Pieces of Home >>>

December 7, 2011 Laura Mazurek

1. This is the sketch I did a few days ago for my next tattoo. I wanted to make something special just for my daddy. He was a carpenter, and he made a saw handle that looked just like this (which is a classic old school style saw). I added two feathers to represent my parents together, and the bottom flower is suppose to be a mountain laurel flower, which holds special meaning for me. And the most important thing my parents taught me, build love.

2. Speaking of my parents, I must say that the friends they left behind are a testament to how amazing they were. All of their friends always made me feel like I was their friend as well. And during both of my parents deaths, their friends were right there by our sides. Today I received this quilt in the mail from a dear friend of theirs, with a note telling me it was just a little something to let me know she thinks of me often. Im completely speechless and in awe. It is so beautiful. And Bella has not removed herself from it all day long!

3. I woke up this morning to find it had frozen outside and my hibiscus plant my Nanna gave bit the big one. Im so very sad about this. Does anyone know if it will come back next year if it has frozen??? Im so sad.

4. I love the way the sun hits frost and makes it shine. My porch looked pretty this morning.

5. My inscence holder and some burning sage, both gifted to me by two lovely ladies I met right here on this very blog. Love this community! It makes my house smell so good :)

6. Free people catalog. Although I can never afford anything from here, I still love to oooo and ahhhh over all the pretties, and pretty girls, in the magazines...

7. My pony palm I got from my aunt, that I was smart enough to bring in a few weeks ago. Im loving watching it grow.

8. Pieces of a custom christmas present I made. Sorry I cant show the whole thing. Maybe one day...

9. My pine cones. These were my moms. She loved pine cones and gave me a love for them since I was a little girl. We used to have a tree in front of our house that my friends dad planted that grew them. I loved hunting for them with her.

PEACE,

Laura

Casual Winter Threads + Giveaway Winners >>>

December 7, 2011 Laura Mazurek

It froze last night. The saddest part is I might have lost my plant my Nanna gave me b/c I didnt cover it up. My fingers are crossed that it is going to be resilient. Nanna, if your reading, my phone died while we were talking, its on the charger now :) I love you!

When it gets cold outside, sometimes I just want to be all cozy, yesterday was no exception. It was a no shower/ no makeup kind of day. Days like these, Ill almost always throw my hair up in a messy bun. James was cleaning out his drawers the other night and had some jeans that dont fit him anymore. I tried them on, and they fit me! I dont know if thats a good thing or not, ha ha. But I made myself a cute pair of cutoffs with one pair. The best part of the outfit is what is hiding behind these cute plaid Blowfish booties, my hello kitty socks! And I cant wait to style this sweater for real, its so so amazing!

<<< outfit details >>>

glasses - glassesUSA.com

sweater - forever21

v-neck - memory loss

shorts - hubby's jeans :)

acid wash leggings - forever21

plaid booties - Blowfish

can you believe, no jewelry??? that is a rarity!

Im so excited its the time of year to break out my boots more often. These poor little Blowfish boots have been so neglected. I just got a new pair in the mail and I cant wait to wear them. I think Ill wear them tonite. Our friend from Cali is in town and she's having a big get together, cant wait to see her!

It is now that time of morning where I have to stop making up excuses to get to work. The hardest part about working from home is staying focused. Im brainstorming some new routine methods for my work days in this coming new year. I think it would do me some good to be a bit more strick with myself during the work hours, so then I can play harder, and have more time to play. If you have any methods that really work for you, Id love to know!

P. S. The long awaited giveaway winners are:

DOLCE MIA GIVEAWAY - Beckie

GROUP SPONSOR GIVEAWAY - Hailey Marie

PEACEFUL PEACOCK GIVEAWAY - Sadie Rose

*please email me at violet_bella (at) hotmail (dot) com with your addresses*

PEACE,

Laura

Holiday re-decorating >>>

December 6, 2011 Laura Mazurek

What happens when Im left alone for a few hours??? I rearrange the house! It really was not a drastic rearrange, more like swapping things out. I moved our tree to the other window, which eliminated room for our dining room table, so I took down my shipping desk in our living room and am now using the dining room table. Its not like we actually eat there or anything... I moved my writing desk back where it belongs by the cresent window. Its amazing how big it made the house feel just by moving some things around. I did a little more decorating too. I hung up white twinkle lights on the window and got our stockings hung. I was too impatient to find a solution for our rock mantle, so I screwed in hooks underneath the ledge of our kitchen counter (the part that shows in the dining room area). You can view my felt stocking DIY from last year here.

Here is our dining room table now serving as my shipping desk! Its a nice big area. If we ever have people over to eat Ill just take the stuff off and move it (that rarely happens anyway)

I hung up a fringe crochet shawl in our doorway. I love the way the light shines through it at night. And I love James little guitar nook. One of the acoustic guitars he bought from me at a garage sale I had when I was like 19. He has used it ever since and written all of his songs on it.

I hung up a little vintage patchwork quilt top behind our tv. I had it pinned to the wall in my sewing room, which Im rarely in these days. I think it will be much more enjoyed out here in the living room.

I love this old wooden desk. It was my moms. One of my favorite pieces of furniture in my house. I love doing my outfit posts next to it...

Miss Violet has actually been whining to come in lately, which is sooooo rare for her. Its been cold outside lately and very rainy. After I get all my orders packaged up today I have some major floor cleaning to do. We have adorable little muddy paw prints all over the house!!!

Time to turn on some good music and get to work!!!

PEACE,

Laura

Pinterest Inspiration >>>

December 4, 2011 Laura Mazurek

Its been a very long time since Ive posted a simple inspiration post! Oh how I miss it! Here are a few things Ive been drooling over lately. If you want more, just follow me on pinterest.