It was hard saying goodbye to the midwest winter wonderland but I can say I am pretty pleased that we are missing out on the crazy low temps that are hitting there this week. (I mean -50 degree wind chill? no thank you). We spent the weekend slowly de-christmasing our house, brunching at a favorite […]
We spent New Years Eve with one of my oldest friends and her husband in a SUPER snowy chicago. We rented this great loft, shared a delicious meal, played ping pong, and danced our way into 2014. There was something really special about ending a year while reminiscing about our childhood and looking back at […]
I got my white Christmas after all! We arrived in Michigan to a fresh blanket of snow that continued to grow as the week went on. If you’ve been following me along on instagram, you may already be sick of the wintry photos but I can’t stop! Where my parents live, in the southern part […]
2013 has been a wild ride! Here’s a round-up of Smitten Studio’s top 10 posts this year. 1. The launch of my line A Sunny Afternoon definitely takes the cake as one of the top moments of the year. See the original post here. 2. We finished work on the cabin (well, for now at least) […]
Only one more sleep until Christmas! This year Rupe and I weren’t able to have a Christmas party at our house because of all the renovations, but oh how we made up for it by attending a whole lot of them. Of course Smilebooth was present at most of the soirees, which is always a […]
I’ve picked out a few of my favorite shiny and sparkly numbers for New Years Eve dress options. There is not that many times a year when head to toe sequins are encouraged and I always take advantage. 🙂 Sequin maxi be Free People // Metallic headlines dress by Need Supply Co. // Sequin mini […]
This weekend I was down for the count with some kind of bug that has been going around Rupe’s office. He had it a couple weeks ago and somehow I was able to stave it off until now. I think your body knows when you just can’t afford to get sick and the past few […]
I recently stocked up on cozy sweaters for my trip to Michigan. I have been living in this leopard pullover from Anthro for the last week (see what I mean) and scored some great basic ones from Madewell’s big sale. Now here’s hoping we get some snow while we’re there! Sweater by Sleeping on Snow […]
Like I mentioned before, I am really looking forward to heading to my parents house in Michigan for some downtime. I’ll be packing my coziest sweaters and comfiest pajamas (which I will most likely be wearing for a large portion of the days while we happily hibernate through the holiday). My to do list has a […]
This weekend I also put my crafting muscles to work with a little project to spruce up our entryway. I’ve been spending so much time in Home Depot that I started looking at the materials in a different way and thought of this simple way to bring the aesthetic of a macramé or woven wall hanging […]
Possibly one of the best parts of this time of year is all of the holiday parties and merry making festivities. We’ve have quite a few over the last couple weeks and two more this weekend. Its wonderful seeing everyone all dressed up in their sparkliest wear. Friends you see all the time and friends […]
Now that the cabinet doors and drawer fronts are on, I think it is about time we address the lighting situation. The naked bulb dangling above the countertop is not cutting it. Do you see it up the top left corner, just hanging there waiting until nightfall when it will blind us with its fully […]
I remember driving through Joshua Tree National Park on a family vacation as a youngster and being thoroughly unimpressed. I’m not sure if I was too young to appreciate the landscape (big deal another weird looking tree) or if my motion sickness from the drive tainted the experience (vomiting tends to do that, eww), but now that […]
This weekend Rupe and I celebrated our 7 year meetaversary. The photo above right was taken on the night that we first met when this strange zealous English guy decided to randomly crash our girls night out. Little did I know at the time, that the random would soon be my my better half. It is so […]
Not exactly your typical winter outfit for the rest of the country but this jumper was made for a sunny day traipsing through the desert. This was actually also my Thanksgiving day outfit (feathers = turkey = thanksgiving right?), but I had topped it off with this sweater for the LA chill. Happy Friday! Jumper […]
If you’ve been following me on Pinterest you may notice I am starting to get into the holiday spirit. Here’s a little round-up of a few of my favorite pins that are getting me nostalgic and feeling festive for the holidays. I haven’t lived in Michigan for 8 years, but every time the holidays come […]