tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40273598969285975182024-02-07T00:28:49.990-08:00A Pocket full of goldfishAshley Elliott Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18424310451682663457noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027359896928597518.post-66754035428583154662019-04-18T11:53:00.000-07:002019-04-18T14:29:00.495-07:00Put your Behind in your Past<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Once upon a time BJ and I fell in love with a house that wasn't our own. After some soul searching we decided it was time to move on from our pretty little house in the cul de sac. We had done so much work to it but with the arrival of my son, the house was coming in on us from all sides. We wanted somewhere that had more space and more longevity. So we manned up and put our house on the market, it sold in 6 days! </div>
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It was a whirlwind. As soon as we had an official offer in hand we were able to move on our house that we had fallen in love with....only they had just accepted another offer. It was a blow to the gut. Our realtor talked us down assuring that there were other houses in the area so we went and looked....and looked....and finally we came up on one, not too far away with a bit of land a good sized house, we put in a full price offer. The sellers came back with the sad news that they were pulling the house off the market. We didn't know what to do at this point. A great blessing came in the form of a rental going up for rent just down the block. If we had to have something in between this would work. Only catch, it was EVEN SMALLER than the house we just sold. In desperation we went for it, even telling ourselves it might be nice to rent, and it would have, had it not been WAY too small. </div>
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So we kept looking, even when we would tell each other to quit, bide our time, wait a year, we kept looking. It was like our fingers would search for homes of their own accord, especially when screaming children and Harrison's antics were right up in our face and making our lives miserable. Then one day I found THE HOUSE! Only catch, it was not in the area. We would have to leave our people. It was actually in a super desirable neighborhood, great school district, close to shopping and an alright commute for BJ. BJ was already starting his busy season so it was up to me to go look on my own. As soon as I stepped in I knew it was right, I also knew it was way underpriced and we would need to move fast, and so we did! We bought it in the first day and went up against two other bidders (told you it was underpriced). Thankfully for us our financials were in order and we had been the first bid so we got extremely lucky to only have to come up to the second highest bid as they were afraid the other wouldn't pass during appraisal. Sidenote: it actually would have! </div>
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So that is our story of how we left our cutie little house that we put so much love into and found our dream house with great bones and amazing location! It has been an adjustment and this house needs some love but when I look at these pics of the old house from the realtor site I think, we can do it again! </div>
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<br />Ashley Elliott Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18424310451682663457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027359896928597518.post-41711603281744012132018-01-25T14:49:00.000-08:002018-01-25T14:49:18.782-08:00Creating an Entryway...When we looked for a house I really wanted a grand entryway....enter my price range, wasn't going to happen. In my future home! Until then I had to make what I had work. I love entryways because they are an introduction into your home. They make that first impression. I also love a long and wide entry so people don't get stuck at the front door, especially if a large group is trying to enter. I get claustrophobic and getting caught in an entryway makes me panic. <br />
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All that said our house gets right to it, no romancing here, you enter the door and BAM you're in the living room. So I worked some magic with furniture placement, put some hooks by the closet for easy hanging and a runner to entice people in the door. It's a lot easier to get people to the bench now that a light shag carpet isn't looming the way, that was one of my big reasons for getting the wood floors, durable enough so that people felt comfortable not taking their shoes off right at the door. You CAN but you don't HAVE TO (unless you are my children or husband;) I love our little entry way, complete with reading nook, bench, coat racks and a growth chart! I love that people can come in and feel welcome and don't have to get trapped at the door. You can even get caught up talking and have several places to take a load off. Love it!<br />
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Ashley Elliott Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18424310451682663457noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027359896928597518.post-83820363919472492652017-06-05T22:14:00.002-07:002017-06-05T22:14:42.026-07:00Naturally Neutral Nursery When we started having kids my belief was to keep everything super neutral, that way when we had such a diverse group of kids we would be prepared....3 girls later and it finally paid off with our son!!! When I painted our nursery initially I used a color called "sienna mist" doesn't it sound majestic? But more importantly I painted these birch trees which I love! The tutorial for these can be found <a href="http://apocketfullofgoldfish.blogspot.com/2013/09/geometric-birch-tree-tutorial.html">here</a>. The idea behind the original nursery was that with switching some small details it could go from precious, soft and feminine to cute, angular and masculine and I think it worked great. Here is the original nursery with the <a href="http://apocketfullofgoldfish.blogspot.com/2013/09/woodland-nursery-love.html">feminine touches</a>. <br />
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<br />Ashley Elliott Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18424310451682663457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027359896928597518.post-35716212555473398552017-05-19T15:15:00.000-07:002017-05-19T19:37:46.809-07:00Master Bedroom Revamp!If you remember I designed my master bedroom <a href="http://apocketfullofgoldfish.blogspot.com/2013/12/lyric-wall-and-master-retreat.html">a couple years ago</a>...Then the workout area happened. Half of my room was allocated for our treadmill, a weight bench and a floor exercise area, can you say spousal compromise? I'm actually in love with it now, it is very convenient and useful, but it took me a little bit to come to terms with the change. (sorry for the crude phone photo bellow, I keep forgetting to take a better one)<br />
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Right after we moved everything around for the workout area I sulked a little and didn't touch the walls for a long time. Pictures remained shoved between the wall and bookshelves and I refused to decorate again. Then after a lot of internal bargaining and denial (yes, I know I'm all out of order here) I accepted the fate of the room and came up with a plan to still make the master bedroom look purposeful and reminiscent of a relaxing retreat. (As I said, I love having the workout area now, BJ was totally right in suggesting we put it in there! See I can admit when I'm wrong;)<br />
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My jumping off point was the board and batten wall. My husband is not a fan of headboards and we have an adjustable base on our bed so one really wasn't necessary but we needed something to ground the bed and create the same visual line that a headboard would. Voila! The board and batten wall was born! It made all the difference! <br />
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I situated BJ's desk to face the bay windows and we found a cool old set of wooden file drawers from our favorite estate sale warehouse. We were told they are from the Vietnam war but we don't really know for sure, what I do know is that they are fabulous and bring in the antique finish we needed to contrast with our other newer pieces and the bright white of the board and batten. <br />
