an interview

Sweet Vana from Le Papier Studio did a little interview with me and featured it on her blog yesterday. That's my laurel denise studio tour Thursday feature for this week because you guys are seriously going to kill me if I say that I'm still working and sending out sales rep packets.

my favorite ingredients

I purchased this book, My Favorite Ingredients, on sale at O'Suzannah last week in an attempt to get to know the food I eat a little better. I know, so hipster and trendy of me, right? But, really, it's something I'd kind of like to do this year. I'd love to know things like arugula is the spicy and yummy lettuce (and is perfect paired with the fresh salsa from Whole Foods and a sliced avocado) and not just things like the fact that brie tastes really good when it's melted. Or just that brie tastes good. So that's my goal and this book is my first step toward that goal. Also, the photographs are really pretty and, because of that fact, I had no choice but to walk out of the store with this book in hand.

weekend no. 060510

This weekend lived up to every expectation I had in my mind. Good friends, good relaxation, a lot of laughing, a lot of dancing to this song (no, really, a lot of dancing to that song), sunshine-filled days that were capped off with a thunderstorm or two, naps, book reading, good food and wine...I could go on for a long time here. It really was spectacular and even more spectacular and wonderful to realize in the middle of it all that you're making lasting and real friendships. So special.

what to wear no. 060410

This weekend I am going to lake. That's a verb, friends. I'm going to sit outside with girlfriends and girlfriend's husband and Cute Husband. We're going to the gorgeous Lake Anna to what I hear is a spectacular house. There will be books. There will be wine. There will be s'more brownies and chatting with this friend and this one, too, and water and docks and general goodness. There will be no Mac laptops. To say I'm looking forward to it is kind of an understatement.

boyfriend chinos | leather belt | leather sandals | gray tank (you know it) | blue blouse | laurel denise live necklace

studio tour no. 060310

Unlike last week, I won't accidentally think that today is a Wednesday and not post my studio tour Thursday. When what's funny is that this is the week I should be feeling off with my days since Monday was a holiday and all. Ah well, onto the post:

This week in the laurel denise studio we've had some photo-taking, some image-prepping, some new elements collection pieces-making and just some general business-doing (that explains all of the stacks of paper shown above). I've been spending a lot of time in this here desk chair of mine and not so much time at the production table. But it all balances out eventually. Hard to believe that in less than a month I'll be heading to my first trade show of the season. Getting that nervous, anxious, excited feeling about that...wholesale show topics are starting to creep into my dreams at night. That's when you know it's about to begin!

Oh! And! Those adorable sterling silhouette necklaces you see above? Those will be available exclusively through Le Papier Studio so soon. They might have squealed when I finally finished them. They are that cute.

paper valise

Oh, you know, just spent the morning getting myself all inspired and anxious and happy on Paper Valise this morning. For the love of everything, can someone please give me a party to plan (that requires the coolest vintage details, of course...since that's the only party I know how to plan) so that I can have an excuse to purchase goodness like this? Please?

dairy bar bags | admit one tickets | rexall birthday sale | castor oil labels

weekend no. 052910

I feel like this weekend was seven days long - in the I did a lot and got to hang out with a lot of the people I love sort of way. Minus Cute Husband, who was away at a bachelor party worthy of the big screen from the sound of the small bits of stories I got upon his return home last night. There was a farmer's market (with another 5am rising - I think it might be getting easier to accomplish this...might), there was some much-needed girl time love where we bonded on my couch before enjoying the goodness that Continental Divide has to offer, there was a wine tasting at Market Street Wine Shop (how did I not know that this tasting happens every single Friday night from 5-7:30?!), there was some shopping, a pizza and wine night, some walking around this beautiful town in the extreme temperatures, some SATC2 movie enjoying (2.5 hours long and the things I remember most are Carrie's green dress at the end - holy beautiful amazing-ness - and the preview for Going The Distance where I freaked out when I remembered that this movie preview that the entire theater had been laughing at and enjoying for the past five minutes, is the preview for the movie that my friend from college wrote! All by himself! This makes me so cool by association, right? Someone? Anyone?), and there was some book reading. Lots and lots of book reading. I finished The Art of Racing in the Rain in a day - it was so absolutely the sweetest book. And everyone here should note that I am not really what you'd call a dog-lover. I want to be, promise, it just doesn't come naturally to me. But this book make me smile and tear up and, well, as I said before it was absolutely the sweetest. You should read it. I also started Into Thin Air and it should also be noted that I'm not at all an adventure person. Don't even want to be one of those, but I am enjoying the book (it's gotten me through a few sessions with the elliptical machine already) and would like to finish it quickly so that Cute Husband can read it. It's one I think he'd like. So, wow, big deep breath later and I think that's the final account of my weekend. I know you were dying to find out.