So...it has been awhile

It is crazy to think that I have not posted on here since early May. I have been feeling a little guilty lately not posting anything on the blog, but have also realized that there are number of things that have been going on around here and blogging has just not been one of them. I do, however, feel that blogging is a creative expression and something that I should do weekly, just to get the wiggles out, share something that is amazing, or hopefully share a tutorial now and then. I love to look at  blogs - so what not put some creativity in my own?

This first post back is dedicated to what has been going on family and business wise. What the home looks like is a completely different post, since I am still in the process of figuring out what I am doing around the house...

We had birthdays for our little ones - celebrating our little girl turning 4 and our little man turning 2. We enjoyed time at the beach for the little mans birthday on top of the in town celebrations - which was a much needed get away for our little family.

Karis, 4 years old

Tyler, 2 years old

I still find it simply amazing that we have two children. I am amazed that they are learning something new everyday and teaching me something new everyday too. I am amazed that my little girl is going to preschool in a few weeks and Tyler is no longer a baby, but a toddler.

We have had dance classes and swim lessons to keep us going. We have had stay at home vacation days to just hang out and have been loving the Olympics has been on for the past week.

Side job work has been busy. So busy that I decided to take the month off from making hair accessories in July to try and get some things done around that house white the kiddos were napping. I got a few walls painted and choose to play with kids the rest of the time.

Karis Kisses Boutique

The side job work of graphic design for logos has been pretty intense as well. I think I took the time from closing down my hair accessory shop to work on logos for clients and get a little house painting in on the side.

Everything Modern Designs

Although it seems from this post that there has been a lot going on, and there has, there have also been days where it is considered a Jammy Day...which tend to be my favorite!

So my goal for the week to work up a new blog post and hopefully it will continue for weeks to come!

Happy Monday all!

Amanda

May Color Fun for Graphics and Life!!!

Crushing on these colors right now!!! And succulents for that matter!!!

Photo of the succulent bouquet found on The Perfect Palette. Colors that were selected from their site are beautiful and inspiring. But what I inspired me from their photo and palette were the turquoise, avocado and butter tones.

 

Everything Modern Design color fun for May

These compliment each other so nicely and work together graphically and in art prints. Not mention I am seeing these color everywhere from clothing, wedding and interiors.

 These are the colors that I hope to bring into my graphic designs this month!!!

What colors are you crushing on right now?

~Amanda

Weekend Goodness

This weekend was one of those weekends you love and wish would NEVER END...Weather was wonderful, sunny and warm. We were busy, but not too busy to take a nap...and we were able to get a little bit of housework done around the house. It was such a nice weekend that I did not even find time to get out my camera and take photos of it until last night after we had a picnic on the grass.

This is K and T watering the lawn in their muck boots. T is quite stylish in a polo and diaper...which is becoming the only way to play in the backyard these days!!! 

What did we do that was so fabby???

 

Happy Monday!!! 

May you have a fabulous week and wonderful weekend!!!

Monday Morning Fun....

Our routine has changed a little in the past month on Mondays. Now that Rob is working Monday-Friday... woo hoo. Monday has become a day to get housework started and possibly done. To get ready for the week and have some fun time with the kiddos. Here is our Monday morning sans (with) photos....

Muck boots and chalk

 Blowing bubbles

Laundry...

 

Cleaner patio and new succulents to show off on our outdoor coffee table

 Art time...

Roses from the garden

Attempting to make fruit roll ups

Nice morning! One of the best parts about Mondays is that we hang out in our jammies in the morning...so we can just hang out and have fun. The kiddos napping and now I can get some work on the computer done...maybe :)

Happy Monday!!!

Favorites at Four

Awhile back I saw this idea on Pinterest and it made my heart MELT...

Via Pinterest

Via Pinterest

 Since Pinterest has been around it seems there have been variations of this idea and I loved the idea of creating something like it with my children. Since mine are not in grade school yet, I decided on the next best thing, which would be to do it on their birthdays each year (I had also seen this on Pinterest, but it has since been removed).

