My friend Valerie over at Lovelier Seas makes beautiful clothing using Liberty of London fabric. And now she has clothing for kids too, also made from Liberty. But the best part is is that she has the perfect little model now to showcase her pieces...her ADORABLE son Alden! I love these photos of him...when I first saw them I instantly thought : "modern day mini Gustav Klimt!" :-[) based off of his little tunic he is wearing....

but it get's better....mother and son sewing together as well! I cannot wait for Jesse to get home so I can show him this photo. The wooden sewing machine is GENIUS! And boys who can sew... make my heart pitter patter!! The night before me and Jesse's first date, he sewed a seat cushion to go on his motorcycle for me to ride on...I was soooooooo impressed and totally in love!

Sewing machine is from Wood Clinic...only $50 you guys! This would make thee coolest gift ever for a child.

Today, Jesse and I are going to look for the second time at a little fixer-upper home in Bountiful [15 min north of Salt Lake]. I honestly couldn't imagine myself this time last year even thinking about owning a home. It seemed at least a couple years off, but with how cheap homes seem to be right now, and the interest rate being so low...the timing seems to be really good right now. The thought of buying a fixer-upper scares some people but when Jesse and I think about turning something ugly and boring into beautiful and quaint home, we get so excited. Plus, we work really well together and luckily trust one another's opinions with design ideas.  I am looking forward to this new adventure that we may soon be embarking on...and to having our very own yard to do whatever we want too and build a TEEPEE in!!! :)

I came across this fantastic neglected schoolhouse turned home, that is featured on Country Living's site.
I love what these two gentlemen have done with it and how cozy it looks inside and out. Plus that yellow door! Ah... I can't wait to have a yellow front door! ;-[)

I love their kitchen so much, and how they exposed those beams. It adds such charm and warmth to any home. I was getting a little worried at first over this house we are looking at thinking "oh my, will it be too cramped?" It is only 1,500 sq feet [it has a little downstairs] but this school house is only 900 sq. feet w/ an upstairs!

check out some of these other beautiful photos found via Country Living that are just so inspiring. 

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I have a twin four poster bed that looks almost identical to this one, but it is oak and not painted...After seeing this bed I I think I am going to paint mine a glossy black like the one shown to put in our guest bedroom. 

If you live here in Utah or are ever visiting, you will always be welcome at the Barrus B&B! :) 

Luckily, Jesse loves having guests visit as much as me... and I really love playing hostess! 

You think I am kidding about this invite? Just you wait and see!!! :-[)

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I cannot WAIT to start decorating the bedroom for when we have kids someday! 

I would love to be an interior designer for children's rooms only! And I would do it for free!!!

But really, how adorable is this "little home" ?! :-[)

Some of my favorite designers from Spring 2012 NY Fashion Week:

via Style

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I am not much a + glamour + lady when it comes to fashion, BUT...if there is sparkle, then you have my attention. These dresses from Naeem Khan are absolutely gorgeous!

Lovely 40's inspired pieces from Vena Cava
I especially love their color choices for next spring!

3.1 Philip Lim & lovely silks!!

Two favorite fabric's of mine to wear during the spring and summer seasons is silk...and RAYON!

I loove rayon so much because it has that same appearance as silk, but keeps the color looking the same from

the very first day.  Perhaps I have had shoddy dry cleaners, but every time I have gotten a silk piece of mine back, it now has this chalky shade to it!? It drives me nuts! It's one thing if I buy it like that, but to loose the color....sooo frustrating. Regardless, I still collect as many silk pieces as possible...but rayon...oh rayon. ;)

The colors in this look are fantastic!

and these silhouette's below... super sexy but sophisticated!

Didn't care for Gap's collection [for a runway show]...

but did care for their adorable neckerchiefs!

I just love Kate and Andy Spade! LOVE THEM! :) I would say my style is more similar like Andy's, I really lean towards vintage masculine boyscout-esque styles soothed over with a cozy feminie touch...but my colors [especially orange/red] are more in tune with Kate's.... Such a cool couple with a cool eye for design and style...watch these:

and how cute is this video? :)

now what could be cuter or cooler than that animation? Yeah, this seat and satchel!!!

found via .kara.

 & these brown or white Ines leather gloves would go so perfect with thee above.

perhaps you prefer something more cozy or rustic than the polished? Try these then:

But more importantly [at least for me] I am in dire need of a new helmet before shopping for bike gloves..This leopard print helmet is too cute to boot! I normally shy away from animal prints unless they are true vintage...but this cute lady for my head? You betchya! And then I would gather some vintage rhinestone broaches and cover that brim galore, as well as the straps! :-[)

I added some more plates to the shop. 

Should you be doing something really awesome right now but for whatever reason you procrastinate the crass out of it?  This past month or so I have been battling those mini "you're not good enough or nobody will like it demons" and the bottom line is.... if you don't do it [even if you think it could be the lamest thing in the world] then yes, you are right, no one will like it because they will never see what you wanted to start.  +++ MEGAPHONE TO MOUTH : Stop being scared!!! That's really what this is all about is the fear of trying things...but even more importantly, the fear of failure. The fear of rejection. Who want's to be rejected? Certainly not you or I.... My good friend Emily and I were talking about this the other night...and she said it perfectly..."if you don't ever try, then you just rejected yourself!" I love that, and it is sooo true. Both Emily and I talked about leaving a legacy that night....since then however, I have been thinking about all the legacies I would like to leave and one of them would be to start a non-profit organization to help all those fearing people [me] achieve their dreams. This organization would have mentors from every successful walk of life, who genuinely want to see people become successful and see them through it from start to finish. For me, I let my thoughts [sometimes] get the best of me, and then everything becomes so overwhelming AND THEN I start to panic.

