Family Portrait

I'm back! And I would like to introduce you to the illustrated version of my little family. From left to right: Herman, Rae, Eric & Enzo

Jealous little puppy.

Oh, Herman. He is quite the mama's boy, and I am to blame. Since the day that I picked him up, I have treated him like my baby. Talking to him sweet, letting him give me kisses and sometimes sneaking him into bed after Eric has fallen asleep. While his obsession with me is adorable, when I am trying to get work done, he can be a little pest. Today, while prepping for a photo shoot with the lovely Miss Therese Little, I wasn't paying enough attention to the little monster. He knows me being in my studio directly results in a lack of cooing and cuddling. So he came in, sat down in front of the blank wall and looked up at me with those puppy eyes and gave a little whine. I grabbed my camera. He is usually moving so much it's hard to get a single shot that isn't blurry...but today he was just posing up a storm.

So enjoy these adorable photos of Herman (though I know that this post is *mostly* for me ;) It's going to be a big week for new stuff at Bourbon & Lace Vintage. We photographed SO MUCH cute stuff today, I can't wait to get it all listed! Until then, I am off to FEASTmpls.
Happy Saturday!
xoxoxox,
Rae Alexis

Why, hello there.

I've been struggling with my first post. There are so many things that I want to blog about...but I decided a simple introduction of my family was in order before I went any further.

So, here we go. I am a graphic designer, illustrator, lover and seller of vintage clothing and an amateur chef. You can check out my portfolio site by here : RaeAlexis AND my Etsy vintage shop: Bourbon and Lace. Eric is a landscape architect (very different from a landscaper, FYI). He also enjoys being outdoors anytime he can, animals, bicycles, good beer and making me laugh. We live in Minneapolis, and we are completely in love with it. We have two precious babies. Enzo, our cat, is almost 6. He was Eric's office cat when we lived in California. When the office moved Enzo came home with us. Enzo enjoys wandering around outside, dairy (especially icecream) and good, long belly rubs. Herman is just a baby, nearing 4 months now. His mom was a silver dapple miniature dachshund and his dad was a red mini dachs. He enjoys chewing on pretty much anything, wrestling with Enzo and burrowing under the blankets and pillows.

So that's that. Follow my blog and you'll be there first to know about fun giveaways, sales in my Etsy shop, guest bloggers of all sorts - designers, fashionistas, etc - and my occasional ramblings.

It's very nice to meet you :)