In honor of the unofficial last week of summer, I am excited to offer a limited time end of summer advertising special! All advertisers who pick up a 3-month ad slot (or who renew their existing ad) between now and Labor Day will receive 1 free month of advertising. The summer months have brought incredible …
Posts from: August 2010
Happy Monday, friends! I hope everyone had a great weekend. To kick off the week I thought I’d share this sweet DIY wedding, shared with me by Sarah Danaher of Ampersand Photography. Kelsey and Ryan were married in July and celebrated with a fun, festive wedding in a vibrant aqua and poppy red color palette. …
Happy Saturday, friends! I’m making a rare weekend appearance because I’ve been rather under the weather the last few days and spent most of yesterday snuggled up in bed and intermittently drinking Theraflu. However, I didn’t want to leave you hanging on Friday link love so I thought I’d pop in this morning to share …
Today I am delighted to share this 25th birthday party fiesta sent over by Kallie of Kallie Brynn Photography. Kallie planned this fun, colorful celebration in honor of her husband David’s birthday and I just love all of the vibrant Mexican fiesta details. (Kallie is also the mastermind behind this owl birthday party that everyone …
If you’ve been reading along for a while now, you’ve probably noticed that my obsession with calligraphy is no real secret. Well as of today neither is my love for the work of Patricia Mumau of Primele. Patricia is a fellow Upstate New Yorker and a wonderfully talented calligrapher. I’m currently working on a new …
I admit that the last couple of days of cooler rainy weather have me thinking about fall. We’ve had a beautiful, hot and sunny summer, but any local will tell you that fall in Upstate NY is just undeniably breathtaking. Which brings me to today’s real wedding, a gorgeous fall celebration photographed by my good …
Good morning and happy Monday, friends! I hope everyone had a nice restful weekend. In our neck of the woods it was rainy rainy rainy (to the point of our pool overflowing) and made for a nice relaxing weekend. As I caught up on email and blogs from the last week, I stumbled upon these …
After a long and tiring (but fun and productive!) week at the New York International Gift Fair, I am headed home today. I can’t wait to spend time with my husband, our doggie and my father who had to have surgery unexpectedly yesterday. Because I haven’t been reading many blogs this week, I thought I’d …
Any day when I have the opportunity to share something pretty is a good day in my book, so I’m happy to kick off the weekend with this elegant wedding dessert buffet in shades of white and ivory. Sent over by Sandra Downie, I just love the classic white wedding cake that takes center stage …
Today I am loving these cute DIY party hats created by Michele of Cakewalk and recently featured on Birthday Girl. With their ruffled trim made from inexpensive crepe paper they are the perfect little project for your next birthday party. They can easily be coordinated to your color palette or theme by picking paper to …
Have I ever told you how much I love camping? I big time l.o.v.e to camp. Bring on the s’mores, the sleeping bags and long days of reading, canoeing and telling campfire stories and I’m in heaven. With that said, I’m pretty sure I’ve never seen a campsite with as much style as this one. …
Today I am delighted to share the sweetest baby shower designed by the lovely Emilia of Sweet Emilia Jane. I just love everything Emilia does and this beautiful baby shower is no exception. It’s elegant and pretty with sweet little details that make it incredibly fun. I love the diaper pins and striped straws so …