Showing posts with label inspiration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label inspiration. Show all posts

Monday, June 4, 2012

I Gotta Wear Shades...

Now I loooove me some basics...
a white blouse...a pair of jeans...but...I ALWAYS love a POP! of color somewhere in the mix
of those neutrals...
Some "go to" outfits for me are a pair of jeans...or a basic pencil skirt...paired with a funky tee and some bright heels! 
The pop has to be in there somewhere!






Loving these pieces for Summer!


images via: www.pinterest.com

Thursday, May 31, 2012

The Essential White Blouse



 One of my FAVORITE pieces is a gorgeous white blouse...
I have always loved that simple look of jeans and a white blouse, but find that I don't pull it out very often!

So...when I happened to find the PERFECT white blouse at Nordstrom a few months back...
I SNAPPED it up!
The other day, I threw it over a nude bra and paired it with black shorts and my favorite worn in gold wedges and LOVE LOVE LOVED it!
{my hubby loved it too...which always cancels out the "is that new" question!)

Now...I am obsessed with the ease of throwing on a blouse with anything!

These are a few looks I am digging hard!...


 How fab are these heels!




DIG the belt!!!!!
All pics via www.pinterest.com
 

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Office looks...

I am very lucky to work at a fun, hip, & creative office that encourages individuality...
{there are more like this needed...}

So...we are able to express our personalility through our style
{clothes...hair...makeup...etc...}

yay!

Lately, I have been getting soooo darn bored with my outfits...so I am in search of inspiration...

Here are a couple looks I am really digging right now...






I think they are all so fun!
Casual...yet, elegant in their own way...and TOTALLY my style!

Now...just need to put these together on a working mom's budget!!!!



Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Photos Galore!...


There is something so personal and fun about COVERING a space with photos...
whether it be all around a mirror in the bedroom...
or on a big board in the family room...

I just have always been drawn to it...

But, will they get flicked all over when we are rushing to get our lunches out the door in the morning before school?!
or...will the dog brush up against it and knock half of them down...?

I don't know...but, I think I really might try this out!!!

Anyone have photos covering crazy places?

Friday, April 20, 2012

10 Things...

So...
life can be rocky...right?
it can be frustrating..rewarding...crazy...life is a whirlwind of emotions that can define you...
if you let them...

So...
today, I am going to focus on what I am thankful for...

1.  My belief in God...that I know even though he may not answer me right away...I still am completely unable to give up on Him.  I know without a doubt in my heart that he hears me...and is there for me...even on the days I think he forgot...
2.  My beautiful son...and my wonderful husband (I can't imagine a life without you...) and my really really sweet doggie Harlow (we have come to just adore you...).  I know...I know...I say it all the time...(take a break lady!)...but, it's true.  I say a little prayer EVERY day for these two people in my life.  I couldn't be more blessed.
3.   Lipgloss (took a turn huh...!) honestly...just PERKS me up! 
My hubby was wonderful and bought me 3 tubes of Victoria Secret gloss for Christmas and I am almost out!  AHHHH!
4.  Sunday's...at home with my fam.  I used to not appreciate Sunday...I thought, crap, the weekend is almost over.  Drats.  I like Saturday.  But...now (maybe I am just getting older)..I ADORE Sundays.  There is just something about that day...running errands...cleaning...taking walks...going to the park...grilling in the backyard...sipping some wine.  Nothing compares.
5. Pandora  (nuf said)
6.  Watching Ethan's flag football games with my dear friend...the excitement of the kids playing...the Dad's on the sidelines...and me and my girlfriend Christa sitting in the bleachers with a hot cup of coffee watching our little peanuts "try" to play football!!  LOVE IT!
7.  A freshly mowed lawn...
8.  Homemade Pizza...(I NEVER get sick of it)
9.  That my husband kisses me and tells me he loves me EVERY single night before we go to sleep...and means it.  The comfort in that is something I can't even explain.
10.  That Ethan still let's me hold him...and cuddle him...and smother him with kisses...no matter where or when.  (Heaven...)

What are your favorite things...?    

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Reminds me of when I was little...

I have so many great memories...
and I love that my son gets to experience those wonderful memories too..

I was lucky enough to be a helper at Ethan's School Halloween Party and Parade this year!
It was so much stinkin fun!

We helped all the little ones get ready...
watched them walk along the path...shaking their instruments their teacher gave them...
and
just enjoy watching all these kids soo darn happy...

We then went back to their classroom where they had fun at different stations...
decorating cookies...playing pin the tail on the cat...
and making witches brooms out of pretzels and cheese sticks!  (who thinks of these things)!

What these kids will never realize is how much joy they bring to me...
how much my heart fills up watching them play...and laugh...and just enjoy the simple things in life...







I thank God each and every day for this little miracle...
that I can be a part of his life...
because let me tell you...
I DO NOT take it for granted...

I am blessed...

Hope you all had a very happy halloween!

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Fall Inspiration...

*LOVING*
this outfit!!!

I have sadly gained a little weight over the Summer...
yes, Summer...
So..this is my inspiration picture...

Everyone has one, right!

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Chairs...Fabric...What to do!!!...