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BJ works in telecommunications and so this old phone from one of his clients has meaning to him, I was happy to be able to incorporate it into the design. He also found this old A&W growler at a flee market a few years ago and I love how it works as a vase, giving different heights to this corner. <br />
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One thing that I knew I wanted when choosing art to go above the bed was a quote that would make me happy to wake up to. I needed some inspiration and encouragement and these quotes fit the bill (fixer upper, anyone?)! I made them using <a href="http://www.stephaniebrowndesign.com/2012/05/p52week-15-diy-family-rules.html?m=1">this transfer technique</a>, it's super easy, anyone with a printer can do it, it doesn't use any extra materials! All I had to buy were some cheap canvas panels and the frames, my favorites from Hobby Lobby (going with my mom so we could each use our 40% off coupons helped the prices too!). <br />
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Before we had our upstairs carpet replaced I painted my upstairs hallway, you know how I love trees! So I got creative with the cutoff since I'm not ready to paint the whole stairwell. <br />
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And there you have it, our bedroom decor, redecor! Sometimes you have to adjust and I wasn't the best at accepting my fate but I hope this encourages others, even if a room has to be divided or re situated it can still be beautiful, just maybe in a different way! <br />
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With baby Harrison being due ON June's birthday this year I really had to be on top of my A game so she could have a birthday party this year. Normally celebrating June's mid-December birthday is an annual bust, being so close to Christmas tends to make things difficult. So with our added complications this year I knew I needed to strike while I had energy. Ergo I planned (like a crazy person) a December birthday back in August! But it was so worth it! Especially with Harrison deciding he was going to surprise us all and be a NOVEMBER baby it was good that things had already been planned and prepared. </div>
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To say that June is obsessed with mermaids would be a bit of an understatement. I asked her what she wanted the theme for her birthday to be and after a stare that said "what the heck is a theme" and me changing my question to "what do you like?" the response was as follows: "Mom, my things are mermaids, purple, blue, roly polys, lady bugs, birds and roses...and I'm JUST a princess!" So I took the first part of her sentence and ran with it;). </div>
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I decided that the party favors would be these cute mermaid tail costumes. I made these using an idea that my amazingly creative sister-in-law came up with. She has a tutorial featured <a href="http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2015/10/little-imaginations-mermaid-tail-seashell-top.html">here</a>, so I was in luck! I omitted the scales on all of them except Junes and Lucy's (I had made theres first and after sewing around all the scales I decided it wasn't worth it;P). </div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Each girl got to find her tail, name-tag and seat at the beginning of the party, they were enthralled!</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">I put up some undersea decorations so the girls could feel like they were in an enchanted ocean scene: </span><br />
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The treats consisted of some purple glitter sugar dusted white chocolate star "fish" and tiny pearl sprinkles on cupcakes, grape crystal light, chocolate dipped pretzels and beautiful sugar cookies.<br />
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These AMAZING cookies made my neighbor and great friend, Joni. I had asked her to do these a few months ago and she pulled them off so beautifully. She does such amazing sugar cookies and all kinds of other desserts and features them on <a href="http://www.redcouchrecipes.com/">her blog</a>, I could eat and look at her culinary masterpieces all...day...long...! She is amazing!<br />
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I told the girls that these pretzels were octopus tentacles and they were so cute as they made shocked faces and took big ol' silly bites into them...<br />
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The cake suffered a little bit by my mismanagement of time. Running out of time in the end I had exactly 5 minutes to frost this cake so instead of scales she got "waves". However, if I am to be honest it didn't really ruin the effect so I was fine with it (having 4 kids, one a "terrible two year old" and one a newborn I've let go of a lot and realized that some things just aren't that important;)<br />
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Things I forgot to get photos of: We did mermaid coloring pages, fished for crown crafts (see results bellow) and played pin the crown on the mermaid princess. These girls had a blast, especially this cute little 4 year old...<br />
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It was a lot of fun, and what's most important is that we did it! We were able to celebrate this wonderful girl coming into our lives. She amazes and entertains us at every turn and I was so happy that we were able to make her dreams come true on her birthday!</div>
<br />Ashley Elliott Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18424310451682663457noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027359896928597518.post-59793560131735877432016-03-19T09:29:00.002-07:002016-03-19T09:35:30.935-07:00Lucy's 6th Birthday!Recently a friend acquired after my blogging abilities. My answer was a mixture of how much I would love to and the fact that the dream was killed long ago by both my inability to motivate myself and keep it constant as well as the fact that I have kids and the 3rd officially killed it for me. But when I really had a chance to think about it it really comes down to the perfectionist in me. I want to be perfectly witty, innovative and aesthetically pleasing in every post and who on this earth got time for that?! I was not born with that amazing ability to have my audience rolling with laughter with every post so the intimidation to my extremely high standards has killed my blogging potential. <br />
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That being said, we recently had Lucy's birthday and it was so much fun to plan. She asked for an art party and the wheels in my head did a happy dance because this was something I could get excited about! I love to plan parties (a little too much) which is why I keep my kids to an every other year schedule, otherwise I would go over board...and love every moment of it! <br />
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So I kept myself to a budget and a lowlevel stress and it was great! Lucy loved it and her friends and sisters had a blast which is really all I wanted!<br />
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I wanted to give it a white clean backdrop and then build the splashes of color from there because really thats what kid art looks like. To make the decorations I simply had the girls go crazy with a lot of art and pattern techniques on a small stack of cardstock (I realized later that I could have used normal scratch, computer or butcher paper though because I ended up doubling it anyway). Then I just cut out large circles using the diameter of a large soup can and putting the circles back to back ran them through the sewing machine to make the garland. Doing circles left a lot of excess paper so I made a tiny garland for the chandelier out of all that (the girls loved that part;) For the table I got a roll of butcher paper and left it plain so it could get more decorated throughout the party as the girls created their art!<br />
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A friend showed me how to make these paper mache letters using cardboard, egg cartons or cut up toilet paper rolls and tape. So instead of paying for canvas' Lucy and I were able to work together and make each of her friends the first letter of their first names. It was great for Lucy to feel so involved in the process. Also, we bought all these aprons <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0035V1JUQ?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00">here</a> for just over 6 dollars...no joke! <br />
