Sometimes people think you can’t be both a person with your own interests and be a mom.  Don’t get me wrong, I have felt that MANY times!  It’s no always easy, but I think you have to move beyond that moment sometimes;  find something you love to do that makes you feel like yourself; and make time for it… whatever “IT” is!

I love what Allison and Karina say:

CrushworthyMoms is a site to showcase moms who we find to be both inspiring and attractive in the way they live their lives.   To earn the status of crushworthiness, one must be interested and excited about life and what they are pursuing.  A mom is crushworthy when she appreciates herself and puts in a little effort to show that.

We want our reader to feel inspired and empowered that they too can live their life passionately and not apologize for putting themselves high on their priority list.

So put on that cute dress even if your are just going to school pickup and take that class you have always been curious about.  Talk to your girlfriends about your ideas and just maybe begin something new.  Start something.  Today.

What we envy is what we want to create in our life.   Having a mom crush is just an insight into what you want to be more of.  It is okay to want more as long as you are willing to do something about it.

so to wrap up my Mother love series, check out some of my most crushworthy moms:

Lauren Lail  of  Library Vintage

Way Way Allen of Blue Chickadee

Amy Flurry of Recipe for Press

Sheridan French of Sheridan French (Congrats on baby boy born yesterday!  Please check out her “how i wore it at 38 weeks” blog post to see how gergeous she looked sporting her bump!)

Marysia Reeves of Marysia Swim

Sally Read of Sally Benedict Read (mommy to be)

Lindsey Lynch of Lyndsey Belle Photography (the newest mommy to precious Stella)

Marlien Rentmeester of Le Catch (I met her at a Lucky Magazine event years ago in LA and have followed her since.  she is just lovely!)

There are plenty more, but these are a start!  HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO ALL OF YOU CRUSHWORHTY MOMS!!

xoxo jpc

author’s note:  I call this installment of Mother Love “The Selfish Part ” .

Mother’s day is upon us and I have been really feeling special about this one.  My little man is all about kisses and “hogs” and loving on me, and I am enjoying every moment I have with him before our second one arrives and things will inevitably change around here.

While I have been basking in my love of being a mom, I have also been making a little wish list of some goodies I have my eye on that my son may want to give me to thank me for all of the things I do for him (aHEM… husband are you out there??  are you reading this??)  Since my hubby thinks he can’t really get me jewelry unless it’s antique, I usually have a pretty random wish list, so here goes….

I am obsessing over these bcbg max azria dresses!!  I usually wouldn’t do a big dress with a big pregnant belly, but I think one of these would be perfect for getting me through the summer both before baby’s arrival and after.  Which do you like best?  I can’t decide!

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Ok, so this isn’t going to look very sexy, but I found this awesome console and I want for my studio (again, stay tuned for more details as they are ready to unveil .  I want to lacquer it white… eeek!  I can imagine it now. 

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check out STUFF VINTAGE!

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don’t you LOOOOVE the lucite nobs??

This is a similar one I saw at a store in Georgetown a while back and loved.  What a cool screen too, eh?

Last, but certainly not least, a few bags that I would love!!  The Reed Krakoff and Celine totes would be perfect for every day, but I love the little Celine cross body too! And any of them would be the perfect home for my Anya Hindmarch wallet from the hubs for my last bday!

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I guess it’s not too superficial.  The list is pretty short right now.  I feel very lucky to have a sweet loving, silly little boy, a wonderful hubby and a healthy babe on the way, so that’s really mother’s day gift enough for me!!

What should you ask for for mother’s day??  BALBOA &  Jane Pope Jewelry of course!

xo jpc

When I found out that my hubby and I were expecting our first child, Sydney was the first person I called to help me wrap my head around it.  I was excited and nervous and scared and I knew Sydney was the one to give me the right advice (as she was now super mom to three beautiful babes). 

After losing sweet Sydney this year, we found out we were expecting our second child.  It hurt my heart not to have her to call and share the news and ask advice.  

What better way to honor, remember, and give love to one rockstar mom than by giving the SYDNEY NECKLACE!?!? 

Buy the SYDNEY NECKLACE for the wonderful moms in your life here!

give a beautiful necklace.  give love and honor Sydney.  give back!

xo jpc

I am not sure that I appreciated my mom until I had my son. Not only was she amazingly helpful with him, but I also caught a very small glimpse of how much she has done for me for the last 34 years!

Although I tend to reference my grandmother’s style more often when I talk about my inspirations, my mom can certainly hold her own in the style department.    Sometimes that may be because she wears things so long that they come back in style, but i do love that my mom knows what she loves and sticks with it.  She also LOVES jewelry and big jewelry.  I always laugh when people say they are too small to wear statement jewelry, because my mom is 5’2″ and tiny and she can rock jewelry of all sizes and look amazing doing it!

