Style by Sunday: Father’s Day

This post is really about the main men in my life. Father’s Day was extra special this year seeing the two of them together. I’m so lucky my son has such a strong, spiritual, creative, intelligent...

Tea Party Mood Board

Here’s a mood board for a tea party that isn’t a typical high tea party. My friends and I hosted a bridal shower recently for our friend Jenn. She loves tea and is a fun and lovely lady who has a...

Five Months of Alder

Finally, I caught a smile. Blurry, but it finally captured. This was also the month he full on giggled. Baby laughs might be one of the best things to be had in this world.

Style with G.O.B.

Not tricks, Michael, illusions. A trick is something a whore does for money. This quote, by self-proclaimed magician G.O.B., Jr. might be one of my all time favorites. We just finished up watching...

Four Months of Alder*

I remember saying at the time that if I could give birth to a four month old I would. Not in terms of size (yikes), but in terms of development. I loved when we realized that Alder was no longer a...

Style by Sunday: Pale Rose

I’m starting a new semi-regular series on the blog called Style by Sunday. Can you guess what it’s about? I’m all about mystery over here. I’m quickly learning that the combination of working from...

Style With Dr. Tobias Fünke

With the new season of Arrested Development premiering today, I’m commemorating this momentous occasion with a stylistic ode of one of my favorite characters, Sir Tobias Fünke. He’s my favorite...

Free to Be Freelance

Well, I’ve gone and finally done it. I’ve decided to make good on all those those inspiring Pinterest quotes and take a risk. I quit my day job as an art director at an advertising agency almost...

A Pause & Refresh

Things have been quiet around here recently. However, that’s soon about to change. I have exciting news and lots of things planned for this blog. I started this blog without a clear direction, but...

The Holidays

It’s not exactly the holidays anymore, but I refuse to let this post slip by me. This holiday season was the best one yet. It was filled with: many fires built by my brawny and oh-so-woodsy...

Extremely Pale Ale

Here’s a fun little label design I did for a designer friend who was switching jobs. Mark is known for his very pale complexion, winning mustachio and fondness for beer. As you can see, this label...

Extremely Pale Ale Label Design

Three Months of Alder

This is another little catch up post of Alder and his monthly photos. I love to see how he changes each month. I’m finally able to capture him looking at the camera, but it’s still almost...

Gifting for the Mr.

I’ve been doing some last minute Christmas shopping for my bearded significant other and couldn’t help but compile a few favorites new and old. I’m the boring wife who forgoes the video games he...

Month Two Photos of Alder

I have some catching up to do as far as the monthly photos as he is much older than two months. However, I want to make sure I get them all up here as it’s fun (at least for me being his mama) to...

Crazy Like a Fox

I got interested in foxes when we were decorating Alder’s room since it has a bit of a northwestern forest feel to it. Ever since then, the sly creatures remind me of him and I can’t get enough,...

Welcome to the World, Elias.

My great friend, or sister as I like to call her, Michelle, recently had her baby. I couldn’t help but take a few photos after he was born in order to capture such a special space in time for their...

Fall is for Feet

This fall my sore feet have made it apparent that I need new shoes since pregnancy caused them to go almost a full size up. So, I did a little jump for joy when the Piperlime box showed up on our...

Monthly Photos

I’m kicking off my first blog series with monthly photos of Alder. He’s well past a month now, but, as the tale of a typical new mom goes, I’m just getting around to posting this. As you can tell...

Introducing Alder

I took a bit of an unintentional maternity leave the past month from the blog, but every minute away and spent with him has been worth it. Alder Basel Dockery was born on his due date just like his...

Vintage Glory Wedding Moodboard

I’ve found that creating moodboards for clients is incredibly helpful to make sure we’re on the same page, especially when it comes to wedding invitations. I recently created this one for a dear...

Instagram

I’ve been a little obsessed with Instagram for awhile now. I thought I’d share some of my favorites over the past year. My username is @maradawn if you’ve like to follow along. I’ve really been...

Izziyana Suhaimi Illustration

I recently came across the illustration of Izziyana Suhaimi on Pinterest via Catherine Green. Izziyana’s work stopped me in my tracks with its unusual meld of hand-done embroidery and black and...

A mini moodboard

Being an art director, I can’t help but make a mood board for just about any project going on in my life. It’s a bit of an addiction. A fun one though. For our little guy’s room I knew I didn’t...

An Almost Mother’s Day

Here are a few bits of my first Mother’s Day that included a special breakfast, origami flowers and belly photos. It’s quite strange to have this little guy kicking inside of me. It makes me feel...

Six good years

Our six year anniversary was this weekend, and it was a good one spent in St. Louis thrifting, eating and photobooth perusing. I find that as each year with this guy passes the next one is better...

D’Art Photographie

The dreamy photography by Laura D’Art makes me wish for a stroll by the sea or an outdoor picnic with good friends. See more at D’Art Photographie.

Neon Hippie

Bright pops of color really modernize the whole hippie vibe. At least, that’s what I was telling myself the other day when my mom purchased a pair of bright Birkenstocks for my pregnant feet to...

One small step

I always envisioned myself designing a beautifully cohesive, fully-functioning blog before I ever began with a first post. However, I recently came across this quote, “It’s not about ideas. It’s...