hi guys! we love Christmas time with all of its twinkly lights and decor, the smell of fresh pine needles, holiday coffee cups and the blow up santa's and nativity scenes in so many neighborhoods we walk through each morning (beckett's absolute favorite as evidenced below)!
but mainly we love how it's truly the season of giving. this year has been especially fun teaching beckett about kindness and how good it feels to give to others. we've been loving the downloadable advent calendar we purchased from Emily Ley. the daily 'Random Acts of Kindness' that are included have been an awesome (and tangible) way for me to help beck really understand what this season is all about. and you guys- all the proceeds from the calendars are helping to fund the cystinosis research foundation. to date she has raised nearly $10,000! click on the above link for more information.
so we want to give away fun things in the shop to you all too! we've teamed up with a few special friends to give away an assortment of goodies over the next two weeks. first up is Southern Weddings who we just can't get enough of... head over to their site and enter to win 5 monogrammed bouquet ribbons from us. one lucky winner will be able to customize them for her bridal party or fun gifts for their monogrammed loving friends & family. yay! be sure to check back later this week and next for our other giveaways.
hi guys! we love Christmas time with all of its twinkly lights and decor, the smell of fresh pine needles, holiday coffee cups and the blow up santa's and nativity scenes in so many neighborhoods we walk through each morning (beckett's absolute favorite as evidenced below)!
but mainly we love how it's truly the season of giving. this year has been especially fun teaching beckett about kindness and how good it feels to give to others. we've been loving the downloadable advent calendar we purchased from Emily Ley. the daily 'Random Acts of Kindness' that are included have been an awesome (and tangible) way for me to help beck really understand what this season is all about. and you guys- all the proceeds from the calendars are helping to fund the cystinosis research foundation. to date she has raised nearly $10,000! click on the above link for more information.
so we want to give away fun things in the shop to you all too! we've teamed up with a few special friends to give away an assortment of goodies over the next two weeks. first up is Southern Weddings who we just can't get enough of... head over to their site and enter to win 5 monogrammed bouquet ribbons from us. one lucky winner will be able to customize them for her bridal party or fun gifts for their monogrammed loving friends & family. yay!
couldn't help but post this picture. are they not the cutest?!
I still need to do a post to thank everyone who has helped get oatmeal lace where it is today but since that is taking me awhile to 'word' I wanted to at least wish everyone happy holidays! hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving and holy moly- can you believe it's december first tomorrow?!
can you tell beckett was excited about turkey day??
we hosted our first thanksgiving for family at our house this year. pleased to say that it turned out awesome. thank goodness for my mom who helped me cook everything. joey actually got a turkey to carve and not just a precooked breast from honey baked ham...
so I'm sharing a few photos from the weekend here for posterity (and so they don't get lost on my iPhone)
decorated my first holiday table that people actually sat at which is exciting. :) beckett's little red turkey was the highlight. i'm definitely going to be the mom that keeps EVERYTHING their child makes. not sure that would be considered sentimental or scary...
we decided to put up lights this year on the outside of the house since beckett is so into everything christmas related these days. I found the old school colored lights at target and couldn't wait to get them up. pretty proud of us for getting this done during one of becketts naps. they look AWESOME all lit up.
I am super excited to teach beckett our family traditions now that he is aware and understands (for the most past) what is going on. I totally get why Christmas time is so much fun with little kids. makes me really excited for the next 6-8 years with him. :):) anyone have fun traditions to share that you do with your family? I'll be sharing the ones we are incorporating in the next couple of weeks.
couldn't help but post this picture. are they not the cutest?!
I still need to do a post to thank everyone who has helped get oatmeal lace where it is today but since that is taking me awhile to 'word' I wanted to at least wish everyone happy holidays! hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving and holy moly- can you believe it's december first tomorrow?!
can you tell beckett was excited about turkey day??
we hosted our first thanksgiving for family at our house this year. pleased to say that it turned out awesome. thank goodness for my mom who helped me cook everything. joey actually got a turkey to carve and not just a precooked breast from honey baked ham...
so I'm sharing a few photos from the weekend here for posterity (and so they don't get lost on my iPhone)
decorated my first holiday table that people actually sat at which is exciting. :) beckett's little red turkey was the highlight. i'm definitely going to be the mom that keeps EVERYTHING their child makes. not sure that would be considered sentimental or scary...
we decided to put up lights this year on the outside of the house since beckett is so into everything christmas related these days. I found the old school colored lights at target and couldn't wait to get them up. pretty proud of us for getting this done during one of becketts naps. they look AWESOME all lit up.
