Individual Cupcake Stands

How cute would these itsy bitsy cupcake stands look on a table setting for a baby shower!! Imagine a tablescape lined with numerous pink flowers in various different sizes of vases. You could also add ornate frames filled with pictures of the proud soon-to-be parents.



You just paint a wooden candlestick holder (super cheap!) and glue it (Gorilla Super glue works well) onto any kind of (small!!) plate that suits your fancy. Easy peasy!

Blissful Artwork

I love home decor, but lately it's all seeming so impersonal. I love the idea of taking things that have meaning to you and putting them altogether to create a work of heart. Now instead of a great big picture of tulips on my living room wall, this greets me every morning, making me smile every time I see it. I love it!

Happy Easter!

I hope all of you have a wonderful Easter!
You Can Make This

Chiffon Flowers {Flower Week}

Here's instructions to make chiffon flowers from Calamity Kim:

Frayed Rosette {Flower Week}

Is anyone else in love with all of the different varieties of fun fabric flowers there are out there? Well, today I'm going to start with my personal favorite, the frayed rosette! You can make necklaces, brooches, hair clips or headbands, pins for any accessory....the list goes on and on! And what's even better? Here is a free tutorial on how to make them!

Frayed Rosette Tutorial

Kiss Me, I'm Irish! - St. Patrick's Day Craft

Here's a fun little craft to celebrate St. Patrick's Day!
{Now you can give out kisses without puckering up}

Click on image- it will take you to Photobucket
Click on "download" (in the gray area above the picture...where it says "zoom in, risize" etc.)
Then once it's downloaded to your computer, print it, cut the little circles out, and attach them to the Hershey kisses (I used glue dots).

Ballard Designs

When you're renting a house, occasionally you will find that you inherit mail intended for the previous tenant....luckily this was the case for me. I'm sure the rest of the World is fully aware of this little bit of bliss, but I've just discovered it thanks to a former tenant's amazing taste. {I'm pretty sure it's illegal to read other people's mail, but catalogs are okay...right?! Either way, I think it was worth it} So what's a girl to do when faced with a tantalizing home decor magazine beckoning her from the kitchen counter while she looks at all of the things that need to be done {a boutique in which I have absolutely nothing ready, a 3 year old, a 1 year old, playdates, lunch to be made, dinner started, dishes, vacuuming, laundry, dishes, bathrooms to be scrubbed, beds to be made, toys strewn around the floor, popcorn and other various bits of colorful kid snacks smashed into the carpet, preschool lessons, crafts, rinse and repeat this process over and over and OVER} She picks it up and pretends she has a maid. I spent the rest of the day dreaming and droolng over all of the things I want and all of the things I want to try and make. *sigh* one of these days.