Kristine's Sr. Pictures

this girl is seriously growing up and it blows my mind! she drives, she's going to be graduating soon and going to college and she is a dating 17 year old! where does the time go? kristine was so sweet to let me use her as my little senior model for the evening. she was golden and absolutely perfect. i loved spending my time to shoot beautiful souls like this one & developing a new talent! thank you to my sweet husband and best friend for encouraging me to do this! little missy, i hope you the best senior year and am so excited for where life will take you!

 

                     

 

(i would love to shoot you next! let's work together!)

put a ring on it

ok so i don't know about you, but i have always had a thing for rings! especially turquoise rings, i have love for turquoise incase you haven't caught onto that haha. but i have had rings from lots of cool places. first off of course the forever 21 rings, every girl has to own one. i swear! i had this really pretty one that my friend gave me from Israel, i loved it! now it's kinda destroyed...the joys of being a decorator. wahhhh! i had few others like my CTR one, cause you just gotta!!! but now that i have been married for almost two years i only wear my wedding band and engagement ring. i guess i kinda forgot about them! sad day. But Invaluable came to me and then inspired me that hey...RINGS ARE COOL AGAIN. duh, i have known this all along! then it got me thinking. we always just wear the rings with whatever, but what if we started making the ring the focus and dressed around it! i vote yes! so here i was able to come up with some outfits that i would actually wear! now that i am a mommy i don't get to get all dolled up all the time. there was a time that i did! i PROMISE! i wasn't always a hot mess ;).
do check out there website!!! there are so many gorgeous rings on there, and other jewelry too! the prices are so reasonable for what you are looking at. and if you know me you know that i am in for a good deal. seriously, i am do cheep haha. so here is to "ring"ing in the new year with a new way to approach getting dressed up again. put a ring on it!
btw i thought my puns were hilarious, because i thought i was pretty clever ;).
 

color of the year: RADIANT ORCHID

in case you didn't hear, the color of 2014 is RADIANT ORCHID! to be honest this is not my favorite color...like at all! i tend to always stay clear of this color {no purple at all in this girls closet!}. i don't know what it is about the color purple, but i do not like it! maybe i am just stubborn, that's probably the real reason. but hey, everything is worth a try...right? i actually don't like change either haha. wow, maybe i should list all things i don't like. how depressing. NO! even though i am not totally excited about this years color, i am excited for new fresh things! i have been exploring this trend a little bit more, & there are some things i am digging. even though i don't like purple, i will look at it as the color we are calling it. maybe i will like it if i call it that, & not purple. who doesn't like orchids? and who doesn't like a little radiance in their lives? so here's to the color of the year! RADIANT ORCHID! {oh gosh i never thought i would like this color, but i do!}

 yes! simple & right amount of pop...perfection

 the true color!

 even tho this a pretty color this is not it! needs to be more vibrant

this is something that i would probably do in my own house. just one large painting & call it good!

 i wish i was brave enough to color my hair

 ok i am obsessed with this lady! Lupita Nyong'o has been beautiful on the red carpet this season. oh & i like her lipstick.

 classy. i love how she mixed it with maroon pants rather than a denim or black. {to see more of her outfit check her out}

even though the flowers are little bit more on the pink side, i think it's just the right amount! not too much, but it's defiantly a statement.

 

i think one thing that everyone should know about this color is that it is strong! this color is not just a purple, but a bright fuchsia almost with obviously a purple hue to it. it's not eggplant, a dusty lavender, or Barney the dinosaur purple. it's meant to be vibrant and happy!! so if you are wanting to incorporate this new color into your space, wedding, outfit, or even beauty routine do so with a purpose. if you are going to go all out with it, go all out & have fun with it. or if you are more like me and want to add just a touch here & there pair it with some neutrals like creams & greys. it's such a beautiful and "radiant" combo {like how i did that?} whatever you end up doing, fall in love with it! what do you think about the new color of the year??