mini shoot with littles

a quick set up and a few snaps. didn't get exactly what I was looking for but still cute enough :)
2b

2g

nakie baby <3

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my whole heart. my beautiful daughter.


an iphone capture.

Miss Etoile @ Top Drawer Spring/Summer 2012

Miss Etoile Spring 2012
Miss Etoile Spring 2012
Miss Etoile Spring 2012
Miss Etoile Spring 2012
Miss Etoile Spring 2012


Last week I showed you the gorgeous new treasures from one of my favourite interior brands, Miss Etoile. It was great to see their collection at the Top Drawer interior show in all its sugary, sparkly glory! I so need to get some of the gorgeous paper blooms and striped straws for my Summer soiree's.

Have a sweet day!

52 weeks of grateful: Inspiration


Yikes, this is the first post I've written using Blogger's 'new look' interface. I know the new look has been around for ages, but I clung like a barnacle to the 'old look'. I'm no good at having to learn new things. That's why eventually Blogger just kicked me over to the new look without so much as a 'guess what'... it's best just to spring new things on people like me. Ahem.

A (somewhat laboured) segue into my post this week... inspiration. Can you be a creative, inspiring soul when you are adverse to change? Is a barnacle inspirational? I think not.

I am such a creature of habit that if it wasn't for my need to express myself creatively, I would be very barnacle-boring my whole life. But to stay inspired, we need change, we need diversity, we need adventure. We need to shed our inhibitions and throw ourselves naked into the stream of consciousness that is all around us. Life is better when you're inspired to express it as uniquely and creatively as you can.

What inspires you most?


Don't forget to visit me at Kidspot and join in with this week's 52 Weeks of Grateful project. It's a fun one! I'll post on Kidspot usually on Wednesdays and here on Maxabella loves... on Fridays at 9pm. Sorry for mixing it up so much lately while I get settled. Bear with me, lovelies!

So, what's making you smile today? Add your post to the list below (and please, we love you, but it really does matter that your post is a Grateful one and not just a random) and pretty-please add a link back to this linky or to Kidspot. Then pop over to visit other bloggers who are spreading a little sunshine. 

The link is open all week.


[Image by Shannon Blue]

the golden room...




The light in this room is almost ethereal. The sun descends and the wallpaper glows - all creamy gold and beckoning. I wish we had a room like this. A place to bathe in the afternoon.