Birthday Bash

It's my sister Rosie's birthday today and us sisters are having cocktails and dinner tonight to celebrate the lovely gal's hopskotch milestone.

(image via all the best)

See you in a bit everyone!

x's and o's,

sharon

New Work by Julie Blackmon

In addition to my photo shoot last weekend, my sister, Julie Blackmon held her own photo shoot with the nieces and nephs in a Line-Up. Jude, Mabel, Goldie, Hank, Ralphie, Birdie and tiny baby Syl.

This past summer, Julie took on a new project and decided to roll some video footage. This is a short film of a day in the life of Millie (my other sis) and her three kiddos...Mabel, Ralph, and Birdie.

I have more great halloween snaps to share coming up!

Snippet of Mod Gypsy Blitz

The mod gypsy blitz photo shoot was a success and I can't wait to share all of the fun that was had that night. I did several different sets underneath an amazing walnut tree that is registered on Missouri's historic tree registry.

This tent shot was taken the following morning after the shoot. It's a German 15th century tent that was hand-sewn over a period of six months by an interesting couple who wanted to test or gauge their compatibility factor before marriage. They are a happily married couple fifteen years later.

They were very gracious in sharing their stories and their beautiful historic property with us.

Last night I found a dress from Emersonmade that would've been perfect for the photo shoot (After-the-fact Drats!). Emersonmade is homemade happiness mixed with clever stylizing + a posy a day.

amazing inspirational snippets from the following:

Thoughtfulday goodie bags from Sunday-Suppers. Interior shot by Saipua.

I'll be posting some costume/children snaps a bit later!

Good day!!

x's and o'sies,

sharon

Good Bones with a Lotta Heart

My client's bedroom is still four to six weeks from full installation. But...I just had to share this sweet little candy-cane treat with you that is sure to be The statement piece when you walk into her room.

These theatre seats are going to be for a young gal who lives, eats, and breathes theatre. She's fifteen, hip, stylish and fun.

When I found these conjoined twin seats at the local flea market, they were in green muckiness form with a whole lotta rags-to-riches potential.

Statement Piece: (It's the one thing that I build a room around and it's usually where I start the process) What does a statement piece have to have for me? For me, it must have great bones aesthetically and structurally. Unusual or uncommon lines in a piece can really add to the Wow Factor that every room needs and should have. Coincidentally, these theatre seats not only have a distinct and unusual frame, but they also happen to have great meaning and symbolism for my client as well...which makes this an even stronger personal statement piece for my client. ( I call this good bones with a lotta heart). I cannot wait for the moment she walks in to see these chairs in her finished bedroom!

I decided to lacquer them in a high gloss white to make them more current day/modern. The red velvet was found at a local wholesale fabric store and then I used my great upholsterer who always does a superb job for me!

I now need to top off this post with a run to the coffee ethic to grab something else that has my heart. I'm needing one of their lovely lattes. Please take a moment to read about their sweet renewal and reusing ethic... even if you don't live here, it's worth the stop. They definitely fall into the category of good bones with a lotta heart! Currently they are in the works to open up shop in other larger cities.

Have a lovely start to your week!

x's and o'sies,

sharon

Friday's eat, play, love.

Eleanor, my daughter, is going to the homecoming dance tonight with her very first date ever. I wonder if she'll lose her date at the dance and run off to have giddy girl time?

We're heading to a neighborhood block party this weekend, which means I'll need to bring a treat. I wish I could make something fabulous like this cake. Darling! And darling silhouettes beside the cake too, aren't they?

Loving hot pink, cobalt blue, black and aqua. (first image from ?, interior image from Domino Magazine, and the cake is Angele Parlange)

Have a lovely weekend all!

x's and o'sies,

sharon

Baby Costume

Thinking on costumes for baby Syl this year. The neighborhood parade is always filled with the best costumes around. If you have any pics from that parade last year, please e-mail them to me and I'll post them on here. Here's baby Syl on her Friendship plane (my mom found this plane a few years back along the curbside).

"You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life: and the procedure, the process is its own reward." Amelia Earhart

xo

sharon

Fall Must-Haves: Book-Nook, Sofa, & Tights

Do you have a good book you're reading? Do share. It's cold and rainy and I would love to get lost in my very own little book-nook with a real good book. The bookshelves are genuinely fake (tromp l'oeil) by artist Deborah Bowness (decor amor) The sofa--Is it not pure classic elegance?! (also found on decor amor)

I just purchased tights for Sylvie, Eleanor, and myself. black, black and black. (Willow Ships image).

Have a sweet Thursday.

x's and o'sies,

sharon