AND IT BEGINS

So yes I'm a tiger fan {GEAUX TIGERS}. I have nothing but high hopes for us this season {we will beat the shit out of you, hopefully}. That is all. 

Have a wonderful holiday weekend, be back after!

WHAT I SEE

So for the past 7 years I have not been able to live without this pair of glasses. My Chanel glasses are on my face every day at some point {morning, all day, night, etc}. I LOVE THEM. They are part of me {part of my style + essence + personality}. They also help me see {so I don't run into things because I'm nearing blindness}. 

Chanel makes classic glasses, you absolutely cannot go wrong with a pair {they are worth it I promise}. These are probably the closest style to mine that are in their current collection. I'm also thinking about updating and buying a new pair, really love these {now I just need to go try them on}.

TEA BOUND

{No, that's not what you think it is}. I love tea + I love growing herbs, so of course the thought ran through my mind {hmm wonder if I could make my own tea?}. As soon as the thought went through my head my fingers were at the keys typing away into google {TA DA YES YOU CAN}. 

Bonnie from Going Home to Roost gives you a play by play here. So I have started the drying process. Here {from left to right} I have Thyme, Lavender, Rosemary, Basil, Curry, + {last but not least} Mint. I'm thinking a Curry Lavender mix would be good {I'll let you know how it tastes}. What do you think?

All photographs are taken with an iphone 4 + VSCOcam app.

A CAMEO

Sit me down with a glass of wine {or two}, paint, + a craft project and I'm happy as a clam. I did just that the other night with some friends {we had a ball}. A very talented fashionable friend of mine {who has a wonderful eye for jewelry} {Mary} created some necklaces out of broken pieces of jewelry. The one she made for me has a pale coral cameo charm + a crystal hanging from it {it was perfect}. Hopefully she will start making more soon, to be available to all {hint hint nudge nudge, Mary}. 

Check them out here on Instagram.

DRUMMER BOY

This weekend a dear friend of mine and his band {STARTISAN} had their first CD release party + show at The Varsity Theater in Baton Rouge. 

So I have to admit I went to see my friend do his thing {but I have not listened to any of his music before, Buck don't be mad} + they were so incredibly moving. Really such a great show {I was impressed}. Congrats guys!

So give them a listen here. Happy Monday

All photographs are taken with an iphone 4 + VSCOcam app.

SUMMER REMINISCING

Summer is over {wait when did it start, I must have missed it, it drove by like a bat out of Hades}. Oh well, we have fall + football to look forward to. But to look back, I enjoyed the dinner parties + get togethers I had with family + friends the most. It was relaxing in it's own way {but too short}.

I most enjoy being at home in Baton Rouge, and having a big dinner party in my family's garden. I usually spend the afternoon setting up a table and ten canopy out of old sheets, hang flags + banners, + decorate the table with whatever is available in their garden. Here, I shaped some chicken wire into round tubes to hold some shrimp flowers, berries, river cane, + babies breath {it continued the length of the table}. It was a warm night but candle lit none the less. Bye summer {you will be missed}.

All photographs are taken with an iphone 4 + VSCOcam app.

MY BFF

What can I say, I HEART PINTEREST {most of us do right?}. It is my best friend forever, not really {but really}. I started my account when it first came out in 2010 during it's beta phase, a friend of mine had discovered it + introduced me. Once I was sent my verification code, I fell in love, head over heels, obsessed. Since I'm in the creative profession + it is a strictly visual social channel, we were a perfect match.

Now I use Pinterest for pretty much everything, work inspiration, closet go to items, etc {it is part of my daily routine}. I wake up in the morning {hmm what should I wear?} open my Pinterest mobile app, scroll through my fashion board {ah ha, I have something like that} then jump out of bed get dressed + go to work. At work, it is one of my main screens up at all times so I can use it for work project inspiration {along with a little personal inspiration as well}. I also use it to keep up with what is new in the advertising + design world {gotta keep up with the Joneses}. I use it to promote my blog + photos from my VSCO Grid. Then at home later, it is my night time reading {except not reading, pinning} then sleep time. 

I'm seriously addicted {the first step is admitting you have a problem, right?}. Don't know what I would do without it, it's my BFF, not really {but really}. Ok enough raving, follow me here.

P.S. I also curate my company's Pinterest account here + Jessica's account is here. Enjoy!