Makes My Heart Sing - Lace



Today's makes my heart sing is obviously inspired by one simple thing, lace.  Im usually not at all smitten with white lacey things... but I must say that the fashion trend as of late has set the bug in me.  Im really beginning to love it.  Ever since I made this vest, where I incorporated some vintage lace along with the doilies, Im more wild about wanting to work with some more.  I think it brought a much softer romantic look to it.  So the combo of lace and crochet is really where its at for me.

love this photo.  dont know the original source, but i found it here.

prettiest little outdoor romantic picnic setting.  cannot wait to create some sort of fun space like this in our new home... again, not original source, but found here.

one of the prettiest photos ive ever seen.  i love that she is naked, but you dont really notice until you get over the initial beauty shock of the shawl.  found here.

love this little number.

i bet this looks really magical at night outdoors...

here are those shorts again that i love but in an even prettier color!

so soft and pretty.  i may create my own version of this soon!  found here.

or this one!  holy smokes!

stunning.  THIS makes me miss self portraits.

and my favorite of them all... i want this photo on my wall!

Are you feeling girly yet?

Today, my grandfather gets his knee replaced, and James gets his stitches taken out.  Keep them in your prayers.

PEACE,
Laura

A Personal Day...

Yesterday, I took a much needed break to do a few things for myself.  One being, putting makeup on & my favorite jean shorts.  I felt myself coming a to a breaking point and had to do something.  I found out today that alot of it was due to it being my girl time.  I dont feel too awkward announcing that b/c most of you reading this are girls, and know exactly what I mean.

James had off yesterday, which meant we got to sleep in!  It felt soooo nice!  We were going to hit up some garage sales, but instead I decided I wanted to tackle a personal project I really wanted to get done before moving, painting my china hutch.  It was a hand-me-down, that honestly has always been more about function than looks, it was soooo ugly.  boring white, with about 40+ years of dirt and grime on it.  I dont use it for china though, I use it to store some of my fabric in for my craft room.  So this will be the first exciting piece to go in my new sewing room!!!  James got out there and helped me too, which was sooooo very nice to have him working on a project like that with me, it meant so much to have his help.

Yesterday I wore:
thrifted vintage embroidered shirt, denim cut-offs, my momma's sandals & earrings I made.  I love simple summer outfits!  And when I look down at my legs while wearing these sandals and cutoffs, I cannot help but be reminded of my mother, its all she wore!


The current state of my craft room!  Its getting crazy around here :)

Last night Bella snuck in some chest time before Violet came in to pounce on the bed.  Its so funny every night... Bella comes to say goodnight in bed, then James lets Violet in and she dashes to the bed to say hi to me, and Bella immediately runs away.

Violet on her favorite chair.  Im sad that she wont have it for a while, until we can add on a covered porch for her.  I dont want the chair to get ruined in the rain.  One day, shell have it back!

A sneak peak at my project!  I didnt take a before photo, should have, but I was in a hurry to do this!  Just picture it white and ugly, ha ha!  Ill show the whole thing when we get it in the room!

Almost time to say goodbye to this wonderful little rock house that was built in 1935.  It has been so good to me for the past 8 years.  So many memories have been made in the walls and in this yard.  Loves lost and loves gained.  Friendships flourished.  A growing business.  And lots and lots of soul growth.  I will forever remember this house.

PEACE,
Laura