Instagram Love - The Babies >>>

 This ultra adorable photo was taken right after she got caught rooting veggies out of the compost bin.  How can you even get upset at that face???  We are gonna be in for it when we have kids, we are such suckers!

 Bella loves to snuggle up on our tummies at night if we watch a movie or tv.  She is almost always on top of one of us, or on one of the back cushions of the couch if we are there.

 This is one of Violet's favorite spots to lay in the yard, I think b/c of the shade from the tree.  I had to run inside and grab my ipod when I saw her this day, it looked like she was in a little meditation garden!

 The other day I caught Bella in the middle of trying to pounce a butterfly.  Luckily she did not get it!  But I just love watching her in the yard trying to catch bugs... its so so cute.

 Little Nico spent the day by the window the other day chirping with the birdies outside.  I swear they talk to each other!  

 Bella chillin in the shade under the bird bath!  Do think this was convenient shading???  Or an elaborate plan to sneak on some birdies?

 Violet hanging out with me on the deck.  She chills on the deck alot.  She can watch all thats going on from there.  Usually when I walk outside and she is there, her tail starts vigorously wagging and she rolls over for her belly to be rubbed.

 This was a funny moment.  Its kind of hard to tell in this pic, but there were pillows and stuff hanging off the side of the couch, and Bella perched herself up on them.  That whole end of her butt is hanging off the side of the couch, ha ha!

Ha ha!!!  I caught Violet in the middle of a yawn.  I just love this photo.  Can you tell Im a bit crazy about my pets??? Geez...


This is Bella's usual spot if Im on the computer.  And she does all she can to be the center of attention.  She likes to walk back and forth in front of me, over my hands typing, sticking her tail right in my face.  Or like this, roll backwards all cute on top of my keyboard.  Always.

I have TONS of photos to share from my Instagram, but I thought Id do them in sections... I had so many of the babies I devoted one just to them.  Ill be back with more through the week.  If you want to follow me on instagram my name on their is lauramazurek.  I use it almost everyday.  I pretty much think its my favorite social place.  Beats the pants off facebook and twitter, as far as being fun and full of pretty.  Im really kind of tired of facebook, and have been for a while.  Its a love/hate relationship.  Its so easy to get sucked into.  But Ive been trying to ween my time off of there and only post business and blog stuff, with the occasional random post.  I just keep finding myself uneasy after spending time on there.  Between the things people post and the general fact that my time feels wasted and deflated.  Does anyone else feel that way?  

Im working on some really pretty new styles of wall hangings.  Im quite excited about them, and literally want to keep each one I make, which is usually a good sign.  I rearranged and cleaned up my studio a bit the other day and its made all the difference in the world for my creativity and motivation.  It was getting so crowded and disorganized that I didnt even want to walk in the room!  

Speaking of... time to go get lost in there for the day!

PEACE,
Laura

Blog Outreach - April >>>

During the month of April I started a very small blog outreach with a few of my fellow dear to me bloggers.  They each styled up a piece of jewelry from my Roots and Feathers collection, and they all could not look anymore beautiful.  It is so rewarding to actually see my jewelry on my customers with all different kinds of outfits.  Welcome these talented, creative and beautiful girls to the blog for a monthly feature on this.  

S A V A N N A H   O F   M A I E  D A E

K I N S E Y   O F   S I N C E R E L Y  K I N S E Y

M O O R E A  S E A L

M E L I S S A   O F   B U B B Y  &  B E A N
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K E L L Y A N N   O F   T H E   F L O W E R C H I L D   D W E L L I N G

PEACE,
Laura

And The Winner Is >>


Congrats!  Please email me at violet_bella (at) hotmail (dot) com to claim your cowl!  Big thanks to Crazy Jane Knits to offering up a custom cowl to my readers!  If you haven't checked out her shop yet, you should... besides just cowls and winter wear, she has adorable 3-stranded headbands in all colors, that are super inexpensive.  And tonight is the last day to get them all 25% off with the code 'violetbella'. 

PEACE,
Laura

Threads - Lulu's.com Little Black Dress >>>

 Girl... you'll be a woman soon...  those Neil Diamond lyrics instantly pop in my head when I think about being a woman...  (and the lovely scene where Uma Thurman dances to it in Pulp Fiction while Urge Overkill covers it)...  Well, this little black dress that you see below, from Lulu's.com brought this feeling into perspective to me.  There have only been a few times in my life where I really felt like a woman.  I think being only 5' tall, and checkers still always thinking Im 18 years old has a little to do with it.  Every now and then Ill do a lookbook shoot or something like that, and when I see the girl on the computer looking back at me, Ill think she looks like a woman.  Maybe that feeling will really kick in when I bare children?  Or turn 50, ha ha.  Im not sure.  But all that being said... (and not that feeling like a woman really has anything to do with dressing sexy at all)... I found myself having a bit of a hard time b/c this adorable little black dress really does not allow you to hide that side of yourself, unless of course I draped it with a sweater!  Half way through the shoot, I had a little moment within myself.  Realizing Im going to be turning 30 years old in 2 months, I had no reason to not embrace my sexyness and womanhood... Do you ever have a hard time embracing that side of yourself? ...Im sure you will be seeing this dress pop up in a few artistic photoshoots in the future b/c it is just so rad. 

 Want to shop a ton of cute little black dresses?  Or bodycon dressesLulu's.com has them all!

 <<< outfit details >>>
dress // lulu's.com
belt + ring // forever21
tights // target
shoes // ebay

PEACE,
Laura