impromptu vacation

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If we weren’t preparing to sell our home, I would definitely have to hang this print!

Last week, we had carpet installed. Because my computer was being moved here and there while we shuffled furniture around, I decided to just take a little break! It was very nice and me and the Hubba got quite a bit done on our house! I think we’ll finally have the house ready to list next week. Hooray!

Now I’m playing a bit of catch-up, but I plan to be posting this week. I hope everyone’s having a lovely last few days of March!

UPDATE: My blogging break is continuing until our house is listed! The to-do list somehow keeps getting longer and longer…be back soon!

happy st. patrick’s day!

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I’d prefer this milkshake over most of the green beverages being served up today! I hope everyone’s having an extra lucky day!

tricks and tools: vol. 8

Photo via Design Sponge

Have you seen this blog post from My Life Scoop and Design Sponge? It lists some pretty cool gizmos and even handy apps. I don’t have an iPhone (sadly), but I’m taking note for when I do someday! I think lots of DIY-ers out there will appreciate this roundup!

thanks a “bow” lot

Ha! I had to get that out of my system here before I wrote it on a thank you card I’m getting ready to pen. These bows are going in the mail to a few ladies I admire very much.

I found the tutorial on How About Orange. As soon as I saw it, I knew it was the perfect thank you gesture. Aren’t they cute?

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Hello friends! I’ve been MIA so far this week…shame on me! But I come bearing cookies. Virtual cookies.

I found the recipe for the S’more cookies above on the Papery and Cakery blog. I couldn’t resist making them! And let me tell you, they were a hit! I pulled them out of the oven while we had a handful of people over helping us with our basement. Gone within minutes! My cell phone photo above is nothing compared to Ali’s. My cookies all mushed together and I may have left them in too long…but still, they tasted SO good!  via @paperyandcakery

And speaking of cookies, check out this engagement session on the Southern Weddings blog! Adorable! via @iloveswmag

A happy color combination. Just makes me say “ahhh.” via @inspiredbride

I love paint chips. How cool is this wall art?! via @papercrave

This beautiful Southern farm wedding on the Ruffled blog makes my heart race. The hay bales are perfection. via @ruffledblog

Check out these ultra thin font beauties. I especially like the slabs. via @davidsteinberg

tricks and tools: vol. 7

Kate Holland of Ruby and Willow has the best Tuesday Shoesday posts. The one above is from a couple of weeks ago, and I adore it! I would wear every single item!

And don’t you love how all of the pieces have been combined so nicely? She puts together her outfits with Polyvore. That’s a web site that allows you to create sets of clothing from a bazillion images of products from all over the world. You can even put in your own images of your own clothing and have a virtual closet! I have been playing around with the site, pretending I’m rich and famous, mixing and matching outfits. It’s nice to be able to make up crazy combinations and see what you like.

And the best thing is you can rollover each product in your board and it will tell you the designer and price, so you don’t need to link to a bunch of different sites if you want to make a board and throw it on your blog. You can start with a blank board or begin with a template. That’s what I did, below. I’m imagining this outfit for a day at the lake! Well, it might be a little much, but it definitely makes me think of the lake.

I’m warning you, it’s a pretty addictive site!

glee fashion

I nearly forgot Glee is on tonight! Remembering that made my day so much better. That show just makes me happy! It’s a good mix of talent and silly fun.

In honor of my latest favorite show, I wanted to share with you some photos of the fashionable ladies of Glee from the SAG Awards.

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Hello gorgeous! I think a lot of these looks could be adapted to fit your wedding! Here’s the gown details that I could find:

Top photo:

Lea Michele (first image): Oscar de la Renta

Heather Morris (second image): Romona Keveza and here

Amber Riley (third image): Anne Barge

Dianna Argon (fourth image): vintage Chanel Haute Couture

Second photo:

Jane Lynch (first image): Ali Rahimi

Jayma Mays (second image): Jenny Packham and here

Naya Rivera (third image): Aurelio Costarella

Jenna Ushkowitz (fourth image): Badgley Mischka and here

And finally, because I can’t talk about Glee and weddings and not listen to this at the same time:

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Photo by Ashleigh Taylor Photography

Links for you! I love this first one! I even made my hubba look at it because I was so impressed!

Must-see: A Lada Gaga inspired wedding! How genius is this? Obviously not for everyone, but my oh my that’s talent. And the cake! via @weddingchicks

The creative team of Kate Spade NY put together a book about the things that inspire them. Looks like it will be fun to flip through! via @twigandthistle

Ali Edwards is documenting her family’s life with Project Life, and it’s so inspiring. I’m taking notes Ali!  via @aliedwards

Oh campfires (and s’mores!), I miss you! But this could help. via @Etsy

One day, I am going to bake this. Maybe for MY birthday! Is that selfish? via @jenjentrixie and @craft

Need program/invitation inspiration? Here’s a great idea. Vintage sheet music! How romantic does that sound?! via @MarthaWeddings

31 invitation ideas in 31 days? You GO girl! Virtual air high 5 to you! via @Hip_Ink and @dsidedtapedsgns

If I were marrying my hubba again…a lake would most definitely be involved! via @100LayerCake

tricks and tools: vol. 6

Have you discovered Etsy’s treasury search? I’m new to treasuries, but I’m kind of addicted! They are perfect for inspiration – and especially creating inspiration boards! You can search for random terms, like honeysuckle or birdcage veil (above). The results are broken down into treasuries, which are groups of Etsy items available for purchase.

For example, here’s the “Here comes the bride..” treasury results:

Hello sunny yellow! You can see that all of these items aren’t veils. One or two of the items have been tagged as such though, so that’s why it pops up in your search. But don’t you love everything in this? I know, I am a link-hopping enabler.

flower illustrations

Did you check out my link drop in the last post about the amazing book invitations on Oh So Beautiful Paper? Definitely a must-read. In that post, the bride uses antique flower illustration cards as table numbers! Hello awesome idea! And the cards are beautiful:

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I want my own set! I’ve searched the Web and found a cute option:

These alphabet cards are actually from a baby gift site! ABCs and flower illustrations all in one! A win in my book. If you were to use these cards for your tables, you would assign guests to a letter/flower as opposed to a number. After your wedding, you could frame and display as art!