needs work. that dress.

so i'm not done yet. but i thought i'd share what i was

working on last weekend.

soon enough i'll get the zipper in, and the collar sewed on.

and then perhaps i'll have my first dress done.

i had big plans for making something fun in white

with lots of pink trims for ruby,

but alas

i just never really get done what i hope for

as so many things get in the way.

or admittedly when i do actually get the time...

i just want to be lazy and watch a silly flick like

the proposal with my husband.

way funnier than i thought it would be

by the way in case you are in need

of a good romantic comedy.

hope monday is treating you well.

ps. the dress is out of this

built by wendy

book in the event you were looking

to learn how to make your own frocks.

happy weekend.

i have definitely been bad about posting

mr. dec

lately, so we had a little photo shoot

in the afternoon sporting his new target

shirt. i think he just might be an

orange man.

oh, that last face? that would be a look up

at one of the many helicopters that flew over.

they just never get old. yet i have no idea

what spurred the crazy face.

its just his personality. lots of it.

so i am actually off to cali spur of the moment.

i'll try to leave you some love for next

week but no huge promises.

maybe if you leave me lots of comments

i will feel obliged.

if you finish all your dinner you can have an oreo too.

happy weekend to you.

so i tried them.

and they were probably the best choc chip cookies ever.

the use of raw sugar and sea salt make them i think.

beware: you should probably just give them to friends

and only leave a small amount within reach

as you will not be able to stop eating them.

oh wait, that was me.

{here is the link again}

little nook.

{bench side table for coloring,

or holding my coffee}

rearranged again. not a lot i promise.

ruby and i were playing 'princess fort'

the other day and scooted this bed into

the little nook by our kitchen

and thus it stuck.

i kinda like the cozy spot.

except it ensues a feeling of well deserved

nap throughout the day...a position mr. declan

is never too enthused with.

if he could speak i know he'd be saying

'get up and play ball right now mom,

i'll have none of this laying around baloney.'

yet instead he just looks at me in pain

and grunts 'ehhhhhh'.

ok, fine, you're rediculously cute. i'm up.

pretty pouches.

inspired by this post and great tutorial i spent a bit of

my sewing time this weekend obsessing over pouches.

who doesnt love a good pouch for pens, makeup,

paper, coupons, who knows...endless possibilities.

anyhow, i had some heavy weight white linen

and paired it up with colorful zippers,

and then decided a liner was even better.

if you live in phx, SAS is your place for buckets

of zippers. they were full of a bunch of vintage ones

still in wrappers. every time i go in there

i leave with about 10 new projects in mind.

and by the way, this was my first official zipper.

yippee! i did it. thanks to liz.

feeling pretty good.

promise to share the dress

i am almost done

with soon.

forgot to take pics.

errrrhhrhhrrrrrrgrh

the sound our cd player makes now when you turn

on or off the car. and no, it is not currently taking

cd's either, so no more juno soundtrack for us i'm

afraid. its only been in there for about a year now.

ed said to me: 'maybe we should stop letting

them play in the car.'

but who does'nt love to catch up on some reading

or sewing on the front porch and listen to the ruby

commentary:

'im just going on a trip mom to a snowy place...

i just need to go to the store for snacks first

and then for gas cus the car does'nt works'

oh, ok.

and i have no idea why the air makes this

crazy clicking sound when turning from

cold to warm, or vice versa.

i guess the car is old.

who knows why they find playing in the car

so terribly entertaining.

i'm probably the only crazy mom

who lets her kids do this.

just add that to the list of things

i probably should'nt let them do but do anyhow.

delectable.

doesnt this just make you hungry?

{via potrait-life}

happy weekend.

up to this weekend:

attempting to sew a few things. dresses!

writing...not procrastinating.

reading this new book i've been devouring from the library.

and maybe visiting the parking lot at frances/smeeks for

a hot dog and good tunes.

any good plans coming your way?

check out emily and i's regular friday

wear.make.do

post for some fun links. enjoy!

{image via our work shop via seesaw}

a few fantastic shots.

ruby takes every chance she gets to steal the

camera away from me.

here is her recent work.

i was off doing something in the kitchen

and found some surprises on my camera later.

she loves her feet.

as you can plainly see.

(oops...open fly shot)

and then we did a nice fancy pose for the timer.

lookin good as always mom.

and ps. what is up with the wild hand poses ruby?

and last but not least,

ruby's fancy collage.

she did spend some time

putting this together. and when i took two pics

she followed it up with

'another one!!!??'

yes, we had to get it just right.. b/c your mom

is kinda crazy.

chocolate chip cookies.

i am always on the lookout

for a new chocolate chip cookie

recipe to try.

this one, in its attention to detail

and ingredients particularly

appeals to me.

once i get my hands on some quality chocolate

i'll have to give it a whirl.

problem is, i tend to eat most of them.

{find it here}

and as a side note,

would it not be so fun

to receive a whole loot

of cookies wrapped in wax paper

inside this cute lunch tote?

{found here}

a happy fete.

we celebrated the big day well this past

weekend....with delicious food,

fabulous company (family)

and lots of laughs.

twas memorable and so lovely.

and psssst....here's a secret....

if you want to see more pics

go here.

emily and i have a new blog.

it is indeed new and we still have

a lot of work to do but

you should check it out.

be mine.

happy valentines to you and yours.

spread the love and cheer!

i am counting my blessings....they are indeed many.

happy weekend

any exciting valentine's plans?

we're cooking up a mighty feast

of a soiree. will share next week.

have a love.ly weekend!

chocolate boxes

{before}

{after}

i found these in the dollar bin

at michaels. on the search

for boxes to jazz up for a family

valentines dinner we're throwing

this weekend.

i just chipped off the appliques,

painted them white (with a little

help from Ruby)

and wired in these tissue

pink pom poms

i whizzed up on a late night

cappuccio. ummm.

then i could not go to sleep.

just happy

to be out with you.

happy to have you and the silly

things you say.

happy to see your smiling face everyday.

peachy pinks

as im sure you've noticed,

if your color obsessed like me

that the new hue for spring

is all about peachy pinks.

so happy. i just love it.

yes please

head over to seesaw

and enter to win

one of these lovelies.

just love them.

how do you like

those cute chubby legs in

adorable pink mary janes?

ruby insisted on taking one of

my feet

next.

so i thought i's share her photography

skills.

she also took this of dec trying like

mad (and grunting im sure)

to open bubbles.

we finally had a warm day today

and ruby seems to be getting better

{she was rather sick over the weekend}

so it was nice to emerge

and just play again.

i also caught a wee bit of superbowl

half time.

yikes, that was painful.

and i thought watching football

was the least thrilling part.

how bout some justin timberlake i can dance to huh?

happy weekend

have a lovely weekend.

im pooped.

i'll take a nice bit of relaxation,

although im sure that wont happen.

one can wish!

via loving pretty things

modeling on the beach

well not really.

i just found this rather large

piece of driftwood and the kids

took some funny pics.

image stolen from emily.

that's a camera?

yes.

and for only 25 bucks

ruby may be getting

her first for her bday.

no more using mine lady.

this way she can dress up

and be a princess spy

and take all the secret pics

her little heart desires.

buy it here

found via design love fest via design sponge