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The girls loved the photobooth! We played a couple filler games after the painting but then moved on to the photobooth so the girls could let out their silliness with props "in a Pollock-style painting". We then printed them on-site so each girl got their individual picture with one of the group to take home with their favors! The backdrop was just made from a piece of butcher paper that my girls and I went to town on and hung up behind the frame that was attached to a backdrop stand with zip ties. The printables for the props came from <a href="http://www.beautifulmatters.com/2013/03/fish-scale-photo-booth-backdrop-diy-props/">here</a>.</div>
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After the birthday song and presents each girl got to decorate their own cupcake and ice cream (there may have been some juice decorating going on too but you have to expect the unexpected with six year old girls;). <br />
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Each girl was given a party favor of metallic paint with a rock candy lolipop to match our various paint blob colors, I got all these 12 paints <a href="http://www.orientaltrading.com/watercolor-metallic-paint-trays-a2-13632058.fltr?Ntt=paint">here</a> for under 4 bucks, with no cost for shipping!</div>
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Lucy's birthday fell on a Sunday this year and since we were doing the party Saturday we just told Lucy her birthday was Saturday. I just thought it would be easier... I instantly regretted my decision. When her birthday was in the program at church the day after the party and everyone was congratulating her on it I realized I couldn't hide it from her any longer. After I came clean her response was a lot more understanding than I thought it would be and it included an exclamation of "So we get cake tonight too!" <br />
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Thankfully I have a wonderful and talented neighbor who also must have been totally in tune with this girl because right when I was about to get into making more cake and frosting she showed up with this beautiful rosette cake for Lucy! It was amazing and Lucy loved it, it was even strawberry, Lucy's favorite! She was only a little excited as you can tell...;)</div>
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I'm not going to say that I'm determined to blog more because just saying it will make it a lie;) But I will say that I am done holding myself to the gold standard because I love to do so many things that are fun to blog about so I've realized it's okay if it's just a random blog here and there that may not be a literal masterpiece! Not every time anyway....;)<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">The Reading corner "under" the tree is the perfect spot for curling up with a book, taking a nap or wrestiling with your sister (the last was a unintentional side effect but I'll take it, at least it's padded;). Some "pillow pets made by my husband's mom grace that area as well as an owl poof and of course no corner would be complete without the corner pillow. </span><br />
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So, when we were searching for our new house one of my biggest "must haves" was a master suite that was a true retreat. I love our master! It is very large, has a lovely on-suite with jetted tub and walk in shower with a walk in closet. One of the things I love most is the vaulted ceiling and I wanted to celebrate it. That's when I thought about doing the lyrics to our song "Such Great Heights" by Iron and Wine. Originally we had it on Canvas' behind our bed but in the large space they looked to tiny, enter the lyric wall...<br />
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First, I used a projector to get the lyrics up on the wall and penciled them in. </div>
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Because the walk-in closet is off of the bathroom and it's spacious enough to keep all of our clothing in, the bedroom was feeling a little too empty so we found a great purpose for the rest of the room: Office/ Library. Since the house doesn't have a space for one it was a great use for the space and provides the perfect retreat for reading and studying in peace. Hence the reading corner in the bay window:<br />
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Someday a coordinating chair more of the Mr's style will keep this baby company.</div>
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I wasn't too happy that the lyric wall wasn't the one you could see looking into the room because of the placement of the on-suite door and plugins but the large mirror I placed on the opposite wall makes sure the lyrics are still visible as you walk into the room.</div>
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If I had to define my style it would be an endless list that I can only sum up as "eclectic". Two general things I love are organic and modern. In other words I love a natural feel without having everything to swirly and soft, I like clean lines and texture. This is why when I wanted Birch trees on the nursery wall I had a hard time deciding how to do it so it wouldn't look too childish. Did I project it onto the wall and paint it out? Oh wait, I don't have a projector... Did I pay 200 plus dollars for vinyl? Did I eye ball it and try to go more realistic and soft then I wanted? Yeah, it was rough. <br />
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After deliberations between my artistic and realist side I came up with this process using painters tape! It gave me a very angular, geometric cluster of birch trees and I loved it. Loved it so much I decided to do it in a more prominent place in our house: the vaulted stairwell! <br />
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As I've said before, we bought a newer, builder grade home. That doesn't mean that it doesn't have some architectural features that I love. One of the things that struck me when we looked at the home was the stairwell that greets you on your right when you first enter. It used to be super ugly:<br />
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But I saw it's potential. Behind the light fixture that was too small and um...dated (ugly) and the sad, saggy tension rod holding an ugly curtain (not pictured), was a beauty waiting to be unvailed. I loved the open feeling with the bright, white spindles, high ceiling and natural light coming in. <br />
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Wanting to play up it's awesome features I decided that a couple tall trees at the landing would be perfect. Here's how I did it:<br />
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Deciding first how tall I wanted the trees and about what diameter, I laid out my painters tape. Yeah that simple. The great thing about tape is that you can move it, start over and it doesn't matter. One thing to remember is that trees are not straight, especially birch trees so keep your tape going at subtle angles and make them change directions every couple of feet so it doesn't lean all the way to one side when your done. Try to end close to straight up from where you began but don't have a straight tree the entire way up. Get it? Good:)<br />
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Then you need to add in your lines and knots. Take your tape in three inch cuts and tear it in smaller strips. Let the tape tell you what shape and length it wants to be then put it at various parts of the tree. A tip is to put clusters of lines where you change the angle of the tree to make it look more natural and make sure its distributed pretty evenly between both sides of the tree. Add some in the middle as well. For your knots tear out a shape much like an isosceles trapezoid and put it at a place you want to draw the eye. <br />
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After you are done, take a step back and observe your work, looks pretty crazy? Good. <br />
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Then, using a foam roller (I like to use foam because it gives it a more flat texture, bringing it out form the wall) paint your trees, completely covering all your detail pieces. Give it at least two coats so it has definition and presence (we aren't 90's sponge painting this;).<br />
