Spread the Love

More often than not I find an Etsy shop where I want to buy not just one thing, but quite a few. And then there's those rare shops where I just want all of it. Spread the Love is one of those. I love just about every single print in this shop. I love her cards, I love her calendars, I love it all. I tried to narrow down just a few for this blog post and I quite nearly went crazy. So I picked a few I thought would be especially cute for Valentines Day. But dude. You MUST visit this shop and look at it all!! I really love this print and this print for a new baby. These naughty cards made me giggle. This one is just pretty. These alphabet prints are adorbs. And this is the calendar I want, because its just so darn optimistic. :)

Find all of it here.

Order of the Week - Family Tree

Still one of our most popular designs! And why not? Its perfect for moms and grandmas, lets you brag about all of them without having to wear seven different charms AND its gorgeous. ;) Get your own here, or here!

Feeling Knotty

My hair is currently in that weird grow out phase between having bangs and not having bangs and I can't make up my mind which way I'm going to go. I love having bangs, but my hair grows so dang fast that they look great for a week and then I'm right back to where I am now, boring old bobby pin land (and don't even suggest I cut my own, that's just a skill I do not possess). I'm tired of plain bobby pins and elastic headbands. I thought maybe I'd try to mix it up a bit. But every time I try on a headband or pretty clip I end feeling like I look like my four year old. Maybe that's just the nature of wearing a headband or clip, but I'd be totally willing to try these pretty little things for a change. ;) Cute, simple, but still grown-up. These are so perfect for my daily jeans, tee, cardigan, flats uniform.

And I love these rings!!!

This whole shop is going on my hint hint nudge nudge Valentine's Day is coming up list...

Find Sun Studio here.

Happy Friday!

Happy Friday!! What are your plans for the weekend? I have some grandiose plans including, but not limited to: do some laundry, take the dog for a walk, hunt down some painted pianos*, have a dance party with my kiddos, love up on my new nephew and share a bottle of wine with The Husband. You?

Oh, and here's my current obsession, Ten Cent Pistol by The Black Keys. For reals, if you don't already, you need this album in your life.

*If you live in Orange County, check this out! There are twenty pianos, all painted by different artists, placed throughout OC just waiting for you to show up and play. I can plunk out a total of three songs (all with about six notes total), but I'm all about a piano hunt! Thanks to my Nana for the tip!

Valentines Day! - Etsy Style

I'm a fan of homemade valentines, but I get that hand drawing/crafting thirty valentines for your kid's class is a bit overwhelming for you and your little one (and I've got two in school, so make that sixty!). But that doesn't mean you can't have special valentines, hand made by someone else! Browsing around Etsy I found some really adorable, surprisingly really affordable options for the big day.

I love these from WestMama Designs! My kiddos are obsessed with anything to do with animals, and my four year old squealed when she spotted the cuttlefish. These are so great looking, I'd send them to my friends too!

If you were to tell me you know a kid under seven who doesn't love dinosaurs, I'd say you were lying. I just haven't met any kid who doesn't at one point obsess about dinos. I love these illustrations and that they come with stickers! Use them on the envelope, or cut them out and put them in with the card in lieu of candy. By Letter C Designs. Find them here.

I just love these illustrations! So cute. Be forewarned, there's a LOT of cuteness happening in Stephanie Fizer's shop! Find these and more here.

Order of the Week - Making it Your Own

This customer was from Unique LA. She had already purchased the beautiful blue stone as a "congrats on your new baby" gift when she stumbled upon our table. We told her we could simply add the stone to one of our pieces and it turned out stunning! The mix of the gold and silver with that gorgeous blue is just right. We've added customer's own vintage pieces to our necklaces before and we always love the result. Yet another reason we love making each individual piece from the ground up. :)

If you're interested in your own piece, or have an idea for one you haven't seen here, contact us here! You can also check out our etsy shop here.

Happy Friday!

