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Rowan's Announcement... I went a little crazy with a library theme, but had fun with it. The little vellum envelopes held "library cards" with his stats & info on them. Welcome little one!

better late than never.

Little Rowan's Progress... he is such a joy.

RNF.

So motherhood over the past month has got the best of me, sorry to this little blog o' mine...

Introducing

Mr. Rowan Noble Frazier

Born at 6lbs, 12oz & 19.5 in. on January 18th, 2012.

We love him more than words can describe. He's 5.5 weeks, I now finally get the comment, "It goes so fast." Slow down little man, slow down.

Happy Weekend!

Photo by my oh so talented bestie, Lauren Larsen.

Rowan's Nursery.

Welcome! Here's a little mini tour of Mr. Rowan Noble Frazier's room... we are eagerly anticipating his arrival this week! {nope, it really has NOT hit me.} However, I thought I should get these up on this good old {VERY neglected} blog because it might not ever happen if I don't do this now. :)

Mr. Snuffy, ode to my childhood weenie dog, greets you when you walk in. :)

All I have wanted in a nursery for years were the letters "PLAY"... I hope our children live by this motto alone. (Anthro.)

Ryan built the shelves... HOURS of love went into these with lots of prep work. We love the industrial / masculine feel they bring. The toy chest was my grandparents - we just painted, added castors, & a locker no.

Another shot of the shelving... industrial plumping piping & wood. (Home Depot)

My sweet aunt & cousin got us these shelves... (PB) all I wanted was a book at an arms reach when I rock to him. Of course my love for Rifle Paper needed a spot in the room with the hat prints.

Puppy dog tail hooks - Ikea. Running monkey pic - fab.com.

The elephant was mine growing up, (it just needed polishing & a new rope tail) Pouf & Rug - One Kings Lane, Dresser - repainted from my college days, Glider- Layla Grace, Light - PB.

Vintage flash cards. (in Ikea frame)

I sewed Rowan his own little pennant... every little boy needs a pennant, right? (in Ikea frame)

Little Red Racer car from my sweet mom & swim locker baskets from an industrial supplier online.

Books- all gifted... all I want to do is teach him a love for reading. Whale - Wisteria. Duck - from my best friends from college. Bucket - Restoration.

Old pics of his grandfathers & booties knitted from a best friend from college's mother.

His changing table. (that we hope to make his desk one day) and duh. We HAD to have a bear... {sic em}, so I found this print on etsy. (in Ikea frame)

Blocks - from my NM work Shower... I love them.

I had someone sew his bedding... we loved the dog print & pops of red. I sewed his little sailboat mobile. I started out only knowing I wanted sailboats... I ran into some kinks wanting it to actually move & making them somewhat look like sailboats. ha It took a while to figure out the logistics of, but I ended up happy with the outcome.

Another bedding & mobile shot.

Lots of boy-ish stuffed animals everywhere. & below, airplane - Home Goods.

His little room turned into much more "little boy room" than baby's nursery, but we love it that way. We think it will grow with him. It was definitely our little labor of love... a lot of research, painting, bargain hunting, DIY, sanding, sewing, making, degreasing, scouring, searching, sweating, surfing the net, & waiting... but we both like things that way in our home. Lots of love & eclectic mixes... and not out of a box. :) It's way more fun that way, right? ha.

xoxo. Happy Monday!

yum yum.

Crunchy Grocer... what a brand with personality! wow. Its a new natural concept food store... its not open yet, but should open in an old school building in Colorado soon. The design was done by Tenfold Creative... you can read more about it at their site.

{via here.}

cupcake.

Loved this... anatomy of a cupcake. Great styling & use of color.... { for whom it may concern: the fastest way to my heart is through a cupcake. :) }

{from here.}

stickers.

This is what happens when you give thousands of stickers to thousands of kids... This December, "this surprisingly simple, yet ridiculously amazing installation" was done by artist Yayoi Kusama for the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art.

A blank canvas of sorts was created by painting everything from the floor to ceiling a stark, brilliant white & letting kids go in, uninhibited & without rules, to put stickers where ever their little hearts desired.

I love the beauty that came from the chaos... controlled chaos that was made over time. {Kind of life a metaphor for our lives. ha.}

Happy Wednesday!

posters.

"Advice to Sink in Slowly" is a project where designers shared wisdom with First-Year students in this awesome poster series... the posters are free to these new students to have as little reminders.

What a beautiful, refreshing concept... passing on wisdom we wish we'd known earlier for others to enjoy at the perfect time. I would love to have some of these ditties, myself, for daily reminders & inspiration.

Read / see more here.

33.

Trucking along & thanking the Lord for everyday for this little mini.

Dana for W.E.

Loving the new West Elm Holiday Catalog adorned with Dana Tanamachi's the chalk art... I finally set down to look at it last night, recognized her amazing work immediately, & started drooling. {However, my eye was drawn more to the art & styling, versus the merchandise... not sure if thats a great thing for West Elm, but sure was lovely for my eye. Merch should ALWAYS speak louder than props & styling. Golden Rule No. 1 in Visual 2D & 3D world, eh?}

Nonetheless, her works of art are always beautiful, graphically proportioned, and perfectly detailed... I would love to have her come work some magic on our big kitchen chalkboard one day. :)

gold capped.

AWESOME tutorial on sayYes!tohoboken. These are a must on my "ever- growing, must-do, extra long, overly- ambitious Craft List. Always love me some metallic.

Happy, Happy Monday... the Holidays are officially here with a vengeance & I love it.

Giveaway over at S&S.

Sadie and Stella is doing a week of AWESOME giveaways on their blog for their one year birthday! They kindly asked if I wanted to participate... so head on over to their blog to win "a custom event design logo {In digital format} from MF Creative Designs. This logo can pop onto cupcake toppers, koozies, napkins, signs, etc... whatever the winner chooses to do with it, the sky's the limit." I LOVE their blog, sense of style, and great ideas... so to even have MF Creative Designs mentioned on their blog was flattering enough! Thanks you two! Can't wait to partner with the winner! Good Luck!

Word as Image.

I am a true sucker for clever typography... well, heck, just beautiful typography & lettering in general. (Just one step in our home & this is confirmed with "letters" everywhere. Can't wait to show the nursery! eeekk!) I digress, Ji Lee, former Creative Director at Google, & NOW the Creative Director at Facebook, (whhhaaattt!? who is this man?) wrote Word as Image.

His rules: 1) Create an image out of a word, using only the letters in the word itself. 2) Use only graphic elements in the letters without adding outside parts.

His result is absolutely brilliant, witty, and innovative... this book is definitely moved to the top of my Christmas wish list. Ahem, Santa?!

{Images via here. Love her reviews.}