DIY glitter monogram cake toppers. Make one….or grab one!
Remember the glitter monogram cake topper I made for Maddie’s birthday? You guys asked how I made it, so below you’ll find the DIY. Yes, I happily obliged since that also meant having to make another cake. Hehe. Sweet tooth, me???? But not only am I sharing the DIY….today I am also giving you a [...]
DIY easy knit votive covers {by Elizabeth from Pretty Chic Blog}
Another lovely guest post while I am away on vacation in the South of France. Today, my friend Elizabeth from the lovely Scandinavian wedding blog Pretty Chic Blog has prepared a fun and easy DIY just for you, my lucky readers. Enjoy! I was so thrilled when Audrey asked me to do a guest post [...]
Off to France we go
Left: Have love will travel sign by Oh Dier. | Right: Floral suitcase DIY tutorial by A Beautiful Mess. Just a quick note to let you know that I’ll be traveling to France with the girls to see my family. We are leaving this afternoon, and we’ll be there until mid-June. A much deserved trip [...]
Maddie’s first birthday bash
We had miss Madeline’s first birthday party this weekend – and had such a good time!-, so I thought I’d share a few pictures with you guys. Even though Madeline won’t remember this day when she’s big, I wanted to make it special and celebrate our little girl like nobody’s business. When I was little [...]
{Around the world DIY} round #1 – pimp a stool
1 project, 2 ways. In 2 different parts of the world…ready?! For our first round, Belinda and I choose to work on these round stackable stools that everyone seems to have right now in their home. As I mentioned in my teaser post yesterday, Belinda from The Happy Home worked on her version while I [...]
(Skinny) dipping
I got you excited with that blog title, didn’t I? No, no, I won’t be showing any skin on the blog today. I just wanted to share another trend that I’m really loving right now – dip and dye. If you pay attention you’ll start seeing it everywhere. Jewelry. Furniture. Utensils for your kitchen. And [...]
{rock it yourself} an inspiration board
Our New York apartment is small. Like, REALLY small. We love it, but we had to think creatively about how to best use the space we have. Our “office” ended up in our bedroom, even though we don’t like having screens in there. Now, I’d always wanted to add an inspiration board behind my computer- [...]
Five things that made me smile this week
{1 – walks} I love walks. I can clear my mind, breathe some fresh air – well ok, semi-fresh, I do live in NYC after all. But I like walks even more when they take me to my favorite shops. This week I escaped for a few hours to go to Purl Bee in Soho. [...]
DIY under my umbrella-ella {via Decor8}
I am totally charmed by this DIY umbrella decoration I found on Decor8. These are so easy to make and would make any room look lovely, be it for a wedding, a birthday or a nice dinner party. And you see the pretty tags attached to the umbrellas? Why not leave note pens on the [...]
“When he/she grows up…” posters
It is no secret that I have two little girls that I love more than anything. My oldest girl just turned two in January, and I was trying to come up with a little tradition, something that we could do at every birthday for her and her sister, something that would be fun but also [...]