Hope you've had a great week and are starting to ease into your weekend! I thought I'd end the week by sharing a fun and easy project I did not too long ago for one of my favorite little people, for his first birthday. I tried to remember what toys my kid's loved at that age and kept coming back to those picture word books. I wanted to do something a little more personal (and making my own board book just wasn't in the cards). I also liked the idea of something smaller that he could manipulate on his own. So flash cards it was! I grabbed some images of his family and friends, along with some other random images (animals, transportation, etc.) and even added in some Star Wars characters, since little dude's dad is a mega Star Wars fan. I had my graphic designer husband resize the images and add text (which is really simple, he's just way faster than I am!) And I bought the card protectors at a local comic book shop. Print, cut, slide them in and your done! I've been told they are a big hit with little dude. And I'm already claiming that if he reads early, its because of me. ;)

Happy Friday!

From the Desk of A.J. - Found Vintage Rentals

Da, da, da ,daaaaa,

That’s the wedding march, in case you didn’t recognize the tune.

Yep…hosting, yet another, shower…this time for 2 brides.

A double wedding you ask? Nope. Two lovely ladies, who happen to be getting hitched to each other a la Portia and Ellen. One of them happens to be my beautiful cousin and the other her beautiful bride. Our families are beyond excited, ‘cause these two have known each other forev-ah and are a perfect match. Love is love in all shapes and sizes and this is a beautiful thing

So, on to the shower! Stumbled upon an amazing website looking for old vintage glass jars (I know…too many out there…and I just had to torture myself in having to find the perfect ones for the centerpieces). My heart went pitter pat when I found, well, found-vintage rentals.

Immediately, I had a flashback to my engagement pics, wedding, baby showers, past parties, past showers I’ve hosted, past weddings I gave any of my 2, 3, 4 cents worth to and I stopped and awwwwwwed for, like, an hour, over this site.

The founder (ha…pun intended) Jeni, is a super styling, cool gal who wanted to find a way to use her vintage, flea market hungry, styling obsession in a way to A. preserve all vintage time pieces and B. help those who loooove all the things she does incorporate them into their weddings, pictures, parties, etc… You can rent couches, old luggage pieces, doors, chairs, tables, uhm CHURCH PEWS! The list goes on.

The website is gorgeous, so is the blog ( great decorating ideas for seasonal, year round, & parties!), also her Hubs is an amazing photographer that uses her styling for his clients…check out the couple on the rail road tracks…I just want to go and have a absinthe cocktail with them.

Yet another blog/site I will be frequenting often…love that someone else out there wants to save the “old” and make it new again…So glad we found you found (and again insert pun)

*All images from Found Vintage Rentals inventory

Find Found Vintage Rentals here.

Jonathan Adler - Entomologist Pillows

Here I was all gung-ho and ready to start posting regularly and then...well life happened I guess! :) I spent all Monday night and Tuesday at the hospital welcoming my first nephew into the world and couldn't be happier! Mom and baby are doing great and I can't wait to introduce my kids to our newest family member tonight.

In the meantime I thought I'd do a short and sweet post about these loverlies. I've loved Jonathan Adler for a loooooong time. For years I had an Adler animal figurine on my Christmas list (The Husband got me this bull, I adore him. Husband and bull.) I just love Adler's aesthetic and his happy colorful take on home decor. I loved him on Top Design, I want to live at his hotel, I even adore his husband. I love him. These popped up in my email this week, so I thought I'd share. I neeeeeed that ladybug in my life! Check out these and more here.

Order of the Week - New Design!

We've been doing the gold inlay on our medium and large size charms since the beginning, and when a customer and friend of ours asked if we could do it on our small charms we had an "oh, duh!" moment amongst ourselves. Sometime the simplest ideas just pass you by till someone asks. Which is why we *love* working with our clients, its so satisfying all the way around. So thanks, Katie! ;) We made one for ourselves and featured them at Unique LA, where they were a hit. They always turn out sooooo sweet. The small circle charm is slightly smaller than a dime, so you can imagine how adorable it is! It looks as amazing on my four year old as it does on Ms. A.J. We've done the butterfly and the cherry blossom, but can't wait to try our some of our other designs (we've got tons!)

Interested in your own? You can always contact us through our website, here or check out our Etsy listing for a butterfly one like this, here.

*Back of the butterfly charm pictured above

Back in the Saddle Again

I'm super excited to be starting up the old blog again! Feels nice to be getting back into the swing of things. Just wanted to say a quick thank you to all you guys for supporting us in all that we've done and for an awesome holiday season. You kept us busy! :) Look for more posts this week, can't wait to start sharing all the stuff we're in love with right now!

-Lo