Inspire. Palette #89: Cold Spring

February 21, 2012

Filed Under : Palettes

Cool down the fast approaching spring with purples and blues…

So precious: these kraft invitations via Oh So Beautiful Paper, stationery by Atheneum Creative; this dessert via Plain and Simple; this chair (image source unknown); this ruffled dress via Kiss the Groom; these rose petal holders via Miranda Laine Photography, found via Style Me Pretty; this centerpiece via Jose Villa, found via Ruffled; this burlap curtain via Caroline Tran, found via Style Me Pretty; and this place setting via Diandra Ann, found via Style Me Pretty.

A Little Bit of Dusting…

February 20, 2012

Filed Under : News

Happy Monday friends! With the new brand launching in just 53 days, I decided I’m going to go ahead and start blogging with the new schedule. I know I just recently changed it last fall (or was it late summer?), but after much thought, here’s the new schedule. Nothing much will be changing. I’m just swapping my Tuesday and Wednesday posts around, booting Monday’s Photo Delight posts, and moving Friday’s Inspired By posts to Monday (you’ve probably already noticed that change by now). Of course there will still be the special posts now and then when something extra exciting is happening. So don’t be alarmed when you see things a little shifted this week.

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Custom Card: Heart Infested

February 16, 2012

Filed Under : Cards - Paper Projects

This custom Valentine was decked out in various layered paper hearts, in the end creating a card loaded with love. And a very green card in a small way, since all these hearts were leftovers from previous projects and finally got the chance to be used somewhere.

A Very Sweet Valentine’s

Filed Under : Personal

This Valentine’s Day started one day early. A pretty bouquet arrived on my doorstep on Monday, and what joy! The next day, the husband got off work super early so we could spend most of the day together. We got all dressed up and made a short stop at our favorite coffee place, Thatcher’s, for a vanilla latte and some apple coffeecake. Then we drove out to the Pearl District in Portland and explored Powell’s Bookstore for way too many hours. I love that place, and I think my husband knows that very well, haha. I walked out with four more Nancy Drew books and the husband got himself some very old engineering books just to read for fun. I only like them for their cool covers. And then of course dinner with two of our very dear friends. I’d say Valentine’s Day was a success. What did you all do for the day of love? All images via my Instagram.

Enjoy Your Valentine’s

February 13, 2012

Filed Under : Personal

Happy Monday! I’m going to take three days off this week because there’s just some things that I need to focus on and get done — which just might be impossible with Valentine’s Day tomorrow!

The husband and I decided that instead of having a little date all to ourselves, we should go out on double-date with some good friends for some dinner and dessert. And that’s just what we are doing. Looking forward to dressing up and going out. Are you planning anything special for Valentine’s?