silhouettes... the "new" thing

Have you noticed all of the silhouettes around lately? I keep seeing them EVERYWHERE!

I must be ahead of the times... (roll your eyes, b/c I'm never in the "current" style... always just before, or just after!)

Each time we go to DisneyWorld, we have the girls done and keep updating them in the same frames in the living room.


There is just something SO nostalgic about them. I remember going over to my aunt's house when I was a kid and loving the ones she had in her hallway.

This is a print that my friend Vana made from one of the girls portraits that Nikki Spreen took before she went on her summer break. (I say this because I'm crossing my fingers that she doesn't like her time off so much that she decides to not come back!)


Vana is a wonderful artist who is equally as friendly. She's done some really great things for me lately, and I KNOW I'll keep poking in on her blog to see what she's working on! (See there, I like to be the 1st to know! *wink*

We're off to the French Quarter later this morning, so I'll be posting some fun stuff this weekend! Have a lovely day!

ADD Much?

OK, I KNEW I'd be in trouble this morning when looking at Kim's blog... I was supposed to be doing laundry for my trip to the quarter tomorrow when BAM!...

Meet my newest fancy...


Kristen over at Grace Violet has a brilliant tutorial on how to make these fantastic hair clips using scrapbooking brads and the giant no slip bobby pins. GENIUS! The girls will have about 4 dozen of these little beauties in all different colors and materials waiting for them when they come back from Gran's house... I LOVE the sparkle ones that I found! They look perfect for Jillian's little bob and are super girly... yep, even girly enough for Abby! (Which isn't always easy to achieve;-) ) I may just have to borrow a couple of the really cool ones for myself!

My next project is already lined up... but I can't blog about it... it's for Christmas gifts for a couple of my, eh, "dedicated" readers. :-) I'll just tell Kristen thanks again for all of the lovely inspiration, and leave it at that!

but you know me... I have a hard time keeping secrets! (I KNOW I'll have to show one to my sister early.... I ALWAYS do!)

Thanks Kristen!

I just LOVE that my girls LOVE to dance!

Do you know what it means...

to miss New Orleans...

Humid, colorful, decadent New Orleans

While the girls are at Camp Gran's House for VBS, we are making a short trip across the lake to stay HERE!

The Royal Sonesta on Bourbon St.

And have reservations to go here!

Mr. B's is BACK Y'all!!! Hurray!!!!

To eat the best Gumbo YaYa

Man oh Man....

Of COURSE we'll stop by here...

for a Pat O's Hurricane

And enjoy a glass or 4 of wine here

the patio at the Royal Sonesta


Hopefully we'll stumble along into a courtyard as pretty as here!


While we go shopping on Royal Street, before wandering over to Magazine Street for some MORE shopping... And who knows, maybe if I twist his arm really hard, we'll end up at Harrah's at some point. Gotta find a way to pay for all of that shopping you know!