Thursday, January 22, 2009

some more help for my friends!


Well I can't mention Angie and not mention my friend Matt and HIS new venture!
Matt and his wife just moved to Nashville,TN to open this awesome shop! It is called The Paint Blush and it's located in Cool Springs/Franklin area of Nashville. Pretty much you go with a bunch of friends, pay about $25, bring in some tasty beverages and paint your little heart out! And the best part is you get to take home your painting at the end. Now I love to paint and I have been neglecting my artistic side since before we moved to Jacksonville, so this is something right up my alley! I can't wait to go and visit! You should too! :)

A lil help for my friends...







Hey! Sorry been gone so long, been busy as usual and out of town like twice. I will update later, BUT I wanted to give a shoutout to one of my best friends and her business venture...She is Angie Watkins and her new business is called Glitzy Green. And it is pretty cool. She is very aware of recycling and reusing products and she came up with these earrings made from aluminum cans AND old magazines...seriously I'm talking my old Diet Coke can and US weekly mag...how creative is she? They are so cute I kind of want them all! And an added bonus (which is my moms best feature) is that the earrings are so light! You barely know they are there!
Please go and check out her out at her esty site here.

Monday, January 12, 2009

kick up yer heels!

Love this photo from Kelli Cohee Photography...I smell an invite design being brewed from this!

Knoxvegas revisited...


So B and I went to Knoxville this past weekend to check out places to live and I think we found something pretty amazing...can you say ventless stone fireplace in the middle of the living room??? And hardwood in a dark stain, huge bedrooms, baths AND the perfect size bonus room for me and my work! and its all in our budget!!! yea!!! Now we have been known to rush into decisions like this so we decided to sleep on it and decide if we can't find anything else that we would want downtown (which is what we were looking for first off) but if not then when we go back to visit at the end of the month its ours!!! Very exited about this development. Especially after our pitiful rainy day of looking on Saturday and especially after we found THE ONE in the Historic Old North Knox area for the right price on Sundy, but they weren't having anything to do with our dog...and Jackson always trumps amazing beautiful restored historic home...hope he appreciates our decision! ha!

Anyways While we were there we got the lay of the land and I think I'm going to be happy about my decision to go there. Everyone we ever asked is a sucker for the West side of town with its Old school Mall and bland Grocery stores and Bed Bath and Beyonds and Best buys (which don't get my wrong I like), but We always try to rebel against the norm, so we hung out in the Old City and Market Square in Downtown Knox (see pic above). Very cool place, with amazing restaurants and bars, boutique shops, a movie theater and hello a Farmers Market every weekend! So I'm excited! Especially since our new place would only be 10 mins from said area...! Can't wait to go back!!!