daisy duke

Happy Friday! If you've noticed I haven't been blogging very much lately... I haven't been doing much of anything except working these days. I must say this week has been very productive... but I'm still left with this sinking feeling of not getting enough done. To be honest... I'm terrified for this upcoming Holiday Season. I've applied to four shows and don't really have much of anything made as of yet. All my time and energy has been devoted towards my upcoming book and keeping my stores stocked. Yesterday morning I actually took some time to do something fun for myself. As you know... I love to play dress up, so I spent the early morning taking fashion pictures of my new outfits. I never get to "dress up" anymore because I work from home and it's really not necessary... I mean the only people that see me are my dogs. Ha! So... it's always fun every now and then to get all dolled up. 

It's been unusually cool here in Austin. Don't get me wrong... there are no complaints here. I've actually enjoyed life a lot more now that it's not balls hot outside. Sadly, it's not going to last that long.. it should be back in the 90's here this weekend. I'm so ready for Fall weather! Unfortunatly, we won't see or feel that kinda vibe here until late November perhaps... Oh well.... a girl can dream can't she?

Other than it being hot as hell here... life has been pretty swell. I had some help from my dear friend Lisa of lalafauxbois host a giveaway. That was pretty cool. Our little chicks are strong and very healthy and are also growing like weeds!! It's time for them to be moved outside into a permanent coop. 

I also managed to squeeze in a girl date with the gorgeous Katy of Wit & Bloom. Katy found a really cool pottery workshop for us to try out. It was too fun and I can't wait to take another when I can find some time. In other news... I've been looking at my girlfriend Pei of p.s.papershoppe's IG feed and am super envious of this "girl's road trip" that she's on with a few of my other gal pals. They have all taken a trip to Marfa, Texas and are currently staying at El Cosmico. I can't wait to hear all about it when she gets back home.

In just one week my dear Sister and Husbear will be in Austin and staying at our humble home. 

I'm super excited... it has been way too long since I've seen her face. That's not all either! Our longtime family friends will be staying in Austin the same time as well and we are all going to get together and break some bread and reminise about old times. It's going to be swell...

Until next time...

xoxo

Top: Target

Daisy Dukes: Target

Boots: Old Navy

Flower Crown: Garden Head Co.

August in a nutshell

The Mister and I have been exploring our beautiful city and have been finding some really great spots to brunch at. This little hidden gem on the east side of town came highly recommended by 

Katy of Wit & Bloom. It certainly was delicious and oh so retro!!

Excuse the crazy amount of puppy pictures that you are about to see. I work from home and this one is always at my side.... 

Our beautiful Green modern home in Austin....

We live by a natural easement that is full of frogs and toads. Every now and then we'll catch one in our screened in porch and set em free....

Hippo's for days.....

Weekends are made for shopping for cacti and succulents.

The Mister and I tried our hand in infusing vodka. He made jalapeno vodka and I made Limonchello!

Farmer's Markets are our Jam....

Lazy bones Lucy...

Trailer food is the best, especially when you're with friends.

My backyard has turned into a giant kiddie pool where I like to lounge and soak up the sun.

Just a little selfie.

Does it ever seem like the older your dog gets the dirtier and dustier they get?

New bunny design in the house....

Plaque staining day is the worst!!!

Sophie likes to sit like a human and watch TV with me.

Sometimes I swim in real pools.... with Pei of P.S. Paper Shoppe.

I made some really delicious cilantro, lime sauce. Recipe to come laters.....

Made some new designs for my upcoming book due to be out August of 2016!

We grew some oyster mushroom from a kit!

I came home with 6 baby chicks... they have since trippled in size!

I've been pickling a lot of veggies from the farmer's market. I found an awesome recipe on Pinterest and now I want to pickle everything!

Lastly, how I am normally without makeup and in my chill clothes with the babies on the couch. This is my happy place.

xoxo

Rustic roots...

Oh hi there! It's been way too long since I posted an outfit... I just received this beautiful burnt orange colored dress from Pink and Silver Fashion and I just love it! I saw it on IG and jumped at the opportunity to purchase it and I couldn't be more thrilled!! They even sent me a pair of earrings that I'm dying to wear. 

This has been my typical style lately... laid back with little black booties and a hat. It's so hot here in Austin that it's really hard to stay lookin' cute all day without melting. 

This Summer has been super challenging for both me and the Husbear. He is trying to wrap up a huge project at work (designing an arts center in Manor, Texas) and I am working on my crochet book while trying to juggle orders and keeping my stores well stocked. I just ship off a bunch of crochet taxi heads to some of my top stores so I'm glad that that's done with. Whew!

I seriously am looking forward to cooler weather but I know that won't be for a few more months. It been sheer hell driving my little VW around town with no a/c. It's not worth the amount to pay to have it repaired. VW's are super expensive to maintain... although they are great vehicles. I try to get what I need done early on in the morning while it's still cool out but it's still rough! #firstworldproblems

I'm just going to day dream about the weather in Ohio that my friends and family are experiencing right now... I hate football but miss football season. Is that a thing? I miss the crisp Autumn breeze and the spell of pumpkin spice and apple cider. I live for Fall and we just don't get that here.... le sigh.

In other news our Pride of Barbados is off the chain!!

Thanks for stopping by and checking up on little ol' me. I'll be back to blogging on a more regular basis once things calm down around here. Until then...

xoxo

Dress: Pink and Silver Fashion

Hat: Target

Booties: Target

Ring: SoLa

Sawyer & Co.

A few weekends ago the Mister and I went out on a mission to find a new brunch location. We heard about Sawyer & Co. from some friends of ours and wanted to check it out for ourselves. It ended up being super close to us, located on the east side of Austin. I was in awe and amazed when we rolled up to the restaurant... I had no clue it was designed to be a Mid Century/Modern themed Dinner! I live for that era and couldn't wait to check out the inside as well as the patio that I had just spotted through their fence. We were there super early (they open at 9am) so we felt like we had the whole place to ourselves....

We ended up deciding to eat outside under the covered patio because I just couldn't get over how adorable it was!!! They even had astro turf... I mean come on!!

Their patio furnature was to die for!!! 

Also, the best part of it all was the food of course! It's Cajun inspired and is super delicious. We had the nicest waitress too. 

Fried picjles for breakfast... why not?

I had Eggs Benedict and the Mister had a Crawfish scramble!!

The biscuit was Divine as well.....

I had to take more images on the way out as well. I was super delighted by our experience there and can't wait to take back my Sister and Brother in law when they come into town this month! The food was delicious, the service was great and the patio alone was so fun! 

xoxo