Welcome home Penelope

Hi all. I wanted to introduce to you the newest member of the ShyScout crew. I am sure this isn't nearly as exciting for you all, but I am going to share it anyways because I am over-joyed at the moment :]



Again, Sweetpea creeping into my photos.



OH BOY! Are you ready??



TA DA! *excitement overload. This is Penelope, my first Blythe.



She is a gem. For more pictures you can click on any of the above images. I apologize for geeking out hardcore but I have been looking to buy a Blythe for some time now. Do any of you have collections that you geek out about?

Have a great Friday & weekend everyone! My uncle is visiting this weekend so I will be back on Monday. See you all then.

Thrifted Thursdays

Hi all! Another Thrifted Thursday here. Just wanted to show off a few of my latest and favorite thrifted treasures.



Sweetpea wanted in on the shoot again, she loves getting into whatever mama is working on :] This chevron blanket wasn't thrifted - sorry - but I did find it in my basement and had no clue it existed until a few days ago. This blanket was given to my mom some time in the 70's by a sweet neighbor. She thought the colors were too wild growing up but I fell instantly in love with them. The colors are still so bright and looks brand new. Although it wasn't thrifted, I was just too excited and had to share with someone.



Lace Skirt - This skirt came from Forever 21 but I picked it up at Village Discount for less than a dollar :]

Leather Purse - My mom had a coupon to one of our favorite thrift stores so I picked up this genuine leather purse for under $2. I don't think anyone used it by the looks of it. I was in dire need of a new purse so I was glad to find this.

Metal guitar - I found this at a local Savers. I really like all of the detailing on it. I plan on cleaning it up and repainting it. I like the distressed look it has at the moment though, so I will try to allow some of the bottom copper color to show through.

Happy thrifting everyone!! Have you found anything exciting recently?

Wardrobe Wednesday - keepin' it classy

Hi all! This is the outfit I wore to graduation in December. I didn't get too many shots on actual graduation day so I decided to revisit it. It started snowing madly while taking photographs so I had to take shots of the dress inside.

Outfit Details: Coat - Lauren Moffatt | Dress - Lulu's | Tights - Target | Flats (not photographed, ha whoops) - Steve Madden.

Again - does anyone know how to have the images you upload to flickr show up as the thumbnail in news feeds? Thanks.

Have a lovely Wednesday!!

Introducing Abraham

Hi all! I thought it was about time that I introduce my lil man Abraham (aka Abe or Abrahammy). He was named after my other favorite man Abraham Lincoln of course. Abraham was stinky and needed a bubble bath today. He is a squirmy worm in the tub so I only got one shot. Here he is at bath time :]

Sticking his tongue out at the camera, haha.

Image overload, I know. What can I say...I am a proud mamma!

Blythe update

UPDATE: My first Blythe is on her way home to me :]

She should be here Thursday or Friday. Eeep!!

Most wanted Mondays - whimsical retreats

As a designer I think it is only natural to have a deep appreciation for architecture. It is design in which the viewer can take in and literally inhabit. Sometimes I wish I were brilliant enough to be the next Mies van der Rohe, Oscar Niemeyer, Zaha Hadid, or Frank Gehry - but at least I can sit back in awe and enjoy their work. Today Most wanted Mondays is a compilation of beautiful architecture - with a focus on architecture interacting with it's environment - examples that I love and hope you will enjoy.

Inspiration to write this specific post came from watching a documentary on Mies van der Rohe’s, Farnsworth House. The house was completed in 1951 and is located in Plano, Illinois (why I haven't visited this site yet is beyond me - I may have to get married here - no joke!). Please visit the Farnsworth House's website HERE for more information. One lovely piece from the website which I think sums up the house is, "Every physical element has been distilled to its irreducible essence. The interior is unprecedentedly transparent to the surrounding site, and also unprecedentedly uncluttered in itself. All of the paraphernalia of traditional living –rooms, walls, doors, interior trim, loose furniture, pictures on walls, even personal possessions – have been virtually abolished in a puritanical vision of simplified, transcendental existence. Mies had finally achieved a goal towards which he had been feeling his way for three decades." *Sigh. Here the house is in all of it's splendor.

Located in Plano, Illinois - images by - JON MILLER, HEDRICH BLESSING, Farnsworth house.

Here are a few more places to drool over :]

Located in the Swiss Alps - VILLA VALS.

Located in Oregon - THE WILKINSON RESIDENCE.

Located in New York - PRYOR RESIDENCE.

Located in Ontario - CLIFF HOUSE.

**Please note all of the images are from the architect's/buildings websites and are cited below (click on the buildings name for more information)**