Keep It Simple

I am looking forward to a soothing weekend. We are shooting a wedding, but it's of a friends sister so it should be extra fun! I am just absolutely loving this gorgeous weather and watching my garden come to life. These are just a few things that have me quite entranced lately. Anything grab your attention as of late? Would love to hear!

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image 1 | Image 2 anthropologie | image 3 Calypso | image 4 Mark D Sikes | image 6 me {longings} | image 7 Jenny Wolf | image 8 The Cooking Photographer | image 9 Steve Madden

Brilliant

I have brilliant friends and one of those friends came up with this little headband. What makes it so special  is that it actually grips keeping it in place which is huge to me. I have really thick hair and the regular ones never stay put. This is perfect for working out which I need to do more often. Also, in Two Ellie fashion, it's perfect for laying by the pool and beach, those showers when you you rather not take the time to wash your hair and for those really bad hair days which I am coming across more often. I can even sleep in it. Needless to say I LOVE it enough so that I don't mind bragging on it and sounded a bit like an infomercial. You can see more here on their site. It really does ROCK!

Sweetness

Some of my favorite little dresses that I have gotten Ellie are from Bonpoint. They are beautifully constructed and have a sweetness to them. Since Ellie is in uniforms most days I tend to splurge here and there for special items. Needless to say I adore Bonpoint's new spring line! I wouldn't even mind sporting a few of these looks myself.

A Carriage House redo in Rosemary Beach {my handy work}

One of the main reasons the kiddos and I went to Rosemary Beach last week was to help a friend with a carriage house update. They use it mostly for rental so we wanted to keep the costs down. This means we kept the main pieces of furniture and updated them with new accessories and coats of paint. The whole place got a good coat of Benjamin Moore China White. Although we did change out the counter tops in the kitchen we did keep the tile backsplash. It is not our favorite, but honestly after it was all said and done it really doesn't feel as obtrusive as they did before. All the brilliant art was done by the home owners mother and they truly are quite stunning. The only thing that was missing when I snapped the pics was the natural woven shade that will go in the bedroom loft. So happy to share some of the things I have been working on...

Oh, and in case you were wondering what it looked like before then here you go...

Home Sweet Home

We had the best time at the beach. The kiddos are at such a great age that I was even able to relax. I even managed to finish the last Hunger Game book in the matter of just a couple of days. They really are quite brilliant. Ellie's best friend and family were down at the same time we were so it made the trip extra fun for us all. Here are a few pics I took with my Iphone. It really is such a life saver when carrying around the pro cameras just isn't practical.