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Hi lovelies, over the weekend i managed to feel 100% better ( who has time for a head cold am i right?!).  So with some energy and a few hours i knew i had to make the best of this precious window of time! I have been wanting to redo our living room for a few months now. I get on a kick and then i just never follow through. i'm my own worst demise lol! 

Back in December i purchased a few yards of fabric from here. (this isn't a sponsored post, i just love the fabric selection and that's where i purchased some of the following fabrics if ya must know :) So yeah, since december. these pretty fabrics have been neatly folded waiting to be made into something awesome. I also purchased a new sewing machine that i finally liked and was a step up from my old clickety machine. (My parents gave me Christmas money about 8+ years ago and this is what i purchased as my gift from them. They were skeptical hahaa! I knew nothing about sewing and thankfully "Nena" as i lovingly called her, was a pretty great first machine to learn on.) My new machine (still named "Nena" for old time's sake ;) is still not professional grade but this girl still has a lot to learn sewing wise and i'm super happy to learn on anything :) plus, it sews so smoothly i'm very impressed.

My favorite fabric is the pink + green  + yellow embroidered fabric that i found while thrifting. GIRL. i knew from the moment i held it that it was going to be a big ol pillow. And to add to the amazingness that is this fabric, i added vintage green pom poms. HIGH 5!

i'm secretly wishing to pom pom the heck out of all my pillows. but i've been holding steady in retrain lol! mostly because little r really likes them and he tries to un pom pom my pom poms. not cool kiddo. speaking of pom pom goodness, how adorable is this little trim of yellow goodness? i scored it while walking the kiddo around a new area and immediately knew i needed to take a little stem home. XO i love random goodness. its a weed most likely. and yet i like its the cutest little weed i've taken home.

you know what else is making our home so good right now? this pretty little set up of succulents. the mister and i picked these babies up at a wedding and they have delighted our windowsill ever since. i'm a sucker for these mini succulents + lace = SWOON!

umm i i love the effect but can you tell our windows are super dirty? hahahaaaa!

;) just keepin it real.

and a few more succulents (thanks to safeway/vons) + foxy love (thanks to target clearance) to match the one fox pillow pattern in the sofa mix.  also, chalking the globe is still something i don't regret. i hesitated for about a month before i just went ahead and chalked it. i give little r a little piece of chalk and he has a whirl or a time drawing all over it. XOXO 

I also wanted to note... last but certainly not least, our home never looks this clean. oh well it did for about an hour while little r napped. :) and then it was back to it's "lived in" self again. i have plenty of time later in life to live in a super clean and tidy house, this picture will last a lot longer and watching little r & the mister enjoy living in our space is better than nagging to keep things clean. :)

i am hoping to find more time this weekend to put together spring themed kits etc. Paper love is calling me again! 

happy living,

-d

Oh February, you've been so good

from left to right:

Top row// 

pic 1: A sheet of red heart stickers + a little inspire lovely stamp love = awesome.

pic 2: My fav card from the journaling tag set via Inspire Lovely ETSY

pic 3: I used this cute app on my iphone called Obaby to add the "sweet" & heart designs over the photo of little r. I love this app, it only cost my $1 & the designs. I also added a heart magnet + everyday love fair (scrapbookandmore.com) and a cute Inspire Lovely Stamp.

pic 4: i bought a new sewing machine & and realized it sews letters and i love it. it's a step up from my old sewing machine & so happy to have bought something I love & will use even more :)

Middle row//

pic 1: creating valentine's XO

pic 2: studio love

pic 3: heart garlands for family

pic 4: Inspire Lovely Packaging

Bottom Row//

pic 1: candy boxes +cards XO

pic 2: I loved making & sending valentine cards for my little guy. he's such a charmer. He's also in the "helper" mode often. He asks to "help eat candy" hahaa! Takes after daddy. I think my favorite part of him helping is watching him try and concentrate. The cutest little furrowed eyebrows + little hands working away (pictured above with the "favorite"stamp). 

pic 3: I was out shopping at Vons for some groceries and wandered into the flower section and fell in love with a succulent garden. I had little r chose which color vase and that became my "floral gift" from him & daddy. 

pic 4: cute Inspire Lovely tags all ready for their close up :)

And my very favorite picture of this little guy this year xo

I always want to plan out shots for our family photos and realize it's really hard to do that for every photo. So as little r and i were walking back home from a walk one evening, i decided we would do a little photo shoot out in the front yard. We rushed home to grab the heart ( $2 from Michaels ) and Mona ( my camera ;) and quickly started shooting. I took about 25 photos just to take this little gem. He was being SO silly. Making angry faces because I kept asking him to smile a happy smile. hahaa! I used reverse psychology and asked him to smile like a lion and he gave me this. lol! The sunset 5 min after this shot and it was good timing. So happy. 

from left to right:

