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Archive for March, 2010

a perfectly, lovely giveaway {and sale}

March 20th | jewelry

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do you love classic beauty and romance?

do you long to join the idle rich for card play, sketching and a tune on the piano forte?

does the sentence,

“my heart is, and always will be, yours.”

give you goosebumps?

then you’re in the right place.

because we’re doing a jane austen giveaway!

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we’re giving away

* a new, classic hardcover copy of sense & sensibility (light blue with pink flowers)

*the BBC pride and prejudice (yes, the 6-hour-colin-firth one)

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*a family crest necklace.

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it’s all about romance, sigh.

and during the giveaway

we’re having a SALE on the family crest necklace

this weekend, saturday + sunday only!!

it’s usually $68 and this weekend it’s $44.

which is insane! It’s one of my fave pieces. LoVe, love it!!

you’ll find the family crest necklace here.

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yay! to enter

just tell us which austen novel is your fave.

and of course, tweet it, blog it, facebook it for extra entries.

leave a comment for each entry

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and click here to shop.

{GIVEAWAY CLOSED, thank you!!}

xoxo, lisa

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marked by love {winners}

March 19th | jewelry

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thank you for your comments

wow! it’s amazing to read your stories.

to hear how love has left it’s mark forever on your hearts.

i’ve been moved to tears and also so encouraged.

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our two {randomly chosen} winners are…

tiffany morse

and

jenny

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ladies, i hope this necklace is a treasure and brings hope.

to those who didn’t win, the marked by love necklace is on sale for two days.

you’ll find it here.

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make sure to stop by tomorrow for a fun, saturday surprise!

{and more on that amazing chalkboard next week!!}

xoxo, lisa

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the sun is shining

March 18th | david, matthias

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we flew kites with david’s class earlier this week.

that’s david’s 1:1 aide and she is an angel. and david loves her {obviously}.

the weather has been amazing.

78* and lovely.

it’s making me long for summer!

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we had about 15 college students over monday night for dinner during finals week.

can i just say, i do not miss finals!!

i made taco stack-up. i put 4 lbs of (already cooked) seasoned ground turkey in the crock-pot and

set out bowls of lettuce, beans, chesse, etc.

we served buffet style. easy, peasy.

what’s your go-to dinner for guests?

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this little cutie belongs to my real life friend, lindsey.

love that he is sooo well hidden under the table. we had absolutely no idea where he was! ;)

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just a couple of pretty pics for your thursday.

i’m working on some big projects this week and making progress.

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let’s end today with a ‘would you rather?’

would you rather wake up to birds chirping and the sun shining

OR waves crashing on the beach and cloudy skies??

xoxo, lisa

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{recently} from the phone

March 17th | david, finding beauty, matthias, photography

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just a few iphone pics taken with shakeitphoto app.

lots of blue skies and coffee around here.

we aren’t complaining.

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we went out for thrifty’s ice cream on saturday.

matthias got blue bubble gum. and he also got a little messy.

that other pic is a drawing of me. love it.

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we visited some horses down the road.

they were very friendly.

and so big.

i am always impressed by horses, especially up close.

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and some doodles during a meeting.

and david’s silly smile at the grocery store.

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thank you all so much for your comments about the new

marked by love {audrey’s necklace}

i read a few, cry, read some more, take a break.

it’s amazing to experience community online.

thank you for sharing your hearts and your journey with all of us.

xoxo, lisa

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marked by love, audrey’s necklace

March 16th | finding love, jewelry

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our new marked by love {audrey’s necklace} is full of meaning.

i am so excited to tell you about it and hope it will be meaningful to you or someone you know.

it’s meant for moms who have lost a child, but can be worn by any woman, any mom.

angie smith and i put our heads together to create a necklace

that would bring hope and be a reminder of life and love.

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angie and todd lost their baby girl, audrey, shortly after she was born.

it’s a beautiful story and you can read it here.

grab a couple tissues.

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it’s a simple, beautiful piece

that will touch your heart and resonate with all types of moms.

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and we’re giving two away.

leave a comment and tell us how YOU have been marked by love.

blog it, facebook it, tweet it, for extra entries.

please leave a comment for each entry!!

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view the new marked by love necklace here!

