an evening in the sunflowers & leigh ann herrin design

 

good morning friends!

 today i want to introduce you to new jewelry designer,

Leigh Ann Herrin.

i'm super excited to introduce ya'll!

leigh ann & i first met when emi & her son, carter were in kindergarten together.

carter was diagnosed with ewings sarcoma & battled that horrific disease for almost two years.

he passed away when they were in the second grade.

those sweet children rallied around carter & saw bravery as they had never before witnessed.

carter's legacy lives on through the research fund his family developed.

when i spoke with leigh ann regarding photographing her line

i envisioned shooting her jewelry in a sunflower field.

at the time, not even thinking that the sunflower itself symbolizes priceless memories for her.

some of her favorite memories are of her boys, candler and carter spending time in their own

family's sunflowers in savannah, georgia.

speaking of bravery,  i have watched leigh ann as she has lived through unspeakable grief

& now is finally in the happiest place she's been in years.

which brings me to her jewelry~

Inspired by the colors and textures of natural beads and educated in interior design, 

Leigh Ann Herrin brings a unique perspective to jewelry making.

 In keeping with current fashion trends, Leigh Ann’s approach is to use muted colors, leather and metals, combined with other natural effects to create affordable, 

one-of-a-kind bracelets, necklaces and earrings. 

(price range $50-$150)

please feel free to contact Leigh Ann via her facebook page 

or email

 laherrindesign@gmail.com

~leigh ann & her son candler~

i wish you all the success in the world sweet friend!

thank you for allowing me to peek into your creative world

& share it and you with my friends!

 ~~~~

 the winner of Courtney Walsh's latest release, Sweethaven Homecoming

is Kerri!

kerri, please email courtney & let her know you've won~ i'm sure you'll enjoy!

(link is on top left corner of her blog linked above)

boots, big events, boys & a thinning crowd at the dinner table

hello friends!

 a few of you asked about the boots savannah was wearing

in yesterday's post, here. 

they're lucchese 

& while my love for this brand of boots runs deep & wide,

i have yet to pay full price.

i look at my boot purchases as an investment that i know will not only last for forever

but also be worn by a house full of girls!

(shopping justification at it's finest)

i love the fit of a lucchese & honestly, i just think they're the prettiest boots.

we have several pair & they become more beautiful the more they're worn.

i found some  here on sale for you

& i found this entire page of fabulous boots for you too.

 

do ya'll ever get knotted up trying to remember what you've shared & 

what you haven't?

no?

ok, well let me unpack the last couple weeks

& forgive the replay if it occurs.

so speaking of boots,

did ya'll hit up the nordstroms anniversary sale?

i saved a few pennies post beach vacation 

& scored these babies for a great sale price.

they actually fit over my who's your daddy calves.

& regardless of the fact that it will be well over 90 degrees here in atlanta until mid october

i can't wait to add these to the mix.

the school supply shopping event was an all time simplified maneuver.

only took 2 or 3 rounds

& a big ole target bill.

actually, we haven't received the UGA student's bill but it seemed easier this year.

doesn't she look 15?

what the heck.

she was choosing a verse for a little digital creation for her binder.

her latest favorite necklace can be found here

seldom a day rolls by where i fail to wonder

how on earth i ever got so fortunate to marry this man.

but that's another post for another day.

 we were heading out to a new spot to add to our date night repertoire,

verde taqueria in brookhaven.

that particular night the special was shrimp and grits taco.

talk to me.

& a pomegranate margarita.

delicious!

 

a little summer vignette in the kitchen

 trying to decide whether to splurge on this baby 

to use for photo sessions of course.

but at $200, at marshalls, i left that one & a grabbed another. 

i'll share that later too.

 

 we did however, leave with some cute shoes that were on clearance.

 first day of school cuties

so apparently i've worn the same outfit a few times lately.

that's his nickname for me so we stopped for a little cheesy shot.

not to make you hate me

but rather to share what an amazing man he truly is,

i must tell you, he sends me love letters in the mail.

on a regular basis.

hopefully this is the year caroline will fall in love with reading.

madison was not a reader. at all. until she began reading Harry Potter in the 5th grade
& now is a voracious reader.

i laid out a few choices to encourage caroline...

 

she ended up choosing The Lightning Thief & loves it!

praying this is finally the start of loving books.

served up a little back to school caprese salad

on a cute nora flemming platter.

more back to school cuteness

 

so, madison calls a couple weeks ago & says that while she was stretching

her kneecap rolled over to the side of her leg.

oh dear...

long story short

she ended up with torn cartilage

and a torn ligament ( mcl for all you athletic folks) requiring surgery 

.

every girl, and her mom needs a little pre-surgery mani pedi 

the morning of surgery

at our 5:30. hello. check in.

she had fuzzy itchy restless no-sleep at night weekend

thanks to loratab. now that that's out of her system she's beginning to feel better.

little bit getting fitted for her 2nd pair pointe shoes

emi started her new job at chickfila!

so proud!

so a sad sign of the times has occured.

with one away at college

& one working at chickfila

& one now with a new boyfriend

many meals at our family table for 6 now looks like this...

 

& speaking of boyfriends...

yes madison is now facebook official...

he's a great guy

he's mighty silly & usually receives many looks like this from her.... 

 

told you he was silly.

hello physical therapy

& a new fashion accessory... 

well that about wraps it up.

don't forget you have a great 30% discount available to you

at yesterday jewelry.

enter AUGUSTSALE at checkout...

either click on link above or the image below can take you there too!