A Beautiful Mess

xoxo.

:) elsie  

Merry Christmas Eve....

(so magical and pretty! i wish i knew who made this. it's gorgeous.)

hello and merry Christmas Eve! It's time to relax, give gifts and have a magical weekend with family and friends. i know you are probably very busy, but i thought i would share a few adorable DIYs (you know, just incase you want to do a fun project with your kiddos or while you are watching Home Alone). 

Rachel's Tote Bag Tutorial is so cute. I love bags this size! 

 Holly's Panda Mittens are perfect. I adore them. 

Katie's Christmas Carol Garland is inspiring and beautiful. 

and this felt bow tutorial is charming, simple and reusable. yay!

Hope all your holiday wishes come true..... XO. elsie (this is our silly photo from last Christmas!)

guest blogging for Dos Family.

yay! i am a guest on the magical dos family blog today. check it out! XOXO. Elsie    

You Are What You Love...

that's a Jenny Lewis song and i pretty much agree. Here are some random things I love to make your day bright... 

Peter Pan collars and vintage fashion in general (especially the 1960s!)

cute little scouts with big glasses (source).   

this illustration of Enid from Ghost World and pretty much any kitschy fan art from my favorite films. brilliant! i would totally hang this in my home. 

polaroids, instant photos and cute scrapbooks. 

[source&source] vintage luggage. i love lovelove love. 

cute DIY weddings. photos from my fave wedding blog. 

pretty concept photo shoots. this one is inspiring. 

want this sign so badly. so so pretty. 

 

and taking rides in pretty space ships, of course. :) 

have a lovely day! it's time for my coffee break. XOXO. E 

2 days until....

whoa. only two days left. i can't believe it. mr. larson and i had a little date night at Thai Peppers (my fave), made treats and watched Elf together. it was magical and relaxing and everything that a holiday should be. :)

here is a night shot of my beloved Christmas gift.  

i feel like the luckiest person. *sigh*..... is anyone else excited to open gifts?! e  

we think we're hilarious...

look at the 'wrapping paper' jeremy picked out to wrap B&R's Christmas gifts..... 

Merry Twilight... i mean, Christmas. ;)

3 things that make me smile....

i love wearing patterned tights. plus, i think tights are warmer than jeans. :)   

love having dark hair again. 

and i worked on my little dollhouse last weekend. i don't really 'need' a dollhouse... or have any reason for making one (i mean, it's not a gift or anything...). but i really feel like a 'just for fun' project was just what i needed... also it was one of my 27 silly goals. yay for December! 

what's making you smile today?  Xo. Elsss

a little bit of Christmas magic...

welcome to 'fort Christmas'. this is where i lay my head. night-night. Elsie  

happy holidays from one cute little pug....

happy holidayssssss! XOXO, suki larson   

2009 highlights (part 3)

hope your weekend was lovely! mine sure was. here are some more memories from this past year (September-December). Some of my favorite posts to write.... seriously, so much to be thankful for! 

decorating my store for Autumn. 

Renegade Craft Fair & Chicago. 

Jeremy playing at the Sleeping At Last CD release show and then touring with them!  

redecorating my studio. 

loving these tiny little instant photos. 

being foxes. 

making i n s a n e caramel apples. yumm. 

 

a magical weekend with the red velvet girls (my bffs!) 

fort lovely. 

not one... but TWO baby showers for two loved ones. 

my family <3 

participating (now and then) in Wardrobe Remix. This is something i've wanted to do for years. yay! 

putting up my Pez tree. 

immortalizing our love as a pillow. :) 

countless photo shoots with erin this year (seriously). 

getting ready for Style School & video chats with Leigh-Ann till 5 am. :D 

 

welcoming my two favorite little girls into our lives. :) 

getting festive. 

a visit from miss Katie and lots of other sweet online friends!  

 and being pink in December. :) 

5 days till Christmas... I can't wait!!!!!!! XO. Elsie                          

Sundays are for...

sleeping in, tea, family time, cleaning, catching up and making cookies. agree? 

at least, that's what i plan on doing. :)

 
(from SO-EN fashion magazine) this is so pretty & cute.

(source) someday will my shoe collection will be this amazing?

Hope you have a lovely Sunday! scroll down to see '10 things i love'! XOXO. Elsie    

.10 things i love Sunday.

1. Down With Love. 

i know it's a 'love it or hate it' film for most people, but i still think it's one of the prettiest movies i've ever seen. 

2. This amazing painting by Art and Ghosts. 

 

3. this crazy adorable carved apple. 

4. the cutest pincushion ring of all time (found here).

5. i love that pretty much ever day i see a cuter cupcake than the day before.... sushi cupcakes? holy wow (found here). 

6. Dying my hair WAY too many times in one month... 

(Tim Walker for Juicy Couture)

7. this dress is so cute (but i would have to cut it off).

8. candy canes. 

9. the muppets christmas movies... sweet memories. 

10. this photo pretty much sums it up.... 

well, there you have it. 10 new things i love. :) right now i am off to rinse another round of hair dye out of my hair (umm... who knows what color it will be next, it's pretty much been purpleish-brown all week so i am trying to give it a more reddish-brown tone this time). it's FREEZING here so i've been indoors all weekend making some pretty things to share with you soon. 

LoveLove & Happy Sunday, Elsie

2009 highlights (part 2)

Hello hello... i am back to share memories and photos from May-August. :)) 

the RVA Craft weekend. it was an amazing experience and I met so many online friends. Lovely. My sister is amazing as a bear, no? 

and with the weekend came my favorite concert of the year.... magical. 

and my store was in 417 magazine. 

i said goodbye to LA...... :( 

Holly, Jenna & I got tattoos together! 

i painted so so much. 

my friends and i became briefly obsessed with captain crunch fraps from Starbucks. so many calories, but so so amazing! 

 

we were falling in love. 

we made plenty of jokes about Twilight. ;) 

we celebrated with sparklers and bomb pops! 

we started a family. 

we dressed up like bears. 

 

i decorated. 

we had a picnic in the park. 

mr. larson surprised me with these yellow chairs. <3 

and these were my favorite colors of the Summer. 

Thanks for letting me share! I have one more round to go sometime soon. Happy Saturday! XO. Elsie                                 

best Christmas gift ever!

i'm freaking out & so so happy! Rachel made me this amazing life sized tee-pee for my bedroom! it's the best Christmas gift ever. I will love it forever.... 

i love you, Rachel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU! els  

stitching, sewing, painting..... the weekend begins.

this weekend what i really need to do is: finish my local holiday shopping, wrap gifts, do laundy. 

& what i really would like to do is: redecorate my two dollhouses (one is from my childhood... awwe... and needs a little makeover!), take photos and make cookies. 

here are some pretty cute dollhouses.... 

(source) this is the cutest thing ever! i want to do this with my kids! 

 

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and the gorgeous life size dollhouse by Heather Benning. so cool. 

a few more cute things.... i DIE for these. (via not martha)

i wish it would last forever! XOXO. Elsie