A Beautiful Mess

Coffee cups...

...all collected from my studio yesterday. it's been a month that feels like a year. i am focusing on enjoying this time and trying so hard not to get stressed over small things. it's going to be a beautiful year. it already is. 

i miss you. 

e

Guestblogger: Leigh-Ann/Color Wheel

hi, it's Leigh-Ann again :) Thanks for all your nice comments last Tuesday. Today I wanna share a whackload of juicy colorful pictures! Color totally inspires me, hope it rubs off on you too :]

First, a few I've taken lately :]






Sometimes, just one color against white is superduper.
(Print from Mallory)
 
Some other peoples photos... :]

Vintage Enamel pins, Lune Vintage

Fisher Price People, Pixie Genne

Excess Luggage, Pixie Genne

Throw a Chair Drawing, Chris Piascik

Prague Oaklahoma, Rachel

Barbie Shoes, Supernova Designs

Tiny Tomatoes, Pondblue

Zippers, The Purl Bee

The Happiest Face, Inka Finland

Flower Buttons, Simple Charm

Colored Pencils, Sofia Katariina
Note: Soooo many colorfull shots in her photostream :]

Old Umbrella, Elisabeth Marie
 
V-dub, G*Squared

And a whole bunch at once...

Visit my flickr favorites to look closer at these juicy pictures :]

I'm adding a few new albums to my shop today, stay tuned :]

Eeeek! Only five more days till the RVA shops open!!!
Thanks for having me as a guestblogger Elsie :]
Have a great day everyone :)

Smiles,
Leigh-Ann
Freckled Nest

Oh! one more photo to inspire you, this is a new fave lately :)

from Handwriting

it's almost 6 am, so why not....

start a new blog post? :)

oh my.

i wanted to share a few "behind the scenes" peeks at our first big photo shoot for the fashion section of the new website! my dear friend, Will , did the photos and i did the styling. it was REALLY fun! i've never had that role before and it was a great change!

(these cutie RVA models are sisters.... the above shot was just for giggles!)



HOLY CUTE!! t-shirts..... *sigh* :D


and the cutest reusable tote bags...


i finally found the most wonderfullll screen printers!
i am so so thankful.




felt food accessories. emma and i designed them. :)


HA!!!! :D
we re-photographed all Jeremy's merch. because we are switching his store over to be a part of mine. yay!

here's a little snapshot of Jeremy's B E A U T I F U L & inspiring studio space.

adore this place. i've been working with him almost every night. he's been practicing piano & i've been.. well, you know.... making stuff. :)


i am so excited. so sleepy. so busy & so so thankful right now.

well, i am off to sleepydreamland. i'll post art sneak peeks next time!
tomorrow Jeremy and I are driving to Kansas City to pick up my darling friend, Vanessa Rose. She is going to stay with me for 3 whole weeks while we are opening the shop. I can't wait!

OK...... one more photo to put me in the mood. haha!

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz........

PS. big thank you**s to Holly, Leigh-Ann & James for guest blogging this week for me! So sweet of you to take time to help keep my blog looking cute during these busy few weeks! Lovelove. 

Guest Blogger: "Miss" James Kicinski

aaaand hello! i'm "miss" james kicinski from bleubird vintage. i'm a lean mean vintage lovin' machine from texas. i moved here from florida a year an a half ago and i absolutely love it! i am the owner and stylist of bleubird and a proud mama of two adorable little kiddo's. thank you elsie for having me be a guest blogger today. i lovies you!

okay, here are a few random things about me...

favorite color: kelly green.

favorite food: fondue (mmmm...so good!)

favorite tv show: three's company.

favorite movie: amelie.

all time, hands down, favorite musician: john lennon.

i collect: vinyl, owls and fawns.

i love: the 60's & 70's. polaroids. my beautiful kiddo's & my cute boyfriend.

hobby of choice: decorating and fixing up muh house.

so...i just moved into a new "much bigger" house, four months ago, and i am obsessed with fixing it up. i shop daily due to my job and am always on the look out for unique vintage odds + ends for the place. i scored the most amazing wicker and velvet egg chair from the 70's this week.

it was a steal for only 39 bucks! (oh... and that's one of our purty bv models, kady, sitting in it!)

i am so inspired by an amazing site called the selby. the photographer, todd selby, showcases some incredible and unique spaces from various people around the world. here are a few of my favorites that inspire me in my quest to make my house my home...

i am in looove with that couch! it is truely a gem and the blown up vintage photo...brilliant.

look at that vinyl collection. and the color of the wood... loves it.

what an adorable little kitchen. love the embroidered artwork.

 

cutest kids room ever! i'm doing the tutu's in my daughters room.

gorgeous! love the brick and the meter & pipes on the wall.

such a cute patio... i should work outdoors more.

and who dosen't need a tee-pee in the back yard? 

books. books. and more books.

i'm smitten!

frame a magazine photo and top it off with some pigs.

i'm diggin' the bright colors. so much to look at.

i wish i had a fireplace. i'd totally make it my stage.

inspiration for my studio.

connect four! oh so much fun.

make sure you check out the selby site for yourself. those are just a few of my favorites. :)

and if you wanna find out more about me and what i do...check out my blog.

thank you for having me and i hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

xo, miss james.