nathalie bearden photography

little red skirt + red heels = fabulous...

i was in dire need of a new skirt and this was my pick.  you gotta love this beautiful print.  just keeping up with my little red love!  this stunning skirt is from hannah. 

and this is me wearing it.  with some lovely spring heels.  these are my faves and i can't stop wearing them.  who says scientists are lame???  here's is the proof we are not.  we are actually pretty sexy people.

well, two more weeks of school and i will have a wee more freedom.  not for long though.  leaving for D.C. on june 6th.  while there i have scheduled two weekend photo sessions with readers of this little blog.  soooo cool.  i can't wait girls!  now back to the books.

everyday is earth day...

Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain. ~ Henry David Thoreau

Happy Earth Day!

sweet slumber...

you saw the bookshelf and now you can see the rest of the room.  it is finally done, everything in its place and i'm so happy about it. 

now you can see where k sleeps.  sooo sweet.  her bedding as i said before was designed by lori marie and it is from pottery barn kids.  the pink owlie is also another one of lori's creations.  you can also see where the chandelier is.  still pretty yummy!

this is a place for slumber and very sweet dreams.  it came out exactly how i wanted.

abby has her own bed to sleep in.  and she also has a nice little wardrobe.  for sure i get to have all of the fun decorating!

these little outfits where all handmade, not all by me.  i only made the little knot dress.  such a cute collection.

i tried so hard to photograph these curtains.  there are two sets.  the set on the back that you can't see is so charming.

how about a double duty dress, serves as something to pretty up a pretty girl (if that is possible), and also a decorating piece when it is not in use.  the dress is from one of my fave clothing lines, lemon loves lime.  

a magical room such as this had to have a magical branch with owls, birds, and butterflies.

k's little cloth dollie emilia.  i confess kennedy could care less for emilia.  so she only sits as a decoration piece.  she would much rather play with her babies.

anna and kaya again.  they have to share a bed.  abby gets a bed of her own.  not by my determinations though.  i don't make the rules in the room.  i only clean up after. 

whimsical print from vanessa.  you can find her lovely work here.  it adds so much charm to the room. 

this mirror is another of my spray painting jobs.  we have had it for a long time and i did not like the color anymore.  give me a can of spray paint and i make anything new.  the glass apothecary jar holds k's bows and hair clips.  the little garland was made out of my huge pile of fabric scraps.  i had to put them to good use.

another bird cage.  this one we have had for a while now.  again.....spray paint.  it was only $3 and i put the nest and birdie inside.  see the things you can use to decorate and not have to spend a ton of $$$ them?  my biggest thing is to make something look great without looking cheap or crafty.  you know what i mean?  well, i hope this room will inspire you.  i know i'm always inspired by children especially my little k. 

sweet dreams little one...

dressed up girls...

for easter i made kennedy a new dress.  she has not worn it yet.  we are waiting until spring arrives.  it is getting old to have winter still.  i plan to taking her to the park for a fun shoot when it gets warmer.  this dress asks for ice cream and sun.  don't you think?

abby also got a new dress.  soon you might be able to purchase my doll dresses.  surprise, surprise!

for anna and kaya i had to do a little shopping at american girl online store.  kennedy LOVES to take their clothes off, then she can't put them on, and comes running for help.  we had a nice easter.  not too much eating or chocolate....which was really nice.  we have our own easter bunny.  he/she is living under k's playhouse.  oh, yes papa worked on it.  photos soon.  not finished yet....but almost there!

yes k has american girl baby dolls.  anna was kennedy's first doll, i could not wait so we got it for her when she was 1.  i have said before, ana has a twin brother that lives with our godson in brazil.  kaya was a gift from my mom for children's day.  kennedy adores all of her babies.  the only thing is that she only wants to put them to sleep.  she occasionally feeds them changes their "diapers". 

neverending shelf arrangement...

i have arranged and rearranged this shelf about 1000 times.  i don't know.  i keep moving a thing here and a thing there.  i think i have it looking just how i wanted now.  the shelf is from target it was a gift to kennedy from her grandparents. 

the little girl reading print is from sarah jane.  i adore all of her work.  the little mushroom was a gift from mette.  the clog shoes was a gift from my husband when he traveled to the republic of georgia.  the books i picked up a few weeks ago.  i found a used bookstore close to our house several weeks back.  i got all three books there for $5. 

this little matryoshka print is from tsk tsk.  the birdcage was a flea market find for $3.  it was a really ugly color so i spray painted it. 

this adorable owl was a gift from thalita dol.  this pretty owl came flying all of the way from RIO!  as you can see we love her thalita!  thank you for your kindness. 

the adorable owl crown was a birthday gift from cakies.  the suitcases are from paper source.

this little pull-toy was a lucky winning giveaway from katie at matsutake.  this is such a unique item and made by such talented mama.  katie was on the martha stewart show not so long ago. 

this is a small part of kennedy's book collection.  she loves to pick up a book to "read" in her own kennedy language. 

well, that's all i got for today.  i hope you all have a wonderful Easter.  i'm trying to finish up k's basket gifts from the easter bunny.  she will have a big easter egg hunt tomorrow at school and we plan on having a nice easter lunch at home.  planning to work on a playhouse this weekend.  we have had such nasty weather that we could not work on it anymore.  hopefully we will finish it up soon.  i can't remember and am too lazy to look at my older posts, but i think i have told you it is a bit more finished than it was the first time i posted about it.  the house has singles on the roof, and it all walled in.  it even had a porch.  you will see it all soon.  i plan on having a spring house warming party/ tea party for kennedy and her girl friends.  i want to do it before i leave for d.c. 

how do you like my new banner?  i'm so proud of myself for having drawn this little k drawing and actually finishing up the embroidery too.  hope you like it because it will stay up for a looong time!

coming up for air...

wow...what a crazy week already.  it has been a roller coaster.  but here is something that calms me down.  another pillow in the making.  now back to studying.  i'm counting the days until the end of this semester.  i hate wishing my life away, but it has been very stressful to say the least!  i do have some very good news though.  i have been accepted as a summer intern at the national institutes of health and will be in washington dc this summer for several weeks.  this is a once in a lifetime opportunity and i will be working with the best in the world of biomolecular research.  to be more precise i will be in the neurological and stroke section of nih.  yes i have a lot of planning and organizing to do.  i don't have a ton of details yet, but i know everything will fall into place.  anyone living in the d.c metro area? 

don't you think i need a few more skeins of embroidery floss? papa could not believe this jar when he saw it.  he said....geez how many millions of dollars do you have in there?  i told him to relax, they are only $.33/skein and I usually get them on sale.