adorable tote display at parts & labour! they had their “meet the vendors” event today that was super fun! meeting fellow designers (joshua and Rachel from poppy + fern were super awesome) was great, and the mimosas didn’t hurt either! great start to our Sunday. now: go home an finish our blasted wedding invitations!
love this take on “shit girls say”: “shit austinites say”
billy + i in san fran. beeeeeeeeard.
new heart charm coming soon! just in time for valentines day, this goes perfectly with our initial pendants.
happy new year! (Taken with instagram)
i concur. i would please just like to have a stack of gorgeous blankets, please.
Yes.
(Source: nauticalbohemia)
lotsa necklaces!! (Taken with instagram)
we put up our tree!
since william and i have been pretty transient for the last few years, neither one of us came to the table with any ornaments or decorations to speak of. one day, moved by the spirit of christmas, i picked up an inexpensive artificial tree at a local bargain store.
- we’re on a budget. starting your own business is blah blah blah…we’re going cheap here, folks!
- we opted for an artificial tree this year since we’ll be traveling for most of the season. that, and william has pretty rowdy allergies! so, fakey, here we come!
that whole spirit moving me thing really blew up in my face. the tree was awful! it was only a small step above the charlie brown christmas tree, and my mom and i had to brave the black friday crowds and take a kamikaze run to target. (boo hoo!) a couple of extra dollars, a $4 wreath, and two bags of pine cones later we had our christmas decor!
we took some neon paint to the wreath and pine cones in little daubs, inspired by the holiday edition of Anthology (although my wreath doesn’t look nearly as good. whatever, $4.) we made some ornaments, and added some neon paint to some cute log cabin and western themed ornaments that william picked up at hobby lobby. and i asked my mom and dad to bring four ornaments from home—-one for the each of us!
and so, we have our modest, but fun, tree that is a step above the charlie brown christmas tree! oh, and i was so glad to have some extra striped fabric from ikea for a makeshift tree skirt. yay!
cookies!
i’m into it. the whole deal. christmas decor and cooking and i feel like frickin’ martha stewart! my mom brought my grandmother’s spritz cookie recipe and cookie gun (have you guys seen these? they’re brilliant!) when my folks came for thanksgiving, and we made good use of it Sunday evening!
we threw on our vintage christmas records (including Disco Christmas…totally amazing and weird) and William made some wassail, and we got to baking! the ladies made and decorated cookies and the gentlemen made candied mixed nuts. so. good.
yup, neon food coloring! the spritz cookies with a simple powdered sugar icing are so yummy. and bite sized. danger…
we’re featured on Etsy!!
hey y’all, we are pleased to announce that we’re featured on Etsy as their Quit Your Day Job post for this week! come take a look at some photos of our studio (back when it was clean!) and the interview with William & I.
we’re so honored to have been chosen and hope you like the story! now, back to work!
the ramblings of a girl from austin.
