There plenty more where this came from, but you need to visit Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. Just ten minutes from Historic Charleston. >> Hatchell's Amercian Tapas Tavern on Yelp.

I struggled this Christmas with the age-old delima of "what do I get mom?" Every time I asked, I got "I have everything I need. Don't get me anything." Well, mother... that's not how Christmas works!

To break from the monotony of buying something fresh from the store - I decided to make something. What mother doesn't enjoy get an art project from her son for Christmas? Who cares if said son is twenty-four years old... deep down inside I'm the creative type. I like drawing, painting, designing... I like going nuts on a blank canvas every now and then.

I got this idea after seeing my super creative friend Jennifer's Crayon Monogram project. Then I saw @carlynmarae's photo on instagram. With a little coaching from both Jennifer @btflwhatshedoes on twitter and @carlynmarae on instagram, this is what transpired:

Jennifer saw the final product and asked me to share. So, without further ado, check out my guest tutorial post on Jennifer's blog: Beautiful What She Does. Thanks Jen!

I'm an instagram addict. All these photos were taken with my iphone 4s - these are some of my favorites from December.

1. A radish is a radish. 
2. Dakota's glamour shot.
3. Lazy Dakota.
4. Goofy Dakota, what in the world is wrong with you?
5. Uncle and nephew at play.
6. Grandpa gets a bow!
7. Everyone gets a bow!
8. Our beautiful Chirstmas tree.
9. Sister's glamour shot.
10. Aunt and nephew at play.
11. Logan is a cool dude.
12. Logan's glamour shot.
13. If you want to know, you'll find it here.
14. A Virginia sunset.
15. Charleston, SC street shot.
16. Me, a lazy bum.

This is my family - possibly the coolest photo I've ever seen of them. Candid.

Rockville, SC - Dec 10, 2011.

Taken with the iPhone 4s.

Taken at the Angel Oak Tree on Johns Island, SC - December 10, 2011.

http://www.sciway.net/sc-photos/charleston-county/angel-oak.html

i love this city. spent the afternoon taking pics. i'm not very good... but getting there!

I'm sitting on the steps of the South Carolina State House.

You gotta admit, even though the State House is home to some of the
biggest goofballs in our government, it is an architectural
masterpiece. The same architect designed both the SC State House and
the US Capitol Building - and there is proof in their similarities...
a magnificent towering dome, monolithic stone columns, etc. It is a
place to admire for it's detail and history.

But what I enjoy about coming here more than anything else is that it
is surrounded by an emaculate landscape, hustling traffic, and is at
the very center of everything that is Columbia. This city is growing
into one beautiful place, with tons of green space, new life and
opportunities.

I'm excited to call this home.