{My Texas Art Studio}

This is my awesome new art studio, come on in! :)

Here is a previous post on my Maryland art studio,... this new one is much larger and much more beautiful. More art, creating and inspiration will flow in this room!

This is the TURQUOISE table where all the sewing is done. I have the table in the middle of the floor,... see I have a problem, 1) Sitting & sewing while facing the wall & 2) Sitting & sewing while my back is facing the door. Am I weird or alone in this? I feel like I want to leave the door open and see what's going on in the rest of the house.

This little shelf houses my wedding card "Tiffany" box, some antique cameras, some trim I bought for absolutely no reason other than how CUTE it is, a magnet board that will someday display some lovely inspiration and those sweet Ruby strips for a future string quilt.

You might recognize the cabinet and the door from our old dining room. They fit perfectly in this room!

Oh this cabinet (below). This stupid stupid cabinet. Remember when I told you we bought a cabinet that only came in black but I really like it and wanted to paint it white?? Well this is that cabinet. It looks great,... from a distance. Don't look too close or you might see what a big mess it really is.

So,... that's my new art studio. So far I have been much more productive in this room (even with the new baby) so expect lots of pretty posts. And there is a good chance I will reopen my Etsy shop with a new selection of items. Stay tuned,....

{The Quilt Asylum}

My Sister-In-Law discovered this little quilt shop, Quilt Asylum, and I HAD to get there ASAP!

She sent me a picture of her fabric loot from her visit and I got soooo jealous,... so I went a few days later with my Mom and my little man (who was SO good) and got my own loot to make her jealous. :)

Kaffe Fassett

Momo

Tula Pink

You can see in the picture above that this shop makes fat quarters in EVERY fabric they carry!! Uhh,... brilliant I say!

Tula Pink Fat Quarters

Tula Pink Yardage

Strawberry Fields Fat Quarters

Oil Cloth

"Swoon" Store Sample

"Swoon" Store Sample in Tula Pink

If you're in McKinney, stop into Quilt Asylum, I dare you to walk out empty handed!

{Happy Fourth!}

My brother-in-law and his wife came out from Maryland to visit last weekend. It was wonderful for Cash to meet his Aunt & Uncle.

We spent Saturday at Possum Kingdom with my friend Megan and her family for a little wedding celebration before the big day in HAWAII!!! YAY! I'M GOING TO HAWAII!! That reminds me,... I have to start working out....

Sweetest baby ever!

This is our first family portrait. I haven't really been ready to be photographed, but this seemed like an opportunity,... halfway disguised.

Cash LOVED to be outside!! It was a bit cooler at the lake than it is in the metroplex, with some wind and cloud coverage, or we would spend more time outside. Waiting,... waiting,.... waiting for Fall.

We spent Sunday at my parents house for a fish fry,... totally should have taken pictures of all. the. food!!! It was so good! Fried catfish, homemade fries and hush puppies,... coleslaw, cheesecake, watermelon,... oh my! I loved it all,... Cash? Not so much. :( Sorry buddy!

On the actual 4th, my husband and his brother went to the Rangers/Orioles game where they paid $85/ticket to watch their team lose,... sorry guys! And my sister-in-law and I hit up the movies for Water For Elephants. I loved it!! It's been a while since I read the book, so I'm not too sure on the accuracy, but it was still really good! Recommended. No fireworks were seen,... but I would still say it was a successfully festive weekend! Thanks Matt & Jess for flying all the way out here for some fun in the sun, thanks Matt, Holly, Dad & Mom for all the yummy food! Thanks Megan, Pat & Ken for hosting such a great time at the lake! Thank you Robert Pattinson for looking hot in WFE. :)

I hope you all had wonderful, safe holiday weekends too!

{Sneaky Peek}

A gift,.... for a beautiful friend.

The problem I have with making gifts is that I love them so much, I usually want to keep them for myself. This one is shaping up that way too.

{Bath Time & Some Ruby}

Cash seems to be a fan of bath time which makes me so happy. I mean,... check him out,... doesn't that face make YOU happy?!?!

I also recently won a giveaway over at Simplify by Camille. I received a rather large box of scraps from her most recent fabric line, Ruby.

You are looking at the makings of a future Ruby String Quilt. Perfect, right??

Let's take a closer look,....

What the,....

What a goober.

{1 Month}

This baby bird is a month old,.... ALREADY!?!?

