I love beautiful wrapping, and love making gifts look like a beautiful presentation but I often need "inspiration" because on the fly I forget the cool things you can do. I found a great site called, Olive Paper, and they have tips, gorgeous papers, and great ideas! Now there is NO excuse to reuse that ugly gift bag from two years ago for lack of a better idea! Signed, ME {lv}
I just have to blog about our fun mama's day at the store. It was so much fun to see everyone out with their mother's, sisters and aunts. There was such a wonderful positive feeling in the air, and much fashion appreciation as all of our friends shopped and had "girly" fun together. We had Freudian Slip doing bra fittings (they are the best at shaping that bustline), and Face It was doing luxurious mini facials.
One of my favorite things to watch was the multiple generations that came in at once....grandmother, mother, and daughter, all out shopping together (well, sometimes the youngest headed straight to our kid's play area, but we'll have them shopping with us soon enough.) It is such a privilege to be able to do this with our mothers, grandmothers etc. etc., and we have to enjoy the window of time we have to do it because I know it doesn't last long. Thanks to everyone who shared in the fun! Signed, ME {lv}
Sameunderneath arrived today, and I'm reminded again of why I love this company. Besides some really great designs, and wonderful fabrics, they have a mission statement that I love (and which I'm putting below). Check out our new shipment, you'll LOOK good and FEEL good wearing it! Signed, ME {lv}
O.K., I'll admit....i'm surfing the web instead of working and you always find the wackiest things, like this Newsweek article : Oversized Animals ...and it is kind-o-funny. Signed, ME {lv}
We have just gotten in our first shipment of Roam, which is a new line from Meghan Fielding, the same wonderwoman behind Om Girl. At the last Los Angeles market I had the chance to meet Meghan, and she was awesome. Totally down to earth, and that easy, comfortable, self-assured style that you would expect from the designer of Om Girl. She is a mother, and completely mellow person...and is not consumed in any way with the "fashion industry" or "whose-who" of the Los Angeles world. She is passionate about her clothing though and was so excited about Roam which embodies her personal favorite style, everything that she loves. Each item she showed me you can tell she had a personal connection with and felt so strongly about. I'm very impressed with the quality and the look and feel of the new line...it has a more classic, maybe more refined casual look than Om Girl, less playful....all the colors are muted and subtle, and there are no prints. It stands alone, and blends with Om Girl pieces perfectly. I'm in love with it! Signed, ME {lv}
There are some people that love to shop sales because of the great deals, and it is the joy of the deal that gets them all excited for the purchase. Others are suspect of any sale item....wondering what is wrong with it that it even still remains on the rack and ready to be "sale-ified". I bought a handful of things this past week, many of which were from the sale rack. Now...I will admit that by nature I'm the person who is "suspect" of the sale rack. I can definitely say though with full confidence now that I do believe that "sale" stuff is not rejecto-mundo. Here is what the sale rack consists: 1) things that we loved so much that we bought too many of them, 2) items that are great, but that people suspect might not be great :-). Check out the sale section, there are some delicious goodies! Signed, ME {lv}
Tea Collection is one of my all time favorite line for baby and children's clothing. I love that they have this mini collection that all mixes and matches. Lucia is my child that spends 20 minutes getting dressed each morning and refuses to let anyone help her, suggest outfits or guide her in any shape or fashion. The result is usually disastrous....she leaves the house looking like a deranged and possibly homeless 3 year old. Sometimes two skirts, at least two shirts layered, tights that never match and almost always orange or bright pink tights with flowers (no matter what other colors she is wearing). It is sort of cute, but more shocking. She tends to wear the same thing over and over again, despite my buying her "outfits" in attempts to help her dress easier. I'm seriously considering pulling everything out her closet and buying a couple of these mix and match sets and letting her go wild with them--she'll always look perfectly mis-matched! Signed, ME {lv}
I got inspired by a design I'm in the process of making for a wedding invite... thought I'd change it into some summery colors and share with all of you. Desktop wallpaper always needs a little update now and then. ;)
Just click on the image, right click and 'save as desktop'. Enjoy! signed, me {CA}
So I'm in the shower this afternoon, and Lucia comes in and proceeds to tell me she has to go to the potty. I'm washing my hair, not paying attention too much attention, shaving my legs etc. etc.....and eventually a handful of minutes pass and I realize that Lucia is still in the room. She is standing over the toilet and painstakingly laying out toilet paper to make a "paper seat" over the actual seat. I ask her what she is doing and she says, "I'm covering the seat for germs mommy, I don't want my butt to touch the yucky seat." I nearly died laughing...first because it was so cute (albeit sort of narotic), but second because I privately joke with my husband all the time that I'm going to install a toilet cover dispenser in our own home because having toddlers and young ones potty training can be such a nasty business. I don't care how much you love your kids, sitting on their pee is sort of last on your list of things you want to do (and that is the best case scenario...it was easier when they wanted me to help every time they went to the potty, now they want to do EVERYTHING themselves and there is definitely a learning curve)! Anyway, thought I would share that little story because it gave me a chuckle! Signed, ME {lv}
I just want to say, on this fine Friday morning, that I work with the BEST women EVER. I'm so proud of everyone and the job we do. Each person contributes something so important, both in spirit and actual results, and without the team effort, we couldn't produce our vision. I love that everyone actually cares about our store, and the job they do, and the people they come in contact with. It shows in a 100 different ways that I see every day...and because I don't always get a chance to stop and say, "AWESOME guys", I thought I'd take a moment this morning! THANK YOU for making Melange all that it is! Signed, ME {lv}
