Wow. Another amazing giveaway today. Aubergine Photography is offering a free photo session — worth$250, PLUS a 16×20 gallery wrap — worth $435! That’s one heckuva prize.
Aubergine specializes in family photography — especially focusing on children. Brittany, the eye behind the camera, travels all over the country capturing images intended to compliment the space they’ll be displayed in. Her signature style is all about line and texture. Beautiful images! Aubergine is based in Utah, but is available for sessions in California and New York as well. Want a different location? Just check with Brittany.
Wouldn’t it be great to get your holiday photos done right away? I would take advantage of the gorgeous fall weather and pick an outdoor location.
Visit Aubergine Photography and leave a comment below to enter. The winner will be announced on Monday.
Fun for all: Anyone who books a session within the month of October will receive 25 custom holiday cards worth $115. The session doesn’t have to be completed by the end of October, just booked.
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Update: AKS is the lucky winner.
I’ve had artwork, ready to hang near June’s crib, piling up for weeks. And I’m finally ready to tackle the project. I’ve been making compositions on the floor in front of the hanging wall and gathering supplies at my local hardware store. I love my local shop for projects like this — so convenient!
Luckily, my favorite tools for this sort of thing are pretty simple. I like a hammer (Estwing is my favorite brand) and little brass hooks/nails. The hooks are ideal for walls made of sheetrock. They go in diagonally and only leave a small hole — which is perfect for renters. For these art pieces the 30lb hooks will be plenty strong.
What do you think? Do you like the composition and the artwork? How do you feel about mixing fancy and simple frames?
This is my 2nd project as a True Value Blog Squad Member. More projects coming next month! Want to get in on the DIY action? You could win one of four $500 True Value shopping sprees, or one of eight $50 shopping sprees. Text SWEEPS to 30364 by October 31st and you’re entered to win! You’ll receive a couple texts each month with specials and deals from True Value.
P.S. — Artwork sources: Isly, Tollipop, T.ruffle Girls, Petit Collage, Apryl Stott
June had her first solid food last weekend (rice cereal with water) and it was major event at our house. Her brothers and sisters were so excited — it was like Christmas morning! June is loving solid food — in addition to the rice, she has now mastered apple sauce as well. A true gourmet!
What was your baby’s first meal? Any unusual first foods your baby loved?
I wonder if she thinks it’s normal to have lots of adoring people around for each meal?
Oh my goodness. How completely adorable is this Paper Town Friends app? Dress-up for your iPhone! It’s my new favorite thing. There are six characters to choose from and over 180 items of clothing — all cut from tiny pieces of paper. The viking hat. The skull tee. The monkey. Too cute for words!
Would you — or your kids — love playing with this more?
I was one week over due. Seven days tired of reminding myself (and being reminded) that our son’s womb days were numbered. When I woke up on Saturday, I knew our Doctor, William Parker, would be on-call until Monday morning so my labor needed to start as soon as possible. When Saturday’s sun set I took my Doctor’s only advise for natural induction and commanded my body to start producing contractions of significant and regular value. Much to my surprise my attempts worked- contractions started! I resisted sleep and sat up on the couch jotting down the times of each contraction peek in my current read, Omnivore’s Dilemma. At five minutes apart my contractions were lasting anywhere from 30-90 seconds yet I wasn’t entirely sold that I was in labor until I sat, feeling, for nearly two hours. When two hours came and went I decided that I had better start checking off my short list of last minute to-dos: shave legs, put bag by the door, make an ipod playlist…
At 12 pm I joined Cade in bed surrendering to the possibility that this was it- my body actually knew how to invite a baby into the world all by itself and I needed to get some sleep. At 12:30 I was jolted awake by a feeling that a thick senseless balloon in my gut had just been jabbed with a dull knife. No pain, just breaking water. My arm reached across to Cade while my lower half remained motionless, and I said, “My water just broke.” Then with one swift nearly graceful movement I turned my awkward pregnant protrusion and I stood. The gravity flooded water to the carpet and immediately my contractions went from moderate to serious. Water seeped out with every step, every word, every laugh. Laugh? Yes, laugh. Laughs of relief, laugh of joy, and laughs at Cade whose response to my water-broke declaration was, “Should I call the ambulance?”
Click here to read the rest of Ashley’s story.
How fun! Daily Candy is hosting a contest for small business owners and my friends, Anna and Liesl, are finalists! They run food+flower+style — a shop that delivers fresh flowers all over San Francisco in a nifty little bike cart. The images below show their pretty work.
Vote for food+flower+style here — it’s super easy, no need to register or anything like that. Voting ends tomorrow (Wednesday) so vote right away please.
Funny coincidence: Anna and Liesl were the ones who first told me about Daily Candy almost 10 years ago. : ) Are you a Daily Candy subscriber? Just curious: did you stop when you started reading blogs?
Here’s another must-have for your book collection. Arnold Lobel’s Fables.
Gorgeous illustrations (it’s a Caldecott winner). Classic tales. Frankly, it’s hard not to love everything made by the creator of Frog and Toad.
Doesn’t every child need a book filled with fables? What would you say is most important in helping a child become culturally literate —Fables? Myths? Mother Goose? The Bible?
This morning, I saw a word bubble sticker left over from the Kirtsy Blogher Gala and remembered that I’d been meaning to tell you all about the party. The activities and decorations were all based on the theme: Voices of the Year. Here are some of my favorite parts — with photos by Justin Hackworth.
Click here to read all about the Gala — lots of photos!
I think you’ll love today’s giveaway. La Rose Designs is offering $200 to spend in their boutique — so generous!
La Rose Designs makes gorgeous hair accessories for Ladies, and for little girls too. Even babies!
I love their rosette headbands, and their feather plumes. And their cage veils are also amazing — I think I need to come up with an excuse to wear one — maybe a glam night out with Ben Blair. Their accessories would also be perfect this holiday, to fancy up your daughter’s Christmas dress.
Extra fun for Design Mom Readers: receive a FREE Toffee with Brown Flapper, with a $50 purchase (a $14.99 value). Just put “Design Mom” in the special instructions to merchant section of checkout. Offer valid through Oct 31, 2010.
Check out La Rose Designs and leave a comment below to enter. The lucky winner will be announced on Wednesday. Good luck!
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Congratulations to the lucky winner: Kara!
Hello Friends! Did you have a good weekend? I wore this pretty necklace from Blue Poppy out and about and received lots of compliments. Do you like it? I love that it’s asymmetrical. And love that it says Blair. Such a fun take on personalized jewelry. If it was your necklace, what word would you want featured?
P.S. — The Old Navy Giveaway winners were alerted last Thursday via email, but I just now updated the posts with the info — sorry for the delay! You can see who won here and here.
