As usual, it was a warm and sunny Christmas day here in Los Angeles and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I love it. I remember riding my brand new skateboard in my brand new fringe boots and denim Guess mini skirt in the 80’s on a sunny Christmas morning and marveling in it… …
Merry Christmas!
We are so happy to have our little family all home and back together, it’s the only thing that matters this Christmas morning. LeRoy’s a little banged up and randomly shaved all over his little body but he’s ridiculously happy to be home as well. We wish you the Merriest of days today whether you …
Holiday Decorating… and a few updates
While our tree is very non-traditional in color this year, the rest of our decor is very stereotypically Christmassy. I actually didn’t go too crazy, just the mantel and tabletop and front door. Our pretty white lights strewn over the outside of our house is my favorite part, yet they don’t photograph as nicely as …
DIY Faux Flowers Christmas Ornaments for A Floral Tree
I found these rough little faux flowers when I picked up my hydrangeas a few weeks ago and I’m not sure exactly what kind of flower they’re supposed to be {anyone?} but they have a gritty texture and are sort of light navy or cornflower blue in color. I originally planned to use them in …
Fab DIY Mod Starburst Tree Topper with Pipe Cleaners!
In all my life, I have NEVER found a tree topper that I’ve liked. Not once, not ever. When I was growing up we always had angels, which are fine, but inevitably end up crooked. A crooked tree topper is one of those things that no matter how pretty my tree is, it will be …
A Family Affair ~ Christmas Tree Shopping in The Valley & what I wore
What I’m Wearing* Paige Premium jeans* Brown tee from the Gap* Thrifted flannel plaid button down… also seen here.* Vintage army belt* Brown bag by Kooba* Crocs buckle booty with fur… courtesy of Crocs. Admittedly, I wouldn’t have thought twice about Crocs unless they contacted me and sent me a few pairs as they have …
DIY Christmas // Painting Vintage Ornaments
I have about 4 boxes of old Christmas ornaments that belonged to my parents in the 70’s… and actually may have even been purchased earlier than the 70’s(?) Many of them are silver and teal but are sort of tarnished and spotted and I normally don’t use them because I find them big & boring. …
Twas the night before Christmas…
these photos were taken after we returned home …the sleepies from the food and drink coma in full effect What I’m Wearing …it’s actually a version of this outfit but with gray accents vs brown * MYNE Ashly Ann white trapeze tank blouse from GILT with black tank under. And since the entire outfit was …
It’s Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas
Wearing Thrifted chunky knit sweater, {yes the one in my last outfit post} over Trovata plaid shirt/tunic dress with leggings, thigh high black socks from American Apparel, Jeffrey Campbell over the knee boots {that don’t actually stay over the knee – got these in 2008 :/} and a black pashmina scarf & gloves. IT WAS …
Vintage Christmas Tree Ornaments
There’s something so magical about vintage tree ornaments. Maybe it’s the idea that they’ve been used and cherished so many years ago and for so many Christmases since. Many of these ornaments were my grandma’s. The two broken Santas {first photo below} were my grandpa’s which, according to my mom, traveled from Germany to the …
Holiday Decor Inspiration via Sweet Paul
While I’m still in the throes of Thanksgiving planning and trying to put the finishing touches on our dining room, Christmas/Holiday decorating is in the back of my mind on a daily basis. Usually I have a pretty good idea of the color scheme I want to go with but this year I …
Merry Christmas!
I’ve been avoiding my computer like the plague lately. It wasn’t until about five minutes ago when I accidentally logged into my flickr account from the husband’s laptop and found this “Merry Christmas” photo favorited that I realized just how much I’ve abandoned my online life. I’m going to be perfectly honest when I say …
Delilah’s 1st Christmas Tree
Last Tuesday evening we took a family trip to the Christmas tree lot, which just so happens to be exactly 2minutes away from my brother’s place and about 6 minutes away from ours. Yes, we live close …and secretly, I wanted to document Delilah’s first Christmas tree experience. And looking back I wish I would …
My Christmas List {if money were no object}
Not that I’d wear them together, but Burberry Prorsum Tiered Trench & ALEXANDER MCQUEEN Side peplum dress Ann Demeulemeester 3 Lace-up boots Hermes Black Crocodile Birkin Bag with Diamonds Paris Hilton’s Closet Van Cleef & Arpels ~ Alhambra necklace. I’ll take any color combo in this please. Mark Ryden ~ Sophia’s Mercurial Waters 1963 Aston …
In The Christmas Spirit… Decorating the Tree
So I caved to the drunkards and on Monday evening the husband and I got a tree. A big ol’ 8 foot tree. And actually, it’s really nice for a change because for the last four years we’ve gotten rather small flocked trees to fit our rather small living space. …and this is how much …