back-to-school schultüte

Not sure I’ve ever mentioned, but Taylor’s dad {my ex-husband} is from Germany.  I’ve visited the country many times and am completely in love with it.  The food, the culture, the land … the traditions. The schultüte is a classic German tradition.  A child is given one of these ‘school cones’ filled with goodies on their first day of school.  By first day of school,…

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chewing the cud

I’m a huge fan of chewing the cud!  Beautiful, gorgeous, letterpress stationery products … and now these reusable fabric gift wraps!  I love that each one has a message {give love; give luck; give wisdom}. I’d first found Viola’s products back in my bwp days, and I’ve loved them ever since!  I’ve got a few favs that are hard to choose from, but you really…

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hello handsome senior!

I’ve known this boy since he was a curly-haired toddler!  Weird that in a blink-of-an-eye, I’m photographing his senior photos … How handsome is this kid?  And I’m not just sayin’ that cuz I love his mom! We had a lot of fun … crazy fun!  Which involved mixing up the meeting place, forgetting to bring all bottom clothing apparel {and not wearing any said…

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