Asia in A Frame

A couple weeks ago, Ross and I decided to put the many scraps, business cards, and bus tickets from our Southeast Asia trip to good use. We didn't put them in a traditional scrapbook (although what leftovers we do have will be pasted into our travel book); we decided to arrange, paste, and organize our little hearts out by placing them in a 22x28" framed collage.

We are by no means craft experts, so we arbitrarily placed all of the items on the poster board, along with five or six photos glued onto orange construction paper, and got to gluing. We saved everything from our Korean Air boarding passes to our funky green headbands in Vang Vieng to papers with games we played with friends in Pai. Here are a few snapshots of portions of the board:

Ross in a van in Indo, A Little Bird Guesthouse business card, bus & plane tickets

Me riding a bike in Vientiene, city recommendations, hotel business cards, and copy of Ross' passport

Headband from tubing, pass for Angkor Wat, Gringo's card (best Mexican food in Vietnam), and the worst hotel in Hanoi.

Overall, it took a couple hours, a few different layouts, one glue stick, and one black frame from Target, but in the end we were quite proud of ourselves. We can't wait to hang it in our new place!

The finished product

xo,
L

Eat, Live, Run

A culinary junkie and fitness maven turned food blogger has caught my attention recently. Jenna, the creative author behind the Eat, Live, Run blog, oozes spunk and originality, and I am craving all of her sweet treats (especially these homemade oatmeal cream pies). She is a self-proclaimed misplaced Southerner, and that Southern charm shines through in many of her musings.

Head over to Eat, Live, Run, read more about Jenna and her daily life, and most importantly print out a few of those delish recipes!

With a motto of "Celebrating Life,One Crumb at A Time," what's not to love?

xo,
L

Green with Envy

It's March 1st...does that mean it's Spring yet? After the chilly weather we had over the weekend I am definitely ready for warmer weather. (Although I can't complain too much because Ross & I did have a fun snow day on Saturday...See our snowman Snowpac Shakur here) One color that handles the temperature transition well is Kelly Green. It dominated in many of the Spring fashion shows (see photos here from the Marni show) and will soon be dominating my closet as well.

I'm especially loving the deep emerald dress peeking through the neutral coat, as well as the fancy baubles shown here:

What are your favorite winter to spring shades?

xo,

L