Sketchbook Scans

I stumbled upon Design Instruct's 50 beautiful Sketchbook Scans

this morning and I had to share some of them. Taking a page out of some 

sketchbooks is like diving into another universe. I love seeing the way 

some artist's minds work... 

 Allen Sutton

 David Fullarton

 Joshua Philippe

 Mattias Adolfsson

 Nacho-Yague

And a couple from my sketchbook, just to throw in the mix. 

And a page from my talented grandmother's sketchbook. {xox}

Heart Umbrella

Adorable. 

Halloween Costume

What are you dressing you as for halloween this year. 

I think having a little baby to dress up is going to be 

the most fun ever! Look how adorable this grouch is!

Persist

Inspired by Steve Jobs and his amazing persistence....

here is a note from Pixar. 

Imagine if Steve Jobs had given up after being fired

from Apple... No Pixar, No iPod, iPad, iTunes, iPhone he 

changed the world. That was persistant. 

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary." Steve Jobs

Read more: here

Please don't forget to Persist. Think of the alternative. 

This Weekend...

This weekend I am interested in conversations over coffee and 

wearing sweaters with sunglasses. I am dying for the fresh fall

sun and the crispy breeze. I am pretty sure world peace could be

accomplished if everyone got to experience some open aired

fall days and some warm coffee {and maybe a danish of some 

sort} who doesn't smile over danishes? 

In the interest of World Peace...Lets all wear sunglasses

and eat a danish this weekend. Its important. 

Birthday Wishes

For love is immortality.  ~Emily Dickinson

Happy Birthday to my PawPaw

Infinity Hugs and Kisses. 

A trip around the World...

A couple months ago, Coolhunter posted about the amazing 

places to go around the globe... and I just happened to stumble 

upon them this morning. I have not yet mopped up the drool 

on my chin. Are these not some of the most amazing snapshots 

of the world you have ever seen? This is only a taste of the 

bits of the globe that Coolhunter showcased, for more visit the site. 

I grew up in a family that always treasured the value of travel and the 

experience that came with seeing the beauty of the earth. {So my heart 

is just skipping beats looking at these pictures} 

Recently Dave and I had been saving up to skip 

town and go on a short vacation to the islands... but now that 

we are engaged {!} we are putting that money together and 

adding to it for the next year to save up for somewhere big {!} 

Honeymoon Huge Baby! And we had Italy in mind but now I am 

thinking of looking into Norway or Alberta Canada... oh the world 

is so huge and lovely! Any suggestions?

 Fernando De Noronha - Brazil

 Etretat, Normandy, France

 Norway

 Rice Field Terraces of Yunnan, China

Rocky Village, Vernazza, Italy

 Crystalline Turquoise Lake, Jiuzhaigou National Park China

 Riamaggiore, Italy

 Valley of the Ten Peaks, Moraine Lake, Alberta, Canada

 Ice Canyon, Greenland

 Sky Lantern Festival {totally starting one of these in Crownsville}

Seychelles

 Marble Caves, Chile Chico, Chile

Norway Alesund Birdseye of City

Etsy Art...

I found these sketches on ETSY and I totally adore them.

Each sketch has a name like Noel or Jake which makes

me think they are friends of the artist {I dig even more}

Don't you like how they displayed them here? Its like all the

subjects are wondering around searching for each other. 

They are very well priced at $45. per and you can find

them here

An Awkward Letter to her Best Friend

So I just stumbled across this letter to a 'best friend' proclaiming 'you are my best friend' in an adorable awkward banter that made me smile and squirm. I would like to share it with you because... Lets be real... we all love awkward banter don't we?

Dear You,

I have something I’ve been meaning to tell you, but I’ve never found a way that didn’t make me sound really socially inept. Writing it to you in a public letter on a blog you read ranked only slightly above hiring a man with a megaphone to shout it at you as soon as you left your apartment in the morning. (I even considered buying one of those blimps with scrolling light-up text, but I don’t really have a lot of spare cash these days.)  Read More Here

Duncan and Emily's Wedding

 Last weekend Dave and I went to our friends, Duncan and 

Emily's wedding {!} (totally love them) it was amazing.  

I wish I could have gotten an arial shot and scratch and sniff 

photos for you all to see and smell. The fall weather totally 

spoiled EVERYONE! And they could not have had their wedding 

in a more beautiful spot. 

It took place on the their beautiful family farm right on the water. 

And they got the most amazing fall weather a bride 

could ask for! Mums and wild flowers were everywhere!

 They shared their own special vows. 

 xox

 And I LOVE Emily's pretty vintage broach.

 The whole night was "glowing" under a tent 

that was lit with big bulby lights. 

 Love her gold flats {xox)

This is my favorite picture, I love the look on Duncan's 

face and that Emily's Dad is still holding her hand. 

Congratulations Emily and Duncan. 

You guys are amazing. We freaking love you!

Vacation Pronto!

Do I really need to say anything here?

Lets get on a freaking boat and get here!

Love and Chestertown

“Sometimes I have the strangest feeling about you. 

Especially when you are near me as you are now. 

It feels as though I had a string tied here under my 

left rib where my heart is, tightly knotted to you in 

a similar fashion. And when you go, with all that 

distance between us, I am afraid that this cord 

will be snapped, and I shall bleed inwardly.”

Jane Eyre

I remember reading Jane Eyer in High School. It never sounded this good than.

But oh what a tragic quote. 

We are heading to a Wedding in Chestertown. 

Love is in the Air yet again!

Have a really romantic weekend.

The dress; Would you get a Used Dress?

Would you buy a used Wedding dress? Once Wed has an 

entire collection of beautiful dresses that have been worn, 

'wed in' and are now being resold. Or do you feel like its a 

dress that should be worn for the first time by you on your 

special day? 

Braided Apple Pie... {Yum}

I must have woken up hungry this morning because this braided

apple pie posted by Eat, Live, Run is all I can think about, 

{thanks for pinning Kim}

Wouldn't this be pretty in lou of a wedding cake. A bunch of braided pies?

The Crust looks so thick and cakey, I bet a peach pie would be delish.

And Blueberries... oh, Apple and Cranberry together... yum. 

For the full Recipe Visit Eat Live Run... Its Delicious. 

Wedding Posts...

So the news is good... I am getting married.  (...So is Dave!)

 So now I finally get to post all the really stellar wedding ideas I have...

{YAY}

I would love for you to share your creative wedding ideas and 

photos. Email them along I am loving

the inspiration...and would love to post them here...xox

Here we gooooo....

photo via