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When the paint is still semi-tacky carefully remove your tape. Come in with a small, angled brush for any tiny branches you would like or to clean up any mishaps and your done! <br />
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It's that easy and can be done with any shape of tree you would like, I like mine to have some girth and funkiness to them but you may like more streamline, the beauty of this is that it's easy to adjust for your individual taste! So have fun with it!<br />
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Now for finishing up my stairwell:<br />
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The stairwell has some of the only white walls left in the house, mainly because I wanted to make a gallery wall and white makes art pop. My art is photography so I wanted to show off my work and my little girls all in one swipe. <br />
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The trees are the color from the living room which is a warm, soft grey color. I love how it almost looks like a shadow, especially in the evenings. <br />
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The light fixture I chose because it brings in that eclectic look that I love and incorporated a lot of my design from the rest of the house which is a casual vintage feeling. Putting that light fixture up was a feat! It is about 18 feet off the ground and between the stairs and the ground so getting a ladder up there was difficult. We had to get an extender that was able to go out 17 feet. Then we leaned it against the stairs. I changed the light fixture while my husband held the ladder for extra support (you know, so I didn't fall to my death, nbd). Then I changed my first ever light fixture...one handed....17 feet off the ground, it was crazy but that's how much I hated that old fixture! <br />
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Some day I would love to stain the wood on the banisters a dark walnut but that is a couple of years away when we change over and update all of our trim and doors to white so it all flows nicely. But for now it is done! And I love it!Ashley Elliott Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18424310451682663457noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027359896928597518.post-33529460151748275272013-09-27T13:29:00.000-07:002013-09-27T13:29:28.957-07:00Woodland Nursery Love!Our house was one big white box when we moved in. After living in rentals for the last decade of my life I am done with white walls and not being able to paint. When we moved in I kind of threw up a bunch of basic design for each room (paint, furniture, maybe a couple pictures). Now that everything is far from white, I am making my way through each room and defining it's style. The nursery is the only room close to done (there's still a couple things I would like to do: upholstered rocker before we have another baby, painting some furniture, but nothing too pressing). <br />
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I wanted to keep the nursery very neutral so that we can move a boy in there (if that ever happens) with only minor changes to linens. Honestly, when Lucy was born I wanted very neutral bedding but everything I got was pink (and who was I to be picky about it?!) I picked a very soft and creamy beige called "sienna dust" for the walls. It is so perfect for that light and airy feeling I wanted. It also gives a beautiful contrast to my cream colored birch trees...<br />
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Wondering how I did the trees on the walls? This next week I'll be posting a tutorial so stay "tuned"!<br />
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When we were looking for a house there were two things I was
battling over with myself, did I want more function or form? We realized early on in our hunt that with
our price range and in order to stay in a good neighborhood, we would have give
up one or the other. As much as it hurt
me with my artistic senses to do it, I gave up on form. The beautiful hundred-year-old homes would
have to wait until we had enough money to bring our open flow and modern
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We actually got really lucky and found a beautiful newer home
with the open flow that we needed and all of our other checklist items.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It may be a doppelgänger for most of the
houses in our neighborhood and builder grade but it meets our needs beautifully!
I am so happy with the choice we made.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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The fixtures are good enough to live with, but they aren’t
too good that I feel bad replacing them as we see fit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ve set many updating goals for the next
few years but it’s nice that we don’t have to feel rushed to do it because everything still looks and works nicely in the meantime.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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The house is also a great fit for our growing family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It won’t be outgrown easily and should hold
us comfortably for at least the next ten years if not more!<o:p></o:p></div>
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I feel extremely fortunate that we were able to get both
form and function in our new home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Anytime I see a beautiful turn of the 20<sup>th</sup> century home I
just have to remind myself that had we gone with one it would have had a choppy
layout and oppressively pressing updates to be done, not a good fit for our
family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Sitting in our home last night felt amazing!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It feels like a functional and beautiful
home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not just a house, a Home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even with most of the décor still in
“style-board form” ;) I admit that I've gotten a little lazy in my blog updates (instagram is evil!) This week though I am going to start posting projects and rooms as they're completed so be excited and stay "tuned"!;)<o:p></o:p></div>
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That being said, I made this mobile for the nursery, can you guess what the overall feel will be? <br />
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I want to make it very unisex so I am going to have a woodsy and very neutral color scheme with some girly accessories for miss June while she's in there;) <br />
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I made this using <a href="http://godblessournest.blogspot.com/2011/12/dly-crystal-baby-mobile.html">this tutorial</a> and inspiration from this fantastic mobile <a href="http://www.joybx.com/entry/18199.html">here</a>. <br />
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Pretty cute, huh? I think so, and so does June;)<br />
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<br />Ashley Elliott Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18424310451682663457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027359896928597518.post-6155529898651139012013-03-20T13:03:00.001-07:002013-05-13T14:45:42.640-07:00It’s like I had a baby or something...<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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I have to admit for the last little while
every time I would think about blogging my initial reaction to the thought
would be that maybe I should just give it up entirely. But lately I have been thinking about why I have
this blog. I love sharing about my
projects in style and décor. I need an
outlet so I am officially back and more determined than ever to keep up with
this, because darn it, it’s fun! <o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s fitting that I share with you all the projects I’ve
been doing to keep my sanity with a newborn, poor weather, and life’s many
changes as of late. First up our master bed:<o:p></o:p></div>
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I did this while my husband was on one of his business
trips, the sheets are amazingly comfy as is the comforter, my goal with this
was to make it as comfortable as it was beautiful and I think I achieved
it. Then, because we don’t have a
headboard yet I did these two canvas’ to anchor the bed. The writing is a couple verses from our song
(“Such Great Heights” by Iron and Wine”).
