obsession of the week: hand embroidered necklaces

this happens to be featured on the front page of etsy today

but i was a fan long before! 

thank you etsy

for reminding me!

these lovely little treasures 

are made by

the merriweather council

and can be custom ordered!

take a peek at some of my faves 

the last one would be especially cute with

and a and s :)

happy monday!

-ashley

ladies night and surprise baby shower

this weekend was chock-ful-o-fun

sunday night some of me and my gal pals

got together ate some food 

and played some cards

i am honestly blessed with some of the greatest friends 

around :)

here is what i made

sugar cookie fruit pizza inspired by

kelsey!

on monday nights the mr. and i get together with our

young married couples small group

through our church

usually we are either reading a book and discussing it

or just having good food

and even better fellowship!

but last night we decided to change things up a bit 

and throw a surprise baby shower for 

garrett & lauren

here is a little video of us surprising them

watch hour garret's face stays the same

even when he is surprise :)

happy tuesday

-ashley

weekend snapshots

our friends ryan & zhenya tied the knot this weekend

and look at those trees!! royal wedding! loved them!

{{disclaimer}}

the following photos are all after

we danced the night away

and then walked a few blocks

we live in charleston, sc

95 degrees (at night) and humid as all get out!

me and the mr. :)

after walking a few blocks :)

and no the one on the end doesn't normally do his hair like that

just for special occasions 

me and our wonderful photographer for the evening

{{all photos via b.hearn and her iphone}}

and last but certainly not least

we had a wedding shower for this lovely lady :)

hope your weekend was fabulous!

-ashley

my little something extra

i feel like i have been waiting on the weekend to get here 

for what seems like an eternity! 

but today it is finally here

and i have a little something extra fun

for my weekend activities :)

i was inspired by emily!

have a fantastic weekend loves!

-ashley

before and after: entryway

i have had this target sofa table for awhile now and i originally bought it when i moved out of the parentals house and into my very first roommate situation. i needed a desk but had an extremely small room and this was narrow enough and did the job. in our previous apartment it was used (in it's original state) as a t.v. stand.  since the move (into a much bigger place) we placed it in our entryway. i knew i wanted to paint it and was pretty sure i wanted it red, so that's what i did. it isn't complete yet (i still need to paint the knobs gold) but for now and until i go out and buy the gold paint they aren't going to be there. i took a few detail shots to show how i styled it. it will probably always be a work in progress and i will continually change it, depending on my mood. so here it is!

before

after

details

table, target (no longer available) 

lamp, jewelry box, oriental bowl, change tray and mirror (thrifted)

tray and frame (homegoods)

diffuser and flower candle (dillards clearance)

-ashley

7.2 date night

first off, i  apologize for being m.i.a. we haven't had internet at the fenters' household and it's not the easiest thing to blog (the way i like to) from an iphone. but i vow to you all that i will be very consistent from now on :)

like the majority of people (or not?)

last night the mr. and i 

went to see harry potter

i am doing a (sort of) outfit post

you see i look incredibly ridiculous 

posing in my outfits

i don't know how people look so cute doing it

but i sure don't so here goes

what i wore (basically):

this cute army green racerback dress

something like this yellow chalcedony necklace

with a cozy scarf like this one

and of course some toms

they don't sell these online anymore

but they are my fav :)

mine are the gold and brown ones on the right 

sorry, i-phone pic

i just bought this stella & dot bracelet

at the beginning of summer

and have worn in almost every day

stacked with a variety of other things 

so, there you have it. my version of an outfit post.

-ashley

what to do on a saturday afternoon

fly over charleston

of course

our friend (pilot) joel took the mr. and i up over charleston today

it was absolutely everything you could ever imagine!

so surreal being up over everything i see everyday

i even got to drive for a bit

pretty sure i'm certified now :)

he let me sit in the front :)

holdin' down the backseat

yes, we live here 

the cargo ship making its way in

the beautiful downtown charleston

best date planner

ever

us with our wonderful pilot, joel!

imagine, me, screwing up the picture :)

so, that's how we spent out saturday afternoon

what did you do today?

have a wonderful weekend!

-ashley