Here's some top-of-mind stuff in our lives this week:
•We've been working nonstop to put the finishing touches on Blog Love 2.0 (our new e-course all about blogging). We can't wait to share it with you—hopefully the last week of this month!
•Trey and I got addicted to True Detective and watched the whole first season in a weekend (last weekend). I know, we have a problem. But seriously, check out True Detective (unless you can't handle murder/crime investigation type shows).
•Yay that taxes are finally over (from 2013)! Even though we had to turn in Q1 books the same week, we're still celebrating. Taxes for any small business can be a little hairy sometimes.
•I *think* I finally purchased the swimsuit for our upcoming beach trip (next month). Swimsuit shopping online is tough. Plus, I'm one of those ladies who needs two different size bikinis. Anyone else have this problem?
•Spring blossoms are happening. It's the best. I'm excited to start getting outside more. Time to start planning some hiking or camping adventures.
Outfit details // Emma's wearing: dress/ASOS, leggings c/o ModCloth, shoes c/o Seychelles, jacket/Express, purse c/o ChicWish and sunnies/UO. Elsie's wearing: Cardigan/American Apparel, Top/Target, Sunnies and Skirt/F21, Barrettes/Ban.do, Boots c/o ModCloth, Bag/Annie Williams.
Happy Spring! xo. Emma + Elsie
Credits // Author: Emma Chapman, Photography: Sarah Rhodes. Photos edited using Merit from the Signature Collection, Alice, and Pink and Lavender spots from the Fresh Collection.
P.S. A note on using our color spot actions: These might seem a little tricky, but did you know you can move them and change how they look? Make sure you are using your Selection tool (or just type the letter "V") and select your Color Spot layer, and you can move it anywhere—you can make it bigger or smaller. Sarah moved these around and changed the opacity to be about 35%, and changed the blending mode to Lighten (the blending modes are in the drop-down menu next to the Opacity slider). You can even change the color if you double-click on the spot layer in your Layers palette and then click on the gradient color that pops up.
72 Comments
You both look beautiful! I love the animal print top! I cannot wait for your blog course! I loved the last one!
Jenni
Do you guys ever have a bad hair day?!? :):)
Looking gorgeous ladies xxx
Looking gorgeous ladies x
Beautiful! The colors are amazing.
Love these outfits! You guys are adorable. This spot is beautiful for taking photos!
xo, rn
http://www.rachelnicoleblog.com
Love the outfits and loving the trees 🙂
Very nice pictures!!
a beautiful maison
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cutest sisters ever <3 yes, the joys of being bigger on the bottom and smaller on top :'( that scalloped suit is so cute!
xo jac
thesunshinedistrict.blogspot.com
I am so thrilled to purchase the Blog Love 2.0 E-course! I used the Blog Design Love course, and it was such a major help to me, you have no idea! My blog has come a long way thanks to that course. Thanks guys!
what lovely photos! spring looks beautiful in springfield!
also…in love with your skirt!
Beautiful. I love the shadow pictures! So fun! Jealous you have blooming flowers are you.. still pretty dead around here 🙁 But at least the grass is green 🙂
<3
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Yyyeeesssss! I always have to get different sizes.
Y’all are totally my favorites. Love this!
Where were these photo’s taken?? The area behind you is stunning..
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That animal print dress is so cool! You both look so springy and lovely!
Nic
http://www.salvageandstoneblog.com
That’s WHY I wear bikinis! Because I need a size S por the bra and a size M for the bottom. I like having all my parts covered, ya know?
Those are beautiful pictures!!!
Happy Easter to everybody and love from Europe,
Bambi and Birdy
http://lasagnolove.blogspot.de/
I’m a writer for MAC Cosmetics and our office dress code is MAC black; that divine black bag would be a very tres chic way of toting the zillions of mason jars filled with snacks I bring to work each day. I have so many snacks because eating is my favorite thing—I’m working on my food photography skills, so that’s currently my favorite thing to take photos of. Thanks for the opportunity, and congratulations on this exciting collaboration! x
Hi Emma, Hello Elsie. This is Ulu from Bandung. Do You know the island called Java? thats where i live in. I plan to buy your blog love e-course 🙂 Really need that for my blog 😀
so cute!! love the happy colors:)
Taxes are a killer! I feel your pain but we can celebrate now!
Xo, Belen
Androbel Insider
I LOVE sister style, but since yall have some mommas working at ABM, how about a “mommy style” post!? I would so love to see something like that! 😀
I’m not sure if it’s intentional or not (possibly to get readers to click thru to your site), but I read your blog thru an rss reader and the pictures recently stopped showing up on your feed…??
I love that it’s springtime finally! (Although, I’m not going to hold my breath though since it also just snowed here on Monday! eek!).
xoxo
Taylor
I really love your blog, you and your sister are so pretty. I really like your photo style. really good read.
Elsie I LOVE your glasses. You can never go wrong with tortoise shell shades.
xox Logan
http://ourzeal.blogspot.com
Love this! Xxx Samantha
Yes!!!
:))
Elsie
Hi Jessica,
On Pickwick street (I think?) in Roundtree.
xx- Elsie
You ladies are the cutest sisters I’ve ever seen! Lovely outfits, by the way.
