a thursday update...

you will have to forgive

me sweet friends.

i did not post tuesday for

'poor man's gard{en}' 

and i do not have a piece

finished for today's 

'lost & found'

sigh.

but i have definitely

been working hard.

mr. amazing and i 

went to the melrose trading post

last sunday to scope it out

and see if it will be a good

fit for disregard{en}.

i think we found the flea market

i'll be selling at. yay!

definite dates to come.

so remember how in this post

i wrote out a list of

things i needed to do before 

selling at the flea market?!

well, the list just keeps getting

longer. huh. wonder why....ha!

i have about six new pieces i am 

currently working on

and 

tons of merchandise for the home.

so just hold on a little bit longer.

you won't be disappointed.

in fact, you will be rewarded. 

just remember to leave a little note

on what inspires you!

here is something that has inspired me 

for the day

from the lovely eyeful

hope you have a lovely thursday

my wonderful friends.

                 .jessnicole.

lost & found

today's feature

isn't really a new

project.

but, i promised

you i would show you

beautiful mabel

(& her friend)

in her new home...

so here she is

she sits on my side of the bed

her friend sits on mr. amazing's side

of the bed

and there they are. perfectly

cozy against our wall of windows & drapes

our bedroom is a converted patio. yes, 

it is basically like camping. we can see

our breath during the winter. but just think,

one day we can look back and say 'remember when...'

and laugh. we're newlyweds. you can't have your dream

home right away...

hope you are enjoying your thursday 

dear friends.

oh, and i forgot to mention. 

i'm running 

(alongside mr. amazing and 

our beautiful cousin, tiffany) 

a HALF marathon. 

that is 13.1 miles. but i have until

september to train. 

so guess what i'm doing today?

running/walking/buying running shoes.

here's to a new year full of

health, balance, creativity, inspiration

and, of course, love.

                     .jessnicole.

a quick post....

because i miss you all.

and because i wanted to at least give

you an update and explain why i haven't

been around for almost two weeks. sad.

the wedding last weekend

was absolutely stunning.

the bride was beyond gorgeous,

decor, flowers, atmosphere, friendship,

weather, food, & music were perfect.

it was great great great.

and mr. amazing and i 

even got to head into 

san francisco on sunday.

can you say fun?

we stayed with our sweet friend, kyle

{thank you kyle} & explored the northeast

part of the city. eating great food along the way.

and it rained. sigh.

i have had quite a few inquiries about pieces

and am trying to keep up with those

as well as working the first few days 

back from northern california.

yesterday was my first day off 

{meaning i had nothing scheduled} 

in over a week...

and it was wonderful. 

and i work today. 

but tomorrow is dedicated to painting

and blogging. 

and i'm excited to work on some new

pieces this weekend.

phew. all that to say. i miss you all.

and i cannot wait be 100% back.

and back with some exciting things.

here are some photos of the last week.

i will make sure i post actual wedding photos

when they are finished...

 these first three photos are of julie's

bachelorette party. natalie {the beauty pictured}

hosted the party and did a phenomenal job. 

my favorite flower we used for the wedding.

this was taken while we were arranging them...

 san fran. 

only photo i took all day.

the rain. that's my excuse.

{it was actually the fact that i was eating

more than half the day.}

i hope you are enjoying your week.

love love love

                  .jessnicole.

[free]day

today's [free]day

is going to be a fun

project. well, actually, projects.

i am adding two pieces

to my 'merchandise'

collection. 

aka small & simply decorative 

collection.

here they are.

trudy 

{& her cousin}, 

jay

trudy is the ladder.

jay is going to be made 

up of the two small pieces on the ground.

they will both become shelves

of some sort. 

you ask 'how?'

i shall show you.

fairly simple & easy for anyone 

to do. 

with the right materials.

you don't even have

to be familiar with big tools

to do this job.

and, please forgive me dear friends.

this week has been surprisingly crazy

for me & i did not get around to 

my 'lost & found' feature 

{in case you had noticed}

i am going to have to ask for grace

in this next week as i am 

helping a sweet friend 

with decor & flowers for her wedding 

next weekend.

so you will be hearing less from

me in this next week but i promise

i will return with some fun projects 

and new ideas.

really.

and to make up for my lack of blogging

yesterday, i will share some wedding photos

of me & mr. amazing. 

since our one year anniversary 

is this sunday,

october 10th, 2010. 

and because we already spent 

last weekend in mexico celebrating

we are just going to enjoy the day locally.

flea market, relaxing 

and then going to ruth's chris 

in pasadena for dinner.

{thank you phil & debbi!!!} 

here are some great photos, courtesy of

heather armstrong.

the absolute best day of my life.

i love you jonathan david.

i am amazed when i think

of how beautiful our lives are, together.

such a gift.

though marriage & life following

our wedding has not been easy 

by any means, it has been so rewarding

and satisfying in the best ways.

happy almost one year anniversary to us!!!

and i'll be posting a wedding album 

on my facebook page

sometime in the next day or so.

you can see more of our 

wedding photos there.

have a great weekend dear friends.

i will see you scattered throughout next week.

and be back the following!!

