CHA

Heading off to CHA! Woot woot! I cannot wait to see my friends from the Kenner Road design team ( thank you KL!). I'm really happy I also get to see Heather (metrochic) she rocks :) I will be back with some SF pictures and hopefully some snapshots of CHA. Please send me some prayers for a safe trip xoxo. I always am nervous driving in rain AND cali drivers lol!

before i leave i have another resolution: wear more pretty dresses. I bought this cute dress from Anthro. This also deserves a picture of proof. This is a snapshot of what I wore for my little sisters wedding. I felt really happy in a dress. not bad. :)

So yeah...xoxo i think this will happen more.

hope you take a pic of your dress love too! I'd love to see !

xo
-d

Stretch your wings

Today handsome and I are enjoying our favorite Christmas gift: a fun day trip up to San francisco :) we are so excited! Such a sweet and unexpected gift from my lovely mother in law. Xoxo

We've never traveled by plane together in the almost 5 years together so this is a happy day. This year I want to travel more. I've always loved traveling. Not so much the plane flying part but it gets me to magical places so I will endure. I think this is the year i'm brave enough to travel on impulse. I've always wished I could be the type of person who just wakes up in the morning and says today I'm going to ________ and makes it happen. That would be a great day. Live a little. Sigh* hold me to it. Any suggestions ? Favorite places you've been ? I'm thinking this can totally happen sometime this year. It'll be a surprise ;)

So off to SF! Yay!

Handsome lived in berkeley for a bit and has so many good memories that I'm excited to make my own today. I really want to make a quick trip to sf anthro, make a small purchase at timeless treasures and take some fun photos. Today is a really good day to stretch your wings!

Xo
-d

go out and play

today it's some more carnation eye candy. I am not a huge fan of them but this little one came in my bouquet. And i kinda like it :) Just a note that I think you all rock. I think you are great and wonderful. And I wish you a happy Sunday! Today enjoy your life. Pretend you are in a fun movie, put some favorite songs on blast and rock out. You deserve it. Enjoy and I will see you all tomorrow. Today, live your dream.

xo,
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~ Thank you to everyone who purchased a pretty paper kit! I just put 1 more in the shop! ( with 4 small changes to the kit )
Thank you for your support and encouragement. I love that you love playing with paper as much as i do.
sweet ~

celebrate

this year i commit to celebrating more.

both everything and nothing at all.

i celebrate fridays with starbucks. :) ( a very deadly treat that kills our budget lol )

i celebrate fridays because it was the day of the week handsome and i got married.

we celebrate us.

we celebrate together.

i ramble while we watch tv together. i just say what i'm thinking. and when i'm quiet he knows something crazy will come out of my mouth. one such time i said... I want to celebrate seasons. not just summer, fall, winter, spring or holidays but our seasons. Our everyday. our life. i don't want to miss out celebrating. it's not just an excuse to not remember special days. ( i'm terrible at remembering every special anniversary in our relationship. ) I just think everyday can be a time to celebrate. break out the cupcakes, the pretty linens and plates... send someone something special. My last post somewhat explains my somber year last year and a need to change. This is a new year. This year i will sprinkle it with bits of celebrating.

To start off I made some shadow box art ( shadow box from IKEA ) using a new Pretty Paper Kit now in my ETSY shop
(The kits are very limited. Only 2 available)
and it includes everything you see pictured here:



and for some eye candy pleasure i made the following pages only using what's in the kit:







I always forget to take pictures of the packages i send out from my ETSY shop. this little package is on it's way to a new home... off to the post, and grocery shopping... and celebrating today painting my little studio and such.



and a special thanks to those lovelies who left a comment on my previous post... thank you for leaving beautiful and encouraging notes. I really needed that. I'm touched from your heartfelt response. xoxo

sending love,
-d

cloudy days

get me thinking.
this past year I've missed so much of myself.
I'm not sure why I've believed into a lie. and let it rule me. take away my joy. my passion. my heart.
a year is a lot to loose.

one little lie. an untruth founded on jealousy. ego. hurt.
I'm not sure why i came upon it's ugly path. that's altogether another story.

this year i resolve to take back truth. myself. my love. my passion. my confidence. my joy.
I will not give into fear. not coward again. and again and again.
I'm gonna fight.
gonna win this one for myself.
i'm worth that.
even if i end up loosing again.
and again
and again.

I believe if i stand for truth then i am on the winning side.
no matter what it looks like to anyone else.
no matter what i end up losing i've already lost it all before.

the lie hits SO close to my heart.
it tells me i'm not good enough.
not creative enough.
not unique enough.
just not enough,
yet it takes and takes and takes my love for creating, photography, design.
i feel hurt. mad. outraged.
but being scared is killing me. my passion and my heart.
so i refuse to let the lie become my truth.

this year, i'm living... creating, designing and loving every little bit of it for me.
because i can.
not matter what someone says.
i am good enough.

every single day I'm getting up and believing and praying this for myself.
do not. do NOT let what one person says, diminish what EVERYONE who really truly loves every little bit of you says.
Because they believe in you.
so now it's time to believe in you too.


Mr. handsome is always there to listen to me and believe in me. Reminding me to let go. Let the lie die. And he always finds a way to cheer me up with a little joke. So here is yesterdays: What do you call a bear with no teeth?

x


o

a gummi bear.
(kick* snare* crash*)

:)

-d