Top row//

pic 1: This past weekend the mister and I had such a full week. A funeral + a wedding + Valentines Day dinner + me getting a head cold :(  My favorite part of this weekend was a little photo love the mister and I got while attending our sweet friends wedding. I used an app on my iphone called Selftimer and thank goodness found a few awesome spots at the wedding to snap photos.

pic 2: Inspire Lovely journaling card + a quick run through of our days events. I got sick at the end of the day. yay me :)

pic 3: Another cute little space at the wedding for a quick photo with my guy. XO also Inspire Lovely stamp love XO

pic 4: My favorite Inspire Lovely Journaling card. i need to practice my spanish more and what better way than a sweet reminder to say I love You more in spanish :) I only realize how important it is to retain both languages now that i'm trying to teach little r spanish. oh i hope something sticks lol! And if then, i hope it's this. :)

Middle row//

pic 1: I wanted this pic to look super old & vintage. I Love this little area at the wedding where it looked like a different era. It was so casual and pretty. I topped off the photo with the date + a cute flair from scrapbookandmore.com

pic 2: my fav jenni bowlin paper XO

pic 3: Inspire Lovely journaling die cut journaling card.

I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with this cute die cut card when I designed it for the Valentine kit but I'm so glad because it turned out to be the perfect little finishing touch for this photo. The photo was taken with the self timer + my phone was on the ground from quite a distance. I love the little twinkle lights in the trees. XO I topped the photo with a simple little forget me not floral stem + i stamped the Inspire Lovely stamp on a sheet of paper. I cut "favorite" out and added a little glue dot and used it to attach the floral stem to the outside of the pocket. love love love
pic 4: my thoughts on my mister and how i knew he was mine. I used to intentionally go up to him just to make him nervous. I also wanted to make it very clear that i liked him. It didn't work. he just thought i was cute. hahaa!



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pic 1: you & me Inspire Lovely Stamp + sequin love from valentine Journaling card kit via Inspire Lovely ETSY
pic 2: more photo love. Whenever we take photos i prefer for one of us to be holding the camera or use the self timer app. There is no way he'd let anyone else take a shot of us like this. hahaaa! So modest ;) So I took this picture and even though its a bit blurry i'll take it. it's sweet.
pic 3: My favorite lyrics from my fav song turned into a journaling card via Inspire Lovely Valentine kit.
pic 4: my favorite wedding favors of ALL time. you have succulents at your wedding? your wedding is  amazing in my book. I asked our lovely friend, the bride, if I could please take more than one. I  never mentioned how many but I think these little succulents are happy coming home to live with me :) It's a succulent fest over here now. As i sit and blow my nose for the 1,000th time i look over at our window sill and enjoy the simple beauty in these little treasures.

Lots to be thankful for even after a funeral a wedding and getting sick.  I think it's been the most productive sick day for me this year hahaa! I realized how much i missed playing with paper and it felt so good to finally get a few pages done again for this year. It's not hard as I'm only doing a page a month and thankfully i got 3 pages done & so happy to finally have some paper love to share with ya :)

big hugs XO
-d

Everybody Wins :)

I love Valentine's Day. Or better yet, friendship day :) I think we all have people in our lives who would love to know we love them. My mama, my dad, my baby, my sisters etc etc... oh, and my Mister ;) Not in that order. but yeah, i love my people. :)

Everyone has someone they love & that loves them. 

- So tell them -

I've designed a set of 6 tags free for you to download & cut and give to whom ever your little heart desires. XO It's my little gift for you, because I also believe everybody wins when we give our love. Yay! SO happy printing! happy giving!  

*XO  - Free Valentine Tags -  XO*

(link will direct you to the download file)

I wish you a happy heart.

 ( red heart tags pictured above were made using Valentine stamp kit )

XOXO

-d

Oh Valentine,

hello 2014 :) I have been seriously having a "fun" time cleaning the studio : / 

hahaa, can't even type that without frowning. Oh the joys of cleaning. and cleaning again. and organizing. i hate the mess that comes with cleaning. the point of no return. and yet all you really want to do is sleep on top of all the piles and wake up to the cleaning fairy having put everything away :) 

I wanted to wait until spring but ya know, its chaos! it's crazy ! and i hated the feeling of waking up to the piles day after day. so 2014 has been good so far. i've resolved to clean. make the bed even. everyday. it's like a miracle ;) 

So happy new year lovelies! i  hope you have had a great start to another year. Any new plans? New goals? I like to keep things simple. And easy. AND crafty :)

 First up, a new paper project kit - very valentine's day XO lovin'

Pretty pinks & aqua blues + black & white. All exclusive to Inspire Lovely Shop! 

I can't wait to share my project life pages! I am doing a page for each month and have a few fun crafting projects to share as well. I tried a weekly page last year and didn't finish the whole year. So this time I'm starting a smaller more attainable goal :) 

The kit also comes with an exclusive stamp set. 