I am super excited to teach beckett our family traditions now that he is aware and understands (for the most past) what is going on. I totally get why Christmas time is so much fun with little kids. makes me really excited for the next 6-8 years with him. :):) anyone have fun traditions to share that you do with your family? I'll be sharing the ones we are incorporating in the next couple of weeks.
if you follow me on instagram or facebook you've seen hints that we've been up to something over here behind the scenes. well TOMORROW we are unveiling the brand new Oatmeal Lace. i'm so so excited to show you all the new site, brand and products, and would love to hear what you think once it's live.
we'll be launching our ready to wear collection that you'll be able to purchase directly from the Oatmeal Lace site. all items there will be available for pre-order and will have guaranteed delivery by Christmas in the USA. and don't worry- etsy will remain the same and still be the go to spot for all custom orders (bridal, baby, just because...).
hooray! check back soon for my list of thank you's and high fives. :)
if you follow me on instagram or facebook you've seen hints that we've been up to something over here behind the scenes. well TOMORROW we are unveiling the brand new Oatmeal Lace. i'm so so excited to show you all the new site, brand and products, and would love to hear what you think once it's live.
we'll be launching our ready to wear collection that you'll be able to purchase directly from the Oatmeal Lace site. all items there will be available for pre-order and will have guaranteed delivery by Christmas in the USA. and don't worry- etsy will remain the same and still be the go to spot for all custom orders (bridal, baby, just because...).
hooray! check back soon for my list of thank you's and high fives. :)
if you follow me on instagram or facebook you've seen hints that we've been up to something over here behind the scenes. well TOMORROW we are unveiling the brand new Oatmeal Lace. i'm so so excited to show you all the new site, brand and products, and would love to hear what you think once it's live.
we'll be launching our ready to wear collection that you'll be able to purchase directly from the Oatmeal Lace site. all items there will be available for pre-order and will have guaranteed delivery by Christmas in the USA. and don't worry- etsy will remain the same and still be the go to spot for all custom orders (bridal, baby, just because...).
hooray! check back tomorrow for my list of thank you's and high fives. :)
love love love opening up emails from past brides with bag shots from their wedding day. honestly I love any shots that they choose to share because it is so fun to see just how different everyone's big day turns out, but I get extra excited when I realize I get another fun photo to add to my portfolio.
hooray! thank you so much for sharing, dagmara! xx
love love love opening up emails from past brides with bag shots from their wedding day. honestly I love any shots that they choose to share because it is so fun to see just how different everyone's big day turns out, but I get extra excited when I realize I get another fun photo to add to my portfolio.
hooray! thank you so much for sharing, dagmara! xx
anyone else love october? we were out of town for the past couple of weeks celebrating my sister's wedding in sun valley, idaho and when we got back to our neighborhood everyone had started decorating for halloween and the temperature had dropped to a super pleasant 75 degrees. ahhhhh.
october is pretty much the earliest anything 'fall' like happens in florida which makes this girl happy! plus it brings halloween, which is one of my favorite holidays. fun decorations and candy galore...yes!!
before beckett we threw some pretty fun halloween parties, but the past couple years have been a little more tame. i've been concentrating more on great group costumes for the three of us to dress up in. I know this has little to do with my business but i'm drawing a blank this year and could use some help.
to recap:
::2011::
mary, joseph & baby jesus.
(for those of you who do not know, my real name is mary and my husbands name is joseph, so...)
::2012:
Run DMC. best ever.
it all stemmed from buying beckett his first adidas tracksuit.
he and his friends lily and brady are the cutest!! can't wait to get an updated photo of these three this year.
so anyone have a suggestion for what the three of us can dress up as this year? i've found lots of group costumes that could be fun but require at least 1-2 more people. thanks loves!!