                         .jessnicole.

poor man's gard[en]

i love mornings that follow rain.

and i love that it finally feels

like autumn.

finally.

dear weather, please stay that way.

our little garden survived

the triple digit heat.

and is, of course, loving this weather.

we did not work on our garden

this past weekend 

{since we were in

mexico celebrating our anniversary!}

but the amazing thing about gardens

is you can leave them for a few days

{obviously with someone watering while 

you are gone...}

and they do just fine.

our little garden is going to town.

i thought i'd share some photos 

of our garden with you.

please take note that mr. amazing

has done a majority of the planting

of our new seedlings.

because, well, he is amazing.

thank you jonathan.

if you haven't seen the photos

of our garden when we first planted,

you can go here and here.

it is so fun to see the transformation

and growth.

and here is where our garden is now.

she is beautiful.

 

our basil is going crazy.

we had to transplant the tiny seedlings

into bigger pots. and a lot of them.

   

 chives & mint

salvia

 our dill. 

this is our very

first plant we started from

our own seeds. meaning, our old dill

gave off seeds & we took those seeds

and planted them. 

{& by we, i mean jonathan}

our thyme. it started as seeds buried

beneath the soil. i'm so proud.

and the seedlings jonathan recently planted.

look at them sprouting!

we'll have peppers & tomatoes in no time!!

and jonathan researched natural sweeteners

and purchased this stevia.

it is actually sweet. honestly.

i might not use it for baking 

but putting in smoothies would be refreshing...

amidst the amazing growth in our little

garden, we have come across two

pests: mold & caterpillars.

the mold loves our zinnia, the caterpillars 

love our basil & mint 

{surprisingly not our tomatoes}

so we have had to cut back our zinnia to 

prevent the spreading of mold & captured

caterpillars to prevent them from eating our plants.

but don't worry. the caterpillars are being

loved by the cutest red headed children we know, who, 

are really hoping to have butterflies soon.

what was once a pest, is now a pet.

perfect.

i hope you all enjoyed your weekend.

jonathan and i had the most romantic weekend.

it felt like our honeymoon.

only a year later.

sigh.

mexico was stunning, the ocean breeze was refreshing,

the food was satisfying and our time to recap

our whole first year of marriage & set goals for

the next year was so good.

here are a few photos of our view.

i know.

have an amazing tuesday sweet friends.

it is supposed to rain this afternoon.

hopefully it will.

this weather is perfect.

                .jessnicole.

poor man's gard[en]

so it has definitely been

way too hot the last

few days to work on

anything in our backyard...

i did get a great new 

poor man's gard[en] find

thanks to a friend 

who was on the lookout for me

{thanks emily!!}

here is miss flourette.

she's french.

i'm going to convert her into

a potting bench for some of our herbs

and plants.

i'm also going to add some succulents to 

the back support of the sofa.

i cannot wait to start working on her. 

just not today, please.

instead i'm going to work on 

 some fun projects for a dear friend's

wedding in a few weeks. 

and i will do this inside the house. thank you.

and i'm going to ship a piece to seattle, washington. 

man, i wish i lived in seattle right now...

and to just remind you of what

autumn weather should normally bring about,

i thought i'd share some fun finds with you...

sewn natural

lacklusterco

seventytwostitches

lowlandoriginals

anthro

swakdesigns

thehopetree

imagine wearing & playing with these items.

in cool weather. while sipping hot apple

cider or chai tea.

near the fire.

with the rain lightly falling.

and the smell of cinnamon and nutmeg.

i'm getting carried away...

so cheers to a great and not-so-hot tuesday.

at least not as hot as the last 

two days.

if you don't live in southern california

like i do, and you haven't been

paying attention to the news,

los angeles reached an all new 

record of 113 degrees yesterday.

highest temperature ever.

today is only supposed to reach 100. 

how cool & refreshing.

                 .jessnicole.

[free]day

today's [free]day 

is a good one.

and when i say good, i mean it.

my friend anna found the

absolute ugliest chairs i've ever seen

on the side of the road.

she is wanting to redeem these chairs

for her kitchen table.

here they are

{there are a total of three

nasty ones and four decent shape ones}

and, you probably don't think 

it can be done.

but just wait.

i've already got ideas brewing

& the vision for redemption.

this is actually my favorite

kind of project because 

most people would simply 

throw these out.

and we are going to give them a 

second life {or third or fourth}.

we are going to prove their 

chair worthiness.

on a more personal note, 

today is going to be a great day.

no work, grocery shopping, cooking,

gardening, eating, resting & time with my 

amazing husband. i mean, mr. amazing.

i recently purchased this adorable notepad

at anthropologie that helps you plan out

your weekly meals. so, of course, i needed it.

i mean, it helps you plan out meals.

who doesn't need help with that?

jonathan, on the other hand, thinks i am 

only planning out meals because i think 

the notepad is adorable. so what. 

maybe i am. but at least he's going to 

get healthy, delicious & inexpensive meals out of it.

and it's magnetic to put up on your

fridge. honestly. how perfect 

can planning weekly meals get?!

hope you enjoy your friday dear friends.

and your lovely weekend.

                         .jessnicole.