 I don't like the feeling of anxiety...when I was in college I had two panic attacks, the first one "paralyzed" me for over 20 min...and the paramedics and firemen had to uncurl my fingers, hands, and legs...I actually thought I was having a seizure at the time. What I remember of that night was that my head was tilted back, my mouth open wide, my arms up and around my head, I couldn't feel or move my body and I felt like I was falling into a black hole. I started thinking about what if I could never use my hands again and then I started crying and panicking more...my best friend Sarah witnessed all this [it happened at her apt.] and I tried my hardest to tell her to call 911. It was the scariest experience I have ever had in my life. This panic attacked drained everything from me to the point where I couldn't walk on my own for two days. I felt like a baby dear who gets up for the time and crumbles back down. I also couldn't sleep soundly for about 4 days because my mind was racing so fast. The night after my panic attack happened I remember laying in my bed thinking over and over about the can opener in the kitchen, and I couldn't remember what it looked like and how it operated...I then cried over this and my sister [whom I lived with at the time] came into the bedroom asking if I was okay...I asked her to bring the can opener to me so I could stop these ultra high-speed thoughts of mine....but then it would move onto something else.  : / I eventually got better and got back into my routine again.... Then the following year [my senior year at Parsons] it happened again, however...this time I could actually feel it coming on because I knew what signs to look for. Luckily it didn't involve an ambulance again.  I have not had any major panic attacks since school which is a blessing...but I do get mini ones every couple months. The only way to control them is to control your thoughts... thinking rationally AND being kind to yourself as well as being realistic, is the medicine. I know I will be okay, I am not worried of another crazy episode....but what started this whole thing in the first place was fear. It was the fear of me not getting my homework done in time.....and then my thoughts spiraled out of control.

Imagine if we didn't have fear and if we were comfortable with failure and it wasn't even an issue in our lives. Yeah, if we fail, then we just keep doing it again and again until it works. This world, OUR COUNTRY would be a completely different place. It would probably be 100x cooler than the coolness it already is!!! :-[)

Anyways, back to a legacy I want leave behind. I want to make it to a place in my life that I feel confident enough to help those around me germinate their ideas, help them see through the complications and/or confusion of whether it's starting a business, volunteering, or learning how to do something new. I really want to see myself, and those around me succeed. Even if it means that my friends succeed before me first and I don't succeed till I am 70! But the look on someone's face of accomplishment is such a neat thing. It's a total addiction.

Wanna know what started this whole rant? I was just browsing through etsy and came across the shop Rorschach and saw this designer's mini zip wallet, made from a print he/she [?] designed and then I thought..."Roxy, what is keeping you from going all the way with putting your prints into textiles?" I have been designing prints for years now and the fact that I don't have them professionally on fabric [I have made hand printed/painted fabric] to buy is purely because of fear. :( I am embarrassed to admit that...but that is who I am, I wear my heart on my sleeve on this blog and as well as in person. I am an honest person even if it makes me look like a fool. Today, I look like a fool. :]

I am inspired by this designer:

Rorschach mini zip wallet $18

Rorschach pebbled checkered scarf $57

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Are you inspired by anyone? Do you have this same fear? : /

I love this poster titled "Summer Bounty" from  Debbie Carlos.  

Fall is my favorite season for so many reasons. A couple of them being that the clothes get darker, and 

the cheeks and noses get rosier. I love me a cold, rosey cheek.  Decorating in the fall is also a favorite since we tend to be inside more and we [I am assuming you the reader thinks so too when I say "we"] love a cozy/warm environment.  Even though this poster by Debbie Carlos is titled "Summer Bounty" for obvious reasons, I think this would look lovely hanging in a dining room or kitchen during the fall & winter months.

And what about this print from BawkBawk?

Perfect for those who don't have a view of the mountains like we do out here in Utah. However, I still want this for myself even though I see the Wasatch's every day. 

or this print by Eye Poetry.....

I love how this photo kind of makes me feel cold  yet cozy at the same time. 

Lastly.... This Dear Jane print by Tracy Dorsey for  Design Lab 443

How great would this look in your bedroom for fall & winter?! Hung in your closet, above your vanity or better yet...if I could get a 3 FOOT by 5 FOOT of this, it would look sooo darling hung above a girl's bed! 

The same goes for this print titled "Elliot" by Tracey Dorsey

This needs to be blown up and hung in a boys room... or in your husband's office!

Thee cutest stuffed pig I ever did see.

and bandit foxes....

lastly...a little black bear broach. Every child in the WORLD needs one of these!

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Look how he sits so innocently on the cushion... LOVE.

Honestly WTF just mentioned teep-pees! I'm a coming over....hold on! :-[) I love their blog, do you read it? Their diy tutorials are truly the best i've seen out there!

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Even though summer is coming to an end here soon doesn't mean you should stop wearing sunscreen people...I want this bottle of sunscreen so bad....only because of the packaging and typography though. 

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I just came across this easy looking video tutorial for Peach Melba. I have never made this, nor have I had it before... wanna try out a couple new desserts this weekend, and this seems like a good one try out. Especially since peach season is aaa how do you say.. buh-bye? lol ...

This Peach Melba Parfait looks really good to try as well!