Category Archives: Flowers

12.11.13

e turns 8.

It’s hard to believe it’s been three months already, but I am finally getting around to posting pictures of E’s sleepover.

All of the invitations and party printables were custom made and will be available online soon. If you are looking to purchase them immediately, email me. We were able to make so many decorations from the printable package. I loved how everything turned out!

We attached cutouts of the pillow design from the invitation to lollipop sticks from Michael’s and used them as cupcake toppers.

We filled these boxes from Michael’s with all kinds of spa goodies. We wrapped the tops in paper from the printables.

I printed paper and glued them together to make a table runner.

We mod podged the same paper to a cardboard E from JoAnn’s… and also used it for the banners.

We made individual s’mores packages for each girl. You can get the boxes here.

I just love how they turned out.

We made several attempts to dip the balloons in glitter. The first prototypes had way more glitter, but I didn’t account for the weight of the glitter weighing down the balloons. This was the most glitter that we could apply and still allow them to float.

i think they had fun. 😉

Images by Jan Michele Photography

11.05.13

paint it gold.

It’s no big secret that I am a lover of gold spray paint. I wanted to share yet another tryst in our long, laborious affair.

My parents bought this table in 1977, the year they bought our beach condo. It was in rough shape (totally rusted and scratched) and didn’t make the cut after the redesign. So I loaded it into the truck and hauled it home hoping to use it somewhere on our back porch that was being built at the time.

Well, 20 minutes and a few coats of gsp and she has a whole new life- currently being used as a bar cart on the porch.

Because it’s outside 24/7 there is some minor patina that occurs, but I love it. It add character.

Images by Jan Michele Photography

10.15.13

our porch.

For those of you that have been following #theneverendingporchproject on Instagram, this post is a long time coming. Almost a year ago, I started working with Jeff at Great Falls Landscapes on the concept.

We worked for weeks on the plan.. And finally came up with perfection.

There were a lot of changes along the way. And while it took what seems like forever to build, I couldn’t be happier with the end results. It’s funny, before finding GFL, I had initially hired someone else, and ultimately fired him two weeks in due to his lack of creativity. So glad that I found them! Jeff and Lance were amazing to work with and really “went” with my crazy ideas..

(This was right before E’s Party.. pics to come on that later..)

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09.17.13

life is a blur.

Sometimes I feel like I need to check in with my iPhone to see if things in my life really happened. That is the case last weekend- I arrived home from NYC at midnight on Thursday and scurried for the next 36 hours to pull together E’s birthday party as well as a porch photoshoot. Despite an amazing level of stress, fast food, acne and lack of showers- we got it done. I can’t wait to show you all the pictures! Here’s what I do have (from my iPhone.)

07.17.13

e’s room.

Last year, for her birthday, we redecorated E’s room. Her desired color scheme? Purple and pink, probably my least favorite color combination. I started twitching at the thought that it might turn out like something out of a Barbie movie. Well, it didn’t. And I think we were able to create a room that both mother and daughter were happy with.

It all started with the Mariska Meijers pillows. That was my inspiration for the room.

Then we worked up a paint technique that looks like a wash. I love the way it turned out. Her bench- a HomeGoods find that we had reupholstered.

The chandelier is actually broken, but I like it that way. Speaking of broken… I bought this picture frame on clearance at HomeGoods. I had the mirror fixed and replaced the artwork with an enlarged picture of E. I love the way it turned out.

The rocking chair was $20 from Craigslist. The new fabric is from Spoonflower.

This Target lamp had a makeover.

Most of the accessories on her dresser are from HomeGoods. You can buy a similar mirror here.

I had the pillow made from extra fabric from her bench. The table.. HomeGoods.

Her desk is from Land of Nod. You can read about her chair makeover here.

Buy this book set here.

We covered her bulletin board in the same ol’ ostrich fabric that seems to be appearing all over our house. It’s so durable and versatile. I still have a ton left, so you will be seeing more of this!

I love these heart push pins.

The bedding was on clearance at the Land of Nod (sorry, out of stock.) It couldn’t be more perfect!

The shades are from Lowes, but we removed the rose trim and added hot pink!The jujuhat was quite an ordeal. I am just glad that we finally got it.The lucite “E” is a custom product. If you are interested in something like this, send me an email.

Photos by Ryann Colleen Photography

07.02.13

Our Living Room.

Last week I showed you some pictures of dining room with a promise of living room pictures on the horizon. I always keep my promises people, so here you go!

The gold leaf tray was a HomeGoods DIY.

I love this piece. It was a Mother’s Day gift made by E last year.

See how I made this butterfly collection here. The stools are from HomeGoods!

It took a long time to find just the right paper for the ceiling. I was thrilled that the winner was from Home Depot! The chairs were a Craigslist find that I reupholstered.

As you may know, the curtains were custom painted.

I had my Grandmother’s piano bench reupholstered with a metallic cowhide.

Remember the Nate Berkus turtle shells that I painted? Aren’t they fab?

Found this needlepoint on Craiglist. Had her made into a pillow. We had leftover turquoise linen from the wingbacks, so I had two pillows made. The Schumacher pillows are from Etsy.

We love our new living room. What I love most is that we didn’t break the bank creating it.

Photos by Ryann Colleen Photography

06.25.13

Our Dining Room.

Last week, I showed you the transformation of our dining room console. I thought I may as well show you the rest of the dining room while I’m at it.

The table was my parents. They bought it in 1969, the year they got married. It’s so beautiful. I couldn’t part with it.

Remember those chairs I ordered from Home Decorator’s Collection? Well, they have been given a makeover.

The other console is an oldie form Crate & Barrel. We painted it Peppermint Leaf by Benjamin Moore. The walls and console were painted in Benjamin Moore, Black Satin.

The mirror was $69.99 at HomeGoods. Another score!

The curtain fabric was custom-designed by yours truly. The gold medallions are hand-painted. We used the same curtains in the adjoining living room. I’ll be sharing those pics next week!

Photos by Ryann Colleen Photography