real couple home tour: emerson and ryan

emerson and ryan, of emerson made, had their home featured on the nest.com and i am telling you it's hard to look at there home and not feel a little discontent. so whatever you do,  don't allow yourself to go there..... avoid those thoughts, if you can.  just go to this link of their home tour and read all the helpful hints on how she achieved such a tidy and pretty home. you can do it! be inspired not discouraged.

fyi: those large glass jars with lids {featured in her kitchen and bath} can be found in 3 different sizes at wal-mart for a very reasonable price and  thrift stores always have glass jars in stock.


dress up

1 of theses things is not like the other

2 things:

The former of which is much more important than the latter.

Daisy had her last Chemo & I got a Vintage Camera I may be in love with just a little.

Daisy celebrated her last round of Chemo with a raging party and good friends.

(image via pray for daisy.com)

Pray for her. She's having a lot of pain and discomfort right now.

If you want to know how you can give more than your prayers to Daisy you can. You can give a donation to the Children's Hospital in Santa Barbabra where Daisy is treated. Janna Christ of Reality Carpenteria sent a personal thank you to each of you from Britt for praying for Daisy.

As far as the camera goes I am really happy it was on Etsy. I first spotted it in a photshoot I loved and I can't wait to use it as a prop for upcoming photoshoots.

(style me pretty)

I've got my eye on this one.......for a later time

 (image via google images)

Lo Boheme- Vintage Inspired Hairwear And Accesories

Hi everyone! I haven't been able to catch up on my favorite blogs in soooo long but I am back and starting tonight I will be doing some much needed catching up (on your blogs) and telling you about Lo Boheme, one of my favorite sites for vintage inspired hair pieces.

Shop owner- Lauren

 pic via lauren's fb page

She designs the most beautiful hair pieces for women and young women (even little girls) to wear for very special occasions. If you live in California, have gotten married in the last few years or our in the wedding industry you are sure to have heard of Lo Boheme and you know the magic her hair pices will do for your hair. I love that each piece has a vintage look to it. It makes you look timeless and yet so perfect for today's look.

I recently styled our company photo shoot for Mike Larson Inc. It was so fun because Lauren of Lo Boheme sponsored our shoot. Each of us had our choice of lovely hair pieces to wear.  The hardest part was picking which one because they were all so pretty. Here are all of us wearing ours.

 last 2 pics via mike larson photography

I loved the colors in my piece. It had hints of teal blue and turquoise feathers. LOVE! Now go check out her site and I DARE you not to fall IN LOVE.

Lo Boheme

Lo Boheme- etsy

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Happy New Year's Eve!

 I hope you all have a FUN New Year's and get to celebrate all the way into 2011! I can't believe it's 2011 already. I remember ringing in the New Year back in 1999 getting ready for the year 2000 to come. Everyone on TV said the computers would crash. Remember that?  I also remember I was still in my early 20's and all of my college friends and I threw a big party that New Year's Eve at our apartment. Those were the days! Now I'm in my early 30's and life has changed so much, we have blogs and facebook, and instead of calling everyone to invite then to a party you just create a facebook event. HA! I am thankful for all the new technology we have but I still love getting a card in the mail and a phone call just to say hi , i miss you. 

I'm really loving this Kate Spade inspired shoot.  Perfect party decor for New Year's!

via pepper design 

Christmas was so fun and so relaxing this year. I loved it! I've been wanting new Uggs for so long and this Christmas was my lucky time to get them. Thanks to Uggs, my feet are nice and warm this winter.  My Sis, Katie new just what to get me. New Eye makeup from Sephora, my fav! I have never had a eye shadow palette with so many colors to choose from, so i am excited. My mom got me some Philosophy foaming bubble bath and shower gel in Candy Cane. PERFECT!

