For so long crepe paper got such a bad rap, but for me this pretty ruffled crepe paper changes all of that. In bright festive colors, this ruffly paper is lovely enough to make me want to string it all around my house just to say I did. It’s perfect for birthday parties, baby showers …
Posts from: September 2010
I know it probably seems too early to be thinking about holiday decor, but these things have a way of sneaking up on us so I thought I’d share a few favorites from David Stark’s holiday collection for West Elm. I love handcrafted decor and these newsprint accordion garlands, paper flowers, paper leaf gift tags …
I’m happy today to be sharing Gretchen and Scott’s gorgeous Priest Lake wedding with you. It’s a celebration of some of my favorite things – love, hanging out lakeside, amazing photography and ice cream. How can you go wrong with that combination? These stunning photos from Mastin Studio literally take my breath away. Which leads …
This morning I thought I’d share a few more details from my fall harvest brunch design featured last week in the fall harvest challenge on City Cradle Design. When I started thinking about the design I wanted to create, I instantly thought of all the gorgeous colors and flavors that are indicative of fall in …
I’m sure I’m not alone in confessing that I get beyond excited every month when the latest issue of Martha Stewart Living hits my mailbox. It’s an endless source of inspiration for decor, entertaining, baking and celebrating the season, whatever the season may be. This month was no exception, loaded with great ideas for Halloween …
Another week, another Friday! Seriously, where do my days go? I am busy busy this weekend working a gorgeous wedding for a bride I just adore and my lovely friend Carolynn’s baby shower in her hometown on Sunday. It will be a weekend of love and celebrations and I’m really excited about the next few …
Good morning and happy Friday, everyone! Today I am really excited to be sharing one of my personal favorite entries in our recent Inspired Creations Contest with you. (You may remember it from seeing it on Elizabeth Anne Designs.) Inspired by the tropical paintings and old floral still life imagery of Paul Gaugin, a post-Impressionist …
Good morning, everyone! I wanted to take a moment today to share with you the fun little fall harvest brunch design I recently created. You can check out full details over at City Cradle Design where myself and four other bloggers were challenged to create a fall harvest design to inspire all of your fall …
I know I’m not the only one who finds everything Sunday Suppers does endlessly inspiring. I have been rather impatiently waiting for over a year now for my New York City travel schedule to coincide with a class and I have fingers crossed it happens soon. (Honestly, for as often as I’m in New York, …
The best days for me are the days I get to feature a great party sent to me by a reader. With that said, today is a great day because Abby sent over photos of her son Noah’s train themed third birthday party that I just couldn’t wait to share with you. I see a …
As soon as I spied this incredibly fun travel inspired dessert buffet by Sweets Indeed on Amy Atlas Events I tucked it away in my favorites. I stumbled upon it again over the weekend and couldn’t resist sharing it with you. I love all of the vintage map details and the hot air balloons are …
Without question gorgeous flowers are one of my favorite design details for weddings and celebrations. It’s such a great way to introduce color, texture and personality, which is why I am loving wedding bouquets right now. From the bold and colorful to the classic and traditional, a beautiful wedding bouquet never goes out of style. …