This adorable vintage dress is available in a small/medium over at 1918 Vintage and it's even on sale through Sunday! I paired it with some feminine ruffle socks from American Apparel contrasted with a tougher pair of booties by Gabriella Rocha via Zappos. Sweep your hair back into a loose, low, side bun and add one last touch of mint with a Vivi Dot Pinwheel hair pin. Viola! You're ready for any springtime event!
I love snapping photos of old signs, especially motel ones like this.
They had a tent all ready for us to sleep in. It doesn't get much better than camping minus the tent set up and tear down!
Here's a photo of the lovely Hooper family. Collin (Duncan's brother) on the left, the proud graduate, Jeff (Duncan's dad), and Duncan on the right.
Now one of me and my Mister.
We went out to yummy crepe dinner after the ceremony. Next we stopped by a graduation party at a yoga studio. I knew it was a totally different vibe up in Arcata, but this photo shows what a drastically different world it is. My shoes prove just how much I must have stuck out as the city girl in hippie college town!
On to the goats! This is Ivan.
Indy could not wait to get down and say hello.
The goats were interested in him too.
Especially this guy.
Then it was Duncan's turn for some love from the goats. They are so personable and affectionate and even know their own names!
The GAP wanted something unique to reward their employees for GAP card related promotions. I created a custom fabric with the colorful squares they have on their credit cards and voila, custom fabric buttons. I love how they turned out!
Feel free to email me if you'd like a quote for custom products.
This week's Decked Out was built around this adorable white mini dress with red details from The Ruby Kitten Vintage. The red leather peep toe shoes are also vintage and are available in the Lisazain Etsy Shop in a size 6.5/7. To finish off the look I added a pair of Delicate Lace Earrings from my shop.
Last time I was at the POOL Trade Show the owners of Pandora Jewelry who carry my line told me that someone proposed to his girlfriend with a Vivi Dot Diamond Ring that he bought from them! I've always thought this ring would be perfect for people that want to propose, but want to wait and pick out the actual ring together. It was so crazy to hear that it was actually used for that very thing! One of my rings will be a part of their wedding story forever!
Here you'll find my favorite image from Diana of City Lights Photography. The pretty little ceramic flower was one of a few purchases I made from my booth neighbor Whitney Smith at the SF Renegade Holiday show. She was selling these little individual blooms that I couldn't pass up. I turned two into rings for friends and kept the third one for a spot just like this. 
We set up lights on the right, left, and one from behind. It took some maneuvering to get the light even and get rid of the shadows, but we eventually got them just right. Next we messed with the settings on our camera (Nikon D40x) until the white balance looked good.
After that work was done the rest was a breeze. We powered through a ton of photos in very short amount of time, lining them up the same way each time. Editing them is really easy too because once you crop one just right the rest can all be done the exact same way.
I'll be editing photos and writing descriptions tonight and hope to have a big earrings update later this week. I think I'll even have my first online sale to celebrate!
Speaking of Mother's day... Wendy of DecoDollop featured the Vivi Dot items she purchased in a sweet post titled Something a Mother Could Love. I adore the photo she took of her Redheaded Coquette Hair Pins on the krinkle kraft paper I package my orders with. 
I hope you all have a great weekend with your Mothers and Grandmothers. I'll be celebrating my mom Pam and Grandma Dottie long distance. I can't wait to give them a belated hug when I visit Seattle in June!
I made a simple syrup with one cup sugar and one cup water. It keeps pretty well in a mason jar in the fridge so don't worry about having too much. Next I squeezed the lemons into a liquid measuring cup. This makes for one less dish to wash later. Make sure to note how much lemon juice you ended up with before you add the strawberries because you'll want to use about that some amount of simple syrup later on. Next I cut up the strawberries into small pieces and put them through a garlic press. Muddling them would work too, but the garlic press makes the strawberry mush really fine which allows it to be sipped through a straw.
Then you add the simple syrup (about an equal amount as the lemon juice) to taste. Fill up your glasses with ice, add a shot of vodka if you so desire, and then fill up the glasses with a few inches to spare. Finish it off with the soda water to give it a fancy fizz and garnish it with a leftover strawberry. It's also really pretty to cut a whole, thin lemon slice (so it's a circle) and put the straw through the middle.
There was a big creative project that took over the house that day and for once it wasn't mine. These boys enjoyed their spiked lemonade in between takes.
When I think of strawberry lemonade I can't help but think of this fabric.
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