Today's featured shop is Used and Abused. I love their kitschy vintage pieces. As a former Girl Scout, the Girl Scout Peanut Crunch candy tin had me at hello.
July 6, 2011
Lovely For Less
Lovely For Less is an every now and then feature highlighting an item (or three) that I find beautiful, but that costs $20 or less. Why? Because featuring affordable prettiness makes me happy!
Today's featured shop is Used and Abused. I love their kitschy vintage pieces. As a former Girl Scout, the Girl Scout Peanut Crunch candy tin had me at hello.
Today's featured shop is Used and Abused. I love their kitschy vintage pieces. As a former Girl Scout, the Girl Scout Peanut Crunch candy tin had me at hello.
July 5, 2011
I Can't Wait To Meet You!
I mentioned, in my first post about my upcoming indie craft fair, that as the time draws near I am getting really excited.
- I am looking forward to meeting some of my fellow indie crafters – especially the ones that I have been emailing with in preparation for the fair.
- I am also looking forward to buying some of their wares.
- I am excited about making some grace and light history – with hopes of many, many more craft fairs to come, there always has to be a first.
- I also think it will be a really fun way to spend the day with Brian.
But most of all, I can’t wait to meet you!
Okay, so the chance of you and me meeting this weekend is probably pretty low. You probably don’t live in the greater Kansas City area. And you probably won’t just happen to be in Kansas City this weekend. But, a few of you might. And, some of your similar-minded counterparts will definitely be there and that makes me so excited!
I love this ol’ blog. Slowly getting to know those of you that leave the occasional comment or email me with a thought or question has been the absolute best part of writing it. Seeing you face to face is going to be just so darned awesome!
I will definitely be bringing along an email sign up list and QR codes with links to my blog and shop. I am hoping that my first-ever craft fair will be the perfect place to increase the community here at grace and light!
And if you really are at there, please stop by and say “hi” to me. When I attended Urban Craft Uprising (as a shopper) last December, I saw a few vendors that I have followed on the web via blogs, podcasts, etc. I wasn’t sure what to say to them, so I just didn’t say anything. Well, except “hi.”
Please don't be dorky and shy like me. If you are reading this and if you attend Strawberry Swing next Sunday (the 10th), please let me know that you are there. The best part of blogging is the relationships it builds and I would so love to know that your face is one of the many behind my blog readership!
July 4, 2011
June 30, 2011
Cross Stitch Giveaway!
To enter the contest leave a comment on this post.
You may enter additional times if you:
- Subscribe to my newsletter (or leave a comment to say that you already do)
- Visit my shop and leave a comment telling me which item is your favorite.
- Tweet about the giveaway (including @grace_and_light) and leave a comment to say you did so.
- Leave a separate comment for each entry.
- Please include your email address in your comment so I can notify you if you win.
- This giveaway ends on July 2nd, 2011 at midnight.
- The winner will be chosen by random.org.
- The winner will be announced on Sunday, July 3rd, 2011.
- The hoop will be in the mail to the winner by July 8th, 2011.
- I'm sorry, I cannot pay for international shipping. If you live outside the U.S. please only enter the giveaway if you are willing to pay for shipping.
**Make sure to visit forgiven.love much to see a list of all of the blogs that are participating in this giveaway party and then comment away and cross your fingers.**
Chevron Everywhere
The flower girls' dresses that our nieces wore in our wedding were lovingly made by Brian's mom out of Yellow and White Chevron Stripe Cotton by Paula Prass.
In the year since our wedding, I have seen this fabric popping up everywhere I look...which I think is great because it is adorable!
Here are just a few examples:
I think that rocking chair is my favorite, but it's a tough call.
June 29, 2011
Hot Air Balloon Ride
This is a guest post from my friend Rachael who blogs at My Life. Rachael has a passion for her family and for capturing all of the beauty in her life through her camera lens. I encourage you to check out her blog!
Hello grace and light fans!
I'm so excited to be guest blogging here today! I love checking in here at grace and light to see all the creative and inspiring things brooke shares with her readers!
One of my favorite posts was Hot Air Balloon Photography. I was in awe of the beautiful balloon pictures which stirred up both nervous and excited emotions in me.
For our 6th wedding anniversary my sweet husband surprised me with a hot air balloon ride. I am a stay at home mom with three small children and he wanted to do something special for just the two of us. I was elated, and scared to death all at the same time.(I'm not a fan of heights) But, because of weather issues, it got postponed until our 7th anniversary. Which of course meant I had a whole year to be excited and nervous!
When the day finally arrived my heart was pounding all day and did not quit until hours after the ride ended.
We not only went on the ride, we also help set up the balloon with the crew. It was really fascinating to be in on the whole process. When the balloon was filled, we had just seconds to jump in before lift off. And then we were floating up, up, up, in the air like a cloud. We drifted over the river, a winery having a Jazz festival, and endless cornfields. What amazed me the most was just how peaceful and quite it was up in the air. It was beautiful. Just beautiful.
Aside from the occasional blast of fire that the balloonist shoots into the balloon, it was serene. My husband and I could not stop smiling at each other while wondering if this was all for real. Were we really viewing the world from the tiny basket of a hot air balloon?
Riding in a hot air balloon is something that people put on their bucket lists but rarely do. If you ever get the chance, I'd say do it. You won't regret it and it will be an experience you will NEVER forget.
PS: Don't forget to take your camera!
To read more about Rachael's life and to see more of her beautiful photography, check out her blog and her original post about going for a hot air balloon ride.
Hello grace and light fans!
I'm so excited to be guest blogging here today! I love checking in here at grace and light to see all the creative and inspiring things brooke shares with her readers!
One of my favorite posts was Hot Air Balloon Photography. I was in awe of the beautiful balloon pictures which stirred up both nervous and excited emotions in me.
For our 6th wedding anniversary my sweet husband surprised me with a hot air balloon ride. I am a stay at home mom with three small children and he wanted to do something special for just the two of us. I was elated, and scared to death all at the same time.(I'm not a fan of heights) But, because of weather issues, it got postponed until our 7th anniversary. Which of course meant I had a whole year to be excited and nervous!
When the day finally arrived my heart was pounding all day and did not quit until hours after the ride ended.
Aside from the occasional blast of fire that the balloonist shoots into the balloon, it was serene. My husband and I could not stop smiling at each other while wondering if this was all for real. Were we really viewing the world from the tiny basket of a hot air balloon?
Riding in a hot air balloon is something that people put on their bucket lists but rarely do. If you ever get the chance, I'd say do it. You won't regret it and it will be an experience you will NEVER forget.
PS: Don't forget to take your camera!
To read more about Rachael's life and to see more of her beautiful photography, check out her blog and her original post about going for a hot air balloon ride.
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