Yesterday was a fun fun day for Miss Vivi and I. About a month after my photo shoot for Romantic Country back in February, Fifi O'Neill contacts me again to tell me that Cottage Style is interested in shooting Vivian's nursery. Of course Im beyond THRILLED! Vivi's nursery is a combo of EVERYTHING I love! When I found out 2 1/2 years ago that we were adopting her I wasted no time getting busy decorating her nursery. It needed to be pink, have lots of bunnies, roses, a vintage cottage "look" and of course be super girlie! I feel like a part of her room is MY room as well. She has a beautiful collection of artwork from sooo many of my blog artist friends Jenny Heid, Kris Hurst, Lori Karla, Natasha Burns, Cheryl Dack, Laurie Duncan,Lisa Kettell and many more that I was so honored and happy that they would want to take pics of her sugary whimsical room to share with it's readers!
I snapped a few photos of the "behind the scenes".
Dan Mayer (photographer) and Fifi checking out the photos on his laptop.
A little "vignette"
Last week I received a BIG surprise box from Suze Persechino of Junque Drawer Chick. Gaaaaaa!!!! Im thinking "What did I do to deserve this? LOL!!!" I was totally overwhelmed!!! Suze gifted me with a box of storybook dolls for me to use in my artwork, the most precious vintage baby book. Here's a peek inside.
AND……these CUUUUTE baby planters!!! Im starting to lose count now of how many I have. tee! hee!
Miss Kitty & Kitten.
Darling pink lamb.
Last, this suuuper cute powder blue bunny! LOOOOOOOVE!!!!!! THANK YOU Suze from the bottom of my heart!!!
Dan took some adorable photos of Vivian for the spread. Of course being "Mamma" I had to take a few snapshots for myself! tee! hee!
I adore this photo!
Some sweet photos of Vivian sitting in Fifi's lap.
The three of us ladies. 🙂
It such a treat to be able to hang out with Fifi and "talk shop" and get the fun scoop on upcomming shoots, and beautiful projects. Dan is such a cool laid back guy to work with and makes the shoot fun and NOT stressful. 😉 He even has a GREAT eye for styling!!! hee! hee! Overall, it was a fantastic shoot, and I feel like one REALLY lucky and blessed gal!!!
Wishing you all a HAPPY and creative week!!!!
XOXO,
Jenn, what happened to baby Vivi? she is turning into a little lady…she is just as cute and sweet~looking as ever…what a very pretty girl she is…her nursery is totally gorgeous and magical…what a darling room to grow up in!!! this really is a beautiful post filled with the sweetest eye candy!!!
Congratulations! What fun!
AAAWWW
so adorable!!!
the shoot look like it went well.
vivi is getting so big, i love her long hair.
very cute miss J!
oxoxo,
Jessi
Hi Jenn!
omgosh! vivi has a beautiful room!! you are so creative…..Your daughter is so adorable and the pictures of her are so sweet, what a fun day! hugs, Jennifer
Congrats on the room being photographed. It’s a very sweet and beautiful room.
Enchanting….lovely little girl with a sensational bedroom!!!
You are so creative and it looks like you had a fun day together!!!
Enjoy the rest of your day!!
Nerina 🙂
Oh that room is gorgeous, no even better than that, but my english just lacks. The real star of the magazine however, will be Miss Viv herself! My, we haven’t seen her for a short time and she has turned into a beauty! I love that new girl! You must be a very proud Mamma! Enjoy these moments!
Oh Jenn….your daughters room is so adorable. It looks just like I would have imagined. You are so talented. Have a lovely day. Valarie
Little Miss Vivi not so little anymore, and how about her hair, grown so much and gorgeous!!! Rachaelxo
oh, my Princess also adopted – very precious:) Rachaelxo
oh my goodness this room is the best!! You are so talented – thanks for sharing. I would love to feature your room on my site – please contact me. Thanks so much:)
gosh, look at Ms. Vivi’s room.. that is heaven! love the room.. and Ms. Vivi is adorable! love all her photos and her dress is lovely too!.. and I can’t wait to see your home in the mag again.. congrats!
Hi Jenn
Can’t wait to see the magazine spread…everything looks so adorable! And what a cutie little Vivi is – it was so long ago that my girls were that small – my baby girl just graduated! Yikes!
Have a great day!
