i ♥ tracy porter

a few years ago,

a tracy porter catalog landed in my mailbox.

it was intrigued, because it was

a real family-run business in wisconsin

with tracy as mom and designer AND model

{with their home as the backdrop}

to top it off,

she really reminded me of my dear friend, chris,

so i felt instantly familiar with her.

then i saw this sequined number 

in my favorite color

{modeled by her sister, robyn}

and fell in love.

{and would you get a load of that insane wall?!?!}

the sparkly top was pricey, though, 

so i started searching for a sale.

{yes, i found one & this is one of my favorite pieces ever}

after poking around on tracy's website,

i found her blog.

it was chock full of inspiration.

and not just fashion...

gourmet cooking, gardening, decorating...

and there was a tribe of women, who sounded a lot like me, 

following along & commenting, who would be my future best friends,

but THAT is another story for another day.

tracy's blog became my first stop every morning.

usually, she was sipping earl grey with me

and lending brilliance in one form or another

to send me off on my day.

it was my

:: daily dose of fabulous ::

and her videos were my very favorite.

here is a taste

love her hair in this one:

and her business partner, sarah ~ love her!

soy wax candles!!

and "eyes up"

couldn't find this or this on youtube,

but they are brimming with goodness.

want more?

go here and here

tracy, if you read this,

please know that i am so, so grateful

for the changes and blessing that you have

inspired in my life.

these snippets of you in action

are what i love the most.

i am so hoping that we will see you

soon with your own HGTV show.

in the meantime,

i will revisit these videos

with a grateful heart.

here's another video to inspire YOU!

♥