life is art.

the day our great dane decided the holidays were over.

yes that face is innocent (looking) and adorable, but don't let our 2.5 year old great dane Brixa fool you!

saturday started just like any other day...matthew went to the grocery store while i was at the gym...he picked me up, we drove home, walked through our front door and what we discovered was shocking...brixa decided the holidays in our household were OVER.  she greeted us as always, only this time she had glitter all over her face and behind her was a living room full of shattered ornaments.  the bottom half of our tree was completely bare.  apparently she thought those sparkly objects were toys.

we immediately called the vet and brought her in.  we accounted for all of the ornament hooks, but discovered that at least 18 of our 50 ornaments were destroyed by this little monster.  thank goodness we purchased the "shatter proof" ornaments from target that were made of a hard plastic rather than glass...otherwise who knows how this would have turned out.  luckily she is okay...she did get sick later that evening and let's just say there is plenty of glittery holiday cheer in our backyard. 

her weekend was filled with plenty of belly rubs and kisses and she is starting to feel more like herself.  in the end i guess she got what she wanted because we took down the tree and put it away for next year...maybe :) 

finding neverland

i think this weekend i am going to curl up next to the fire, spend some time with peter pan and dream my way to neverland.  wish me luck ;) where would you like to dream yourself away to? XO

which typestache are you?

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for a bold look i'm loving mr. jeanne moderno ot, for a more delicate look i am a fan of mr. baskerville...how about you? :{

old fashioned photos continued...and upcoming changes!

happy monday!  i hope you all had a wonderful weekend :)  today i wanted to share a few more of my favorite photos from a recent shoot that i did for our family.  i shared a few of my other favorites in this post here!  i finally had time to finish editing and loved the way these black & white's turned out...this color theme is just so classic...i don't think it will ever go out of style!


on a bit of a side note...matthew and i had a discussion or two this weekend about this little place scenic glory and where i want to take it.  recently i have felt stuck in a rut and i am so excited to make some changes around here.  i'm hoping to get things started by next month, with everything in full swing by the new year (oh my,  i can't believe i just said that...2012 is just around the corner!)

with that said i am ALWAYS open to suggestions and would love to hear yours if there are things that you would really like to see (or not see) on this little blog of mine!  hope you all have a lovely day. XO, lindsay

jelly bean art!

is anyone else a fan of the youtube music sensation kina grannis?  i have posted a video or two of hers in the past, but yesterday i came across one that is particularly amazing.  it is an official music video for her original song "in your arms"

this video was created over a 2 year period, shooting over 2,000 slides using only jelly bean art (totaling over 280,000 jelly beans's) and kina grannis herself.  if you haven't seen it, you need to press that little play button below...if you have already seen it, well i think you should watch it again and click that little play button below too!!

good luck, truck!

 

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the other day i came across this fun infographic.  starting up our little scarlet & cream - diner inspired food truck has resulted in tons and tons of research and i when i came across this i couldn't help but smile...it's fun informative and i LOVE the design!

so i'm wondering....do you have food trucks in your area?  which are your favorite and why?  please don't spare any details :) XO

cabin fever

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long time no see friends!  i hope you all had a lovely weekend.  if you couldn't tell i kind of played hooky these last few days :(  last wednesday i embarked on a crazy workout - more like torture if you will.  in the process i managed to sprain my right calf muscle which limited my walking ability and left me in pain for 4 days straight!

my couch and i have become real close and netflix is my new bff.  i can not forget to mention my husband who waited on me hand and foot and my beautiful animal family that kept me company every second - although i had to remind miss brixa our 170lb great dane that she could not sit on my lap...she just didn't understand :)

anyways...what have you all been up to?  my last post about nutella created quite the conversation :)  i just can't wait to get out of this house and try it! XO, lindsay

do you nutella?

is it bad that i have never tried nutella?  to be honest, i'm not exactly sure where to even look for this stuff in the store :)  i just checked out some of my local grocery shops and they say they carry it...perhaps i need to give this one a shot.  it seems to be a hot trend right now...or is it just me?  i have been thinking that it may be a good idea to incorporate this ingredient into one of our food items out of our scarlet & cream food truck if it is loved by so many.

so to nutella or not to nutella is the question?  please leave me a comment if you have tried this spread and give it a thumbs up or thumbs down...also how do you eat your nutella?  XO, lindsay

a busy bee

happy monday!  i am thrilled to say that this weekend was filled with a little me and matthew time, college football games, indian food and tons of animal loves :)  i have been super busy these last few weeks staying caught up on all kinds of design projects, taking photos and matthew and i have spent many hours organizing things for our scarlet & cream dream (updates coming soon!)

what have you been up to these days?  what's keeping you busy?!?  one thing i don't want to miss out on is the apple orchard and pumpkin patch...what's fall without these things?  what are some of your fall traditions?  XO, lindsay

daydreams...

matthew and i spent a lot of time this weekend daydreaming about some exciting things that we plan to start during the spring of next year.  if you were following about a month or two ago you may remember my reference to our dream job we plan to call scarlet & cream.  the business involves a retro trailer and traveling around town serving up some tasty snacks.

i'll be back tomorrow with a few more tid bits about our scarlet & cream dream :) what did you do this weekend?!?  XO, lindsay

a - z of me and a link up!

it looks like the ABC's are going around in blog land again and i thought i would join in on the fun :)