Rochelle
Jenn
What are you feeding Vivi?? I am so shocked how much shes grown in the last few months, her face is changing too! I ADORE our little doll on her new chair and love the rosie dress! I am super excited to see this spread! Vivi’s room is alot like mine! LOL And the kitty planter is too die for! I never find one kitty one ever! have a sugary sweet week! kisses to Grant and Vivi! Our big girl! Well kinda big girl, so sweet! Love,Lori
Well Vivi is growing up to be such a Beautiful Young Lady. How Exciting for all of you. She is just too cute for words. Your so blessed. Jamie
Jenn,
this pictures make me so uneasy to dream of myself having such girlie beautiful cottage room and this was the kind of room i wish to have since i was a little girl! You really did a great job on Vivi’s room, die to have such room *lol*
Vivi & Mama just too adorable *SWEET* Love the pictures of you girls sitting in the bed:) Gonna be so nice to have such lovely shooting day with Fifi.
I wish to buy cottage style magazine through online:) OK gonna go search online!
Jenn, you really deserved the nice and beautiful things in life.
xoxo
Zoe
http://zoebabie.blogspot.com/
Dear Jenn,
What a gorgeous and dreamy room for Vivi! Everything is so precious! You have such a great eye for detail. I wish you and Vivi all the best!
Dear Jenn,
I must ask you, where did you get your gorgeous top? Also, are you in the current issue of Romantic Country? Thank you!!! Sending you sweet blessings!
Vivi’s room is just adorable, Jenn! And the cutest thing in there is Miss Vivi herself! Precious.
xo andrea
Oh my, my… oh my!! Vivi is getting sooooo big! She is just adorable, as are all three of you! I am so happy to hear that her adorable bedroom is going to be featured, as well it should be. You have done an amazing job put all of the sweet elements together.
xo
Becky
How incredibly CUTE can you get???? There are just so many things I love about this post, lol! Vivian is gorgeous Jenn!! Look how grown up she is looking! She is a living doll! And you are such a sweet mommy! It get teary eyed! What a lucky, beautiful family you have! To have one another, just makes my heart sing! I wish I could have a room like Vivi’s for my own room! All my favorite things, bunnies, roses and vintage!! Congratulations to you all!!
Love ya,
Amy
how very fun and exciting for you and little vivian.
vivian’s room is positively dreamy and she is a little dollbaby herself. love her little toes — so cute.
that’s great that it was such a laid-back shoot. congrats on another publication!!!
xo
Congratulations. Vivians’s room is a dream room for a little girl, and she is so adorable too. I never tire of seeing rooms (and gardens) in your lovely home.
Jean in Virginia
You, Fifi and Vivi are just too darling! can’t wait to see the shoot!
xoxo, Tiffany
You all look beautiful…especially your sweet daughter. Is is getting so big! I can’t wait to see the final shoot.
What an incredible photo shoot! Her room is amazing! I can’t wait to see the photos in Romantic Country. I love Fifi’s work. Thanks for sharing!
Looks awesome Jenn! I love the pix of Vivi too! She is growing so fast! What a beautiful little lady!
xoxo
Christine
Such fantastif photos, Jenn! Your little Vivi is sooo cute. She is getting so big! Always so happy to come here and SMILE!!! I love your blog. 🙂
**Congratulations!!!** It all looks wonderful! And may I say, you look beautiful in that pink shirt!!!!~
enjoy your weekend!
You girls look beautiful! Your little one is so sweet! Can’t wait to see the magazine.
xo Kris
such a delightful way to wake up each day!! and what a sweet treat of pics!!!
Nice going my friend. I know you had a fun time with the “crew!”
Now, Miss Vivi is the next “starlett” in line. Lovely.
Ciao bella,
Suzanne
what a beautiful shoot..what beautiful people.
xoxoLaura
Hello Jenn,
What a sweet surprise stumbling upon your blog! It is soooooooo darn cute! Your daughter is adorable and is one lucky little girl. Her bedroom is fit for a Princess for sure. Both my girl’s are now 16 and 18, but when they were little I had a great deal of fun decoarting their bedrooms with Laura Ashley bedding,(with roses of course) and being a Cosmetologist I always dolled them all up with the cutest outfits and their hair was always in original styles of course. Fortunately my girls have allowed me to continue my decorating flair for the bedrooms over the years. As a matter of fact, a couple weeks ago I asked Tara and Tasha to create my own photoshoot of them with my collection of vintage clothing and naturally they obliged me! If you’d like to see how the pics came out, visit me at: thespanishdahlia.typepad.com
Have a lovely weekend,
~ Stephanie