Blogger Style Challenge

Yes you!  Bloggers, style enthusiasts, fashionistas....  A lot of you have commented on my new fashion design boards (above), and I know so many of you out there are at least as stylish as me, if not more so. So I'm bringing the challenge to the blogosphere.

Submit your idea of the perfect outfit for a new mom who has just returned to the work world.

It doesn't have to just be work wear.  The outfit can be for date night, a weekend brunch with the gals, a toddler playdate or just kicking around town.  I'll feature it here at the Eagle's Nest and one lucky person will be the winner of a fun prize.  Feel free to forward the challenge on to other blog and design folk.  The more entries the better. 

If you're not a graphics person and need help putting the board together, feel free to just send me the images and/or links and I will compose it for you. Just remember, we need the links to each source / item so that everyone can go purchase all the fabulous items you select.  Happy shopping and styling!

Jess

All submissions can be sent to jess@nesteaglerock.com.  Submit your ideas through the end of February and feel free to forward the challenge on to other interested folks!

Workwear Essentials

A tad equestrian. A little nautical.  A whole lot of of preppy chic.

[1] Modcloth Mature de Force Earrings
[2] Isobell Golden Arc Necklace
[3] Asos MW3 Scout Bag
[4] Loft Split Neck Shell
[5] Gap Striped Blazer Sweater
[6] Madewell Archive Leather Boot
[7] J Crew ankle stretch toothpick jean

Happy Friday

Love this photo taken at a friend's birthday party with a REAL polaroid camera (nope, no instragram here).  It says it all.  Although I sort of feel like there is some role reversal going on.  Shouldn't Scott and I be the ones yawning?

L'atelier Des Cousins

I'd like to introduce you to my newest Etsy find, L'Atelier des Cousins.   Elisabet and Cristina are Barcelona natives and have a beautiful line of well priced pillows for adults and kids alike.  Not that I'm thinking about baby number two, but some of these would be adorable in a little girl's room.

An added bonus: Eagle Nest Readers get 20% off their purchase with discount code TEN01. 

Happy Birthday!

To my wonderful husband and father to this wonderful little guy.

Workwear Essentials

As you can see from the previous post, Bryan is quite a cutie. It's hard to leave him behind and go back to the cruel reality of work.  But there's no getting around it.  A cute work casual outfit is the perfect pick-me-up for the 8 hours away from little Bryan.

[1] Banana Republic Faceted Drop Earring
[2] Modcloth Upwardly Mobile Satchel
[3] Modcloth Downtown Diner Jacket
[4] Banana Republic Enameled Geo Bangle
[5] Modcloth Drawing Parallels Dress
[6] Frosted Willow Woodland Bracelets
[7]J Crew Classic Leather Ballet Flat

Happy 3 Months

Today is Bryan's 3 Month birthday.  He's pretty happy with himself I'd say.

The New Fridge

I guess my parents got so tired of our drawer-less fridge during their month long grandson visit that they decided a new fridge was overdue.  So thanks to Mom and Dad's holiday generosity, we got a fab new fridge that takes us one more step toward getting our kitchen in tip top shape.  Check out the disaster of the old fridge.

Compared to the spaciousness and organization of the new one! Drawers!  A light in the freezer! A place for each and every condiment! Hurrah!

Guest Post: Full House, Getting Organized

First off, let me introduce you to Christina from Full House .  Christina is a mother of 5, yes, I said FIVE.  She has an amazing blog about design, her family, fashion etc.  I'm not sure how she manages to be so stylish while tending to so many kiddos, but she does it all while fitting in home renovation and craft projects and fun outings for the kids.  Today Christina is sharing some of her ideas on getting organized in the new year:

Hi there Eagle's Nest readers.  It is so great to be here today.  First off I wanted to say that Jess is one fine blogger and I have really enjoyed peeking not only into her design life but her life of being a new Mom with that adorable baby.  Anyway back to the post..I had thought about a guest post that included something about motherhood and how to heal kids the hippy Momma way but then I snapped out of it and decided to go with something that frequents my thought patterns as of late...these thoughts happen more around the New Year..."getting organized".  Not just the boring kind of organized but the kind that is both functional and stylish.  Like perhaps with acrylic or lucite.  

First up acrylic shelving:

I really love the look of the below custom shelves that are thicker than most manufactured acrylic shelves on the market.  If I were to accomplish this look I would probably outsource to a company called California Acrylic Design.  Still would be an investment but doable, yes.  If that weren't in the cards then I would consider these less expensive shelves from the container store.

Next up are magazine and shelf dividers:

A good source for shelf dividers would be kitchensource.com.  Then to organize all of those magazines that I know all of design bloggers have I would go back to the container store and look right here.

Then we all need some good acrylic containers to help keep us organized in our closets and bathrooms as seen in the above picture of Erica's closet makeover.  You could pick some of those babies up right here.

Lastly who wouldn't want an acrylic peg board system in their workspace?  I would suggest picking up all of those items over on Amazon.  In fact just put acrylic into the search engine on Amazons site and you will be amazed at everything that pops up;-)

Again thanks for having me and here is to 2012!

Happy Friday

Uh oh!  Bryan's first kiss.... I think the expression on his face says it all.