Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Fun Date and an OOTD!

Last week, Brandon and I went to Bottles 'n Brushes here in Charleston. 

Basically, this painting studio features a different piece of artwork each night.  Customers can enjoy a nice, cold beverage while creating his or her own masterpiece!

We decided to paint a red fish, since it's somewhat masculine. Hey, I was lucky to get Brandon to agree to this! (Secretly, I knew he'd enjoy it!)

Our setup was prepared for us, pre-arrival...




Then we got started painting. It's amazing how two hours can fly by when you're hard at work! Brandon and I are both such perfectionists, so we both had extreme concentration.

my fish during the first few steps... see where I smudged blue on his head? Fail!


my fish during the blending process


...and our final results:

Here's my fish:


We had a great time!  Have any of you been to a class like this?

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I'm so happy to have consistently warm days. 
It was wonderful to be able to wear a cotton dress yesterday! 

I purchased this comfy, casual sundress from Express this weekend.  Love the color!

Hope you've all been blessed with gorgeous weather, too!

XO

18 comments:

  1. C MaeMarch 15, 2011 at 11:01 PM

    I didn't see that dress last week when I was busy buying another LOL booo. super cute though!!!

    LOVE the fish...no art painting class like that around here!! :(

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  2. KatieMarch 15, 2011 at 11:13 PM

    What a great date idea!

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  3. J and AMarch 15, 2011 at 11:23 PM

    This sounds like so much fun, I will have to see if there is something like that around here...
    Love the dress.
    No Express in Calgary! :(

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  4. LindseyMarch 16, 2011 at 12:09 AM

    You are adorable, and your blog is so super cute! We have one of these wine and paint places in Dallas and I've always wanted to go!! Now I want to go even more. Love that dress, too!

    New follower =)

    Linds

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  5. Caley-Jade RosenbergMarch 16, 2011 at 4:33 AM

    Such a great idea!! x

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  6. meganMarch 16, 2011 at 8:39 AM

    Great job! I feel the same way about if I could just get my bf to go to the class, I know he would enjoy it.

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  7. BethMarch 16, 2011 at 9:05 AM

    love that dress...i think i saw a similar one on F21.com and it's currently waiting in my wish list box until i get some more $$. :)

    i REALLY, REALLY want to do that painting class when i'm in charleston next weekend. i wish we had something like that here in greenville. i've seen so many of my chas blog buddies blog about it.

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  8. agalandherdogMarch 16, 2011 at 9:13 AM

    That looks like fun! They turned out so cute. And I love that dress. I have a similar one from Old Navy.

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  9. AliMarch 16, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    Such a fun date!! I love it! I'm actually going to check into it & I love that you ALWAYS look cute :)

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  10. MLDMarch 16, 2011 at 10:49 AM

    Wow! I am not artistic at all so I don't know if I could pull that off. Completely jealous of the warm weather you are having. I am craving sunshine in the worst way!

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  11. Sarah BrookeMarch 16, 2011 at 2:50 PM

    I'm so jealous of your painting! I've always wanted to do one of those classes and I might just have to look into it. So fun! xo

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  12. AnonymousMarch 16, 2011 at 9:21 PM

    That looks like such a fun class! I need to find something like that for my hubs and I. I did get him to try yoga recently! To my surprise, he loves it! lol How amazing is that?! Love your cotton dress - so cute!

    xx

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  13. TLFMarch 17, 2011 at 4:37 PM

    Love the pictures!!
    I have the same dress, love!!

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  14. HannahMarch 18, 2011 at 6:17 PM

    I so want to do one of those classes! Sadly there are none around here. Enjoy your pretty weather. It's hitting 80 here today!!

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  15. AbbyMarch 20, 2011 at 12:02 PM

    I've heard of that place! Great paintings, makes me want to try it out with my boyfriend ;)

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  16. JillMarch 22, 2011 at 9:25 PM

    My friend has been going to Bottles & Brushes a lot recently...and your picture of Red's in another post, ahh! Makes me miss living Charleston! Especially since I'm sure you're having glorious weather! :) I could use a little Folly Beach or IOP in my life this weekend...hehe :)

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  17. brookeiamMarch 22, 2011 at 9:37 PM

    you and your boy are so freaking cute!! just stumbled on your blog <3

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  18. Greer's GossipMarch 27, 2011 at 12:33 PM

    I can't wait to get to Charleston and go to Bottles and Brushes!!

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