He is such a beautiful blessing for both me & the Mr. Needless to say, we have been pretty caught up in this perfect little baby boy with not a lot of time for much else, but I do have more updates coming,... i really do,... :)

This is his superhero pose. Cashman. He is going to grow up to be amazing!

I'm not totally awesome with words,... which is sad for a blogger,... but being this little guy's mom is the most beautiful and important thing I will ever do and he makes every minute of raging heartburn and every extra pound totally worth it :)

{He's Here!!!}

Cash Thomas Lathroum
23 May 2011 • 6:06 PM
6 lbs. 4 oz. • 19 in.

In what is, as far as I can tell, the first guest post on Jessie's blog, I am overjoyed to announce Tom and Jessie's new addition.

I am Jessie's oldest brother, Matthew, and I am so happy for Jessie and Tom and glad that they decided to come back to Texas. Cash is sooooooo precious!!!!

Jessie, I love you so much and I wish you, Tom and Cash years and years of happiness. I know you will be such a great mother.

For all of the blog followers, don't worry, Jessie will be back with her great posts and better pictures.

{Better Late Than Never,..???}

Happy Easter!!!

Funny story,... kinda. So, I bought these beautiful egg "wrappers" the last time I went to NYC from this super cute little Ukrainian store. I have been holding on to them for dear life this whole time waiting,.............. and waiting,......... for Easter.

I even packed them in the car when the Mr. and I drove here in February so I knew that they would be here for Easter egg decorating.

And then I lost them.

I was SO mad! It is actually pretty embarrassing how mad I was about these silly egg thingies. I had my Mom searching her house, I was searching mine,.... nothing.

Not until Easter day anyway. I walked into my parents house and went to a bag that I had left over there with some fabric and sewing supplies and VOILA!!! There they were. Now my Mom was mad,.... Mom: "Man! I could have totally been the hero!"

So here they are,... I just finished them up today, only 5 days after the Easter holiday. There was NO way I was going to wait to make these until next Easter. :) SO,... I hope you all had wonderful Easter holidays with your families. :)

{36.5 Weeks}

Not much to say here but "Whoaaaaahh BELLY!" I am SO ready to meet my little guy! Just a few more weeks.

{Whatever You Do, DON'T Smile!}

These beautiful children are my niece & nephew. We went out to a park/garden a couple weeks ago and it was like pulling teeth to get them to smile for the camera,... luckily, they are precious with or without smiles. :)

{Kristie, Rich & Lexi}

Snuck in a last photo shoot before leaving Baltimore one last time.

This is Kristie, Rich and their pup, Lexi. It was a fun shoot, but don't be fooled by the beautiful sunshine, it was pretty chilly out still!

Folks, let me tell you, since we got back to Dallas three weeks ago, I have been majorly pregnant, surrounded by mess and boxes, no television, no internet, no vehicle. I apologize for yet another disappearance, but we just got internet hooked up yesterday! I missed all of you and I have a few catch up posts to do! Talk soon :)

{Bits & Pieces}

Here are just a few of my favorite things I have either picked up or received as gifts for my little guy.

I ordered these gilded vintage "CASH" blocks from Cabin 7.

This is Sophie the Giraffe Teether that I received from my niece, Sofie, this past weekend at my Maryland baby shower!

And this bear belonged to my husband when he was little. My Mother-In-Law gave it to us for our little one! I love him. (side note: that cowboy hat was a gift from me to my husband on my first visit to Maryland after we met,.... I doubt he has ever worn it. It has resided in his parents basement since I gave it to him) :)

So, I spent the last seven days in Maryland getting the move underway. I took some pictures for friends, had a baby shower, a going away party, packers, movers, some sad feelings of leaving, happy feelings of Texas and a last look at our first little home. I will post more about it soon.

XOXO

{Nursery Inspiration Board}

Inspired by the completely AWESOME Lay Baby Lay blog, I decided to make an inspiration board for Cash's nursery. These are some of the items and inspiration I am using to create the little man's fabulous room! Linkage below. (oh, and he has a fabulous refinished dresser/changing table that I couldn't find a picture of, but it's currently the only piece of furniture in his room! :) )

ZigZag Rug. Stork Print. Love Someone Print. Antique Gold Letters. Glass Lamp. Jenny Lind Crib. Upholstered Rocker. Keep Calm & Carry On Print. Bunting.