nathalie bearden photography

little indian hideaway...

last year she was little red, this year she is a little indian. and this little indian lives 5 minutes down the road by the creek. she likes to play hide-and-seek.

sometimes she comes out of her tee pee...
but quickly returns to hiding...

she is always on the lookout for cowboys...

they tend to cross the creek once in a while...

and when she doesn't see any cowboys, she squeals with happiness...

and back to hiding she goes again... 

happy halloween!

this is probably my last sewing project until i graduate. the outfit and tee pee was so much fun to make and the tee pee is much easier than i thought. it is set up in the living room now and i suspect she will want to sleep in it soon. i have some photography sessions to post in the near future.

hugs to all!

a playhousewarming party...

yeah i know i have abandoned my poor little blog. just hang in there my faithful readers, 6 more weeks and i will have more time to create and post. how about this little house? last year's christmas gift is all finished and have been played in and loved much. i invited some of my friends and k's friends for a little housewarming party of sorts.

for a party to start off on a good note, we need sweet invitations, and i found the perfect ones for this day.

and here is a view of the little house. i can't tell you how many times i hit my head on this front beam. k's friends were so kind and gave her the sweetest doll first aid kit, a fun rug for the front door, cool cups, and the delicious cupcakes below.

they played and played and played. the girls get along so well. oh and i did invite boys, just just could not make it to the party. k's friends can't be any prettier. not possible!! and each with such sweet personalities.

some vintage and wooden toys (from the playroom). just the perfect little cozy place to hide, play, and have her own little world.

a long while ago i snatched this vintage iron crib, is it perfect for this tiny house or what? i will post other pictures soon. the house is not that big, so it is hard to get a good shot sometimes.

there's even a mail box to send letters to friends!

i hope you enjoyed the tour of k's little place! we have to thank mr. handyman for the craftsmanship in building this fun place. i still need to make some little curtains and a add few more details. but that can wait a little while longer.

also thanks to melissa for such kind words! i never thought of myself as brilliant...but i gladly accept the compliments!

one a not so related note: i went to see brightstar, excellent movie! after the movie i bought a john keats poem book and am trying to read it and comprehend his words. my favorite movie quote is: "My stitching has more merit and admirers than two of your scribbles put together...and I can make money from it." perfect quote for a seamstress. 

Happy weekend!!!

let the spoiling begin...

ok last sewing project for two months.  i embroidered this little design of mine while we where on vacation and finally made it into the project i wanted for it to become.  my mother-in-law came bearing gifts from both grandparents...a big play kitchen.  and as you can see kennedy has been "cooking" so much!  i found the cups, plates, pots, and pans at toys r us.  they are made in the u.s from recycled milk jugs.  they are bpa and phtalate free.  oh and can you spot a lela doll and a sweet flutter by?  thank you for the gifts, ruby and girls, we received them and LOVE everything!!!  my table cloth is already in use and the apron is hanging with my little collection.  you are so sweet!  well, the next post....whenever it may come...i will be in DC.  so see you then!!!

ohdeedoh makes me squeal like a little girl...

kennedy's sweet dreams room has been featured on ohdeedoh.  THANK YOU carrie for such incredibly sweet words about my decor and hummm my photography too.  this blog has been such a huge source of inspiration for me and i hope this feature will inspire you in some way!!! 

playdate fun...

i'm crazy crazy busy.  i don't want to totally neglect this poor blog, so i thought i'd post some pictures from a couple of weeks back.  kennedy's new friend ella and her mommy came to have lunch and play with us in the playroom.  love these two brown eyed girls.  ella is the sweetest little girl and so is her mommy!  we had fun playing with them. can't wait for the next playdate.

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!

candied chandelier...

so i told you i'd show k's valentine's day present.  now we all know she can't quite appreciate this gift.  but i can......lol!  she did look at it and said "that pretty!"  so maybe she can apprecite it.  i saw one  here forever ago and i thought one day i'd like to have a pretty candied chandelier somewhere in the house. k's room was just the perfect room for it.  i will show you the rest of her room when i'm finished putting it together.  we painted it and things sort of never got back where they belong.

this chandelier is from pottery barn teen.  i got it on sale and i think this is a really good price for such pretty chandelier.  the beads are a mixture of glass and plastic beads from hobby lobby.  i also put some buttons and some crochet and wood beads.  the crochet and wood beads and from a necklace i bought at target.  ultra super talented zee gave me the idea of buying it and taking it apart.  so i did and i love every bit of how it turned out.  the flower details are two satin ribbon hair clips also from target.  i just clipped them onto the chain. 

i can't stop staring at it.  it looks like something i could eat...yummmmm!

things for a girl...

another one of my 2008 projects finished.  the pile is getting smaller by the week.  i have had this pillow cover sitting around for a while now.  i was inspired by this.  i got tired of looking at it in my pile and decided to go ahead and sew it up.  and this is the finished work. 

while i was at it i also finished this quilt for k.  i used a nice quilting flannel on the back to provide more warmth.  per instructions of a friend i used warm and natural batting and i will never use anything else.  it worked like a charm. 

and this is the back of the pillow.  i serged the inside and even put a zipper on it.  what do you think???  not bad , huh? 

this weekend we went to kansas city.  i gotta tell ya that i love that town.  i think umkc is calling me name!  no, really, this is  great town.  especially now that they have one of these .  it is the closest to us and we love eating there.  i stopped at anthro for a little while but left with two plates only.  i'm really scared about this country's economic future.  i know i know, positive thoughts, but come on, feet on the ground too.  i can't pretend i don't hear the news or i live under a rock.  i just hope smart people will do smart things.  we need it, bad.  the world needs it.  sorry i don't mean to bring bad news.  so, i wish you a wonderful week.  and yes the problem isn't going away overnight but perhaps we can begin to prepare ourselves for what is to come.  i have today stopped buying any fabric or craft stuff.  i have enough things to make stuff for us for the rest of the year.  so from now on, anything you see won't be a result of things i have just purchased.  i will make do with what i have already.  later my friends!