Aubrey

This red headed beauty was so much fun to take photos of.
Aubrey is a good friend of Janelle's and she's quickly becoming a good friend of mine too!
She came along to Janelle's single promo shoot and so of course we had to have a mini photoshoot with her as well.
I mean hello, she's stunning.
Also, I plan to steal those boots from her.
Hopefully we're the same size. I forgot to ask.

Enjoy the photos! 

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The Black Dress

Today's post is a little last minute because I was busy with orders from the shop and didn't have time to do the planned photo post that was meant for today.
(There's one coming tomorrow though so keep an eye out!)
Meagan took these photos on a random downtown excursion a few weeks ago so I thought I would turn them into a bit of an outfit post.
(My favorite one from the set is in a previous post which you can see here)
This is my favorite black dress.
Enjoy!
Meagan's work is simply gorgeous.



Outfit details
Dress- Urban Outfitters
Belt- Thrifted
Sweater- Thrifted
Shoes- From a random little shop in NYC that I don't remember the name of
Watch: Michael Kors
Necklaces: Gifted
Check out more of meagan's work at: www.meaganabellphotography.com

A Piece Of Art

I've been wanting to share this for a while.

The first image is of a photo I instagrammed back in December and posted on Facebook.
(Just, you know, me all bundled up in a scarf. The norm.)
The second image is of a painting my friend Bree did of the aforementioned photo a mere few hours later.
Talk about an artist.
I was so surprised when I saw it, and even more surprised (and excited) when she gave it to me!
 I pretty much haven't been able to stop looking at it since. It's pretty much my most favorite piece of art ever now. 
I'm obsessed.
I keep telling her she needs to open up an Etsy shop.
This talent needs to be shared with the world.
Am I right?


Thanks again Bree for my beautiful piece of art.
It makes my heart happy.
♥

Jordan

Meet Jordan.
Jordan is actually my cousin so we go way back.
In fact she's been on the blog before when she and her sister had me take some portraits of them early last year!
We had a little photoshoot a few weeks ago and I am still in love with the results.
So in love that I had the hardest time narrowing down which ones to share!
So there are kind of a lot.
I know "less is more" and all, but we all like looking at photos right? 
So who's complainin?

Side note: I wanted to steal her outfit the whole time.
This girl's got style.

Enjoy the photos!

I feel pretty lucky to be related to someone this beautiful. 
P.s. She's single boys

;)
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P.s. Like Jordan's hat? I made it! You can get one for yourself in my shop.


Little Red Riding Hood

It's been almost a month since I mentioned that I did a fairtytale themed shoot with a new friend and some of my hand knits.
Well, I'm finally getting around to sharing the images from the shoot!
Stephanie did such an amazing job on them, even now I am still in awe! She really is one of the most talented photographers I've met and she was so much fun to work with on this project.
It became quite the collaborative effort in fact and I met a lot of awesome people and made a few new friends in the process.
A huge thanks to everyone is definitely in order!
Couldn't have done it without all of these super talented people.

I'm sure you can guess what the theme is without even having to read the title of the post.
(Grandmother... what big ears you have...)
Enjoy the photos!

Photographer: Stephanie Toll of 88 Love Stories
Model: Caitlin Williamson
Makeup: Krista Rose
Wardrobe and Knits: Me

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See Stephanie's Little Red post on the 88 Love Stories Blog here

California Here We Come


(This is my excited face,  I apologize if it scares you)

Yes, it's true.
I'm going to California! I can't really express how excited I am.
This face is only part of it.
It still doesn't seem like it's actually happening!
It's something that's been in the works since last fall, so to have it finally happening seems unreal.
I can't wait.

So blogging friends, what are some things I must see/eat/do?
I'll mostly be in the San Diego and Los Angeles area if that helps with recommendations!
I do wish I could see the Golden Gate Bridge on this trip, I've always wanted to, but it's too far away from where we'll be.
That's okay though, I'll save it for next time!
We'll definitely be going to the San Diego Zoo and a yarn shop or two (gotta get something for the travel blanket!), but what are some of your recommendations?



Post title courtesy of this song.

The Red Scarf

The few outfit related posts I've done lately seem to revolve around my finished knitting projects.
For example here and here.
I think it's probably only going to get worse from here.
I'm sure my next one will involve knit socks or something.
So prepare yourselves now.



Outfit details
Scarf- Knit by me! Find similar knits in my Etsy shop
Belt- Thrifted
Jacket- Thrifted
Watch: Thrifted
Necklaces: H&M and thrifted
Rings: Vintage
Bracelets: Vintage, thrifted and gifted




 Thanks for helping me take photos Larissa!

My Valentine's Day

heart pbj's
favorite valentine's from when I was little
knitting myself some socks
flowers delivered to my door
frank's funny valentine on vinyl
lewis making valentine's
cookies supposed to be shaped like hearts but turn out like pac man
punny valentines
forget jared's, he went to p.f. changs
dominoes
the best valentine date ever
♥


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My Funny Valentine

Photo Cred: From our Valentine photos last year by Maria Jones


Oh Valentine's Day.
I could go on and on about how much I love my Valentine, like I have a few different times here on the blog 
(because he's definitely worth going on about),
but I decided that one of my favorite songs would suffice.
Mostly because I've been secretly listening to it all month.

 So in the words of Chet Baker (because his is my favorite version of this song, though true credit should be given to Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart who wrote it), this is to my Valentine...

My funny valentine
Sweet comic valentine
You make me smile with my heart
Your looks are laughable
Unphotographable
Yet you're my favourite work of art

Is your figure less than greek
Is your mouth a little weak
When you open it to speak
Are you smart? 

But don't change a hair for me
Not if you care for me
Stay little valentine stay
Each day is valentines day

 ♥