 

 

Ugg 'Bailey Button Triplet' Boot
Smashbox Eye Wish Palette
Philosophy Candy Cane

If I could, I'd order my Uggs in every color.

vintage chrismas ornaments

are my favorite! i love to collect them.

i love christmas villages too!
here's some of my collection.

some vintage santa mugs that i just love too!
perfect for eggnog.

 she turned to 2 and she looked cute
if you ask her how old she is, she'll tell you she's 3 & then she'll say that she's  3 1/2.
she thinks she's her big brothers age.

i'm thinking, i'd like her to stay 2 a little longer

2 Be 2 Again

When life was all about the color PINK

Or PURPLE

When you DANCED and TWIRLED and didn't care who was watching

When you could eat WHATEVER you wanted 

And you didn't care that candy made your FINGERS STICKY

Cause you could just WIPE them on your dress

When it was CUTE to throw a tantrum

When your cheeks were always ROSY

And when you were still NEWLY CREATED by the hands of GOD
 

She's turning 2 in 2 days

Her life is a reason to celebrate!

prayer

Hey Guys,

Daisy is still doing her chemo. It's been a rough road for the Merrick's and Daisy.  See below.

Wife & I both have flu. Bad. Both ends. Daisy (6) CAN NOT get this while going thru chemo. Please pray for her ~Britt


I am trying to stay hopeful and not cry. I will remember that so many people are praying for her. I will remember that God is watching over her. I will remember that nothing is impossible, especially when I choose to believe in the impossible and exercise my faith.  If I keep writing I will cry so I will go for now but I will leave you with HOPE, hope that the Lord has given to all of us.

"When is the time to trust?
     Is it when hopes beat high,
     When sunshine gilds the sky,
      And joy and ecstasy 
          Fill all the heart?
No!  For the time to trust
     Is when our joy has fled,
     When sorrow bows the head,
     And all is cold and dead,
          All else but God.
                                                                                                      selected from Streams in the Desert
                                                                                                                          by L.B. Cowman
Sorrowful, yet always rejoicing. (2 Cor. 6:10)
By faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the righteousness for which we hope. (Gal. 5:5)

xo, jamie

let's walk down a

Wonderland of Vintage

 

via (oh i am sorry i can't remember what blog this is from)

starting with vintage silhouettes

via anthropologie's facebook page

moving onto a vintage studio where artist emma cassi designs her jewelry

via green wedding shoes

and we will stop at a vintage camping photo shoot where much inspiration was drawn for a photo shoot i recently styled

do you want to see the pretty couple i had the pleasure of styling?

erica & devin

1 word-

gorgeous 

& 

for sure

IN LOVE

via mike larson.com

Mike Larson is
Amazing!

Daisy was addmitted back to the hospital for chemo for 5 days.

pretty sure she is in the 4th day or so. she needed prayer a day or 2 ago but is doing better today.

i am so happy!

 daisy right before her date with dad

 via pray for daisy dot com

at the hospital

doing better

keep praying for her

cristi & jessica
& everyone else praying for daisy,
i loved your sweet notes on my last blog entry regarding your care for daisy.
cristi, please look into that. not sure what they are doing but it would be worth it to research. thank you!
jessica, i know, can't we all just get into a big van together and drive to see her. i am down for anything that would cheer daisy up.
if any of you have any ideas i would love for you to plan it. i was thinking of sending her a gift package with lots of stuff that would make her smile!
if i had more time i would get it organized. i am barely able to blog so if anyone wants to take the lead let me know. i could always help organize anything you have in mind.

this time of year you can find me spending time with my family
glued to the hallmark channel...
w/my mom
trying not to cry at every hallmark moment
styling
styling some more
having  a blast doing it
shopping (although i barely have time for that anymore)
probably a good thing
unless it's for others

to be continued

hey guys, i have a prayer request for daisy.  she's doing ok but not great. she's been in the hospital doing chemo treatments and such. keep her in your prayers if you could today and tomorrow especially. i apologize for not keeping you updated as much and as often as i would like to. you can always go to her prayer page and check out britt's updates about her at prayfordaisy.com

favorite daisy quote that made me laugh-

Just got out of a long day in the hospital with Daisy (6) and she asked Kate to go to the store and buy "steak, rootbeer and peanuts." ha! ~britt

luv her!

for those of you lovlies who are new to praying for daisy here is a bit about her (thank you kylie and others for praying).

she was diagnosed with a wilm's tumor 2 years ago and has relapsed once since then. she is currently under going chemo therapy treatments so she can beat the cancer.

more info about wilm's tumor her- http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/WilmsTumor/OverviewGuide/index

you can become friends on facebook with her dad britt and keep updated on her progress  here too- http://www.facebook.com/pastorbrittmerrick?ref=ts

i should be getting ready right now but i just had to give you faithful praying for daisy's an update.

forgive me for not blogging as much as i want to. i have so much i want to tell you. i will hopefully get a post out soon ;) miss you all!

