PORTER FLEA, HERE WE COME!

I was so excited to get the news yesterday that I was accepted to be a vendor at this summer's Porter Flea here in Nashville. The Porter Flea is a big craft show of carefully curated modern, handmade vendors. I have been anxious to be a part of it for a couple of years now. It seems like such a great opportunity to get my business' name out there and to meet tons of other small business owners in Nashville. This weekend, I'll be planning some ideas for my set up and deciding on quantities to produce for the show with Wes, who has already agreed to help work my booth. :) If you live in Nashville, I'd love to see you there!

This weekend we are also going to (finally) finish up our Spring Cleaning Project and take photos, so I'll have that to show you next week.

Happy Friday, and have a great weekend! xo

BIRTHDAY WEEKEND WITH THE FAM!

This weekend, my family visited us for my birthday, and because my sister and her boyfriend were on spring break at school. The weather couldn't have been more perfect - 75 and sunny all weekend - and we had such a great time! We ate at some of our favorite restaurants, went to a few parks, and spent a ton of time outside. My dad kept checking the weather to see what they were missing back in Ohio (cold & clouds) so I think they were happy to be in sunny Tennessee! We also happened to come across an animal rescue set up at a local park, and I think they were all tempted to take some puppies back to Ohio with them. My pants are definitely a little tighter today from all the barbecue, biscuits and burgers, but it was totally worth it. I was so sad to see them leave on Saturday night! Chester was showered with attention while they were here so he seemed pretty depressed when they left too. Here are some pictures from the weekend!

FREEZER PAPER "SCREENPRINTING"

Yesterday, I shared pictures from the Etsy Craft Party we threw on Friday. Today, I wanted to share a tutorial for one of the crafts we did at the party: Freezer Paper Screenprinting! This is a really easy craft that I think would be great to do with kids too! Here's what you do:

1. Print out a design on regular printer paper. 

We chose the Nashville skyline to go with our theme. 

2. Trace the design onto the smooth paper side of a piece of freezer paper.

3. Cut out the inside of the design. 

I would recommend doing a simpler design if you're doing this with kids - this part was kinda tricky, especially since we were using scissors rather than an x-acto knife.

4. Carefully iron the freezer paper to the fabric.

5. Paint a thin layer of fabric paint inside the design.

*It also helps to place a piece of cardboard under the fabric or inside the tote so that the paint doesn't bleed through.

  

6. Slowly remove the freezer paper and you're left with a "screenprinted" design!

Here we are with all of our creations!

NASHVILLE PHOTOSHOOT

About a month ago, our friends Kaelah and Mike took pictures of Wes and me for their photography portfolio and I thought I would share some of my favorites! 

All of the pictures were taken in our little neighborhood in Nashville, which I love because we will always have these photos to remind of us of our time here! These photos are also really unique because Kaelah and Mike used old fashioned film rather than a digital camera. They sent them off to get developed, just like people did back in the day. :) I think the pictures have so much more personality because of that.

Midway through, we saw some food trucks, so we stopped and got cupcakes! You can't beat a cupcake break in the middle of a photoshoot. 

These shots at the park are especially pretty:

I also love these cool shots they thought of and placed side by side:

I'm always so awkward getting "couple" photos taken (I can never stop laughing)...

 ...but I'm so glad we have these pretty photos to document our Nashville life!

Anyone thinking about getting engagement shots done should contact Kaelah and Mike! They are working on the website for their photography business, him + honey photography, but in the mean time you can get ahold of them through her blog!