A little shop talk

I hope everyone had an awesome weekend, just want to show a few new things going on in the shop. :)

With Valentine's Day around the corner there are some lovely sweetheart bibs available that are stocked year round, but I recently added back in the red one for a limited time. Currently there's a sale going one all week. 35% off all sweetheart bibs. 

Have a great Monday!

Good as gold

For New Year's Eve last week I wanted a fun festive nail polish, so I settled on Essie's "good as gold" polish. It looks darker in the bottle but it goes on a perfect shiny gold. I haven't painted my nail tips only since high school, but I thought I'd give it a try on New Year's Eve. I have a steady hand so I applied it with just the nail brush, but an easy way to do it is by applying a thin strip of tape right under the tip of your nail and then painting. Have a q-tip dipped in nail polish remover for easy clean ups if you stray too far.

Heart of gold

With light pink, tan and goldish/champagne colors being primary in the nursery, I've had my eye on a gold foil heart print and me being the DIY type of gal, I recently made my own...sort of. 

I started off by buying both shiny gold cardstock and gold glitter cardstock since I couldn't decide which one I wanted to use. They were both under $2 at Micheal's. I kept my eye out for an at least 8x10 white frame and finally found a cute one at Target for $12.99. Later on I noticed that the quality of the frame is not that great, and the glass slipped down a little (need to fix that), but I guess you get what you pay for. Once I got home I immediately got to work by free handing a heart with my pencil on the back of the gold paper. Then I just cut it out with my scissors and placed it on a sheet of paper holding it in place by a small piece of rolled up tape on the back. I aligned it so the heart was in the middle of the frame and then put the back on and hung it up. Easy peasy! If your drawing skills aren't that great, you could always download a heart or whatever shape you like, print and trace.

A little arm candy

I never used to be a big fan of costume jewelry because my husband has me spoiled by classic pieces he's bought me throughout our marriage, but lately I've been changing my tune. I've always liked statement bracelets and this J.Crew factory cuff I bought a few weeks ago doesn't disappoint. Unfortunately, it's not listed on their website anymore, but you may be able to find it in stores.

Have a great Monday!

My word(s) for 2014

"Be wise enough to let go when you should and strong enough to hold on when you must"

I liked this quote because my word for 2014 is "letting go". Letting go of everything needing to be perfect. I've been a neat and organized person since I was little and I'm highly competitive. It drives me...and it suffocates me. I've said before that having two babies so close in age has been one of the hardest things I've been through, especially because the baby was colicky and now at almost 14 months she is still very high needs and sensitive. Having three girls and trying to be a perfect wife with a clean house and dinner on the table...and maintaining a business mainly at night. It can get exhausting, but I love it. I manage because I'm excellent at planning and multi-tasking, however I've now let my obsession with cleanliness and order get in the way quite a few times of spending some quality time with the girls during the day. I'm constantly picking up after them! They are little hurricanes let me tell you, but I'm going to be better about just letting it go.

Linking up to the Make it count 2014 link up. You should too! I don't always participate in link-ups, but I'm really glad I did with this one, because it made me reflect on something I've been wanting to be better about.

Have a great weekend!

New Year's Eve Recap

In about 2 minutes it's going to be January 2nd 2014. I should really be in bed considering I didn't go to sleep until 3:15am last night. Yawn...so sleepy, but I was up late anyways tonight working on orders. I thought I'd pop in with some pictures of the girls. I made a cute little glitter banner that I wanted them to take pictures with new years eve, but have you tried getting three girls to sit still and smile? It's not easy! This is pretty much the best of the bunch.

{Gold sweater} {Gold mary jane shoes} {Gold headband} {Gold polka dot bib}

When I went to Target this past weekend, I couldn't pass up that adorable gold sweater and those maryjanes. The best part is that they are currently on clearance. I also bought a matching headband. The gold polka dot bib is a recent addition to the shop and they are selling quick! They are quite gorgeous if I do say so myself.;)

Have a great Monday!

Happy New Year!

2013 was a great year, a phenomenal year and I hope 2014 follows in it's footsteps. To everyone that reads this blog of mine--thank you. Thank you for your sweet comments and for following along.

Wishing you health, happiness and love.

-Francis