{GIVEAWAY CLOSED, thank you!}

xoxo, lisa

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elfin forest {a saturday morning walk}

March 15th | adventures, family, san luis obispo

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saturday was a perfect day.

at least weather-wise, we had little bits of grumpiness here and there.

but in the morning, we weren’t grumpy.

the sun was shining. the sky was so blue.

and the clouds were so fluffy they looked like a fake painting.

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steve went for a long bike ride, so i took the boy’s to the elfin forest.

it’s been at least a year since we were there.

i didn’t bother to bring the stoller for david.

he had a blast running on the wooden boardwalk.

i was busy trying to take lots of pics/make sure he didn’t go off edge.

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a little tiny bug landed on david’s shirt.

guess it was just saying ‘hi’.

i can handle tiny bugs.

i can kinda handle small-medium sized bugs.

i cannot handle cockroaches. but that’s a post for another day.

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i hardly got any pics of matty since he was running ahead most the time.

we usually see lizards and birds, sometimes even a bunny.

but the only animals we saw this time, were people walking their dogs.

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guess this bench above is a good make-out spot.

especially when that’s the view (pic below).

but then, when you’re making out, it doesn’t really matter what the view is like, does it?

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it was such a beautiful morning,

i thought my heart might burst.

almost too much to take in.

for locals or visitors to san luis obispo,

the elfin forest is in los osos (a small town about 15 minutes from san luis)

from los osos valley road, R on south bay blvd, L on santa ysabel, R on 16th-park at the end of the street.

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please tell us about your weekend.

xoxo, lisa

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winners {whoo do you love} necklaces

March 14th | jewelry

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our three lucky {randomly chosen} winners are

tisha

cilla anderson

and

robin

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congrats ladies! please email us at customerservice@lisaleonardonline.com to work out the details.

and to everyone else–the hand-stamped whoo do you love necklace is on sale–1 day only–so go check it out!

59 —-> $49!!

happy sunday!

xoxo, lisa

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slip*sliding

March 13th | adventures, family

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at the santa barbara zoo they have a hill they kids can slide down with cardboard.

daddy helped david get in on the action.

and he loved every minute of it! can’t you tell?

today is a all about relaxing and playing

winners for the ‘whoo do you love‘ necklace to be announce tomorrow.

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any fun weekend plans?

xoxo, lisa

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making me happy today.

March 12th | family, finding love

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happy pictures to celebrate friday!

i wasn’t such a happy mommy last night-two fussy boys were draining my patience.

guess that’s real life. sigh.

but it’s a new day with much to be happy about!

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a faded green door with red and white strips

and a beautiful lavender flower. so happy!

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looking through old pictures and remembering sweet times

and little boys who are getting bigger every day!

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colorful buttons.

are buttons lovely?

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date night this weekend is making me giddy!

we’re hoping to see alice in wonderland.

have you seen it?

and the brightest flowers from a sweet friend. love.

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david and i took a quick trip to the beach while matthias was in art class yesterday.

we didn’t actually find a heart shaped rock, i just arranged the little rocks to make it look like a heart.

it might be cheating, but it’s still fun!

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i can still taste the chocolate-peanut butter cupcakes erika brought to the workshop this week.

delicious.

and i know, enough with the desserts, right?

i have such a sweet tooth lately!

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matthias and max made masks for each other.

they’re power rangers, can’t you tell?

and shadows holding hands. so happy.

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what’s making you happy today?

xoxo, lisa

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this, that and one more thing.

March 11th | an everyday moment, family

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matthias had his first (new) art class last week.

we’re so excited because max signed up with him.

the boys had a blast, but mommy is waiting to see if this class is really worthwhile.

matthias has such a drive to create, and i want to make sure it’s nurtured.

we might look into private art lessons.

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here are some photos i haven’t shown you from our beach play last weekend.

i can’t get over how big david looks in that pic with daddy.

he has stretched about 4 inches this year.

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sand angels.

not as cold as snow angles, but a lot messier.

when you live in california, you do what you have to.

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this pic of david playing in the sand was my prize last friday.

love the smile.

love the sand slipping between his fingers.

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matthias has been so snuggly and all about mommy lately.

i’m eating it up.

he’s always been such a daddy’s boy-i’m happy to have a turn!

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these are some flowers and cactii that i snapped on a trip to the zoo last week.

really, cactii? that is such a strange word. i googled it just to make sure…

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and i say today, we don’t stay on the path.

i say we run on the grass.

and pick dandelions.

and eat dessert twice.

xoxo, lisa

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