Snowstorm!

{By noon we had 11 inches! The snow seems to have mostly stopped. We hear it'll start up again in a couple of hours. Gulp!}

I've been kind of itching for a photography project lately. Now, this isn't exactly what I was picturing, but I am going to attempt it anyway! We have snow coming down fast and heavy in Kansas City today! I am going to try to post this same photo once per hour all day! Here's the first entry!

It is going to be a *Charm*ing weekend!

Charm in Martin City is open this weekend! (If you're local and you haven't been yet, what are you waiting for!? I'm taking a little delivery over in the morning, and am excited to see what the place looks like all cutesied up for Valentine's Day!

The first item is my black LOVE letters decoupaged with dictionary pages. I've actually been using a gel medium for this (rather than mod podge) and I like the look of it. I added some of my fabric flowers!

The last two photos are of the finished calligraphy cards. I had so much fun with these! I do love calligraphy and finally had an excuse to get out my pen & ink. I was excited to do stationery for Valentine's Day, but some of these cards can also be used for any time of the year.

If you are out of town or unable to get by Charm, it's OK! Send me an email for custom orders or visit the Etsy shop for other goodies!

Calligraphy love.

So thinking ahead to Valentine's Day got me all in a calligraphy mood! I haven't had my calligraphy pen and ink out in a couple of months, and I had some cards that were begging for decoration. Not to mention, I am taking goodies to Charm (the boutique I consign my art at) tomorrow morning. So, that always motivates me to make a few new things!

I also took some photos of a few other things going to Charm this morning, alas...it is time to pick up the girls from school and run to ballet. I will have to post them later. But, I'll give you a hint: remember the "LOVE" letters I used as a chalkboard at this time last year for the KC Parent blog? (It is here, if you want to look back.) Well, those very same letters have gotten a whole new life for this year!

So, come back to see what's next!

Vintage prairie

So, it has always been a huge love of mine to shop vintage markets, estate sales and antique stores. I often spend way too much time looking at Craig's List, browsing Etsy and hoping garage sales on summer weekends. And this weekend was a huge treat because my friend Erin and I (the creative genius behind Erin Page Designs) went to breakfast downtown at such a fun organic restaurant called You Say Tomato.

After we ate we went searching for a fun and funky spot to shop, and did we find the perfect spot! At the longtime Bitterman's building at 31st & Gillam they've added a vintage shop called Eye Candy. It was such a fun shopping experience and reminded me how much I love to shop vintage!

I found two fun treasures on Saturday, which got me excited pull out some of my other fave vintage treasures. And now, I am trying to decide: jump into Etsy vintage? Hmmmm....

Today's walk...puddles

We are having a super-warm day here today! It was 48 degrees when we went out this morning before school. It was wet from the rain and the girls held hands the whole way. I had to insist the girls didn't take a huge leap right into the biggest puddle, but Natalie was ready for school and so we couldn't just throw caution to the wind. I think we could go farther and do more, but I also think the key to the success is for me to know how quick and easy 20 minutes really is. And that in this case less is more. It leaves us wanting more...looking forward to tomorrow's walk, and itching to get out again.

Did you take a walk with your kids today?