Finally! I’ve been wanting to shout this out for weeks now- and now I can! xoelle is featured in the newest edition of Southern Weddings Magazine! I feel so honored/blessed/lucky to be included in such an amazing publication. REALLY. Have ya’ll seen this magazine? It is gorgeous! It hits newstands Wednesday, November 11th and will [...]

I found out recently that something of mine was published in Garth Johnson’s (of Extreme Craft fame) 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse by Quarry Books. It’s been out for about a week now and I haven’t seen a copy, but I’ll post the pages that I’m on when I get my hands on one. [...]

Many thanks to the lovely Emily at Southern Weddings Magazine for featuring my xoelle paraphenalia on Lara Casey’s blog. The feature can be found here.
It’s flattering to be recognized by such ladies with such amazing taste!

A million & gazillion thanks to everyone who has given me a thumbs up over the past week. WE made it to the finals! My video is included in the final twentyfour and this weeks voting will determine who takes home $40,000! Please (pretty please with sugar on top) sign into your [...]

Hi friends and neighbors-
I made a little stop motion video. I’ve been talking about it here for quite some time- and now it’s time for it’s grand debut! I made it to enter the HP You on You contest and waited to post it here until I knew if I was moving to [...]

Mr. Joshua is my younger brother, right next to me in a line of 6 kids. He is super smart and wildly creative. He and I have taken it upon ourselves to document our family and our lives on film and in photographs. Our combined creative to-do list could travel to the [...]

Thanks for all of your votes over at Ohdeeoh. We were oh-so-close to being in the final round. I thought that I would post the pictures of Jack’s nursery for all ya’ll, along with the little interview that was posted over at Ohdeeoh.

And, the interview for Ohdeeoh.
Name/Age: Jack, 2 months
Location: Pensacola, Florida
Family: Jack, [...]

Jack’s nursery has been featured on Apartment Therapy’s Ohdeeoh, and I need your votes people! Head on over to the article and click to leave your thumbs up for Jack Danger’s room!
Click here to go to Ohdeeoh and vote!
I will love you forever.
xoxo
elle

Jack Danger Plouzek.
20 March 2009, 3:48pm.
8 pounds 3.5 ounces.
20.5 inches.
10 fingers, 10 toes, and the biggest feet in Florida.

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Why? is the most common question I get and I can’t really give a simple answer.
No, I am not a Seahawks fan.
No, it’s not because I’ll be giving birth to a boy in a few months.
No, I am not an anime freak.
I just really like the color blue, so long ago (in high school!) “have [...]