all of Paperly's products for ages now, I've decided to go ahead and become a rep for their line. As I've said a million times, there is nothing I love more than pen on paper, so this will be a great fit. So come check out all of their darling products. Or, just go directly to the clipboards!

I also like teaming up with Paperly because I can still do custom designs and will simply order through their site as well. So let me know if I can whip up something special for you. And don't forget about those teachers -- they work super hard all year and totally deserve some super cute stuff!

Inspiration a la calligraphy practice

I decided to finally try my white ink! What do you think? I am having fun with expirementing with a few different styles. Just tweaking my "look" and how to make it flow. It isn't perfect, but it sure is one of the most sure-fire ways I know to switch yourself into left-brain mode quick! I am ready to do some more! Anyone doing modern calligraphy these days? I'd love it if you'd link up to your work.

Photographing super-cute kids makes it easy

I've been loving photography the most these days. I haven't been sharing a lot, as I wasn't sure about how much I would want to pursue it, but it seems it is a new-old love that is here to stay. I actaully took these photos of my best friend's kids a couple of months ago. I loved how easy it was because a: they are super stinkin' cute, b: Dayna and her husband were super laid back about the entire shoot and c: it was really pretty cold out so we were all in agreement to make it quick.

I am a fan of being brief, not only with photography but with lots of things. But, especially when shooting kids. They best photos usually come out in the middle-beginning of the shoot as that's when they're warmed up to the idea AND still not over the idea (which happens about 5 minutes later). So, jump in, click liberally, and get outta there! Oh, and enjoy!