I hope when I am her age, I look as beautiful and youthful and stylish as she does!    Check out Adele at her wedding… and again at MY wedding wearing the same dress!!  yes, we should all be impressed!

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Thank you mom for being an amazing role model and career woman and wife and mom!!!! 

xoxo jpc

Here are a few of my top picks:

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check out this JPC “arm party” (RT of TMR. if you don’t know her, crawl out from under the rock you’re snoozing under and check out her hilarious blog)

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the VENUS ring with this rutilated quartz

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An all time fave… the URCHIN ring in Silver.  You gotta love this sucker in any metal.

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BLOOM necklace and studs, SEEDLING studs with white diamonds, and LILY PAD necklace with white diamond….  All available now at VanJean!

Happy Monday!  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. 

xo, jpc

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I love the way it turned out and can’t wait to see a picture of her in the necklace!

Happy Monday, bloggie friends! 

xo jpc

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Quirk in Richmond is such a cool spot, full of unique gifts and jewelry and art. it’s a great space and the owner Katie Ukrop is fantastic!

Fleur was a blast… Christina and Eliza are a hoot and the ladies in Raleigh all looked AMAZING in Marysia Swim, while toting their newborns.  Let’s just say it was inspiring for August when my little one arrives and I need to snap back into swimsuit shape.

a quick photo of the Fleur storefront as we departed

It was my first time at Coral in Charlotte.  The store is in an old house, so it has a great feel.  Sormeh and the ladies of Coral were lots of fun! It was great to join up with Lindsey of Troubadour and see her collection in person.  It’s beautiful!

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The show at NOVEL. in Charleston was a huge success.  It was a gorgeous day and there was lots of traffic.  The ladies of Novel.  had the space looking amazing with new vintage, art, and stationary bearing the hottest colors for Spring!

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As always, VanJean was a fun stop.  The store looked as good as ever… as did owner Melissa Blanchard and the rest of the VanJean ladies!  If you missed the show in Columbia, stop in soon to check out the latest from the Jane Pope Collection.

The Athens stop was the biggest surprise.  I hadn’t been to Athens in years and had forgotten what a cool place it is.  Before our show, we had an amazing “power lunch” at The National and hit up AGORA, an awesome vintage store.  Marysia and I bought a set of chairs and a table to split up and I could no be more excited about getting my “new” wood top tulip table into my new office space (stay tuned for more details here in the next couple of months .  The show was at interior designer, Tami Ramsay’s home and no surprise… it was amazing!   The Athens crowd really came out to support us and hosts Tami and local editor/Author Amy Flurry  (author of RECIPE FOR PRESS).  It was so fun to meet the cool creative and talented ladies of Athens.

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Our last stop was at Morgan Kylee in Atlanta.  When we arrived, Morgan was looking gorgeous while being photographed and the store was buzzing!  The buzz didn’t stop all day and Morgan and her assistant Molly were amazing with their customers.  It was hard to believe that the store had only been open 5 months!  

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The #southerntour was lots of fun and it could not have been so successful had it not been for lots of fantastic people!! 

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

MARYSIA SWIM

QUIRK

TEMPLE BASHAM

FLEUR

CORAL

TROUBADOUR

BLUE CHICKADEE

BON VIVANT

LIBRARY VINTAGE

VANJEAN

AMY FLURRY

LUCY ALLEN GILLIS

TAMI RAMSAY

MORGAN KYLEE

SALLY READ

xo jpc

xo jpc

After a fun pit stop in Charleston for the weekend (and an AWESOME show at Novel. , Marysia and I are back on the road again.  We hit up Columbia and, as always, had a great show with the VanJean ladies!  It was a great first stop on week two. 

Today we head to Athens, GA where we will meet up with the fabulous Amy Flurry.  Both Marysia and I took a DIY publicity seminar with Amy that was so insightful.  What designer doesn’t need an insider’s tips on making their product, story, and pitch editor ready!?!?  Lucky for those of you who have not had the opportunity to take Amy’s Seminar, you can pick up a copy of her book “RECIPE FOR PRESS”.  I am going to scoop up several copies at the event to give to business owner friends who I know could benefit from her book. 

If you haven’t picked up a copy…. do it now HERE!

See you in Athens!

xo jpc

for those of you who are South of Raleigh, here’s the map to refresh you on where to catch up with us!

Can’t wait to see old friends and new at CORAL in Charlotte tomorrow!

xo jpc