last year’s block street block party greeted us with rain in the early morning & a cool breeze during the day. this year’s party was sunny, hot, humid & very windy!
we still had so much fun sharing our work with others, chatting with friends & even meeting some of you! it was so encouraging to hear the positive feedback from my new line of products (you can find it very soon at four-legged bird & shindig paperie if you’re local!). & because of all of your kind words, i will also be opening up a new etsy shop in june featuring my new line of crafty work & a handful of other surprises! i can’t wait for these new adventures…
oh, & just because – i am offering 30% off in my him + her shop today only! all orders must be placed by tomorrow morning (thursday) at 8 am. all orders will be shipped this friday. just use code “happywednesday” at checkout!
who needs pretty bookmarks for the many books on your summer reading list?! xo.
love,
natalie
amidst the crazy, there was still so much to celebrate & enjoy this week. some of the highlights…
+ i started couch to 5k with a girlfriend! we are training for the color run in august. i seriously hate running so this is a big step for me to even start.
+ it’s lettuce season! mixing bowls of salad for lunch, please.
+ i am in that crazy plant mode right now. slowly, i have been filling up our plant shelf with plants. the masterpiece is almost complete!
+ bike rides & date nights have been super needed & super loved this week. i love this guy so much.
+ i am slowly checking off my to do list for the upcoming block street block party happening this sunday. postcards, happy flags, coffee cup/mason jar cozies, garlands & more! if you’re local, i would love to meet you!
love,
natalie
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{all of these photos were taken with my iphone. although i never intend to replace my blog’s photos with iphone pictures, it’s nice to share with you the “little moments” of life. my instagram name is nataliecreates if you would like to follow along!}
about nine months ago, i jumped on the instagram bandwagon & met an amazing community of creative, thoughtful, encouraging people. almost two weeks ago, i met five of those amazing women in person who i now call dear friends. we savored three sweet days together in colorado- drinking coffee, doodling, thrifting, perusing local shops, doing yoga, visiting farms, sipping hard cider, dreaming of the perfect homestead, walking around the farmers’ market & laughing. so much laughter. the conversation was both deep & light. we became old friends in only a few short hours. i love these ladies so so much.
i am just so thankful for this little online community where we can exchange thoughts, meet up if we’re lucky, collaborate creatively & encourage one another to keep on keepin’ on in whatever life season we may be.
ladies, thank you so much for an amazing, inspiring, heart-warming, soul-changing, won’t-ever-forget weekend. i love & miss you all so much!
#coloradogirls2014, am i right?!
love,
natalie
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if you would like to see more of our weekend, you can check out our hashtag #coloradogirls2013 on instagram. you can also follow these amazing women individually! their instagram names are: livelightly (sara), kale80 (khrista), mightyviolet (rachel), hersoutherncharm (jennifer) & jenlongphoto (jen)! yay!