A. Age: 26
B. Bed size: a big old king...we needed to go big the second we bought our great dane...yes we let her sleep with us :)
C. Chore that you hate: laundry...oh i dislike it very much.
D. Dogs: a great dane named brixa and a little tyke chihuahua named fig (or figaro, figgy, figlet)
E. Essential start to your day: kissing matthew good morning & goodbye for the day
F. Favorite color: current favorites are mustard yellow and kelly green
G. Gold or Silver: gold - funny because a year or two ago i would have definitely said silver!
H. Height: 5'0 - I went to the doctor today and they confirmed it for me ;)
I. Instruments you play: guitar
J. Job title: freelance designer, blogger and dreamer
K. Kids: just my fur babies at the  moment
L. Live: lincoln, nebraska
M. Mother’s name: laura
N. Nicknames: my grandpa calls me cookie
O. Overnight hospital stays: several when was younger...that dang asthma/pneumonia
P. Pet peeves: people who are debbie downers <-- where did that term come from anyway?
Q. Quote from a movie: if you're a bird, i'm a bird - the notebook (as if you didn't know!)
R. Right or left handed: righty
S. Siblings: i'm the only child..apparently i was enough to handle :)
U. Underwear: yes i own them...not sure how to really answer this :)
V. Vegetable you hate: cauliflower - no adding cheese to it DOES NOT make it better :)
W. What makes you run late: when i can't find something...a pair of earrings, my shoes, bobby pins etc.  typically i am always on time if not early so it doesn't change things too much!
X. X-Rays you’ve had: my ankle i think...luckily i haven't broken any bones!
Y. Yummy food that you make: sad story...i'm not much of a cook, i really need to get better about this.
Z. Zoo animal: giraffes & monkeys :)

hello september!

hello september!  i can't believe it is almost time for changing leaves, pumpkins, apple picking and hot cider!  i always get so excited for each changing season...i suppose that living in the midwest has its perks since we get to see all four of them :)

i just got back from a wonderful week long trip visiting my grandparents in cleveland.  we did all sorts of fun things...visiting their old lake side cottage was among one of my favorites, i have so many great memories of that pretty place from when i was a child.  i captured many great photographs and can't wait to get them all together and share with you!

while your here be sure to stop by and visit all of my lovely new sponsors!  they are all so fabulous and i know you will love them as much as i do!

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i hope you all have a beautiful day!!  i am still working on getting caught up on emails :)  be back soon with some beautiful photos of my trip.  XO, lindsay

love and popsicles

late last night matthew and i were sitting on the couch talking with the tv on in the background and then we decided to have a little snack.  we recently bought those popsicle sticks...the long ones in the plastic that come in a package of all sorts of flavors. 

matthew chose grape and i had the blue raspberry.  when we finished those we decided...what the heck lets have another one.  this time he came back with orange and i chose the pineapple.  sitting there eating our popsicles i said to matthew, "we are completely meant for each other...you love the flavors i hate and i love the flavors you hate...it doesn't get much better than that!"

love and popsicles.  it's the best!! :) XO, lindsay

headed to the fair...hooray!

photo taken by corey rourke - engagement photo

we have had some killer storms come through lincoln and i am so happy that the sun is finaly shining and our plans to go to the local county fair this evening are going to happen.  going to the fair makes me a very happy girl...bright lights, fun rides, friendly company and anything on a stick is sure to put a smile on my face.

can't wait to share the photos next week :) what are you up to this weekend? XO, lindsay

pretty little things i adore today!

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hello beautiful friends!  i hope you had a fabulous weekend and wishing for you a wonderful monday morning as well :)  today i thought i would start off with some pretty finds...i think number 4, the paper art is my favorite!! then again the camera cookies are pretty adorable as well ;)

what are you up to this monday?  later this evening i have an appointment with my amazing tattoo artist ann to fill in some more color on my owl (winston!), flower/peacock feather tattoo.  i'll share some pictures tomorrow!!  make your day adventurous XO, lindsay

a where's waldo kind of day!

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i hope you lovelies had a great week!  yay for it being friday and happy weekend.  i have had a stressful last few days, but everything is fabulous now and i am looking forward to a fresh start.  i thought today was a waldo kind of day so have fun searching...i'm still looking for him myself in a few of these :) XO, lindsay

ice cream social

where in the world did this week go?  ever since i started working from home it seems as if the weeks just fly off the shelves.  do you have anything fun planned for this weekend?  i think matthew and i need to host an ice cream social at our house!  it has been SO hot and humid all week long and i think ice cream is just what we all need ;)

have a beautiful weekend lovelies!! XO, lindsay

p.s.  for those participating in the happiness project,  i will be posting the link up this weekend!

these little monsters...

hope you're having a fabulous day!  be back soon with some pictures and other pretty things! XO, lindsay

things i'm loving this monday on pinterest!

these amazing paper origami ice cream topping holders.  i seriously need to do this at our next party!

these beautiful wall hangings.  i wish i had enough patience to create something like this for our bare walls.  i guess i should never say never ;)

 um brilliant....no pun intended!  this would make such a cute patio decoration.

this recipe for colorful chalkboard paint...seriously amazing!

this has got to be one of the cutest things i have ever seen.  dinosaur terrarium...a new to do on my list!

this beautifully knitted blankets.  someone please teach me to knit so i can make these!!  so lovely!!

i hope you lovelies had a great weekend and wishing for you an amazing week ahead.  XO, lindsay