Friday, October 28, 2011

Babies, Friends and Crafts

Life is so busy no matter what. Even when a close friend has a new baby, time passes and things get in the way before I can meet him! Finally I was able to hold and cuddle the bundle that is Westin, at a cute little brunch at Danna's. Danna's place is a constantly changing palette of charming vintage flare. Check it out...

Note: all pics were taken on my iphone and posted via Instagram. Every one of my friends has it and posts all day-it's such an amazing way to keep in close touch with your pals. My username is Blueberryshoes, in case you wanna add me :)

Danna and friends...Best decor ever? Whenever I asked her about what inspired the colors on her walls, she said she wanted them to look like "soap"...


Danna loves thrifting as much as me and everything she owns is from a yard sale, or thrift shop. You can say we hit it off instantly when we met ;)

Here's me and Westin. Not gonna lie, both Hannah and I teared up when we saw him for the first time. Holding him was best case scenario!!!!! The cheese platter beside me was what I brought, as a gluten free snack. The table was filled with amazingly delicious treats including donuts which I always crave. I'm proud to say I was strong and didn't give in.


Laurel, looking beautiful as ever. Would you ever guess she was just pregnant?! I love her style, so floral and soft. Her eyes are breathtaking too! She's a quiet, sweet and always smiling friend - one of the best mommy's I've ever met.


Here's Hannah's turn with Westin. I cannot WAIT till she has kids! I wanna be an auntie! And she would be the best mother I could imagine.


There's Westin's big brother and epic little human being, Gavin. I have never ever met a smarter, more intuitive and sharp child in my life. He will grow up to be a very special person and I will kill any girl that is an idiot and tries to hurt him! He's everyone's favorite kid!


Nadine shaking a donut to grab Klara's attention for a pic ;)


Ming's epic tights!


Sunlight, friendship, coffee, baby


Here's an amazing Farmgirl meets Navajo dress Ming gave me that afternoon. It fits like a glove, and oh it's comfortable! She found it at a yard sale on the way to Yosemite. I love dresses with a magical story...



This afternoon Hannah, Tori and I will be meeting up to craft for a bit. I have been so uninspired to get into any craft lately, seeing I'm working 3 days a week (babysitting Ann) and just run off my feet with cooking, baking, being a wife, getting to meetings and out in service. All of it is so beautiful and lovely. But it is time that I get back to my passion of creating. It's not something I can force, however I can usher it in by creating my workspace. I need shelves for organizing my endless supplies and a desk to work on. In time I want a sewing machine as well. I want to make clothes.

Today though, I will work on drawings in a new earthy, handmade paper notebook I just found at Goodwill. I'd like to create a coffee table book to flip through. That will be laid back and fun.
What do you have planned this weekend?

Next month is our anniversary. We have to hunker down and make a plan. We know we'd like a little getaway, and what better time is there for a magical escapade then fall in California?

1 comments:

  1. so sweet hollie!! so nice to see you that day!

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