Lula in London: Interview

A friend of mine recently started up her very own online boutique.  It is absolutely ADORABLE!  She calls it Lula in London...named after her daughter.  You need to check out her blog too...it's filled with home renovations, adorable decorating ideas and real life, relatable stories.

She asked me this past November if I would like to be a part of selling a few things on her site.  I was thrilled to be a part of it.  I gave her several of my baby dresses, pants, overalls, and little monsters.

Dress # 2: Fall Plaid

I finished four more dresses!  Justin is such a great encourager to me and helps me actually FINISH things.  That is one of my biggest weaknesses.  I LOVE starting new things...and then hate finishing them when the newness wears off.  It's something I have to learn to be better at all around in life.  Anyway...It felt really good to finish them today.  I'm excited to turn them in to a local boutique here in town RVA.  I have several other dresses for sale in the shop and am excited to see how these will do.  I'm so thankful for the opportunities God has blessed me with.  I actually get to do what I love doing.

Here is the first of the four I'm going to share with you.  I thought this one was fitting for halloween...

Neutral Cowgirl

As long as I can remember, I have loved dressing up.  I guess I just like how clothes offer options.  I love prints and fabrics and texture and how so many styles can be thrown together to make something new.  Every time I look at blogs that have clothing posts, I get really excited.  I thought hey, why not do some of my own.  I am not AT ALL trying to say "look at me"...I just wanted to share how it is fun for me.  Hope it is fun for you too...

I couldn't believe how amazing it was this weekend...I mean PERFECT.  We opened every window in our house and let the breeze flow in.  That also meant that I got to dig out my fall boots!  I love fall.  It is my favorite season.  Nothing like crisp nights, hot cider, and a little breeze.

Have a great Tuesday... and go dig out your cowgirl boots!

Ahhhh Friday

So, it's Friday once again.  I am so thankful for the weekend.

This picture pretty much sums up how I feel.  The weather has been perfect lately (well, at least compared to the 103 degrees we have had!), I have new plants in some brand new pots (I'll show you soon), and now we get to take a breather...yay!

 I wish I could dress like this every day!  It looks like the perfect summer/fall weekend outfit!  So cute and relaxed. A great mix of modern and vintage.

Have a great weekend!

Photo from: www.pinterest.com  pin# 108873392

It's Black and White

I love these super fun Black and white contrasts.  I like the stark color combo.  It can make quite the statement.  Take a look at these inspiring photos:

It all comes at Once...

I'm not sure why this seems to happen, but every year about this time, things get a little crazy!  I suppose the graduations and weddings add on to that a bit! Add on moving and we've got quite the month!  lately I feel like I just can't keep up with it all.  I'm not complaining about having work to do, or a house to move in to...I'm just excited for things to die down a bit.

Here are some things that are coming up for me this week:

• On top of my part time job, work lots with Sharon on a fun wedding we get to be a part of! 

• Finish a side job that my mom and I are doing together.  There are 1200 shirt tags we are working on for a woman who just started her own company! I'm glad I get to do it with my mom, but it is a lot to take on!

• Keep packing boxes!!! 
• Attempt to paint and move in to our house this weekend!  

Spring Baby

Here are some pictures of a recent shoot with some of my new baby clothes. My friend Trish graciously let me take pictures of her little girl, Fern, isn't she cute...

These will soon be for sale on my etsy account @ http://www.etsy.com/shop/JoyDesign11