Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Our Home, Feeling the Autumn Love

Hello friends!

At the start of each October I tend to get the warm and fuzzies for no other reason than, from this month on through the end of the year we have the pleasure of celebrating several holidays that each bring their own unique color palette and whimsy to our interiors. Plus there's that irresistible touch of the outdoors that we bring inside during these months, allowing pumpkins and gourds and eventually Christmas trees of all shapes and sizes to become part of the decor. These 3 months offer a lovely chance to decorate in a storybook sort of way, adding layers of beauty to an ordinarily "normal" space. I just have some mad love for keeping things fresh and ever-changing at home and am known to move the furniture around every other month and change a paint color in a room wall about once a year. Change is exciting and energizing for me. I know, that's weird isn't it? Although, I don't share these sentiments when it comes to bedtime, just FYI.That I'm content to keep unchanged and yet it is an elusive ghost of a moment ... well if you're a mom, you likely know the feeling. :)

So here's a look at a little bit of home, with the dining table all prettied up for quiche and coffee mornings and Frito chili bowl evenings. Yes, I make a mean homemade chili but that's just about the extent of it. At least the table looks pretty, even if the food is sometimes lacking. I'm working on the latter!

And then we have a few fall odds and ends interspersed with the cutest little girl you ever saw thrown in for good measure to wrap this up.


Sunday, October 23, 2016

A Dark Romance {for YOU magazine}

Hello friends! It's finally time to share this beautiful moody fashion shoot with you. I collaborated with the awesome Jen Gannigan of Magdalene Photography, knowing she would be absolutely perfect for capturing a darker ethereal story. I had a crazy quirky concept for this one, inspired by the endless storybook possibilities and fantasy of Halloween. It was such a blast creating these looks from some of Green Bay's local thrift and resale boutiques, and then brainstorming hair and makeup ideas with my dear friend Victoria. We had tried this glitter mask idea before but never for YOU magazine, so I was excited to have an excuse to capture it for this publication. This story is all about the beauty of eco-fashion, with every piece a second-hand or up-cycled item and all so ridiculously lovely. I've been known to be a thrift junkie so this assignment was right up my alley. Loved it so much! 


Here is the shoot in its entirety and if you pick up a copy of the mag, you'll see a small selection of photos alongside a really cool selection of "Perfectly Paired With" items, each featuring a scent, book and drink to match the look. Cool huh?! Be sure to grab a copy and get all the buying details. :)
Thank you to the incredibly talented people who brought this story to life!

Photography: Jen Gannigan with Magdalene Photography 
Creative direction and styling: Kirsty Gungor
Hair and Makeup: Victoria Stencil and Rossemary Alcantra of Salon 54
Wardrobe: Fiore (on Broadway), Bethesda Thrift Store (on Military), and The Ultimate Closet (in Bellevue), Tyler Lambert (local designer - www.tylerlambert.us) and Somewhere in Time Antiques (on Main St)
And the models who KILLED it!: Erika Bosman and Maricela Vera

Read the issue online HERE.

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