I hand painted it and it’s imperfection gives it a perfect look! Our room is a work in progress with
furniture, my husband has plans to make our side tables and drawers this summer
but until then at least the bed is a hit;)<o:p></o:p></div>
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I made a little pad for my vanity chair:</div>
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Next, Lucy’s reading nook!
I found this magazine rack at TJ Max.
It had the ugliest finish on it, like they were trying to achive a pho
rusting and it ended up looking like a sloppy cheeta print. So I sprayed it white, hung it by the bed and
filled it with her favorite books. Then
I took some huge throw pillows we used to use on our futon (back in our not so
long ago school days) and made these slip covers:<o:p></o:p></div>
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I figured since they’ll be used to sit on I should make them
removable for cleaning. The other
pillows are some extras I had from what came with our couch and one I found at
Ross not to long ago. Then, because my
beef with pillows on a wood floor is that they always slip everywhere I bought
a rubber mat, usually used for stabilizing rugs and put it in the corner (3
bucks at Ross, that’s the place to buy them!)
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I already had the ballon and clouds up there and I think they provide the
perfect accessory for this whimsical area (plus baby sis loves to come read
with us because she can stare at the clouds endlessly;).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Last, and not least is Lucy’s quite book-mini. I noticed that her other quiet book, though
awesome, is not quite pocket sized enough for church. So I made this one, it seriously took me a
day, which in mom time means very little time between keeping kids alive and happy. It was a lot of fun, I loved coming up with
the pages and (Bonus) I didn’t spend a cent on this thing since it was entirely
made from scraps in my fabric and crafting supply. <o:p></o:p></div>
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My sister calls this “the Smee”, but you get the
picture. I am getting to the attractive
point in my pregnancy where I look like I should be demanding another beer from
the couch;). I am incredibly grateful
that this time around my baby has dropped earlier. This has provided me with my lungs again! On
the other hand it has an effect that I didn’t have to deal with previously: The low gut trying to make an appearance, as my shirt rolls it’s way up around the house for my daughter to point and
laugh at (okay, maybe that’s in my head, but I wouldn’t blame her). Don't worry, when I go out I make sure to wear
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But Ashley, why aren’t you just wearing larger shirts? That’s a good question, and one that I would
not have to answer if I kept on my laundry but, hey, I’m human too! So what is my point? I don’t really know except that I had to
point out this funny part of pregnancy that isn’t always discussed in the
higher circles of society. Maybe to seek
confirmation that I’m not alone in this disgusting world of the dipping
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I got this sweater a million years ago at Ross because I loved
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{Sweater: Ross $10, Shirt: Old Navy $12, Pants: Motherhood $35, Shoes: Minnetonka $55, Necklace: Urban Outfitters $gift, Snow: a cruel joke, it's only November!}<br />
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Lucy's room is always a work in progress, there is so much going on that I need to consolidate and many things I want to add, but for now, here it is in all it's eclectic shabby chic glory!<br />
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The God Father's tactics would have had no effect on Lucy, she prefers to sleep with this horse head by her pillow. It's actually her stick horse that she insists on sleeping with so he is constantly stuck between the dresser and her bed, otherwise she would bring the whole toy in if I let her.</div>
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The bedding set was from BJ's grandmother, it is my favorite, it was homemade by someone in his grandparent's senior's community and she won it in a raffle for charity. I bought most of the artwork from thrift stores and real estate sales. The cute one bellow with the mommy pushing the buggy was one I picked up from an antique store in Oregon. The coo coo clock is from Leavenworth, WA (cutest little German town)</div>
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Some important pictures to include, especially a photo of Christ. I picked this one out for Lucy because the little girl reminds me of her. </div>
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This adorable chair was a Ross acquisition I picked up the pillow from a place called Real Deals, one of my favorite decor stores that has locations in both my home town and here.</div>
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I made this little clip holder out of chicken wire (which I spray painted pink), then glued into a frame from Hobby Lobby, so useful!</div>
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This shelf was a thrift find and just goes to show that you never know the full potential of an item. It started off green with red apples. I thought I could pop the apples off and fill the indent with whatever I wanted. When I discovered I couldn't pop them off because they were carved in I covered them in scrapbook paper, aging the edges and it tuned out prettier then I could have imagined it would. </div>
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This balloon was a treasure find while thrifting (it wasn't marked and they gave it to me for a dollar!) I made the clouds from crafting foam with jigsaw slices, one in the bottom the other in the top to keep them locked. Then I just used a crotchet, skinny yarn for the string. I thought about doing clear fishing wire but I like the more whimsical look this gives. </div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">The mirror on the dresser is from my room growing up, not sure how many siblings it went through before that but it ended with me and I've always loved it. The books are Eloiese Wilkins, I love her books and collect them for Lucy. This sweet 3-D framed girl was another thrift (I'm seeing a pattern here;) Lucy's dresser was five dollars at a yard sale, I replaced the top two drawer pulls with these jeweled pink ones from Joann's just to give it more interest.</span><br />
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I love this toy box that I purchased from a yardsale this summer. In her closet I have one of my props turned storage container for shoes.<br />
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Ah yes, it's still her toy room, I have to be reminded of that;P The lovely painting is an original my parents bought me in Victoria B.C. when I was sixteen, I love it, and it goes well with her room, sweet and light. <br />
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Two Shel Silverstien poems that I took out and framed for Lucy's room. I love his poems and his crude artwork.<br />
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While I was taking photos Lucy came in and had to remind me that this is her space by putting toys all over anything I was taking photos of;) Here she is giving me her snotty face that she does when she knows I'm taking photos of her, such a pouty model sometimes;P<br />
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<br />Ashley Elliott Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18424310451682663457noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027359896928597518.post-8367531324008925162012-10-15T21:57:00.000-07:002012-10-15T23:22:48.765-07:00 Flaunt the Bump<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I know this is a blog post that spans about two decades of
change in dressing pregnant women, so the message might seem a bit overdone.
