i know of a strong, brave, little girl. her name is Daisy Love Merrick. she’s precious. here’s her story from prayfordaisy.com “Daisy Love was born to a family who adored her. She grew up in the beautiful beach city of Carpinteria and from her earliest days she loved Jesus. Her life was filled with laughter […]
when a 4 yr. old decorates for halloween
September 30 by
lil G has been itching to decorate for Halloween. i was planning on waiting a few weeks, but a 4 year old just can’t wait! so we braved the 95 degree heat and got some decorating done today. hello mr. skeleton, ms. fall wreath, and very strange-looking spider web with homemade spiders and skeletons hanging […]
Tutorial :: how I made a picture wall
August 11 by
i’ve been brewing on this idea for some time for the shabby chic guest room. with guests arriving this week, i figured it was time to wrap up this project. a few months ago, i took the kids to ikea. it’s always such an adventure. big A points at the arrows on the ground while […]
shabby chic guest bedroom update
July 30 by
this room is a continual work in progress, but it’s to a state where i can actually share some photos now! the room is finally coming together. i negotiated this room with hubby when we bought the house as everything other room we designed to be very masculine. i just always loved the romantic, soft, […]
beachy cottage laundry room reveal!!
July 29 by
very excited to share the new laundry room with y’all! it was previously just a plain, boring ole laundry room. no flavor, no pizzaz. so here we go. a fresh, very beachy, killer laundry room! hooks on the left wall. a rod to hang ironed items. front loader washer and dryer lifted on the awesome […]
artichokes!!!
June 12 by
look what we saw in the garden today!?!? it only took 9 months. 🙂 anyone have the recipe for the Bandera/Houston’s artichoke?
attack of the bunnies!
June 11 by
When we landscaped our yard, I specifically researched how to keep the rabbits out. We specifically built raised veggie beds so that the bunnies couldn’t enjoy the veggies more than we did. So the guys dug a foot deep and secured the wire fencing along the 75 feet across our back yard. I looked at […]
summer’s here. the flowers prove it!
June 10 by
We’ve still got another month or so of what we southern Californians call June gloom. That’s right…don’t come here expecting hot blazing days. Along the coast, you’ll get foggy mornings until it burns off around noon…these days last until July 4th. Then we finally get some morning sun! But the June gloom is perfect for […]
summer flowers :: hydrangea, roses and lavender
June 9 by
i LOVE my garden, and particularly love the flower arrangements that come directly from the garden. the hydrangea is quite unusual with 3 layers of florets. also, i’ve noticed as it warms up that the flowers are an interesting shade of grayish/pink. so pretty! the roses smell amazing. love.
beachy spring mantle
April 4 by
the spring mantle is on display! i just love these old wood windows i picked up for $5 each on craigslist. i bought the seafans online for about $18 each. some hot glue. voila! i’m loving the white on white. so clean, simple and soothing, imho. Happy Easter everyone! linked to:
Easter traditions
April 3 by
hello! i’ve been a bit buried with work…but here i am with an Easter post! we dyed eggs this past weekend. then lil G picked up the camera and was practicing. he’s getting quite good for a 3 year old!
spring garden party
March 17 by
the party went off without a hitch. we’re blessed with amazing friends who lend their time and help! in between setting up, politely bossing my friends around, and trying to be a gracious hostess, i tried to snap a few pix…. the weather cooperated….it rains one day a year in california. and thankfully, the first […]
mason jar candle lantern prep
March 14 by
my good friend Lucy helped me pick up 4 cases of small Kerr mason jars, and 4 cases of large jars at Smart and Final. she then peeled apart one of the wide-weave burlap coffee sacks i had in the garage and took apart the threads. we used the longer twines. the leftover shorter twine […]