she's got style

has it been 3 weeks since i last blogged? i almost didn't blog tonight because i am tired and i want to blog about a few things but the days keep passing and i feel bad for not giving a update about daisy. i think about her all the time but have had a lot of other things taking up my time so blogging hasn't been a priority. i traveled unexpectedly and spent time with 2 of my favorite people in the whole world. it was beyond a blessing to have time with 2 of my best friends and spend time with another college friend too. i had been needing girl time and just quality time with best friends. you know? sometimes life just gets heavier than usual and in those times i cherish moments with dear friends who know me and love on me.  i will do a whole post about my trip and tell you all about our time together and who those dear friends are. just for tonight i will share with you a very cute daisy photo and a quote from her dad today that really blessed me. oh and a photo of my little niece :) cause she's a blessing in my life too!

I'm traveling and missing Daisy and the quirky outfits she puts together. ~britt

i'd say she put together a perfect fall outfit!

i really needed to hear this today: God doesn’t promise us understanding. He promises us peace beyond understanding. ~britt

banooners (aka annie) at the avila valley barn

 she and i had a nail painting party. she wanted to paint with the dark pink polish but auntie let her use the clear instead on my toes. boy oh boy did i have nail polish thickly painted on my toes and other places too. an annie manicure is at least 6 coats and it mainly covers your 2 big toes. i loved it cause annie did it!

Daisy Duck

this made me love daisy even more

she made a bird costume

Daisy is doing better pain wise. Blood counts still very very low. (on Friday 10/1) ~britt

thanks for your continued prayer friends.

i have to be to work at 5:30 am so this is all the blogging i can muster tonight. hope to bring you more posts soon.

etsy love

ps-

i am adding to yet another post of mine. i wanted to tell you, whimsy quilts has a blog too so check it out. it too is cuteeee! whimsy quilts also does custom orders. i think that is fabulous.

blog- (check it out)

whimsy quilts

cristi-

she's my friend erin's sister and she and her friend have a sweet etsy shop for those shopping for vintage style baby quilts and vintage style fabric finds for your home. 

who they are-

two mommas who are good friends and love to quilt!

theyr'e shop-

 whimsy quilts 
check it out- it's so cute

daisy update-

Daisy has lots of bone pain tonight. It’s caused by one of her medications. Makes her miserable. Mostly legs and skull tonight. :-(   ~britt 9/28

 Daisy made her own drum set. She plays along to the soundtrack of the movie ‘Spirit’ Oh yeah, Bryan Adams… ~britt
  

normal

let me get this straight about myself. my blog and my facebook statuses paint a very happy, pretty, little picture of my life. i'm a disneyland, fairy tale, happy go lucky kind of girl but my life is far from perfection. my days are just like yours and every other american. there are good ones and there are bad ones. i have the lord so my bad ones are bearable but none the less HARD. i just know that people can read my blog and my facebook and think one thing about me but believe me it's just a small slice of my life and it's the slice i get to choose to talk about. everything i say is true but everything i say is filtered by me. my blog doesn't paint a clear picture of my life. by that i mean this- i don't always blog about things i treasure the most. i have a friend who is dear to me but i'm pretty sure i've never blogged about her. doesn't mean she isn't just as important as any one else who has gotten blog time.  i tend not to complain on my blog or my facebook but that doesn't mean i don't in real life. in real life you'd hear when i was having a tough day or moment. you'd know i'm happy but have days that aren't ideal and that i am imperfect.  VERY imperfect. if there's anything i'm trying to say here it's this-

i love having a blog and i love all of you who comment and are my friends and i love having those who are my not so close friends follow too. BUT just know my life is not rosy, jolly gumdrops, happy happy moments always. i think most of the time i am so beyond blessed. i just choose to share the really good moments with you all. i hope i don't make anyone think oh wow what a great life based on my blog. i mean yes, i think my life is great but not in comparison to yours. yours is great and mine is great and we are all blessed. i admit sometimes i look at a friends blog and swoon over their outfits they are wearing and can become discontent with my own wardrobe. it's completely silly to do but it's completely true that i do it.  so hopefully you guys know my life is totally normal. good normal but still normal.

ok that's all of my tangent, xoxo

ps. as far as i know daisy is doing good.

