Monday, December 19, 2011

bits & pieces

merry monday everyone! well, our weekend was pretty much consumed with christmas, here are bits and peices of our weekend.

---> went to the hardware store to pick up charcoal, soil & mason jars. i wanted to share my outfit for trees, who does a great wardrobe challenge every wednesday and last week her challenge was shorts and i wanted to show her my favorite weekend outfit, shorts with tights!

---> went to a cute local store to pick up some cards and fell in love with some of the decorations and new that brumhilda needed a few things :)

 ---> had a late breakfast date with tom. scones and cappuccinos are my favorite simple breakfast to devour  :)

---> tom is a sign painter at trader joes and often does the holiday windows. he always gets offers for side jobs and a sweet older lady asked tom to do a simple design for her front windows, so i played assistant for a few hours. it turned out really great and later the lady called to tell him how fantastic it was. that warmed my heart <3

---> this was the house across the street from where tom was painting. me want this house

---> rosie being a heater whore and looking so precious in front of our christmas tree made from baby food jars.

---> made some clementine marmalade only to find out i don't like marmalade. it is good but next time i am gonna make a recipe that i like, maybe strawberries and blackberry jam! that's the ticket!

---> made our black bear succulent terrarium. we made another one but it is a present and i don't want to spoil it :)

---> thrifted these amazing 70's ceramic owls, they had just been put on the shelf. pretty much meant for me.

man an i wiped out. i really need to start christmas present earlier! how was your weekend?
xo,
cb

19 comments:

  1. Love your outfit! Shorts and tights during winter is one of my favorite combinations! Your tree made out of jars is so creative! And I love your terrarium :) That is so cool your husband does sign painting for Trader Joes. i always thought that must be a really fun job!

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  2. I love all of these photos and everything about your weekend. Tom did a great job with those windows and your trees look adorable!

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  3. so cute!!! Love the fact that you guys are painting the windows. so festive :D

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  4. oh boy your weekend looks perfect! You guys always have the best weekends :)

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  5. Looks like you had a busy weekend! I love your outfit!! :)

    -Hope
    www.aflatteringtale.com

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  6. love everything in this post!! especially your outfit and that babyfood jar tree! precious!

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  7. Brumhilda looks quite snazzy! I should get a Christmas cactus... I'm in love with succulents... I have a growing collection: http://ohkayciara.blogspot.com/2011/12/garden-adventures-let-me-introduce-you.html

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  8. Great outfit, especially the lower part! I love the boot-, legwarmer- (or are they socks?) tights-combo!

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  9. That's so funny! My sister and I were just talking about the people who paint the signs at Trader Joe's! We were wondering who they were, and if they painted them in store or ship them, etc. Mystery solved!

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  10. o.my.god. everything about this post is fantastic. can we be best friends?

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  11. your shorts/tights combo is rad as is your Christmas cactus. I want to see more of this baby food jar tree, it looks so cool! (Ps I cant believe he's marrying that red whore)

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  12. how do you get so much accomplished on the weekend??? i can barely muster the energy to wash my face when i have a day off!

    tom looks cute in his apron. :D

    <3

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  13. I love that pic of tom on the roof next to his window art. The baby food jar tree is awesome you guys are awesome!You put such pretty labels on your jars did you make them too?

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  14. I looooove the owls! So sweet. And you've inspired me to dig out my shorts and argyle tights this holiday season. :D

    tK :)
    http://suburbanhypocrite.blogspot.com

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  15. I love your striped stockings... love Tom's window art... and the terrariums. Love it all!

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  16. Cute tights!

    pinkchampagnefashion.blogspot.com

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  17. I am loving those little deer candles! Also, I think being a sign painter at Trader Joe's has to rank right up there with coolest jobs ever.
    -BekahDrey

    http://bekahdrey.blogspot.com

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  18. I love pretty much every photo here - but especially the one of your kitty by the Christmas tree:)

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  19. wow, you have been busy! Love Tom's windows, they really are awesome, and that house opposite is so cute, can see why you'd like it.
    And I just love both your trees, both look so cool & festive.
    I too dislike marmalade, but LOVE jam & it's so fun to make (then eat, ha ha)! fab owls - def meant for you. xox

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thanks for commenting! it fills me with joy that you have taken the time to stop by!
xo,
cb