Annette Tatum fabric - 100% cotton poplin
(I don't know about doing a chair in poplin...???)
Ideally...I need this is a denim or a twill...something heavier than poplin..

Serena and Lily Fabric - Flax Linen
(I really dig this...but maybe just a smidge lighter and greyer)

Serena and Lily Fabric - Spade Fog
(This is good to hide wear and spots...)

Or...
call me crazy...but, I dig the look of the pink STRIPED!!!!

Or something like this...

Kind of pale oatmealy...but, I might lean towards a blue / grey / oatmealy linen
or velvet...

VELVET???
What is wrong with me...? 

haha!
By the way...it would be to recover the chairs below!


This is what inspired me...
Rachel Ashwell Shabby Chic...again ;)...
but...the more I look...
the more I JUST DON'T KNOW!!!!!!

These are all a little pricey...at around $50 a yard...

(compared to my white denim at $15 a yard!)...
which I could do slipcovers in...
YIKES!...
stay away from the white...
yes, I am obsessed ...
but, I would be a NUT again...
SOMEONE talk me out of the white...

Phew...
I am calm...
focus, Tara, focus...
Anyhoo...
I am entertaining options...!

ideas...


thoughts...


concerns...


comments...


Although, believe it or not...
I am really leaning towards the flax linen...
but, maybe in a slipcover...

Thursday, May 26, 2011

To Sit Or Not To Sit...

So...I FINALLY got both my chairs done!!!!
This has been a work in progress...
Got my Wing Back Chairs off Craigslist last Fall...
I ordered my BEAUTIFULand SOOO versatile...
Rachel Ashwell Shabby Chic White Denim Fabric back in December...
took my chairs in (one at a time...) in March...and again in April...

& I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER!!!!

So...here is the inspiration picture...

Here are my Craigs List Chairs...{well...one of them anyway;}

Here is my chair ALL FINISHED!!!
What do you think?!!!!
{I only took a pic of the one...I actually have 2}!

YAY!!!! 
& Yes...people think that I am crazy...a black dog and a five year old little boy...
My beautiful sister in law refuses to even sit in them {hee hee}
& maybe I am crazy...
But...I do believe that you should LOVE your home...
So...I decided to do what I love...
Surround myself with beautiful things that make me happy...
& really...these chairs make me sooooooo happy...
that is until someone ruins it...grrrr....
then I definitely won't be happy...
but...that is my decision...and until then...
I *heart* you white denim chairs...


Now...my next project is to recover my (4) Cane (Cain) back dining room chairs
I got off Craigs List for $20 a piece!!!!!



Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Not Just For Weddings...

                                                                                 *Loving*
                                                                                 BHLDN!!!!
                                       While mainly a beautiful, vintagey, organic online wedding store...
                                                      it has many many treasures for your home!

                                                         These are some of the pieces I adore!!!
                                         {for on my buffet filled with white M&M's!!!  How fresh!}
                     {Again, on my buffet...this fantastic slate piece for writing life's little pleasures upon!}
                                    {How fabulous are these straws!!! They come in every color!! 
                      PERFECT for a kids party or an outdoor soiree sipping lemonade under the sun!!}
                 {Ordered myself some of these beautiful pompon's to hang from my dining room ceiling...
                       or on dinner plate for a Summer Beach table...on the beds in the kiddies rooms...
                                                the options are ENDLESS for these cuties!!!}
                                         {Pretty, fresh fans for your guests at an outdoor garden party...
                                 just pop them in a tall glass jar and have the ladies help themselves! 
                                                         Very elegant and old fashioned!!!}
                                                      & they have a bunch of beautiful colors!!!
                   {LOVE these old fashioned keys to just throw on a table for instant conversation!}
                                          Or tie an individual one to a gift for a unique gift tag!
                    {Hang these from tree branches and add a votive candle for beautiful outdoor lighting
                                         at a dinner party...or just cocktails and fun with the family!} 
                                                         Ambiance is KEY in my world!!!
                     {How great is this mushroom style cup/cake stand!  Very earthy and whimsical!}
{ADORE this wide brimmed floppy hat for sitting outside in the Summer...Very feminine...}
                      {String these gorgeous glittered letters together to make ANY saying you want! 
                            Happy Summer!  Warmth!  Welcome!  Fun!  The options are endless!
{I cannot get enough of this fantastic cruet!  Fill with Raspberry Lemonade...Iced Tea...or Sangria...}
Yay Summer!!!

Sometimes you can find the most beautiful and unique items at places you wouldn't think to look!

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Library Love...

I stumbled across this shop on Etsy the other day and absolutely fell IN LOVE with these prints...
I would love these framed and put up on one wall in my Library...over my desk...
STUNNING!

Cate Parr of silverridgestudio is an artist/illustrator born and educated in England. Currently living in the Silverlake neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.

Watercolor Fashion Illustration Print - Deutche Vogue

Watercolor Fashion Illustration Print from Original work by Cate Parr

Watercolour Fashion Illustration - Belle

Watercolour Fashion Illustration Print - Galliano Feathers 

Watercolour Fashion Illustration - Giselle

Watercolor Fashion Illustration Print - French Champagne

Watercolour Fashion Illustration - Meditation 4
 
Watercolor Fashion Illustration Print - C'est Magique


Beautiful!!!

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