::stylin'::

Such pretty styling (and photography).

Styling by Joy Thigpen, Photography by Jose Villa

::geometric dilema::

Okay people, I need your help.

I'm totally needing a pair of these bronze, geometric earrings from Upper Metal Class. After searching for a pair of simple studs in recent months and coming up empty handed, I've narrowed it down to three pairs below. I love them all, but WHICH will be the lucky studs to decorate my ear lobes?

That's where you come in...triangle, rectangle or circle?

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::save it::

My health/fitness motivator friend, Nicole, is getting married next year and she asked me to design her save the dates (her fiance popped the question a few months ago).  She found a cute little company that would print a custom design on birch wood postcards and vintage-inspired herb stamps from the post office.

The wedding "look" is classic and pretty with a rustic/handmade feel. She's sewing bunting for the isle and for the reception decor. We've had too much fun popping out of work to hit local thrift stores for milk glass vases, rustic wooden frames and vintage handkerchiefs to decorate, too. I can't wait to see it all come together for her big day. Next up, the wedding invitations!

Thanks for letting me be a part of it, Nicole! xo.

::irbw // frances may::

Hello, Tuesday.

I hope you all had a lovely, loooong weekend of eating and celebrating. Things got a little crazy during our 4th festivities-- I had three sparklers at the same time! That's about as far as I go with at-home fireworks.

It's possible I had too many adult beverages and enough chocolate covered waffle cone ice cream for three people, so today I'd rather be wearing a comfy, slip-on dress. THIS one is perfect with it's easy flow, lilac color and asymmetrical hemline. Paired with THESE incredible mary-janes with wooden clog heel would complete my laid-back Tuesday get up.

p.s. it was hard to choose between all the pretty things from Frances May.

What did you do for the 4th?

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::america::

Get out and celebrate. Why not make these yummy apple, gingerale and cranberry vodka cocktails. Does it get more American than that?

I'll be playing with sparklers tonight at the midnight parade in Gatlinburg. I'm told it's the nation's first party for America. Oh, yea.

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::all natural::

Seriously, I'm still amazed by how beautiful it is here. Mountains, wild flowers, mushrooms, rocky streams, bright green frogs, and, best of all, lightning bugs. We spent an hour last night laying on our backs watching shooting stars and listening to thousands of cicadas.

::holy mountains::

We're on our way north, and our destination is Gatlinburg, Tennessee for a week before settling in Virginia. It's been difficult not stopping at every unique/side-of-the-road-sale/flea market-- there are plenty on I-75 between Georgia and South Carolina! I've already picked up a few items: a vintage recipe card holder + a copper rose (which I'll probably use as a book end).

Oh, and the Smoky Mountains are really somethin' -- Florida girls aren't used to seeing anything but flat land.

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