If you were active in the blogosphere on Friday, you may have already seen the announcement that Ikea will be launching a line of dollhouse furniture in August. What?! You may have noticed that I’m a huge Ikea fan! (more…)

In an effort to get a bit more organized, I am trying to come up with some go-to gifts for the toddlers in our little world. I always end up running to the store on the way to a party and it adds some very unnecessary stress plus I’m not usually 100% satisfied with the gift. Here are a few items I’ve found that could work for almost any toddler and almost all of these are very budget-friendly.  (more…)

I think I’m the “bad” mom around here. I have not been able to pull off “thank you” cards after Bodhi’s birthday parties the past two years. This year I had really good intentions, but he opened half the gifts when I was still cleaning up so I wasn’t able to find out who things were from. Last year, I was simply overwhelmed. (more…)

With the exception of two pieces of art for the wall above this shoe shelf, our mudroom is complete and it is functioning SO well for us! (more…)

There is a teeny tiny chance we may be adding a patio to our home and yard this year. Since our house was built just last year, we don’t yet have a deck or patio, so we typically do everything on our driveway in terms of entertaining. This means we don’t really have an outdoor table since the driveway needs to be clear most of the time. This possibility has me thinking about what we might do with said patio. A girl can dream, right?

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You may have seen a lot of Bodhi’s second birthday party over on Style Me Pretty Living last week. I was thrilled and a bit surprised when our amazing photographer Melissa texted me saying it was there. I wasn’t ready to share here yet because frankly, putting all of these photos on here takes a lot of time.

But today, I’m SO excited to share Bodhi’s dessert table with you. I kept everything very affordable this year thanks to a lot of do-it-yourself party planning fun. From DIY cake pop sticks, garland and the canvas backdrop to the very affordable Joe Joe cookie tower, I was working hard to make this budget friendly for us and anyone who might want to replicate ideas. All photos were taken by the fabulous Melissa Oholendt Photography. Enjoy! (more…)

Why I do what I do

Jessica Flannigan | Live the Fancy Life from Joe Pollock Films.

I’ve been meaning to share some of the history of this little blog along with what it’s all about for some time now. And since my friend Joe over at Joe Pollock Films put together this little clip about me and my work, I thought what better time than now? Why Live the Fancy Life? Read on.  (more…)

I fear the days of capturing great happy photos of my toddler son are over. This is the best of what I got from a little puzzle/playtime photo shoot a few days ago. I feel like these images make it look like I was torturing him, but I swear I was just taking a few photos and asking him to “say cheese” like all other moms do. I’m happy I captured these though. I feel like he looks like such a big boy now.  (more…)

I have a hard time coming up with Father’s Day gifts for my hubby, his dad and my grandpa every year. Part of the problem is that I shop pretty last minute, but not this year! Oh no! We are on it! Today, I bring you my Father’s Day Gift Guide which includes budget-friendly to completely splurge-worthy options. Enjoy! (more…)

Hello! It’s a two-post kind of day. I’m so excited to share that Bodhi’s cow-themed second birthday party is featured on Style Me Pretty Living today.

And I will share so much more with you soon including all of the DIY projects, shopping resources and more photos. My sweet friend and photographer Melissa Oholendt did an amazing job on the photos which is without a doubt, more than half the reason this was featured.

Swing by Style Me Pretty Living to see his fun little party. Cheers to a new week!