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It still shocks my mom how I dress my tummy. Mainly that I don’t swath it in drapey layers
and patterns to try and hide my shocking condition;). But what other time in your life can you
celebrate weight gain with such flourish?
I find that on the days I don’t flaunt it I get strange looks from
people, like they are trying to figure out exactly what’s going on with
me. The old “fat or pregnant?” question flashes across their expressions and it’s just awkward for everyone. So instead of letting the people around me
suffer I make it pretty apparent what’s going on with me, tight tops, high
waists, hands on top of tummy, the whole shebang. I am just a kind person that way;) <o:p></o:p></div>
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There are several ways to flaunt the
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This can be done with a dress or tighter shirt, you can
layer on top but as long as the tummy stays apparent it still gives the look
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This can be accomplished in a shirt or a skirt, just as long
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<o:p>Here I kind of did a combination, a tight maxi dress with a crop top that I made sure to tie a bit so it didn't undo all of my work of showing off the belly. Just a fun combo for fall, I am loving the colors going on right now!</o:p></div>
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After seeing so many amazing "quiet books" on the wonderful world of Pintrest and seeing the amazing job my sister in law did making one for my daughter I was inspired to try my hand at the craft. I drew from a few different resources, but my main muse was <a href="http://fortytworoads.blogspot.com/2007/10/close-your-clothes.html">this adorable clothing fastenings quiet book</a> from "Forty-two Roads". It appealed to me mainly because I don't know how to put in a zipper yet (I know, I'm lame) but I thought, "what better way to cheat having to put in my own fastenings then to take apart old clothing?".<br />
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I had a lot of fun doing this, it didn't actually take me too long either. Maybe a couple of obsessed sewing days;). I lined each page with fleece that I had left over from a car-seat cover I made for Lucy a million years ago. All the pages were out of random scrap fabric I had lying around. I cut them out using a 12 x12 scrapbook piece of paper as a pattern. I also used some felt I already had (who doesn't just have tons of that lying around? I always do) The only thing I had to purchase for this book was some velcro for the fastening around the book and the number buttons as well as some iron-ons and a few pieces of thrifted baby clothing. The total cost came to about eight dollars! Not too shabby!<br />
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<br />Ashley Elliott Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18424310451682663457noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027359896928597518.post-70142446681877633512012-10-03T11:40:00.000-07:002012-10-03T11:40:51.407-07:00Lucy's Style"This shirt hurt's Mommy" my daughter says as I take out my choice of shirt for the day. Before I can get too worried and inspect the shirt for hidden weapons, she rummages around and brings out another, "this shirt is cute, that shirt hurts". Ah, I see, her sensibilities are "hurt" by my option. Funny girl.<br />
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Dressing a kid is a learning process. I love it and hate it. First off, when it comes to sizing I have to put it down to a science and formula that seems to be ever-changing. My daughter is very tall and lithe, so fitting her is really hard. I have to decide what is more important, length or width. I will give you a bit of information on the different stores I have gotten to know so far:<br />
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Target and Old Navy: Short and Lean (the "lean" tends to vary to wide here)<br />
Gymboree: Short and Wide<br />
Gap: Long and Lean<br />
Children's Place: Long and Average<br />
JcPenney's and Macy's: Average<br />
Walmart: Short and Average<br />
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As you can see the only store that fits Lucy's proportions is the "baby gap". This is great, except that I only shop there when they are having amazing sales (remember, poor here) and I can't limit myself to one store anyway. The way I solve this is by deciding what proportions on outfits are okay. Shirts can be loose if they are paired with a skinnier jean or legging, pants or skirts can be blousy if I pair them with a tighter shirt. (These are rules I use for dressing myself too except that her's is more out of necessity then figure flattering.) Also with length, it's okay to have a longer, bigger shirt over tighter bottoms or a shorter and wider top if it's a jacket. For example, shirts can come from Children's Place as long as they can be with some leggings from the Gap, etc. </div>
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Dressing kids is also about having fun! I love pairing colors and patterns together that normally I would be too intimidated to do on myself. I don't really like to look like I'm trying to be a preschooler;). Putting a cool stripe with a floral or mixing all sorts of textures and bright colors can be so fun. I also have to hold back a little bit because I have gotten the comment before that "she did such a great job dressing herself today"...yeah. So it's a balance definitely, but I love to stretch myself with what I put on her, why not?!<br />
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If I let my daughter dress herself though she would look like a homeless clown. This is why I have to make her think certain outfits are her idea. "You love this shirt, huh?" or "let's try this different shirt with that and you go look in the mirror and see what you think" or "Ohhh, this shirt is purple and these leggings have flowers!" Thankfully my switching tactics and positive projections have worked so far. If nothing else they will give her a good foundation to look back on when she get's her brain back after college;P. <br />
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When I first had Lucy I just thought all babies dressed alike and that you could buy whatever size as long as they were that age because all babies were roughly the same shape. That couldn't be farther from the truth. Kid's looks go well with different styles and body types can be so different then the clothes you try to dress them in. I have also learned that dressing a kid is a great opportunity to express not only your own style (in an avant-garde sort of way) but also your kid's. My daughter is very artistic, she loves different colors and has very adult looks so I like to bring that out in her clothes.<br />
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{This is my first fall outfit for Lucy, the sweater and the boots were a bit of an investment but even kids get investment pieces and how could I say no to that sweet sweater, lot's of sales and couponing on this outfit! Sweater: gymboree $20, tank: old navy $5, skirt: oshkosh outlet $3, tights (seen above) gymboree $4, boots: children's place $25, headband: Bella's Boutique $2}<br />