You two are so cute! That animal print dress!!!
And yes, I pretty much always have to get two different sizes for top and bottom!
Yep. Me too. Usually a small top and medium bottoms. I guess I’m a “pear” as they say. 😉
-Emma
Nope, not intentional. Something is up with our rss reader. We’re looking into it. In the meantime, might I recommend Bloglovin’
Just a thought. 🙂
-Emma
Both of you are gorgeous, and you both have a great sense of style. Keep up the great work with the blog! 🙂
I’m dying over the camel bag. My favorite thing to take photos of is my friends there are 7 of us together regularly and I’ve made a game out of fitting us in one shot (some how) every time we’re together.
So darn sweet! What a cute pair you two make! And you’ve got so many exciting things going on! Hard not to smile! 🙂
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Emma – you hair is so beautiful! I love how you got it cut and the ombre really suits you!
I love how your (Emma)’s dress looks almost like marble print from afar, but then goes to animal print when you get closer. It’s so pretty!
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Aren’t these pink trees beautiful? My mom has a magnolia tree next to her house and there are petals everywhere. So pretty! As far as the bikini issue.. at least you can buy them online! I have to make SURE to try them on, because 99% of top don’t fit my boobs. 🙁
xo Ashley
thetiniestfirecracker.com
I love the caramel color and love taking pictures of children, especially my own.
This dress with animals is too cute!
WHATSASHAWEARS
you guys look brill – this makes me miss my sisters back in the UK desperately!
Kate xx
http://www.the-austinite.com
I am so happy for yoour succes:-)
Keep going.
Nive work.
Blogging is the way ahead.
My friend has a koncept a little like yours.
Love from Denmarks babe………
Heidi
Cute pictures. I was obsessed with true detective too, loved it
Lauren
livinginaboxx
Emma, your dress is so pretty!
And Elsie, I love your sunnies! 🙂
You both look gorgeous girls! Lovely colors!
Elsie, did you try bikini.com? Some lovely bikini’s and sweet, bohemian cover-ups too. I like the one you picked. Here in Jamaica we have to have a whole entire drawer, or two or a closet full of bikinis!
Emma, I am going to try True Detective, sounds quite interesting…
Looking forward to Blog Love 2.0!!
These photos are gorgeous! x
Airy photos make me feel like Spring truly might be here in Japan! Maybe.
LOVE THE FLORAL DRESS!
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Whoa green trees and pink trees together? You guys always have the perfect backgrounds! I love sister style 😉
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Ah! My husband and I watched True Detectives in a weekend too. SO GOOOOD! Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson were fantastic!
So pretty!
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Just saw this… 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbO61Nd0Jlk
Its so gorgeous! I am so jealous of the green grass and blooms. We got another dump of snow today. I’m itching for spring!
i totally understand how you feel Emma!! i’m a pear shape too! if you do have to get a pair of bikini in small, you could soak the bottom over night and then leave it to dry, and it’ll become slightly bigger. 😉
Of course we would!
V
love these! totally wish i hadn’t shelled out for replichrome right before you guys released your photoshop actions T______T.
–Leeda
at this volume
I need two different size bikinis too.
Love your blog, love your style.
( from Belgium )
Lovely photos! I also went mad for True Detective, it was amazing!
Love your shoes, and the flowers!!
I have that problem with swimsuits, arggg
xo
love that asos dress!!! and that H&M bikini is so cute!! 🙂
http://floatingthrufields.blogspot.com/
These photos are lovely! So Spring-y 🙂 And True Detective is AMAZING! I seriously hope they make another season. If you like that, check out Top of the Lake, it’s a 6-part Australian series that is actually fantastic, I couldn’t stop watching!
Fiona
http://alwaysbananapancakes.blogspot.ie
Cute 🙂
These photos are some of the prettiest you’vee ever posted in my opinion, and i can easily see why, your Photoshop actions are fantastic! I’m having so much fun with them!
I love Emma’s dress, animal print, always a yes for me!
Hope you’re having a lovely weekend girls!
xoxo
Melodie
http://www.sevenlivesandmore.com/
Just read your post and smiled, as I just finished True Detective this week (after starting it this weeek). I have to say that the actors did an extraordinary job, but the story progressed really slowly, which was annoying at times. But all in all, a good series.
Oh how I hate bikini shopping! I have the same problem.. The top needs to be a bigger size then the bottom and I will never shop for bikinis onine again.. The sizes are never accurate.. grr..
Seriously stunning photos! You guys are just so gorgeous – do you look like that when you wake up every day because seriously, you never take a bad picture!
Emma’s dress is lovely! I actually bought the same one but when I tried it on you could see my bra so I sent it back.
super cute!! =))
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Gorgeous day and fun outfits! Totally on your page with the separate bikini sizing – such a hassle sometimes! The bathing suit is SUPER cute tho, love it!
xo
Christa
http://www.gardeniasandmint.wordpress.com
Style posts/OOTD never really get me, but for some reason I absolutely ADORE your Sister Style posts! They just have so much life to them, and I always seem to love what you wear 🙂 My man and I are loving True Detective as well! He watched it all in like a day when I was out of town and as soon as I came back he demanded we watch. So, so good!
Oh, you guys look so cool!