Today's Inspiration from my flickr favorites are images with the color turquoise. In recent months, I've started to love this color quite a lot. It's a happy, vibrant color that mixes well with a lot of other colors and is versatile at being calming or exuberant. I've noticed it mainly in fashion and home design and a lot of people seem to pair it with browns and yellows. Today's images are calming and have helped me to calm down from the excitement of starting my vacation next week. I hope you enjoy them!
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Monday, May 3, 2010
Pink Baby Shower
Over the weekend, a group of friends and I hosted a baby shower for a friend who has adopted the most precious baby girl. Our friends, Mike and Christie hadn't planned on getting their baby girl so soon, so when they got the call to come and pick her up, they didn't have anything ready for her coming home. We decided that we needed to have a shower for them so that they could get everything they could possibly need for their new bundle of joy. We put the shower together in a week and a half and I have to say, I think we did pretty well!
We decided to have what is called a Sip 'n See, where you come and meet the baby after it is born and sip on beverages. Since the time of the shower was in the morning, we decided to have light brunch hors d'oeuvres and two punches. We made Vanilla Petit Fours, Mini Cinnamon Rolls, Sausage Balls, Cheese Wafers, Tomato Basil Quiche, Lemon Tarragon Chicken Tartlettes and Fresh Fruit. Our punches were a Pink Lemonade Punch and Coffee Punch. We had so much fun putting it together and am happy to say that Baby Mallory got a lot of very cute things!
Images: vintage yankee
We decided to have what is called a Sip 'n See, where you come and meet the baby after it is born and sip on beverages. Since the time of the shower was in the morning, we decided to have light brunch hors d'oeuvres and two punches. We made Vanilla Petit Fours, Mini Cinnamon Rolls, Sausage Balls, Cheese Wafers, Tomato Basil Quiche, Lemon Tarragon Chicken Tartlettes and Fresh Fruit. Our punches were a Pink Lemonade Punch and Coffee Punch. We had so much fun putting it together and am happy to say that Baby Mallory got a lot of very cute things!
Images: vintage yankee
Friday, April 30, 2010
Butterfly Inspiration
Today's inspiration comes from me being in the mood for flowers and butterflies. How great would it be to be a butterfly? Flying around from flower to flower enjoying the bright colors and fragrances of each bloom. Today I wish I were a butterfly. I hope you have a great weekend and stop to enjoy the flowers!
Images: 1. Ange's photos 2. pony tail 3. mesec od papira 4. steph parke
Images: 1. Ange's photos 2. pony tail 3. mesec od papira 4. steph parkeThursday, April 29, 2010
Parisian Bistro Chairs
If you have never visited Little Brown Pen, then you are missing out on a lot! Nichole's blog has the best inspiration and photographs (a lot of Paris) and I can never get enough of her work. She and her husband and their kids visit Paris every four weeks or so and when they are there, she takes the most amazing photos. Below are some of her images of Parisian bistro chairs. I have always loved bistro chairs but the ones that Nichole has found are in varieties of colors and shapes and evoke the Parisian's love of a long lunch or visit at the cafe. Maybe one day when I have a house with a backyard, I'll splurge and pick up a few in a wild color!
Images: little brown pen
Images: little brown pen
Friday, April 23, 2010
My Spring Wedding Outfit
A couple of days ago I showed you an idea for an outfit that I was using as a model for a wedding that I am attending in a few weeks. While on the search for said outfit, I came across this cute blue dress at Target and knew that it was the perfect color for this wedding. I decided to pair it with these yellow shoes from Target that I bought last summer and so the color scheme went from there.
In order to stay within my budget, I also decided that I will use my new Liberty of London wallet as my clutch for the night because it has a pocket that I can put lipstick and kleenex in (because I ALWAYS cry at weddings). I also found a yellow scarf at Charming Charlie and a great set of clunky yellow beads online. All-in-all I think this outfit came together nicely, don't you think? Now, on to Chicago for the wedding!!!
In order to stay within my budget, I also decided that I will use my new Liberty of London wallet as my clutch for the night because it has a pocket that I can put lipstick and kleenex in (because I ALWAYS cry at weddings). I also found a yellow scarf at Charming Charlie and a great set of clunky yellow beads online. All-in-all I think this outfit came together nicely, don't you think? Now, on to Chicago for the wedding!!!
Items in this set:
Dress: Target, $40
Wallet: Target,$17
Wood Beaded Necklace: Poland by Mail, $17
Shawl: Amazon, $18
Shoes: Target: not available anymore
Wallet: Target,$17
Wood Beaded Necklace: Poland by Mail, $17
Shawl: Amazon, $18
Shoes: Target: not available anymore
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Happy Earth Day
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
In my Queue
I loved this idea that I saw from Martha Stewart's own Kevin Sharkey via Twitter last week. He realized that a lot of the movies in his Netflix queue were design inspired and so he decided to share those on his blog. I thought I'd do the same with a few that either are on the top of my list or that I've gotten recently and loved. Another one of my favorite bloggers, Rachel from Black*Eiffel did this as well. I hope you enjoy my list!
