Our family gets photos taken every year for our annual New Year’s card and calendar. We just had our photo shoot, and I’ve been meaning to share our outfit inspiration board: Piper’s brown zig-zag dress by Missoni for Target was my main inspiration piece, and kind of got me going on a retro-glam vibe. Although…
Back in college I would order clothes from the J.Crew catalog. It was always a good day when it arrived via mail. With the internet (and a nearby J.Crew store), I had totally forgotten about the actual catalog until one showed up in my mailbox the other day. It brought a smile to my face….
Did we ever tell you that Aimée and I met almost a decade ago while our husbands were both in grad school out in Virginia (D.C. area)? Somehow we both ended up here in Phoenix together, which as you’re aware, is lots of fun. Anyway, a few weeks ago a couple gals we both knew…
I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a prettier pair of ballet flats. These chic beauties are made of plastic and born of a brilliant collaboration between Italian couture designer Moschino and modernist housewares giant Kartell. From a Mom standpoint, a pair of plastic (read: dirt-proof) flats (read: light on my feet) seems pretty darn practical;…
I’ve been doing a little calendar shopping this week, and have come across a few gems. Since I’m a paper fanatic, I’m partial to the highly-textured letterpress options out there. If you love letterpress too, get ready to start drooling… 1. Parrot Design Studio Letterpress At-A-Glance Calendar. Sometimes it’s nice to see the whole year…
The theme for our family photos this year was fuschia, gray and shiny. The amazing Nick Sorensen was our photographer, and if you’re in the Phoenix area I highly recommend you check out his work. I chose a parking structure in downtown Phoenix for the shoot. In this one we were seeing if we could…
Being a designer, ever since we were newlyweds I’ve enjoyed creating and sending out a family Christmas card. The cards have gotten better and better over the years, and it has evolved into quite an undertaking as I try to outdo the previous year. Since Bath By Bettijo keeps us super busy in the weeks…
My bath salt recipe was in Whole Living this month (yay!) so Piper and I decided to whip up a batch while Atty was at school. The recipe is pretty simple so she was able to do a lot of it by herself — a bonus since this three year old is very independent and…
Some exciting news… Bettijo’s bath salt recipe is on page 62 of Martha Stewart’s Whole Living magazine this month! Bath salts make fabulous gifts and are so easy to make that even the kids can help out. If you’re planning to whip up a batch, check back tomorrow when we’ll post printable bath salt jar…
I have been lusting after these gothic beauties to add to my budding collection of black serving ware. I absolutely love the thorny-looking accents that scream Halloween, but if ever there was such a thing as sticker shock, their $155-$695 price tag is it. Not even Supermom herself would dare put one of these under…
