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Thursday, June 25, 2009

Oh My


Can I just spend a few days here please?

photo from Annika Vannerus via emmas designblogg

Monday, June 22, 2009

Hurricanes


Love these beautiful Hurricanes. So pretty

Available from Farmhouse Wares (love that store!)

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Happy Father's Day

To all those Father's out there who make being a father look like the best job in the world, I wish you a very happy day. I miss my own father every day but he taught me that being a father is not a chore and he never made us feel anything but loved. I now have another father in my life -



Eric, the father of my children. So to you Eric, and all the other fathers, may your day be filled with all the things that you love. We love you Daddy

Friday, June 19, 2009

Every Single One





I love every single item in this Etsy store. EVERY SINGLE ITEM! Cute Cups is the name of the store and I discovered it today. I spent a good hour just drooling over the wonderful cupcake liners. The items above are just a tiny sampling of what is available. I fear a large chunk of change will be going from my bank account to them!!



all items available here

More flowers..



I stand corrected. After posting about the Martha Stewart flower collection, I then came across these flowers from FTD. The Vera Wang collection. This is another beautiful option for sending flowers and some of the choices are stunning. I am a sucker for julep cups so that is a winner and the leaf wrapped bouquet is just stunning. It is good to have options. I can not speak to how these look in person though as I have not yet ordered from them but they sure look pretty from here!
images and products from FTD

Flowers to Send




I love to send flowers. I prefer to send them out of the blue for no real reason. The special occasion flower is nice, but the flowers for no reason other than to say hello, is just the best. The one thing I did not like about sending flowers was the ho hum nature of most of the arrangements. They all seemed so samey and if they came with a vase, the vase was an ugly glass vessel that I personally did not like. There were a few exceptions to this rule but they tended to be from florists who only delivered to the Bay Area (not much use to me - sadly) or the price was astronomical. Enter 1-800 flowers and the Martha Stewart collection. I would buy these arrangements for the vases alone!! The flower choices are inspired and beautiful but the vase choices just seal the deal. The white faux bois is my favorite but the bamboo is a close second.

All images and products via 1-800 Flowers

Monday, June 15, 2009

Heaven - my idea of






Oh sweet Georgia Brown. Look at these photos from the Martha Stewart Craft Dept. I would seriously never leave this room. I would just sit and stare at all the beautiful cupcake wrappers and that would be just fine!


photos via Martha Stewart Craft Blog

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Donna Hay






I want to move to Australia! I have been pining for a trip Down Under for some time, but these photos from the new Donna Hay General Store make me want to up sticks and move there immediately! Everything just looks perfect! Her magazines make me happy but this store could just put me over the edge!

Oh and could someone explain why it takes so long to get her magazines here in the US? I am always two issues behind!

Images - first three from Hello Lucky, last image via Decor 8

Thursday, June 11, 2009

30 Rock and the Muppets

Very funny analysis of why 30 Rock is actually just a rip off of the Muppet Show by writer Brian Lynch. Read it here

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Toast Dresses



Love these dresses from Toast. So simple and so pretty
Available here

July Magazines



I am barely through my April stash of magazines and the July editions are already streaming in! I cannot help but love these two covers in particular. I am a sucker for mini pies and a sucker for red white and blue so these just make me happy

Graduation Pops

I made these today for my sons graduation from preschool. They were pretty easy (although the hot weather did not help with the chocolate) and they turned out beautifully. I gave one to each of his 25 classmates and the kids loved them! A sweet treat for a sweet day.



and to my sweet sweet boy, Happy Graduation Day! I hope it is not the only one you have in your life!


Directions and all credit for the graduation pops goes to Bakerella. You can visit her blog here for all the directions on this and many other fabulous ideas.

Image is my son and his friend

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Oh Wisconsin

My husband often speaks of moving to Wisconsin. He spent happy times there as a child and something pulls him back. It is beautiful there but I cannot help but think of the winters! This cabin, however, makes me think at least summers would be bliss!







To read the article and see more photos,go here

Monday, June 8, 2009

More Swedish Crushes!


Seriously love these chairs from Wisteria. They are childrens chairs and they just look so well made. They may last more than one child! I love the Swedish vibe they have going on.
Available from Wisteria

Took a break..

and now I am back! Had an inspiration drought!