this week, i got crafty.

i made sweet little baby bibs for a friend of mine who is having a boy! these were so fun to make, and not too terribly difficult. I'm planning on making these babies my go-to baby shower present. i also helped to throw the baby shower for this particular pregnant friend, i'll post photos of it later this week. promise!
xo lauren

i forgot to blog today

i just totes forgot.

i think it had something similar to do with my passing out in the middle of the skywalk on campus today,

luckily people were gracious enough to step over me as i slept.

at least they didn't step on me, right?

anyway, i forgot to blog.

but here's a supah-dupah cool pinwheel tutorial.

don't say i never gave you nothin'.
love lauren

lovebook

i think i forgot to make a lovebook for last week, my B!
but there are a good many lovely things in the world today! enjoy:

1. i heart this girl's style. it is so girly & edgy. it inspires me tons, somehow i'll have to find a way to make it work without the tattoos. think it's feasible?
2. this octopus ring is blowing my mind
3. if you haven't fell in love with the sartorialist yet, i recommend it.
4. i absolutely fell in love with this post by color me katie today,
it's nice to remember that you can turn a bad day into a good one, for other too!
5. there are so many amazing DIY projects out there. here's one for SHOES!
6. i've said this before, but ande monster is still my favorite vintage dress shop.
7. here's a giveaway for some fab earrings, you're welcome.
8. Lauren Conrad has started a blog with a few other women called The Beauty Department. It is filled with tutorials, inspiration and serious awesomeness. take a look!
9. here's another giveaway at Meet Virginia Design for more fab jewelry. i love this girl's header for realsss.
10. this white girl can THROW IT DOWN.

happy wednesday loves.

wednesday lovebook

happy middle of the week dudes! here's a peek into my lovebook for the week.

1. this blog. there are no words.
2. the fact that sydney is on the new Ruche & Treadsence lookbooks. can a girl get any cooler than that? i don't think so.
2. we have a new couple in our ward named adam and evie figgit. how ironic is that? i have no link for this, i just wanted to share that glorious fact with you.
3. here's a giveaway to win a $50 giftcard to Moxii. because giftcards are what make the world go round. my world, anyway.
4. i loved this tutorial of how to make an anthropologie-inspired baby rug. a freaking rug! it's a little time-consuming, but i think it's an excellent i'm-pregnant-so-i-can craft project.
5. i am totally making these easter egg cookies this weekend! get in muh belly! {disclaimer: i have never seen austin powers. am i still allowed to say that?}
6. i recently gave the Sammy's Cafe blog a makeover. check it! and if you'd like me to do yours, i can! {fo free. just email me}
7. i recently used this tutorial to make the welcome wreath on our front door. it was surprisingly easy.
8. i made steak with bleu cheese sauce for dinner Sunday night. then travis and i both died from compulsive  over-eating. it was tragic but worth it.
9. blog stalk tip: read this chick. i think she's funny and her photography rocks. win win.
10. i thought this photo project was fascinating and heartbreaking. you can tell a lot about a child from his/her bedroom.
11. this amazing girl is changing the way that people look at severe autism. here's a video about her, she is truly mind boggling.

peace & love 
lauren

lovebook

i want to start sharing links with ya'll of everything that i have fallen in love with via the interwebs over the week. maybe i'll do it every week! or maybe every other week, depending on how butt tired i am once i complete this.  

ok, the first edition of lauren's wednesday lovebook. here we go!

+ i need these in order to do this to my apartment. if only my rented walls could look so good!
+ this bag would make everyone around me jealous. which i've selfishly decided is a good thing.
+ when i am pregnant, i am doing this. you better believe it.
+ there's a giveaway happening for some super cute fabric here. go win something!
+ and while you're at it, make me one of these pinwheel skirts. thanks, you're so sweet!
+ i love this girl and her hilarious workout wednesdays
+ this girl always has the most darling gift wrap ideas. and the most kick ace hair. one day my hair will look something akin to hers and i will be kick ace, too.
+ i want these toms because my toes deserve to shimmer, too.
+ this p90x spoof made me laugh and laugh and laugh

ok so i had so much fun with this! it just may become a weekly thing.
let me know if you had just as much fun {smile}
peace & love

an-actually-awesome-scarf-tutorial

oh heyyy. i don't know about you, but usually i think scarf tutorials are lame. but this tutorial is actually really awesome, i love how she even THOUGHT of the scarf braid thing. i love this tutorial, it's much better than every other how-to-wear-a-scarf-as-a-headband-or-skirt-or...scarf tutorial i've seen. enjoy!

p.s. travis & i are roadtripping to boise in the morning. warm-ish weather and family here we come!

oh & buffalo wild wing. trav & i never miss a BWW opportunity. never.

this is not a joke.

kpeaceouthomesbye

love lauren

i love, lately.

nothing fabulous has happened to me today, 

i woke up at noon. then i pumped some iron. and now i'm thinking about taking a shower.

hygiene is always a good idea, right?

anyway, here's something that i love, lately.

find the tutorial here
& don't forget the killer giveaway here! 

DIY: bow belt

i don't know about you guys, 

but i just love seeing new pretty things that inspire me. 

i've stumbled upon so so many lately, i can't keep them all to myself. 

& i'd love to share them with you. 

here's my first fave,

a simple DIY bow belt.

courtesy of momtastic
this tutorial is so easy & can be done lickety split!
well.... if you're a super sewer. which i'm not.
actually, i tried to crochet tonight...
it was kinda pretty. {and kinda not}
we'll see what happens after the next lesson.

enjoy your bow belts!
peace & love