Monthly Archives: June 2010

Mother’s Day Brunch at my house!

So, I mixed up the order of the pictures in this post and I just don’t have time to go back and fix it right now. So…this is a body scrub that I made for my mom and mother-in-law. I got the recipe from Stephanie Lynn at underthetableanddreaming.com My mother-in-law tried it and told my [...]

Look like a fashion goddess

For Halloween last year, I was determined to dress as a Greek goddess…because, well…it seemed like a cheap costume — buy a big white sheet and pin in strategic places, then belt with some silk cord. It seemed easy enough… …until the sheet started to fray everywhere I cut it. And it was stiff and [...]

Friends & Family

Whimsy has fantastic employees. And once a year we decide to have the employees share their great discount with Friends and Family. SO this week we are annoucing that we are giving 30% to all of our customers who we feel are all friends and like family. Come into any location and take advantage of [...]

Before & After

Before: Sweet, Innocent, Wholesome After: Naughty, Vampy, Bad Girl Whimsy’s Photo Blog

Sarah Jessica Parker In Alexander McQueen – 2011 Met Gala

Sarah Jessica Parker was one for the lucky few to wear an archive look from Alexander McQueen’s Fall 2005 collection to the 2011 Met Gala. Her silver crystal embellished dress has a high neckline and three-quarter length sleeves. I love how understated and elegant her look was. A voluminous 60s bouffant completed her look. Credit: [...]

New Boys Birthday Shirts (and for Girls Too!)

For your little birthday pilot, the liliputians  birthday boutique now has the perfect airplane birthday shirt; a bomber emblazoned with the birthday number or choose a plane with no number if you prefer.. Fitted style tee for girls or relaxed fit tee will have the airplane’s silhouette in black on the front and continuing down [...]

Trying My Hand at Building!

Here is what my 4-year-old daughter and I have been working on! We got the plans from Anna White at Knockoffwood.com. She has an amazing array of furniture plans that she offers for free use. After looking at all the incredible photos of what beginning builders (and by beginning I mean, “I have never built [...]

CheapChica’s: Elegant Ballerina Girl

The CheapChica’s Guide to Style Inspired By: Ballerina Girl… Posted: 17 Feb 2011 09:11 PM PST Do you have any additions to your wardrobe that you’ve been searching for for what feels like eternity? You search and search and search, but no luck, no luck, NO LUCK?! For me, that elusive item was a ballet [...]

Sunny Saturday

Well this morning, the boys went to the golf course (as always) and LMS went to an Activity Group run in our shire (she’s learning cooking), so I had most of the day all to myself! I headed on down to the coast to look at the fabric shops. Got to Spotlight and was just [...]

Musical Monday: Tom Waits

YAAAAAAAAAAY! Finally, I’ve got around to writing the Musical Monday for one of my favorite artist of all time. Tom.Freaking.Waits. If you know me, you know that I love Tom Waits. I’ve been listening to him since I was about 13. I think. But that’s besides the point. Here’s a run-down on the deliciously vaudeville, unique singer-songwriter I enjoy [...]