Designer in Teal

November 5, 2013

Fall Family Photoshoot

Surprisingly after begging Tim to take some pictures with me and Artie being unruly, Gabby got some really good shots that I am gonna share with you! Which one/s should I use for our Christmas card??

LOVE

We let him loose to play a little football! Man...is he fast!!

November 4, 2013

So...

its been a while since I shared an overwhelming amount of Artie pictures! I think its time especially considering we dressed him up for Halloween (cross that off my bucket list). And I picked him up an adorable sweater when I bought his costume. We took him to a costume contest at Petco last weekend and then took him to the Fall Festival at church so we got good use out of the costume.

What has Artie been up to??

-he graduated from training class at Petco
-he escaped twice this weekend. luckily he didn't go far.
-he has been using his commands pretty well (but he is part beagle so he can be stubborn)
-he has been trying to sleep in since the days are shorter
-he barked when the trick-or-treaters came. once we opened the door he was okay.

Here's some phone and camera pictures (mixed in) of our little baby! You'll notice that he mostly just sleeps!

His favorite spot!

He got a whole bag of treats for graduating and we got him a glow-in-the-dark ball.

His sweater for when it gets cold!! Tim refuses to take him out in it though...

Now for his Halloween costume!! He was a shark and his eyes even lit up!

I mean how can I say no to that face?!

The eyes!!

Waiting for trick-or-treaters

And Gabby took these this weekend (more to come)

Does my hair look ombre?? Because thats really my roots...I need a cut and color!

We celebrated the new marriage of Ty and Gabby (and Gabby's birthday) this weekend! I am so happy she is part of the family now :D

I kept saying I wanted to get a picture of the 4 of us but you see that didn't happen....

Come back this week for:
-An Influenster Review
-Christmas gift ideas
-Our Fall Family Photoshoot
-An update to my Fall 2013 bucket list

November 1, 2013

Design in Your Home #7

*LINK-UP FOR NOVEMBER AT BOTTOM OF POST {starts on 11/1}*

Its time again to feature some wonderful bloggers and their homes. This month we combined September and October.

I love getting to showcase your amazing talent in this little spot on the internet but even more, I love getting to connect with you and find out more about how you designed your homes. Because we feature so many of the spaces, we only show a glimpse of the design so we encourage you to click the blog links and see the rest of the projects. Remember, your spaces will also be featured over on Jade and Oak now as she is a co-host of Design in your Home.

We will be doing an extra special design in your home post for the holidays so make sure you check back if you don't have anything to share for November!

* We would love your feedback to make this link-up even better! What would you like to see in future months??*

Did you miss one of the previous features?? You can find those posts here:

Let's Start with

Jackie's Top Three:

Lauren from My Polished Side Blog (which is now Luna and Leonard)

and she did it without spending a fortune!

Haeley from Design Improvised

Amy from The Blissful Bee

Samantha's Top Three:

Alexa from He and I

Kelly from Olive Lane

Amy from The Blissful Bee

she has a factory cart like mine!

**If you were not featured this month, we HIGHLY encourage you to link up again because it is so tough picking our favorites.**

NOW JOIN IN on the November link-up...

Rules:
1) Please follow your host (Designer in Teal) and co-host (Jade and Oak) via Bloglovin or GFC.
2) Please only link up your own work. You can show off a bedroom, living room, bathroom, kitchen, etc. You get the idea. Exteriors/patios are also welcome!
3) Have FUN!

I would love for you to share on facebook, twitter, pinterest and instagram!! Spread the word.

If you do not have a blog but still want to show off your work, you can email me the pictures! samantha.n.shipley@gmail.com

October 23, 2013

Toast, Nashville, a Wedding and a Giveaway

I ~~stole~~ borrowed this blog post idea from my Bestie Veronica who also borrowed it haha! Thanks girl and congrats on your new job :D

One more thing before we get started...go enter this giveaway!! I sponsored Susannah's blog this month and she put together an awesome fall favorites giveaway AND you can read about my favorite fall tradition while you're there!

making : watercolor prints for my Etsy shop! Can't wait to add some new ones
cooking : Not much lately but still eating good! Went to Toast on Monday night with Kim and it was DELISH! I had the meatloaf!

reading: blogs, I have been especially enjoying finding other Richmond bloggers
watching: a lot of things: Walking Dead, Big Bang Theory, Parenthood, New Girl, Modern Family and the list goes on...
looking: forward to our Anniversary vacation next year. Veronica, Kevin, Tim and I are GOING TO NASHVILLE!!
playing: with Artie and watching him take naps on the sofa with the hubby
wasting: time on my computer while I should be cleaning
sewing: I.don't.do.that
wishing: my boss Courtney a Happy Birthday today!
enjoying: all of your kind comments and emails. I will get respond to them all, I promise!
waiting: for the weekend...patiently
liking: the new church that we have found and all of the people we have met there
wondering: what the future holds

listening: to Country...constantly! loving all of the new songs lately especially Lady Antebellum and Band Perry
thanking: God for all of his blessings in my life
going: to the downtown ghost tour on Friday. Yay...another fall bucket list item!

loving: my husband...always
hoping: to find a Richmond photographer to take new blog head shots for me on a small budget
marveling: at the sacredness of marriage. I love being reminded at weddings!
smelling: All of my yummy fall scented candles
wearing: my boots and cardigans!! YAY...I wish the weather could stay like this.
following: lots of people on twitter + instagram...find me there
noticing: the change in the weather...its supposed to get down in the 20's on Friday night...NO I just want pretty fall leaves. Is that too much to ask?
knowing: that I need to eat better or at least cut out sweets but I just can't
thinking: about my friends and family...I miss them
pinning: ideas for a client mood board, remember Mandy that I did the fall swap with? I also found my dream kitchen while on Pinterest

source

opening: a gift from my new SISTER-IN-LAW GABBY!! She sent me a picture of us in an awesome frame!
giggling: at all of the halloween costumes for dogs. We really need to pick one for Artie!
feeling: excited for the upcoming months

Also, here's a few pics from the wedding we went to this past Saturday! Congrats Emily and Tyler!