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<br />Ashley Elliott Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18424310451682663457noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027359896928597518.post-71777130519751659572012-09-30T14:00:00.000-07:002012-09-30T14:00:04.637-07:00Being a grown-upWith my husband working in the financial sector and life finally veering into the grown-up dimension I am faced with a hard question: How do I stay true to myself while fitting into this adult life? The Answer: I let you know when I've figured it out. <br />
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My husband had his first professional get-together on Friday night and when I started thinking about what I was going to wear so many things crossed my mind. Should I try and look like the women that he works with, professional and financial? Should I look like the wives of the men that he works with, powerful and classic? Or should I just be myself, quirky and vintage (and slightly eccentric at times)? Yes, I definetely over think these things.<br />
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Finally I decided that I would just be myself. Everyone would find that vastly more interesting then the version of me that tries to blend in. I didn't do anything too crazy (mainly my prego wardrobe limits me a bit in that capacity) but I stayed true to myself. I felt comfortable in my style, like I was on a date, not a stage. My outfit and probably entire demeanor stuck out at the event but that was okay because it was for the right reasons. Everyone there knew I was different; young, naive, creative and silly but it's better that they know the truth now then look at me and get a completely different message then they talk to me.<br />
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I know that I talk a lot about being yourself when it comes to dressing but I truly believe it. It's crucial that we own who we are and feel like our clothing conveys the right message. That message should always be one of self-respect and love for ourselves (which we always hope is the case) but beyond that it is our choice. <br />
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These photos were taken by my husband, you can always tell when he's behind the camera cause I get a bit sassy;)<br />
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(top: old navy $12, undershirt: downeast outfitters $15, sweater: tabatha's boutique $30, jeans: motherhood maternity $35, shoes: delia's $20, bracelet: heirloom, Hair bow clip: forever21 $1)<br />
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<br />Ashley Elliott Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18424310451682663457noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027359896928597518.post-68805089054240580422012-09-28T10:35:00.000-07:002012-09-28T10:35:21.078-07:00Dressing the Eggo...So.... I will always be the first to admit when I was mistaken (not that it happens very much;P). I take back what I said about maternity pants, they are made so much better now! When I was pregnant with Lucy they were terrible, the skinny maternity pant didn't even exist. <br />
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But now, with the invention of Jeggings they have made maternity jeans that feels like pajama pants, they are that comfortable! They are also a little thicker that jeggings which helps me feel more secure. I love the full panel, personally. My beef with my normal pants was that they were starting to bunch uncomfortably underneath my belly, even with the belly band, making many day to day things hard. My photoshoots and editing...yeah it was becoming a pain!<br />
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I was so stubborn this pregnancy that I would wear sweats around the house and wait until the last possible moment before doning jeans to go do errands. Maxi dresses saved me lately but now that it's getting into the colder months I need to cover my legs;) The pride had to come down. So thank you to the inventor of the jeggings and to maternity stores everywhere for embracing them, you have truly helped me maintain my style while being huge!<br />
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This belly still has a few more months to go, can you believe it?! I figure my little June girl will just have to get a little more crowded because I don't think I have anymore stretch left in me (saying a little prayer that I remain stretch mark free!). I still have yet to buy any maternity shirts. That, I believe I can get away with but only Siths speak in absolutes (I am married to a nerd, these quotes are bound to slip out ever so often, don't judge;). </div>
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Ashley Elliott Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18424310451682663457noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027359896928597518.post-91242266248176186172012-09-06T14:21:00.000-07:002012-09-06T14:21:03.500-07:00Staple Pieces: Part ThreeI could LIVE in a maxi dress! That is why I am spotlighting them for my "staple pieces" segment. This is me on my birthday, it's been a long month with traveling, photoshoots and such so this is about a month old;P Look at that belly!!!! Anyway, I feel like I'm walking around in a nightgown in this thing and it's awesome! Comfort doesn't always have to usurp style in my opinion. My life goal is to be that old lady you see shopping in her Muumuu at the grocery store, weighed down in bangles and sweet vintage shoes. You can't quite help but want to raid her closet;).<br />
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I have a couple more <strike>muumuus</strike> maxi dresses that I would love to show on this blog so stay tuned for that! Also, I will be dressing up the belly for some more consistent posts (since I will actually be home for more then two weeks straight) so don't lose faith!<br />
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Ashley Elliott Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18424310451682663457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027359896928597518.post-14684302789045496802012-07-30T21:10:00.000-07:002012-07-30T21:10:05.952-07:00Staple Pieces: Part TwoI'm soooo into summer right now, too bad it's over half way over! Oh well. I am going to get it out while I can! Today I wanted to talk about a staple piece that is close to my heart right now which is the "little white dress". When it comes to summer this piece of clothing is a must have. I found this dress at the gap and LOVED it so much I didn't even mind the $60 dollar price tag:<br />
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It started out a little two short, so I added some lace to give it more length while keeping that bohemian feel. My extender slip would not have worked with it unfortunately since this dress is more ivory than white. I guess I need to call it my "little ivory dress" ;P. I lucked out because it has an underskirt that I was able to easily attach the tiered lace to!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(Dress: Gap $60, Bracelet: heirloom, Shoes: Delia's $20, Necklace: Repurposed Wooden Hand-Painted Tree ornament from my grandmother ;)</span></div>
