The Intersection of Design & Motherhood
I love this! Leigh Anne saw my post about flower headbands and made some with her daughters. Then the daughters’ friend, Olivia, did a photo shoot. Aren’t these shots great? You can see even more over here.
I hope my kids take on artistic/creative projects like this when they are teens.
And be sure to notice the tutus — so cute!
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My name is Gabrielle Blair. I'm a designer and mother of six. We are currently living in a dreamy farmhouse in the French countryside. (I have to pinch myself each morning!) I post on the intersection of design and motherhood.
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We've used our base in France to do lots of traveling. It's addictive! Here are some of our adventures:
A trip to Amsterdam.
Canoeing on the Dordogne River.
A Belgian Waffle Tour.
A wintery visit to Cologne.
Three cheers for Barcelona!
The tulip fields in Holland.
We saw the final match of the French Open.
One of our favorite spots is Mont St. Michel.
I wonder where we'll wander next! To see more of our travels, click here.
Here's something fun. Our family was featured in an episode of House Hunters International! Spoiler: we choose the gorgeous French Farmhouse. It's called La Cressonnière and we take pictures of it all the time. If you're curious, try these links:
The Kitchen
Summer at La Cressonnière
The Halfbath
The Stairwell
The Neighbors
Ralph's Bedroom
The Studio
Springtime at La Cressonnière
The Living Room
Maude's Bedroom
The Artists
Oscar & Betty's Bedroom
The Exterior
The Floors
Olive's Bedroom
The Treehouse
The House: La Cressonnière
I hope you enjoy the house tour! Oh. And if you'd like to see the episode, you can find it on Youtube here (it's in four parts).
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My little girl is too little for a headband, but I just might have to make one of these for myself! So pretty!
The tutus remind me of some faerie wings I saw at a Renn faire last year. :)
that is too cute! I hope my kids when they are older like to do this stuff also.
My 4 year old and I are finishing hers today so I will also send you some photos. We are starting we smaller flowers but I think they will be super sweet.
I love everything about this. Those girls are so pretty, and you can totally tell they are having a blast!
Those are so cute. DO you know where the girls got their skirts? I am in love with them and have been dreaming about them!
Those skirts are great!! Did they make them or buy them?
The tutus are just pieces of tulle safety pinned onto their skirts and tights :) We didn’t have enough to make them go all the way around.