Week End

This is what my week felt like. 

Good week filled with good things, but long and lots. One of the week highlights was wrapping up wedding detail projects for a Maine bride and groom who I've had the sunshine city happiness of working with for several months. 

Awaiting Alice is soon to branch out with a line of custom stationery and posters - in between designing jewels, I'm also an illustrator and graphic designer - so I'm thrilled to soon merge both worlds under the Awaiting Alice Shop! You can take a peek at jackiegrace.com for a bit more on design projects, and a look at the seaside Maine wedding invitations here (a full post to reveal some secret gifts after their June wedding). But for now, a little taste with these oh so fun tissue paper flowers I created for their cake decorations, I Spy Cards printed on textured silver metallic paper, and hand drawn and painted Escort Cards tied up with sweet orange and white bakers twine. 

A little fun insight; The Lass with Care necklace was inspired by the wedding palette with golds, soft blues, and a quartz stone calling to the sea:

Ah enjoy your weekend! 

Jackie

top photo appropriately enough, a fantastic wine label design // 

all other photos by Jackie McCormick //

Citrine + Trunkshow

We have a few new earrings and bracelets in our Awaiting Alice Shop! And if you find yourself in the sweet river town of New Braunfels in Texas this weekend, Laura will be showcasing a slew of necklaces, hair pieces and earrings at this trunk show, so stop by and say hello! 

The Lemon Drop Earrings // citrine stones + 24k gold // $74

Stack of Bracelets // peruvian opals + calcedony + pyrite + vintage brass chain // $44 - 50

photo by Courtney Loving Sames

Certainties

"If a man will begin with certainties,
he shall end in doubts;
but if he will be content to begin with doubts,
he shall end in certainties."
- Francis Bacon

photo taken by 
Jackie in the ancient Laguna Beach Hotel 

This city never sleeps

Oh New York. There's never enough time. But in my full two weeks there, I came home to the left coast filled with colors, a bit of Long Island sand in my purse, a head filled with artwork from the 15th Annual SOFA Art Fair (where I worked onsite PR with Think Creative), and a few other tricks like the sound of Margo Valiante belting out an EmmyLou Harris cover at Pete's Candy Bar, the penetrating Sleep No More performance (if you can, go!), and many many shops faces and more art.

I ended the trip with a family visit to the island to see cousins and their freaking adorable babies. I was sent home with a plastic container filled with a snail family and little bits of grass (for the long trip) by my beautiful cousin Andrea's sweet sweet daughter Brooke (who shares my very same birthday, aaand birthmark - on the same foot!)

A bit of shopping inspiration to come soon, and a bit more about the SOFA Art Fair over here at wethinkallday.com

Enjoy (whichever coast you may - or may not - be on)!
Jackie

Celebration!

A little mid-week celebration to Andy, a newly minted Master. Cheers to many more travels and accomplishments ahead (med school!), and a very gracious thank you to everyone for your support and love throughout the last year.

xo

Jackie

photos by Jackie // Dylan LeBlanc // and Courtney Loving Sames

Music Monday

Austin girls Laura and Sue on their LA visit

Have you heard of We Are Hunted? It's kind of like 8tracks (which is also awesome); you can make your own playlists and stream it without purchasing or downloading the tracks. My sweet friend Sue just let me in on the secret and shared her killer playlist: for a great take you through the day mix, check it out!

A little taste:
Sleigh Bells // Rill Rill

Enjoy!
Jackie

photo by Jackie in front of Antigua Coffee House, LA

Feliz Cinco de Mayo

Olvera Street in LA

photo by Jackie taken with instagram

Ready for this NYC

Ready for this. Heading to NYC for two weeks leaving on Tuesday. Ready for murals-drinks-broadway plays-good eats-graffiti-music-and art..! Traveling with Kristin We THINK All Day for work on the SOFA NYC Art Fair.

Plus, have you seen this? 

Graffiti + Brooklyn Bridge //
Kristin + Martinis //
Talented Musician Margo Valiante  //
Subways + Lofts //
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap //

Best from rainy LA,

Jackie

all photos by Jackie McCormick

Music Monday

Put the Blame on Mame - a song and performance you don't forget by Rita Hayworth. I got an early birthday present from Andy this weekend at the Rose Bowl Flea - a guitar! This is the first song I want to learn to play:

 The black dress from this scene has it's own Wikipedia page! Makes me want to watch a marathon of classic black and whites.. what's your favorite classic movie? 

- Jackie

Prom

Mary Ellen Mark from The Honickman Foundation on Vimeo.

A beautiful video. Prom, love, and open futures. Found via NPR.