hopping in

Just hoppin' in for moment to say hi and wish everyone a beautiful Monday. I'm a little distracted at the moment with the husband out of town for the day so excuse my absence and lack of super thrilling post. But seriously how yummy is this kitchen?

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a birthday flower pot tutorial

Lucy's grandma is having a birthday this weekend so we thought we'd make her something special. We grabbed a flower pot from the store and a pretty new succulent from the Indianapolis Museum of Art's green house. 

 next grab a few supplies

 i used liquid stitch to tack the bakers string around {it doesn't need to be completely super secured, you'll take care of that later with the mod podge step}

 i cut my bunting flags using 1'' strips of fabric

and then tacked them on with the liquid stitch

 then tape off your pot under the lip and brush on the mod podge

i went around 3 times with the brush

 next i stamped "happy birthday" on a little pennant flag 

and folded it over and attached it to a skewer using more liquid stitch

ta-da! 

I think grandma will love it! You could really use it for any reason to celebrate and change out the flags to say "Spring!" or "Happy Easter" or "Happy Mothers Day" you get the idea. 

linking up to: the shabby chic cottage, my uncommon slice of suburbia, christina's adventures, french country cottage, common ground, my romantic home, the shabby nest, decor to adore, tatertots and jello,  designer garden, i heart nap time 

AD May 2011

I just got my new May Architectural Digest in the mail today and it had me at the cover. Hello, lavender!

I'm loving the Louis Benech q&a. Those gardens are to die for!

I'll be back later with a new tutorial- toodles! 

easter partayy

Word on the street is Censational Girl is having an Easter inspiration party so I decided to post some shots I took around the house of our Easter swag. The family and I spent a long beautiful weekend outside in enjoying the *80* degree weather. We hit the zoo some parks and skipped lunch in favor of Cold Stone. It was heavenly. Last night was spent packing up several orders for Arkanoff Design Co. and finishing off some custom pillow covers. Now it's a rainy Monday morning and I'm a little grateful for the slowdown. Hope you all are off to a great week!

 Of course Lucy's room had to get in on the action. I found that sweet ballerina bunny at HomeGoods.

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weekend fun

what's up buttercup?

It's that time of the week again. The time where we make big plans and get jazzed to spend time with family and friends. To do all the things you just didn't quite get to. I have tennis class orientation tonight for the 6 week course I'm embarking on beginning next week- should be fun! I also want to...

be productive

spy something new and different

be creative

*relaxxxxxxx* with my sweet man and darling toddler

and celebrate just because...

What are you going to do?

*sources image 1, image 2, source 3, image 4, image 5