sail into spring event!

fave guest gift-guider & shopper extraordinaire, anne moore, is working with a wonderful team from the mother's co-op on a fabulous shopping event for charity.

design by the amazing tallow studio

anne shared a few things she has her eye on  . . .

1. devon baer ruffle dress 2. boudoir pillow 3. gretchen scott tunic 4. pegasus necklace 5. eyelet bloomers  6. key fobs

her top picks from kayce hughes and more goodies below from the awesome vendors.

1. elephant scarf  2. stella & dot necklace 3. pouf 4. beach bag  5. devon baer maxi dress 6. lucite tray

she asked me to do the same.  {obvs she didn't leave all that much for me to choose from that she hadn't discovered already} but i still managed to find some trouble.

1. julie top 2. monogrammed key chain 3. petal necklace 4. straw clutch 5. kate earrings  6. seersucker bloomers 7. fine note card set

and i know this is looking uber-prepster but i prefer to call this "nauti" summer style {besides . . . when in marblehead . . .}

1. buoy bottle opener 2. beaded anchor clutch 3. anchor dress

please please support local charity cradles to crayons while shopping {and drinking!} sounds like a win-win-win to me.  see you there.

lilly pulitzer : endless summer

via lilly pulitzer

love "lilly" or not, there is no denying lilly pulitzer is a style icon, who's certainly left her mark.

she has a fascinating story . . . if you don't know it already, read it here. . . now.

besides her iconic prints and inspiring success, i worship her gift for clever marketing.

from her latest 'oh, shift' campaign from some of her earlier puntastic ads, this gal was something else . . . 

Peter Pulitzer with wife Lilly, in Palm Beach, Florida, 1955 (photo by Slim Aarons)

Vintage Lilly Pulitzer by Slim Aarons

1963 - Lilly with her daughters (photograph by Howell Conant)

Lilly Pulitzer with fabric in 1982 Photo from Getty Images, Time & Life Photos, Photographer: Diana Walker

RIP lilly in your jungle in the sky.

thank you for making our world a brighter place!

frenchie friday : rue la la

so i woke up to many "mentions" in comments on FB from friends who recognized this image on the rue la la FB page on wednedsay. i guess the peeps at rue found the pups on pinterest and looks like they were a hit. {obvs}

at first i was all jammed up because they didn't credit the fabulous white loft studio, but they quickly fixed that.  now george is just waiting for his royalties check.  which by the way if there was such a thing, he would eat it with the rest of the mail that comes through the slot.

loved that peeps wrote captions about these two. {because they were all nice.  if they weren't, my in house counsel was ready to pounce} my fave being "introducing mr. rue and ms. lala".  that would be nice.  hey rue, i'll trade you one george for one bottega veneta bag.  juuuuuust kidding.  no really, i am. not kidding at all

happy frenchie friday - happy weekend!

easier said than done.

thursdays are the only days my chiquitas don't have "school".  so no long post today!  trying to take this quote to heart so we are off to the park.

happy thursday!

shades of purple

 i e-mailed the bob in a panic the other day because i found myself loving this necklace.  which is purple!  and if you know me, you'll know i strongly dislike purple.  the bob told me it was okay because it's lavender or some other BS.  anyhoot, i still want it and i'm still having an identity crisis.  maybe it's okay if i add a teeny bit of purple/lilac/lavender to the 'drobe?  

1. parker dress 2. necklace 3. nail polish 4. bandeau top & bottom 5. button-down 6. bangle

but what kind of message will that send to c & p?  those impressionable little naughties will want even more purple than what i've allowed thus far.  C insisted on the eyelet gap dress below for her Easter dress.  despise.  i was so happy when she spilled her bubbles on it early in the day and had to change into something pink & lovely.

1. tea rose tunic 2. rosalie dress 3. eyelet dress

i think i just need to spend a tad extra on this stella mccartney adorbleness below.

C would worship!

rainbow dress

LOVE.

frenchie fete

my fave lil hoot party was featured on amy atlas yesterday.  i had such big fun working on this frenchie fete for my four year old daughters who are somehow fixated on going to paris {obvs not happening}.  

hangin' with george & looloo {our french bulldogs} and a 7ft. light up eiffel tower prom decoration will have to do for now!

jayme marie designs never ever disappoints and we just had too much fun with this one! look at the adorbs invite she created for the lucky birthday girls.

she also created all of the paper goods for the party, including the keepsake poster behind the dessert table.  and the pin the beret on the frenchie poster!  and the precious favor tags, and jar labels, and the dessert labels  . . . the mini french flags . . . i could go on and on {literally because i worship this woman and her positively charming designs!} 

speaking of the dessert table, pickwick baking co. outdid herself . . . again.  every delectable french creation she slaved over on that table tasted every bit as good as it looked.  {i should post the pics of the post-party croquembouche.  i meaaan, not okay.  had many a miranda moment when i was eating the remaining morsels out of the trash. TMI?}  

BEYOND delish.  ali is a french pastry genius.

 pickwick for prez!

btw, how miz pumped are george & loo in their striped shirts?

i am drooling reliving this dessert table.  the chocolate mousse. . . omg, sinful.

and the "pancake cakes" for C & P!  they each had their individual crepe cakes with their fave flavors.  

 if i absolutely had to choose a fave, it would be the sweet charlottes.  they were divine!

but wait, the croissants?  i die.  they were perfection.  if you ever have a chance to buy some pickwick croissants, do it.  {or don't do it because it will ruin every croissant you ever taste again on this side of the atlantic.}

some other fun deets . . . my parisian themed books for the kiddos to read . . .

 pin the beret on the frenchie. . .

monkeying around the eiffel tower and demonstrating impressionistic techniques on their favor mugs. . .

{p.s. love that the guests dressed the part!  or wait, i maybe suggested that. . . either way impressive that they listened to miss bossypants hostess}

the mugs at each place setting on the bistro tables with the frenchie cookies . . . 

the cookies created by batches.  so yummy and so adorbs!

the personalized favor jars with hot cocoa and mini-parisian landmarks spray-painted silver.

viva la france!

and viva la meredith michaud nelson of meredith nelson photography!

thank you for commemorating yet another birthday with your beautiful work.  can nevah evah thank you enough.  merci beaucoup just doesn't cut it!

so again, so much vendor love to jayme marie designs, pickwick baking co., and meredith nelson photography.  so inspired by you all. . .

and thank you to our little guests - we love you!

but the biggest thank you of all goes to my favorite "clients".  seeing the world through your eyes is a joy greater than i could have ever hoped for or imagined.  

joyeux anniversaire, mes filles douces !

{yikes, i am super emo today!  big post tomorrow on why. . . stay tuned}

happy april fool's {birth}day

on the heels of easter this year i'm not sure i can muster up the energy for AFD or pranks.

 i feel like we treated most every day as april fools in high school and college and ummmm, my 20s {what can i say we had no iphones we were left to our own devices.  pun always intended}

i do love this quote, howevs.

and i do pretty much embrace my inner fool on a regular basis.  i highly recommend it.  {i personally do dumb shiz all the time so if i didn't embrace it i'd be bummed out a lot.}

another thing i love about april 1 is that my godson, mac, was born on this day 4 years ago.  maccy doesn't so much give me the time of day at this stage of the game, but i plan on bonding with him as he gets older, i also plan on him buying us all vacay homes when he's a profesh athlete.

happy birthday, super mac!  you make every day an adventure.  xo