As a Lake Arrowhead local and business owner (Dogwood Tavern in Blue Jay and Dogwood Dockside at the Marina) I follow as many (if not all) local businesses on the mountain and their Instagram accounts, including the Airbnb’s, and while there are so many truly adorable and perfectly remodeled rental cabins up here, the Little …
Well, my excitement for renovating and decorating my new office was put slightly on hold this week when on Monday evening, after spending a good part of the afternoon painting (priming) the exterior of the A-frame, I started feeling under the weather. And then for the days that followed I basically sat at home on …
True to form, as soon as I made such an outrageously bold statement, declaring that I AM going to continue creating art, as if to somehow speak it into existence, I haven’t touched a pencil or paintbrush since. (insert eye roll emoji here) I know myself so well in this capacity that I often hold …
I was out sitting on my patio deck the other night, watching the snow fall for a minute, inevitably writing yet another list, as I do at least 3-5 times every day… but really what I was doing was procrastinating. I knew what I had to get done and I knew what I wanted to …
Last year around this time, my partners and I acquired the building that is in the process of becoming Dogwood Tavern. While we had planned on doing a sort of quickie fix-it to open early 2017, it turned into a full-blown renovation. Much of the structure has remained the same, but the entire place has …
Sometimes it just seems easier to complain about all the shit that’s going on in our lives than to actually step back, acknowledge that we are responsible for our current reality -based on the choices we’ve made in our past, accept our faults, learn from our mistakes, and work hard every day at becoming a …
I’m in a constant search for inspiration lately, as I feel it lacking in my life big time. I’ll get an idea about what I want to do then instead of getting right to the project, as I normally would, I blow it off, lacking the motivation to actually do it. I find myself asking …
Instagram, like Pinterest, is such an amazing place to find artists, photographers, and just general beauty and inspiration, curated from the viewpoint of so many brilliant creative minds, it’s the main reason I use the app now. I love social media for that concept alone; the idea that you can either share snippets of your …
I’ve been writing -or trying to write- all week and although some nights it pours out of me, I’ve been a bit blocked and in a little bit of a rut this week {as many of you have as well}. So instead of trying to edit the gibberish I have gotten down, I thought I’d …
Though this table was styled for a bridal photo shoot, I think it’s just the perfectly pretty and feminine spring tabletop. From Easter to Mother’s Day, these pretty florals, layered with texture and color, along with colored glassware, vintage dishes, and gold flatware, are just the perfect inspiration for all the coming holidays. It’s so …
Over the weekend I found Kat Dahlia and wondered why I hadn’t heard her music until now considering she’s got singles dating back to 2013 ~ WHAT!?! Whatever the case, I promptly downloaded her latest album My Garden and haven’t stopped listening to it since. I Youtubed the video so I could link to it …
I’m sort of in between major work projects right now, which gave me a little bit of free time… which ultimately led to this overwhelming need to clean out my office, get rid of everything I don’t need, and give it a little refresh. And of course, it’s taking far longer than I anticipated, but …
Just loving the color combos here along with the mood they’re sort of creating. I pinned them all separately a few nights ago and loved how they looked sitting next to each other on my board… I love color association posts because they promote creativity and open spaces for new ideas to filter in. As …
Another great designer find via Joss & Main, you may know Jessie D. Miller from HGTV Star season 8 where she earned her nickname, “The Design Daredevil.” She’s recently curated a sale at J&M, Jessie D. Miller/Behind the Design, where you can find many similar pieces to the ones she’s used in the photos from …
No I’m not planning a wedding, but the adorable wedding style and inspiration blog Two Little Owls in Love included my watermelon pink Manolo Blahnik’s in a recent tickled pink wedding mood board dedicated to her new daughter, and it was just so sweet I had to share. I’ve grabbed a few of my favorite …