So, now that my oldest, Karis, turned four this year, I knew that this would be the perfect year to get this project started...

LOVE LOVE LOVE how it turned out!!!

And this is how I did it. I took an old vintage chair of my grandmothers and put it in front of one of our only trees in the back yard. A pomegranate tree that my husbands grandparents gave to us when we bought our home. Her outfit was her birthday outfit - cute little madras capris, green top and a Sprinklings beaded necklace and hair accessory from my little shop. The polka dot boots are her current accessory she will not go anywhere without. She was actually wearing them before I took them off her for this photo, so I thought they would be super cute in the photo.

I  took about 20 photos of her at about 6:00 at night and finally settled on this photo for her "Favorites at Four" photo. I sat down and played with the color in Photoshop and then had her sit with me and answer a few questions. It was so fun to do this with her, a special little tradition that I hope to continue with her until she is 18, 25, 35, 45 or 60!

It was a great project and will go perfect in the little scrapbook that I picked up at Joanne's last weekend.

Aside from this being a great start to a memory book for her, another great part is that since the little photo sessions turned out so well, I was able to take the images  to create a triptych of some of her expressions that I plan to print out and display in our home and a thank you card that I can send out to everyone that came to her birthday party.

So far loving the fours...a little dramatic at times...but I have to remember she is a little lady and taking in so much every day!!!

April Color Fun

I found this gorgeous photo via Pinterest yesterday....

Via Pinterest

I love the vibrant mustard yellows, turquoise and how it is complimented by the cocoa brown and ivory white background. The context of the photo is genius...I wish I could crochet like that. This photo has inspired my "April Color Fun", which I hope to bring into my graphics - custom logos, invites and artwork...and not to mention the re-branding of Everything Modern Designs...stay tuned...

Happy April...we are close to the middle and there is so much fun in store!!!

Entry Hallway Redo...Number Four

My entry has been through a few different changes ...and I am happy to say that it will most likely happen again and again. My husband jokes that we are loosing square footage due to all of the painting that I do...adding one more coat on top of the next! Oh well, you have to paint when the mood strikes you and when a paint color can put a smile on your face...I am all about that!!!

 Entry incarnation # 2 (I do not have photos of #1)

There have been a few different transformations of color that the entry has been through. I LOVE the color green, so I felt the need to paint the entry a sage tone with white accents. I have been loving white accents for the past two years it seems. I had also been loving fabrics with stripes and greens and blues in different hues and I was all about the black and white photos, especially with my kiddos in them!

 

 Incarnation # 3

I started to notice other blogs and wanted to add some blues in my house...before this I was all about different shades of green, so blue was a new challenge for me to decorate with (there have been some misses). The bench is a hand me down from my parents that I painted white, the mirror is also a hand me down and the frames are ones that I have had forever, they were black and I painted them white. My ultimate thought with the bench was that I was going to one day make bench cushions...but that never happened! 

 So....

 Incarnation # 4 - My favorite so far! 

I moved the bench outside and brought in my handy and trustworthy Pier One console table from a million year ago. It is a great shape and size for our entry, it is a small entry and the half round shape of the table is a prefect fit. I kept my mirror and white frames, but added some AMAZING new photos of the kiddos that a wonderful photographer by the name of Tanya Smith did for us before the winter holiday...LOVE LOVE LOVE her work! The wall color is the same as the last incarnation and really works with the color in the photography - a soft and subtle contrast. Pulled out one of my favorite water pitchers and put some super cute faux pink blossom flowers I found at Joannes last week. I also put some additional family photos (frames were on clearance and I painted the white one)  with some IKEA vases I picked up a few years ago. 

I love the fresh feeling that the entry gives right now. I always walk by it and smile. I love seeing beautiful photography of the kids looking back at me, the fresh and soothing blue color of the walls and the pretty pink blossoms that pop in front of the soothing wall color! I am so excited for the spring time and this little area is getting me ready! How about you???