i am adding to this post because daisy needs more face time-

Daisy is ready to go outside for the first time in a long time! Hooray!!! ~britt

 

hip hip

i know i'm posting a lot for me
                               but
i mean business when it comes to daisy.
                      so
are you ready for some good, gloriously good news? i know you are right.
this pretty little girl

is doing better, her brain swelling has gone down and she is home for 21 days, then back to the hospital for more chemo. look in her eyes. because do you see jesus? i do. i see him in her precious eyes. i also see her thanking everyone who is praying for her.  i can just see her thankfulness in her sweet face. yesterday marked one year of her fight with cancer.

i'll spare you the picture of my face on here but if you saw my face you'd see my thankfulness for all of you faithful people/friends/blogging friends/lovers of jesus who are praying for daisy. thank you for telling others too. every time you take the time to tell me that your praying for her, i am so reminded of the BIG, VAST, GREAT GOD we serve. your prayers are being heard and answered. so keep sharing.


can i leave you with 2 pretty photos and some blog news?

  kate spade's assistant's home

do you love the globes like i do? do you love even more that they are displayed on vintage suitcases? pick one up for yourself at this lovely shop- lovies old charm globe

 old charm globe

btw kirra of lovies is hosting a giveaway here, stop by her blog to enter.

i am officially going to make my blog private. so i am pretty sure i need to ask all of you readers that i love to send me your emails so i can add you to my blog list.  so if you want to keep following comment and leave me your email and don't worry, there's no need to be shy if you follow privately. i won't mind if you're a nice person and you want to follow. or you can email me or facebook me your email, you can find my email on my blog profile.



pics via- britt's photo stream, elements of style, and lovies.

urgent

Urgent: Daisy seems to be having another negative neurological response to chemo. Affects coherency and motor skills. Scary. Pls pray now. ~britt

more tears. love, me again

pray

hi all, daisy is a very high risk for another relapse so be praying extra hard for her.

tears.  love, me

follow updates here cause there's good news too

daisy deserves a quadruple-triple-double decker scoop of ice cream with sprinkles on top & never ending refills

i'm amazed, thankful, happy and blessed by how many of you are praying for daisy!!!!

here's a bit of an update i'm sure you already know about but just in case you don't-

Daisy just started the first of 3 days of intravenous chemotherapy treatment drips . Please pray for maximal efficacy and no side effects. ~britt merrick

Daisy is doing great her 1st day of chemo! Praying for no bad side effects. Daddy got her a treat. Mom's gonna kill me! ~britt merrick

i really just love daisy and my heart has a huge place in it for her. i can't help but be reminded of my niece and nephew when i look at her face. i'm thankful for their health and their years here on earth. i pray daisy, judah and annie have many more to come............................

and at night when they close their eyes they will dream they are surfing in waves of yummy sprinkles....

because they deserve the sweetest dreams.

images via-watchmojo.com, calalumipride.org, fancyflours.com, stockfood.co.uk, charneyart.com

 

happy news happy fall

oh i have happy news to tell you about daisy.

Morning update:

Daisy is doing awesome! Epidural works. No morphine. No NG tube. She’s happy and watching Sesame Street. Moving her to her room when there’s a bed ready. Amazing! She’s starving and they hear a few bowel sounds so they might let her start clear liquids later. God is super good! -britt merrick

click here to follow her current updates.

she is so snuggly and cute in her pj's with her sock monkey by her side.

the LORD your GOD is with you

HE is mighty to save

HE will take great delight in you

HE will quiet you with HIS love

HE will rejoice over you with singing          

           

zeph. 3:17

thank you friends for praying for daisy.

on another note, i am thinking about making my blog private at least for a little while. i think it's a good decision, i just need to figure out how to do it???? and have no idea how to do that.

onto fall and all it's whimsies-

even though this is considered our summer months still here on the coast we are getting what feels like fall weather.  even though i love the sun and warm days i have been loving it. probably because it's still sunny just a little crisper and colder out. it makes me think of all the great things about fall like-

pumpkin spice candles
buying pumpkins at avila valley barn
my niece and nephew all dressed up for trick or treating
sipping warm drinks with friends

those are just some of the things i am looking forward to.

i think i will decorate in a black and white theme this year for fall with silhouettes touches and glittery pumpkins. or maybe metallic pumpkins or maybe both.....

this is a perfect fall outfit.

pics via snippet and ink & anthropologie