Take me to San Miguel

I just developed a roll of film from my manual Pentax camera that I absolutely love.  We were developing a roll that I used to help capture moments surrounding the birth of my niece.  Little did I know that on the front end of the first roll of film would be some precious photos from the back end of our honeymoon two years ago in San Miguel de Allende.

Oh San Miguel. . . I felt so free there.  Gone were the worries about style and beauty, about whether or not everyone is ok, about bills and time management, about corporate success and finding my place. . . all I needed was Ben, and a little lip gloss, some moisturizer and a bobby pin to keep my hair out of my face and I was in my place.   My husband immediately loved it b/c I was so relaxed. . . I need a vacay.  I need a respite.  I want to get away from all this for just a few days. . . 

These photos are some I snapped on our last day in San Miguel, without a care in the world. . .   What a magical place.  

groovy earth

momoFandango will hopefully have its place within the the realm of eco-friendly/green design.  I feel passionately about sustainability, about finding a "second life" for things tossed aside, thus the use of vintage fabrics.  I sometimes, romantically refer to them as the lost fabrics. . . I love the idea that these fabrics bring a past with them.  Because I am so interested in building my business without doing harm (more about this soon), I find great inspiration in green, or what I deem "groovy earth" product.  These beautiful Loyal Loot Log bowls, $76, from Rose and Radish certainly fit the bill.  I love the juxtaposition of the smooth, flawless interior with the rough, knarled exterior.  Lovely! 

http://store.roseandradish.com

love that Baby Bean

one of my favorite children's lines just happens to be based right here in my hometown of Dallas.  It is called Baby Bean Wear.  Look at this precious dress from the lines' Spring/Summer 08 collection.  It is called the Jilly Button Dress and it retails for $64.  I just love the nostalgic patterns in both form and  fabric.  I find the line and the business quite inspiring (not to mention the great name that just roles off the tongue.  love that!!). . . check it out at www.babybeanwear.com

momo in progress

So my upstart design business, momoFandango, is in motion. . . it is a work in progress, a learning curve, a trial and error process.  I'm learning to sew, learning to source my vintage fabric, source supplies, researching labor, strategizing marketing. . . the whole shebang!  It is a wonderful and exciting journey. . . The heart of the approach is my love for vintage fabrics, and the idea that all things "baby" don't have to be about the usual color schemes, soft cheniles, and little bunny rabbits.  I design nurseries that are based on these unusual pairings of new and old fabrics, as well as a product line that made of these fabrics, as well. . .  design for babies can be groovy, hip, sophisticated, and still childlike. . .that is momo Fandango.  anyway, here are my  latest Vintage Revision blanket sets, and my current pool of fun fabrics.  Watch out--momo Fandango is on the cusp!!

 

Enter: my muse and a long lost love

My Sister-in-Law, Amy, recently gave me a very special gift; rediscovery.  She asked me to dig out my old manual camera and use it to record the goings-on surrounding the birth of her daughter (my niece), Lola Ruth.  I had not used it since college when I took the most magical class that was all about black and white photography and development.  Over time, as with lots of my other loves, photography has fallen by the wayside in this fast pace life that eats at all time-consuming, wonderful things I once loved to do.  It is all about capturing the moment you are watching, but at the same time it is an expression. . . a point of view. . . I love how it makes you really look at every moment.  So, here is a little compilation of what I captured.  I had such great time and although some of it is a little rusty, I think you can see how much this little one is loved and just how special she is  . . . what a gift my sister-in-law and brother have given this whole family with Lola's birth--but especially me, to be able to be the one to peer into each moment through my lens.

Sweet Lola's nursery

So the newest completed momoFandango nursery just happens to be for my favorite niece, Lola.  She is spunky and groovalicious, and I think her nursery fits her. 

music in the morning

boy, do I love a slow morning when i can just move at my own pace.  it is so rare these days. . . city life brings the unavoidable scheduling of activities, because if you neglect to fit "it" into your schedule "it" won't happen.  seeing your friends, visiting your family and your beautiful new niece, walking your precious dog,  trying recipes, organizing your closet, writing down your deepest thoughts, moving through the morning hours in yoga pants, with music in the background, sipping a cup of coffee--if you don't slow down and clear your calendar for these things, I'm realizing you wake up and the days have slipped by in a blur without favorite things filling them.  or worse, the favorite things have occurred, but the memory of them is fuzzy or just not there.  scary.  

this blog is my attempt to not only fit time in for my favorite things, but really contemplate them by writing them or showing them here.  maybe it will allow for breathing and feeling life more than I have been recently.  don't misunderstand; I have a fantastic life with my incomparable husband, Ben; my scruffy, loyal dog, Guthrie; the most wonderful dynamic friends in the world that include family and a new niece and new muse, Lola Ruth;  a fledgling business called momoFandango, that will no doubt be the subject of this blog quite often.  I'm lucky, I just want to take the time to remember that I am. . .