Leaving on a jet plane

I'm going to Ohio this week to see the family! See you next week, Happy 4th of July!

P.S. My friend Jennifer will be making some awesome cupcakes for a party she is attending so look forward to more Independence Day deliciousness!

Woodland Delight

I love all of the moss and varying heights on the table. Just beautiful!

Ella turned 2!

Ella's garden party was a huge success! She got tons of great gifts and everyone LOVED our garden theme. Here are a few pictures:

Creative Faucet

But the question is: Would the water be dirty from the fresh flowers?? Or would this mean you would never have to change the water out in a vase again? Hmmmm.....

Wanted: Green Thumb

These would be great on a patio or in a sunroom. They are simply wall tiles with planters in them! Too bad I kill every plant that I come in contact with.

Outdoor fun

This is an absolutely beautiful outdoor party. I love all the colors together.

Drill Team

I tried this project: http://100layercake.com/blog/archives/1504 a while back and let me tell you, you DEFINITELY need the drill. I had other directions that said you could use a hammer and a nail. They are wrong. Please do not try what I did and hold a cylindrical can down on a table and hammer a nail through it. Needless to say I never made a luminary, I ended up covering the can in scrapbook paper and using it as colorful vase :)

Summer fun

I don't normally like yellow but I'm LOVING this. It's perfect for a garden party or baby shower.

My back yard

Well ok, it's not really in my back yard but I can dream right? I absolutely love the chandelier outside.

Happy Father's Day!

Don't forget Sunday is Father's Day! Here are some super cute gift and card ideas for you dad. I know mine will be getting this cute shirt and tie card :)

I love this picture frame decorated with nuts and bolts, perfect for a picture of you and your dad

My one true love....chocolate!!

I have always wanted to make these. They would work for so many things like a fruit cup, ice cream, mousse...the possibilities are ENDLESS!!

Chocolate Cups
* A good quality semi-sweet chocolate* Balloons, on the smaller side with no writing
Melt chocolate, either in a double boiler or in the microwave. LET ITCOOL. Seriously, this step can’t be overlooked, or your balloons willexplode all over your kitchen! Let it cool, and when you think it’s coolenough, let it cool some more. It should be warm but no more than that.Then…dip the bottom of your balloon in the chocolate, as high as you’dlike your cups to be.
Now, just sit back and let them harden. This will take a while, and youcan tell they’re hard enough when they’re no longer shiny. I let mine sitfor a couple of hours, although you could speed this up by putting them inthe fridge. When it’s time, take a pin and prick the balloons at the top;you don’t want them to pop, you just want to slowly let the air out. Theair will come out and the balloons will release from the chocolate.

Old faithful

I always can turn to the color purple to make me happy!

Baby Boom

It seems like all of my friends/co-workers are having babies right now! Here is such a cute idea for lighting in the nursery. Super cute and unique!

Dark Dreams

This room actually reminds me of my friend Andrea. She LOVES dark colors in her house. While I can't really see her doing this to the kitchen, maybe add some awesome dark blue to the bathroom??

Color Overload

I love this table! It would be great for pretty much any event....now if only I had all those vases hmmm....

Cupcakes on the brain...

So I found these awesome cupcakes/cake to go with my corn on the cob cupcakes. I love the fries (pound cake strips and red frosting for "ketchup")

Why can't I come up with something like this?

Do you know how many times this thing would have helped me out at the Winery drinking Orange Kiss Martinis all night?!! Every bar should own these glasses

Why is anything tiny cuter?

This is such a cute idea!! And of course it's cuter because it's tiny.

Happy Monday!

This kitchen is awesome!! And I LOVE the lighting!

Have a great weekend!

I love the lighting in this picutre! Awesome!

Ahhh.....

I love lights hanging in trees! This would be such a fun place for dinner

Ahhh.....

I love lights hanging in trees! This would be such a fun place for dinner

Morning...

Anyone that knows me well knows that I am NOT a morning person. Having this though, might make things just a little bit easier. I'll test it out and let you know.

Picture of the day!

This seems like a smarter idea then painting the fence and you could change the color all the time!

Ella's Birthday

Lara and I are planning Ella's 2nd birthday party!! It should be so much fun since she is getting a swingset and a play kitchen. And I am allowed to reveal her gifts on here since she can't read yet :) Here is the storyboard I came up with for Ella's Garden Party. We are going to do more purple and white then these pictures however. Lot's of shopping to do on Wednesday to make it all happen on June 27th!

I'm trying to make it through the work day Step by Step, becaue I'm ready to be Hangin' Tough with my girls tonight!! Now if someone will just tell the rain to stop...

Everyone knows I love me some purple!!

Oh yeah, I would like these at my next cook out please. Although I couldn't use my cupcake stand for these awesome cupcakes!

Maybe it's the nice weather we've had, maybe it's the thought of a party during the day, whatever it is...I LOVE these ideas!!

I want to do this to my room so bad!! I can never commit to one color, this would be perfect for me :)