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Terrain Spring 2010
Lately, I've been getting my 'garden' ready and planting my herbs and tomatoes in preparation for the growing season. Even though I live in an apartment and have a small bit of land, I always want to have flowers and herbs and even some vegetables growing. I didn't have much luck last year growing tomatoes in the ground, so I'm going to try growing them upside down and see what happens. Today I wanted to show you some of my favorite garden and outdoor products at one of my favorite outdoor stores, Terrain. Terrain has a great mix of vintage and contemporary garden products and you can purchase them through their online store. I hope this gets you in the gardening mood and you want to go out and till up your ground and plant something!
Items in this set:
Grow Your Own Vegetables book, $19.99
Bespoke Slatted Bench, $2,000
Clam Basket, $38
Lotus Wall Planter, $68
Gardener's Soap, $8
Twig Birdhouse, $18
Terracotta Splash Pot, $190
Floral Doormat, $42
Two Tier Plant Stand, $200
Terracotta Plant Labels, $18
Images: Terrain
Bespoke Slatted Bench, $2,000
Clam Basket, $38
Lotus Wall Planter, $68
Gardener's Soap, $8
Twig Birdhouse, $18
Terracotta Splash Pot, $190
Floral Doormat, $42
Two Tier Plant Stand, $200
Terracotta Plant Labels, $18
Images: Terrain
Monday, April 19, 2010
Outfit for Spring Wedding
I am attending my friend, Sara's wedding in a couple of weeks and have been trying to decide what to wear. The wedding is going to be outdoors and in the late afternoon. Coral has been my color of choice lately and I think I am leaning that way. Here is an ensemble that if I had an bigger budget, I would purchase each piece in an instant. The hat is my favorite piece and part of the new Eugenia Kim line for Target (probably one piece that I WILL purchase!).
Friday, April 16, 2010
Apartment Decor
I have been working over the past two years on decorating my apartment and going room by room in this effort. I started with my kitchen/dining area then went on to my craft/office room. Now that those two areas are basically complete, I've been focusing on my living room and bathroom. Once those are done, I will be tackling the bedroom. Since I rent, I have the problem of not being able to paint or put up wallpaper, but my apartment has neutral colored walls and wood floors which have acted as a great backdrop to what I want to do.
In my living room, I have been using a neutral palate of tans and off-whites along with black as an accent color. I have dark wood furniture and all of the pictures on my walls are framed in black. I like this color palate because it allows me to accent with brighter colors and change things around easily according to the holiday or time of year. I recently purchased a couple of items from the Liberty of London for Target line to go with my color scheme; a tray to hold some of my books and an accent bowl. I also purchased a decorative ceramic plate to hang on my wall from the new West Elm line by PATCH NYC. I love this plate because of the thistle design and got it as an ode to my Scottish heritage.
In my bathroom, I have used the hint of green in the wall color to draw from and have accented with greens and blues. My uncle has given me some beautiful vases in these colors and they look great next to my Raoul Dufy framed art work. So when I saw that Amy Butler's new line of towels for Bed Bath & Beyond were available in a green and blue floral design, I had to get them! These were a birthday present from my parents and brother as I've been wanting them for a long time and they are a bit pricey.
Amy Butler Towels
Now that I am getting things together in each of these rooms, I promise pictures of the room when they have been completed! I hope you have a great weekend!
In my living room, I have been using a neutral palate of tans and off-whites along with black as an accent color. I have dark wood furniture and all of the pictures on my walls are framed in black. I like this color palate because it allows me to accent with brighter colors and change things around easily according to the holiday or time of year. I recently purchased a couple of items from the Liberty of London for Target line to go with my color scheme; a tray to hold some of my books and an accent bowl. I also purchased a decorative ceramic plate to hang on my wall from the new West Elm line by PATCH NYC. I love this plate because of the thistle design and got it as an ode to my Scottish heritage.
In my bathroom, I have used the hint of green in the wall color to draw from and have accented with greens and blues. My uncle has given me some beautiful vases in these colors and they look great next to my Raoul Dufy framed art work. So when I saw that Amy Butler's new line of towels for Bed Bath & Beyond were available in a green and blue floral design, I had to get them! These were a birthday present from my parents and brother as I've been wanting them for a long time and they are a bit pricey.
Amy Butler TowelsNow that I am getting things together in each of these rooms, I promise pictures of the room when they have been completed! I hope you have a great weekend!
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