kraft paper, twine, and red ink...

the twine ensuresall the pieces stay put!

boone and I have been truly honored by our friends sally ad kristi, who asked us to officiate their wedding this spring. they are so in love, truly kind people, and dear friends of ours, so we and other folks also wanted to honor THEM with a fun engagement party before the wedding. it'll be a laid back BBQ in the Delta springtime, and guests are being asked to bring mason jars with a wish for the couple inside (then S &K will be able to use the mason jars for their centerpieces at the wedding).

the back and the front

anyway, my mom and i worked on designing and printing these together over my vacation last week and so i wanted to share our handiwork. what do you think?

the card for the wish!

the perfect color... ?

so there's been some buzz among my most fashionable work colleagues that this season's jcrew models' lipstick is TO DIE FOR. i absolutely love the way jcrew styles things...and noticed the super bright red-orange when i opened up the catalog, but i'm not really into lipstick with tons of color. (i'd love to wear red-red, but i haven't found the right one yet). anyway, since at least 3 women i know are obsessed with the color, i figured there are more of you out there...

 so, what IS the most perfect color and fashionable color lipstick this season?the color that goes well with nudes, with jeans, with military green, AND bright orange?

are you ready?

 

here it is! NARS heat wave.

it really is beautiful... do you think i could pull it off (or could you?)

images from jcrew , the electric, and admiral and tea,
and color from hb