happy friday / oxfords:

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July 29, 2011

Lately I am obsessed with shoes. Well, I am always into shoes. But I've really been wanting some new shoes lately so I've been searching all over for cute shoes. I think I get it from my grandma. She bought tons & tons of beautiful shoes back in the day. I am really digging these oxfords though. What about you? Do you have an item that is an always must buy?

I am particularly always drawn to cut-out designs in shoes. Loving these. Here's where I got them from, in case you're wondering! From left to right: etsy from VintageByBecca, vintage from revamped bones, from ebay, from Ruche.

Just want to say a huge congrats to my blog friend, Dionne for scoring a bridal stylist job at BHDLN! They're having a grand opening in Houston, check out her announcement here!

Well, happy weekend friends! I'm planning on some r&r for this weekend while my husband is on a gaming-weekend with his guy friends! What are you up to?

diy with Brittni:

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Good morning! And happy Friday to you. It's Brittni from Papernstitch with another diy roundup. Today I have a little bit of everything, but the common theme this week is easy breezy: super simple projects in every category...

Create a unique piece of wall art that doubles as a floral arrangement with a couple of household items and some chicken wire.

Organize your teas in minutes with this diy storage idea

(complete with chalkboard lid).

Make a fool-proof fools gold necklace or keep cool and celebrate an upcoming party with popsicle invitations.

Let your fringe fly with this diy tissue paper fringe chandelier.

And finally, I saved the best for last, with these

diy chevron save the dates. So awesome.

What are you doing this weekend? Any DIYs planned?

About Brittni: She is the founder of papernstitch, an internationally curated exhibition site where you can buy handmade goods and submit to have your own work showcased. Brittni is also the editor of a handmade blog that features diy projects, business tips for creative entrepreneurs, and (of course) handmade items. You can view more free diy projects and tutorials here for 60+ quick and easy ideas you can start and finish today.

snap it pretty, follow-up:

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July 28, 2011

(above 3 photo's by Jennifer Young)

Last Saturday, 15 ladies came out to take our photography workshop. We called in the lovely Jen from i art u to teach us some skills and share her photography knowledge! Here are some shots I snapped, added with some of Jen's beautiful photos as well!

It was our first event, even though we had been talking about it for a while. Ruby and I spent weeks preparing and had probably over 300 emails back and fourth figuring things out. We had the workshop at George Key Ranch, in Placentia. It's a really nice area, they offer tours of an old historic house and lots of weddings are held here.

Lunch time! Sandwiches were catered from Rialto Cafe, in Fullerton. (I used them for my wedding!)

Delicious macarons flown in from Utah from Salt City Patisserie!

Yummy chocolate cake pops from local baker Pop Culture Desserts!

We tied up the sandwiches & chips in vintage fabric ..

and had a picnic style lunch!

(above photo's by Jennifer Young)

Linda, totally proud of her point-and-shoot ;)

(one of our workshop helpers, could not have done it without her!)

RJ taking pics!

(our other workshop helper, she was so great!)

Gift boxes all wrapped up.

(gift box giveaway & sponsors coming soon!)

Our class! Some of the most sweetest ladies around!

Thanks to the ladies who attended: Cynthia, Tiffany, Katie, Kira, Brianna, Rebecca, Vivien, and to those without blogs too! ;)

Ruby & I brought a bunch of vintage stuff from around our houses, we set up stations and had the ladies style their own tables.. They did a fantastic job, the tables looked amazing!

Even though Ruby & I had hoped to take the workshop as well, we ended up doing things behind the scenes so we missed it. But we got to step in for a bit - I learned a bit about f-stop, aperture, and iso and that was worth a million bucks to me ;) I never knew of those things before!

So that wraps it up! Lots more pretty events coming soon - we are already planning another photography workshop for those of you who couldn't make it.. and Ruby & I have some other fun ideas in mind too!

A big thank you to Salt City Patisserie for the delicious macarons & Pop Culture Desserts for the cake pops! Thanks to Jen for coming down and being so awesome. & thanks once again to the ladies who took our workshop, we are so humbled + grateful!

PS: Ruby put together this sweeeet video so you can see everything in live action! ;)

Pizza Kit:

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July 27, 2011

So I went to Ruby's house a little while back and we had homemade pizza. It was so good! I went to play 'grocery store' with True & Brave and when I came back out, Ruby's entire kitchen was clean and there was a little bag with all the ingredients to make my own pizza at home!

First use a rolling pin and spread dough on pan. Now, I thought I had a rolling pin but it turns out I don't. How un-domesticated am I? I know, I know. Pretty silly I don't even have a rolling pin. But hey, I improvised and used a pretty flower cup to flatten out the dough ;)

Spread oregano.

Spread tomatoes and basil. Just for the record, when Ruby was cooking the pizza at first, she was like, "I need some basil, be right back" and she stepped outside. I though to myself, "where is she going?" and yea, she just went to pick some of her fresh basil growing outside in her garden. Legit! I can only hope to be like Ruby one day! ;)

Place cheese on only half for Nick's side.. because I think I mentioned to you guys - I don't like cheese! I know some of you may think that is crazy but hey, I met someone the other day who doesn't like fruit! That's gotta be more crazy, right? ;) Bake in oven for 10 minutes. Yum! I love homemade pizza!

ps: Ruby, I'd like another pizza kit please! ;)

keyword / undiscovered:

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July 26, 2011

Today's keyword is undiscovered. I used etsy's pounce feature to find today's lovely goods. These are newly opened shops that haven't had a sale yet! I still remember when I got my first sale at my shop, it was so exciting. Maybe you can take a look and support ;) There is so much great stuff out there!