Crazy Jane Knits Giveaway >>>

 My name is Heather Fantello and I live in the Pacific Northwest. I have been knitting/crocheting for 7 years. I like to dabble in many things such as drawing, painting, photography, belly dancing, yoga, pottery, baking, blogging, and making jewelry. I'm a mother to a little girl (Gracey "crazy" Jane) and we have a pet guinea pig. :) In my free time I try to get outdoors, garden, and crochet with my love. Yes... my boyfriend can crochet <3
One lucky winner will receive a cowl from Crazy Jane Knits in ANY COLOR of your choice!

TO ENTER:
visit her shop and tell me your favorite item
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To get 25% off your entire order in her shop this month, enter the code 'violetbella' at checkout!

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I know its spring & summertime for many of you right now, so be thinking ahead for the next chilly season we come into!  If cowls aren't your thing, she has some adorable simple headbands in her shop and they are only $5!!!  

PEACE,
Laura

Lace & Dreams - Art Photoshoot >>>

The other day I walked into my bathroom I was instantly inspired by the filtered light coming through the window, as well as the grime built up on my shower. Yes, I get excited when I see built up soap suds on glass. Im a little bit weird like that. So I snapped a few shots to play with and Im so glad I did. I love how lucid and dreamy they came out. I love the way the lace top looked in these shots.  In the third image, I superimposed one of my last lookbook shots with it.  

Perspective:  a new reason to be okay with a not so perfectly clean house... it makes good art!

Like this top?  See in my last outfit post, and get 15% off of it, or anything else from Lulu's.com with a coupon code, good through monday, the 23rd.

PEACE,
Laura

Threads - Lulu's.com Doily Top >>>

This is positively one of my alltime favorite outfits, and going to be my go-to outfit this season.  Lulu's.com sent me a few items to review and this beautiful O'Doily Rules! Beige Sweater Top is one of them.  Can I just say I am IN LOVE with this top.  To be honest, so much that Ive worn it 3 days in a row!  I love that even though its considered a sweater, its still very lightweight and open, so I can still wear it when its pretty warm outside.  A great piece for seasonal transitions.  I wore it out last night to see some live music, with some bell jeans and boots, it was so cute!  Im pretty much over the moon with this piece.

 Im SUPER excited to give every one of my readers a special code to get 15% off your entire order at Lulu's.com.  Just enter VIOLETBELLA at checkout.  It is case sensitive.  And is only good for the next 3 days... 4/21 - 4/23!  You can even still get this top!  And.... my favorite dress they are currently selling is this one.  If you get something, let me know, Id love to join in on the fun!!!
<<< outfit details >>>

top // Lulu's.com
tank // forever21
shorts // old jeans cut to shorts
bangles // handmade
necklace // roots and feathers
shoes // thrifted

PEACE,
Laura

Home Sweet Home - One Year >>>

As of April 11th, we have been in our new home for an entire year! I can hardly believe a year has already gone by. So much has happened in this past year its kind of hard to grasp reality of it all. Its been a very bittersweet year. All in the same year, we had amazing things happen, like buying our very own home and becoming a featured seller on etsy... as well as the monumental sadness of losing my dad, as well as the loss of my Nanna's husband. Its so weird how these things have happened in my life... like losing my mom just 4 months after getting married (and 2 months after my brother had his first child). Almost makes me scared to think what will happen when I have a baby!  Eeekkk... this post was not meant to be sad!  I just cant help but think of these things when I think of the happiness of owning our first (and maybe only) home.  I wish so bad I could share all this beauty with two of the most important people in my life, my parents.  So.... beyond this bittersweetness I wanted to share some of my favorite photos Ive taken so far this past year in our home.  There are so many, it was hard to narrow it down.  Many things have changed already since these were taken, and will continue to change.  Im not one to keep things the same way forever, I love constantly redecorating!

Home Sweet Home.

PEACE,
Laura