Projects For Your Weekend

 What are you up to this weekend?

I would love to finish a few little projects I have started for baby Adelee's room. And maybe a few Easter projects too!

Baby Room Inspiration

 Nursery featured on On To Baby

I adore the peaceful, airy feeling of this room. Adelee's room will very closely resemble this room. The wall colors and trim are the same. The color palette is neutrals, whites, creams, and tans with dark wood accents. There are hints of blush pink as well, but its soft and subtle, working well with the effortless beauty of the room.

Baby Room Inspiration

Nursery featured on On To Baby

 Again, a beautiful neutral nursery that is still very soft and feminine with lots of handmade details.

 Inspiration from DecorPad via Project Nursery

I love the cluster of poms and will most definitely be including something along those lines in Adelee's room!

Projects

 

DIY Pom Poms (frabric) from A Simple Kind Of Life

 

Tissue Paper Pom Poms  from the Busy Budgeting Mama

(I am planning on clustering a variety of poms together)

 Button Monogram by Letter Perfect Designs

I plan on making my own, only because I have all the supplies already.

Easter Projects

You can find a wonderful round-up of the sweetest Easter & Spring projects over at The Creative Place. Thanks Ashley for finding such great inspiration!

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Happy weekend to you all!

Inspired: Color

I am furiously working on new collections for Ashlee Proffitt.

These new collections will be a continued reveal of the new and improved Ashlee Proffitt. I hope to be introducing new collections for the different areas of my stationery business such as Everyday, Celebrations, Inspired (for the home) as well as the AadenSage line.

I am furiously working because as you know I have a pretty tight deadline to meet in about 8-10 weeks. Her name is Adelee Elizabeth and she will need mommy's undivided attention for awhile. :)

I have been on the hunt for color inspiration for the Inspired Home collection. Which color palette is your favorite? Which palettes fit your home the best?

All color palettes are from Design Seeds. I am continuously inspired by this amazing site!
(If you check out my Pinterest color board and click on the actual image it will take you to the original post as created by Design Seeds.)

 

  

 

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Be on the lookout for new designs featuring all of these amazing colors very soon!

Recipe: New Orleans Gumbo

Recipe from Taste of Simple

This yummy recipe has become a regular in our home over the past few months! 

Try it out and let me know what you think!

New Orleans Gumbo

Ingredients

• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup uncooked converted rice
• 2 celery ribs, chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 1/2 pound smoked kielbasa or Polish sausage, cut into 1/2-inch slices
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup cold water
• 1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 large green pepper, chopped
• 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley

Directions

• In a large saucepan, bring broth to a boil. Stir in the rice, celery, onion and garlic. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, combine the tomatoes, chicken, kielbasa, thyme, pepper, bay leaves and cayenne. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Combine flour and water until smooth; gradually stir into chicken mixture. Stir in shrimp and green pepper. Cook, uncovered, over medium heat for 4-6 minutes or until shrimp turn pink and gumbo is thickened. Discard bay leaves.
• Remove rice from the heat and let stand for 5 minutes; stir in parsley. Serve with gumbo. Yield: 8 servings.

Spring Break In Pictures!

 

 

 (My sweet mother-in-law, aka 'Nana' played with the boys on Thursday so I could make jam and rest.

 (Insert: mommy not feeling too great. Super thankful for nana!!!)

The week was wonderful and I so enjoyed having this special time with the boys. 

Weekend Wardrobe: Pregnant Little Black Dress

A little black dress made complete with
+ skinny leather double wrap belt for a defined waistline
+ leather slouchy boots (to hide those veiny legs I currently have from baby #4)
+ black rosette stud earrings
+ black rosette hair pins (with side braid)
+ black beaded bangles

Super comfy and super cute = success for this pregnant mama!

Baby Girl Has A Name.

She has had a name for awhile. 

And although her name has not been a secret I have not yet shared it with you. 

(probably because I waiting for the perfect photo op as seen in the above photo. :))

Adelee 

((ah deh lee))

meaning: noble & happy

Elizabeth

meaning: consecrated to God or worshiper of God

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We absolutely love her and her sweet name. 

Now if the next 10 or so weeks would just pass by quickly so we can kiss her little face!

Spring Break With My Boys!

This is Spring Break week and that means mommy is in action, planning fun activities and spending super quality time with her boys!

Today we went strawberry picking (again!) and had so much fun!

I am loving this time with them and am seeing glimpses into what our summer days will look like... with the addition of a sweet baby girl of course.

I am thankful for the time and hard work I have put in to this business over the past few months as I finally created better and more efficient workflow systems and organizational tactics that allow me to take time every day to be a mommy and entire weeks like this to invest in my boys while still developing a business. I have by no means mastered this but looking back at myself even just a few months ago I am thankful for the changes that haven taken place.

I hope you are having a great week! And I look forward to our regularly scheduled posts next week. (Although stay tuned here because I do have some other posts planned for this week too!)