christmas card preview

I finally decided on our lovely Christmas card from Shutterfly. I wanted to share several pictures from our November photo session and this was a perfect card to do just that. I like the simplicity of the card and cheerful red and green color scheme. The card will be printed in a matte finish on premium stock paper. I can't wait to get them in the mail and send them out to family and friends. Thanks Shutterfly!

Family Wall Red Christmas Card

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pickin' fly cards from shutterfly

So, we had our fall/holiday photos taken last Saturday (a very blustery day) as I mentioned in a previous post in The Loop. The next task at hand once you've taken holiday photos and selected just the perfect pictures is placing them in the perfect card.

I've always had a great experience shopping with Shutterfly. Now that I think about it, I've ordered tons from Shutterfly over the last year:

• I ordered my son's 1st birthday party invites,  
• a one year photo book,
• Space Age Thank You cards,
• and a 2010 wall calendar. 

Here are some Shutterfly holiday cards that I have an eye on for the aforementioned holiday pics:

{i love this retro metro card with the cheery green and red "ribbon" look.}

{oh what fun would be oh so perfect for a black and white photo}

{what is great about the full of love card is that you can use an entire photo and obstruct very little of it in the final look.}

{this year in pictures new year's card is an adorable way of recapping 2010.}

Decisions, decisions. Stay tuned for the final choice!

location, location, location

I am really throwing caution to the wind and mixing it up for the aforementioned holiday photos. Not only will we not be wearing a stitch of red or one ounce of formal attire. We won't be in a studio, let alone in a park. 

No folks. We are hitting the streets and crusin' The Loop. You just can't take the "urban" out of the "suburbanite."

Possible back drops:

{moonrise hotel}

{the tivoli movie theatre}

{the pin-up bowl}

Looking forward to what is dreamed up for this photo shoot.

holiday pics

We are preparing for holiday pictures. My son is almost 18 months so it is pretty good timing. We tackle a milestone age and Christmas in one. Last year, we used JcPenney and did the traditional red sweater, plaid shirt ensemble. It worked well because he was only six months old and it is hard to predict what will happen with a baby. The result was a set of decent photos for not a lot of money. (Gotta love the coupons!)

This year, we've stepped it up a notch and will be using the same photographer that we did for his one year photos. 

Here's a peek at the duds (--if we were all getting new ones. Note - As usual, only the kiddo actually owns an item below. The others are "similar to" what we'll be wearing):

1) The kid...

{patterned cable-knit sweater from old navy}

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2) The mom

{shawl zip sweater from the gap}

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3) the dad

{exposed seam crew neck sweater from banana repulic}

All with dark wash denim jeans and some casual shoes. 

The setting... that's up next. Stay tuned!

lovin' lonny: hipster lifestyle & home decor online mag

I love when Twitter hits one out of the park. Thanks for suggesting Lonny! I am now following and officially addicted to Lonny, an online magazine dedicated to stylish interiors and trends that we all should be clued into.


For instance, this is lovely...

{of the moment - geometric: Lonny blog post}

The site also shares decorating inspiration by room:

{precious dining space featured in fall Lonny issue}

Also, crushing on the name inspired by LONdon and NY (New York). Well done!

DEAL: shutterfly 20-page 8 x 8 book

Groupon's deal today for St. Louis... a 20-page 8 x 8 photo book for $20 from Shutterfly.


Here's the one I did for my son's first birthday pics...

I love the finished product! 


PS The photographer was Stacey Cox who did an awesome job!