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I also did a remix on it to show how it can work for fall, paired with a cute textured cardigan and mocassin boots.<br />
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For those that are not into the babydoll look, simply adding a belt at the smallest part of your waist takes it into a more feminine shape. Normally I would have used a thicker belt, to give more emphasis to a larger span of waist but my span is pretty small these days ;). <br />
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So there it is, the remix for the "little white (or ivory) dress". It's well worth putting a little money into so that you can have this versatile piece in your wardrobe, the possibilities are endless!<br />
<br />Ashley Elliott Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18424310451682663457noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027359896928597518.post-90649996475192848712012-07-27T12:33:00.001-07:002012-07-27T12:34:37.226-07:00"Extender Slip" MagicOne day when wandering around on Pinterest, I came across this <a href="http://icandyhandmade.blogspot.com/2011/08/tutorial-extender-slip.html">awesome tutorial</a> that showed how to make an "extender slip". I always have this problem where I find the perfect dress, it has the sleeves that I like, it's got a great neckline, the price is great... it's just a little too short! It can get so expensive to put trim around the bottom of every skirt you own (yes, I've tried that before) so this little baby is perfect for making a lot of dresses buyable for me.<br />
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I altered her version a little by using an eyelet with a gather in it so that it had more of a petticoat effect. I also sewed it in three layers for those skirts that are more than just a little too short. This dress from the gap works perfectly with the extender slip. I don't have to worry about showing too much and I can be comfortable while still looking chic! Try it out!Ashley Elliott Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18424310451682663457noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027359896928597518.post-18048818629212437432012-07-23T16:51:00.002-07:002012-07-23T16:58:18.757-07:00Does Pregnancy equal a New Wardrobe?So...I'm pregnant! I'm in my 19th week now and I have just recently started showing. Remember my huge rib cage? It loves to act as the host to all of my organs while I'm pregnant, allowing me to just look stacked instead of pregnant for almost the first four months. Who needs to have room in their lungs for breathing or their stomach for eating?...not me apparently ;P.<br />
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The question I've been posing to myself lately is "how much does my wardrobe have to change?" I really hate a lot of my pregnancy clothing that I bought when I was pregnant with Lucy. It's already outdated, plus I was bigger then overall so they make me look like I'm drowning in clothing. I don't want to make that same mistake this time. I don't want to put money into a wardrobe I may never want to touch again. There are certain staple pieces that I can bring myself to get. These staple pieces include:<br />
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And that's it! That is all I need. Belly bands or tummy sleeve (motherhood maternity sales them <a href="http://www.motherhood.com/Product.asp?Product_Id=930660111&MasterCategory_Id=MC32">here</a>) are a life savor and help so much in reviving jeans that you think may be beyond you in pregnancy. They also do well at covering up any space between your jeans and a normal shirt that may try to come up. <br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">If you've never used one before let me give you a quick tutorial and a cool trick that my sister taught me that has saved me from buying maternity pants in the past. All you need for this is a rubber band and a tummy sleeve of sorts.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">First undo the top button of your jeans. </span><span style="background-color: white;">Then take a rubber band and thread it through your button hole:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white;">Loop it through to make a knot.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Put the loop portion and put it around the button.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">It works beautifully and even gives you a little stretch when you start getting even bigger. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Then put the belly band over your jeans and "Voila!" you have your own homemade maternity pants. It's that simple! </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The belly band really helps to smooth out the top of your jeans and helps you </span><span style="background-color: white;">look </span><span style="background-color: white;">legitimately pregnant, instead of just "muffin topping" it. ;)</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><br />
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The fact is that I WILL buy clothes while I'm pregnant but they don't have to only work for pregnancy. There are so many styles out there that work with both pregnant and non-pregnant bodies. For example, the baby doll shirt or dress, the maxi dress, the crop top and the empire waisted shirts and dresses. The last example is one that never looks good on me when I am not pregnant (remember those big ribs?) but I happen to have a lot of great tops that people have given to me over the years that are that shape. Now I can wear them and not have to feel self-conscious because it's okay to look pregnant when you are;). I am so glad I hung onto them "just in case", now my husband can't hassle me about my clothing excesses ;P. <br />
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Now here I am in one of my normal shade shirts, showing that pregnancy doesn't mean wearing egg shaped tops and roomy jeans ;).<br />
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(Shade Shirt: forever21 $17, Tank top: Old Navy <span style="background-color: white;">$5, Jeans: Gap $70 {yikes right?! I will talk about investing in jeans in a later post}, Flats: Urban Outfitters $8)</span></div>
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<br />Ashley Elliott Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18424310451682663457noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4027359896928597518.post-74152711981798607152012-07-05T10:55:00.001-07:002012-07-05T10:55:38.578-07:00The Fourth FashionThought I would share my fourth of July look! I decided to have some bright color blocking with my bright turquoise shorts and blue striped shirt. I then paired it with a red bow <span style="background-color: white;">hair </span><span style="background-color: white;">c</span><span style="background-color: white;">lip and my running of the bull shoes that my brother brought me from Spain. To top it off I sported bright red lip stain, bringing in a "USO girl" look. It sure put me in the spirit of the day! I felt very patriotic, although the shoes were a little confused as to what country they were standing for;) </span><br />
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(shirt and shorts: old navy, Hair clip: hand made {by me}, shoes: Spain somewhere;)</div>
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