I love designing stamps :) 

These are "nestable", the phrases fit perfectly inside the starburst ribbon. I do plan on making a few valentine's day cards for the mister. Designed the "Hello handsome" for my fellas. XO

And this one, you know the conversation heart candies? I have loved the concept but not the flavor of the candy. So i'm making tags with these cute hearts stamped on them & the phrases also fit perfectly inside the heart. adorbs.

Some of my favorite new doilies in gold, silver, pink white & red. LOVE

Sparkly + glittery new red & pink clothespins  that come in an adorable glass jar + wooden heart tags +  dalmatian patterned  heart stickers  + the cutest crochet hearts ( i haven't stopped making these, i love using them as cute embellishments) i'm going to sew them together to make a garland :) all decorating a simple glassine bag XO 

Pretty alpha tiles :) I think i'm going to frame this lol! I love it. 

hearts on heart stickers it's only right. :) 

and embellishment kits are back! 

Designed a pink one too :)

and they now ship in these fun kraft boxes.

Wrapped up in twine and finished off with a heart ! 

Perfect for gifting 

 

My super duper favorite new item though? heart stamped cloth bags!

and these exclusive vintage inspired Valentine flash cards

Bags now come in 25 color options! And you can order as many colors as you'd like in each order, no quantity minimums. It's going to be a seriously great valentine's day crafting session with my sisters :) I hope for you too! I've got a long list of little r's "girl friends" and we're making a little candy bag for each of them. I don't know if i should be worried already or if I'm just to excited & distracted about candy + crafting to think about him having girlfriends lol!

I hope you come and see our new Valentine's Day section with over 130 items to craft for this years giving. Lots of cute stuff :)

Ps: We will be hosting a giveaway in the next week or so. A fun Valentine's Day giveaway, more on that soon! I hope you have a fun week,

xo

-d

Inspired by Christmas ...

Hi lovely,

I'm in a pink whirlwind as of late. I am loving pink against all things black & white. We recently started craft time at home with little r and bought him his first set of markers. I simply laid down a huge paper pad before him and this is what he came up with. Now, he's no Picasso but as an art loving mama, I mean the kid has potential in the modern abstract movement ;)  I of course kept the sheet of paper and had yet to decide on where to display or store it. My dear friend Jamie on Instagram asked to see my favorite pink. Well this is it! I added a few Christmas touches and viola, the only thing decorated for the season in our home. Not to "Christmasy" but i'm loving it.  :)  

The only thing Christmas like that I have been doing is sending out Christmas cheer by way of these pretty little tags (also hot pink , my fav ;) to a few new Paper loving friends. Sending parcels not "work"related is a big thing for me. I definitely want to work on that in the new year. Send "just because!" packages to my loved ones throughout the year. How fun is that right?! Gotta do it. and I did for this year :)



And speaking of work, here's a custom order package I dolled up. I kind of get a little carried away in respect to "too much" but just thinking about someone receiving this from the shop and adding a personal touch I think means a whole lot :) ( Things I used from the Shop: Doilies + Gold silver foil Stickers + Gold shimmer twine )



Next up, a new style of packaging: stamped Kraft bags. I'm really loving the creative freedom with these. I simply stamped the images almost in a polka dot pattern. And look at that little cutie & his antlers. XO. I have no idea why I'm loving those but obviously thats a theme here huh? lol!  ( Things I used from the Shop: Kraft paper bags + Merry Merry Stamp set + Manila tags )

Another theme I noticed is black + gold + white & a pop of color. I mean I did buy a few things that were red to decorate with earlier in the season but i have yet to use them. I am currently loving this combo. Simple. Not to seasonal. easy :) I love easy. especially when time is of the essence and you literally don't have enough time to get everything done. I get stressed when i have a ton of stuff to do but i never want to half heartedly do anything. I know I won't be happy. So i take my time and simplify. even if it takes me a little bit longer :) This took less than 5 min to gather & package. bingo. now time to wrap more presents !I stamped on the cloth bags for my custom "wrapping"and really love it. I can't stop stamping everything in sight now lol! (Things I used from the Shop: Merry Merry Stamp set, Gold sequins, Manila Tags, Glassine envelope, Cloth bag ) 

And last but not least ...
Stocking stuffer sale*

Stuff your stockings for less :)

48 Heart stickers are $1 

Carnival tickets $2 

50 yard spool of twine $3 

Party Bags small/large $4/$5 

*All orders ship next day. Sale ends Sunday at midnight*

So there ya go. Christmas inspiration & cheer in small little packages + a fun sale.  

Now I'm off to buy a few things for a few of my "hard to buy" loves on my list. I see lumps of coal in the future ;) hahaaa!

jk mom & dad.
just kidding
...

*smiles*

Happy December lovely

:)

xo

-d