brrr... it's getting colder

I knew it was coming, but somehow with the warmer days lately I guess I just put it out of my mind, but this morning it was COLD & tonight is supposed to be below freezing.  I had the kids try on their winter coats about a month ago, thinking I'd keep an eye out for a good deal... Collin had outgrown his, luckily Evan had a nice Columbia hand me down from Collin to wear this year & Lydia had basically outgrown hers too, so 2 winter coats to buy.  I've been searching the resale shops, but nothing good has been found, then today's cold sent me on an ebay search, but again, not quite what I was looking for in terms of price & selection.  A friend had said something recently about Overstock.com, so I thought I'd check it out.  Can I just say I literally spent 15 minutes there & came out with 2 coats... $65 bucks + free shipping.  Here's what I chose:  

for Collin this plaid coat in the walnut... I think he'll really like it, he's in to plaid & it looks like it's got a little orange in it {his fave color}

& this for Miss Lydia... yes in the pink.  I had it up on the screen & she immediately said "I want that one... in the pink, not the purple!".  What can I say, the girl knows what she likes... seriously pink, polka dots, what else does a girl need?  

now I feel sorta bad for mister Evan, who's stuck with the hand me down... I think I'll have to find him some really cool hat & gloves to make up for it :)  I am the youngest of 4 girls, so I know lots about hand me downs :)

{robyn}

3 wishes

so one month from today is my birthday... my hubby always complains he doesn't ever know what to buy me, so hey, I thought I'd help the poor guy out.  I love getting catalogs in the mail that I open up & have so  much lovely stuff.  Yesterday it was the Title Nine catalog... here are 3 things that all share one thing I LOVE: stripes. I don't know what it is, but I just love 'em.

I mean, how could you not love this scarf?  It comes in 2 other color combos too, but love that pop of color!

& this dress... just looks comfy & flattering & would look really cute with some boots that I have :)

& this sweater... omgoodness, love at first sight.  

all images via www.titlenine.com

that's 3 wishes... I have lots more, but don't worry honey, you don't have to buy it all ;) plus Christmas is coming soon too!  

{robyn}

sweet fall

I've created 2 new fall digital paper kits... I couldn't resist doing up a cute girly one called SWEET FALL!  the first is the patterned set with all kinds of cuteness in pink, orange, brown & cream combinations...

you can get it here in my etsy shop

the second is the solid set with all the colors in textures & with tonal big dots!  so sweet! 

you can get it here in my etsy shop

here's a layout I put together real quick with the papers of Lydia's first trip the pumpkin patch.  aww, makes me miss my baby... she's going to preschool next week!

oh, & this set may or may not have been inspired by this super cute outfit from gymboree.  seriously, I'd wear it all myself if they would just make an adult version...

happy wednesday everyone!

{robyn}

ready for some holiday fun?

I know it's only August & the kids are just getting back to school, but have you noticed how holiday decor is appearing in the stores?  Yep, in the retail biz it's crunch time & maybe you want to get a head start too!  I've created these 2 new digital scrapbooking paper kits to help you out if you want to start on your holiday cards, decorations & scrapbooks... or maybe you still are looking to scrapbook those memories from last year?  I've put together a really cool, somewhat non-traditional color palette of red, olive, grey, turquoise & pale green to create some fun patterns + a kit full of solids!  You can check the patterns out here & the solids here.

{robyn}

super cute shoes

so I've never been too fond of Crocs shoes, but while Lydia had a show on the other day I saw new commercial for them with some that looked pretty cute.  Off I went to peruse Zappos to do a search for girls Crocs & oh my goodness... these are just a few of the super cute choices they have.  Of course they all come in several color choices too.  I'm thinking there may be a pair on miss L's feet soon {after all we can't wear sandals forever}. ps: there are tons of cute choices for boys too!

{robyn}