For Mother's Day my boys helped make quinoa rolls. Christopher helped supervise his brothers measuring skills, and they even ground some wheat!

My mother started with dark brown hair, but wanted to add some soft streaks of gold. I balayaged in some lightener to give the effect of shadows and highlights, but less defined streaks. It really bought to life a charismatic personality to her hair.

After about 5 months Kristie was ready to touch up her ombre. She has her natural brown lightening into blonde ends. It looks fabulous!

I finally finished Taylor's Quilt. I found the material with the different color bubbles on it several months ago, and knew the colors would make a fun boy quilt. After surfing the web for quilt ideas I decided on the diamond pattern, and I love the way it all came together. 

I am so excited about my ombre color! My ombre is a little more traditional from my other post, but I chose to blend the dark brow down into a vibrant red instead of a more common caramel color. There are so many possibilities with this color, I can't wait for the opportunity to do my next ombre.

Right now the "ombre" technique of a color gradient is becoming ever popular, and seems to be finding its way into even fashion and food. The above hair color I just did is inspired by this hot new trend, but given a rocker twist for shorter hair. I love the way the red melts into her blondish ends!

So for the last year we have been remodeling the front of our house, and finally have an accessible front door again! Now if only the grass will grow back in...

I attended a Redkin class a few months ago, and have been so excited by some of the new trends that are hitting the market right now. The cut in this picture we named the "soho" inspired by are trendy New York friends. It gives the hair lots of movement, and is a great cut to compliment ombre color as well as other popular color techniques.