Country Love

My friend, Kristie, is getting married in October & I'm her Maid of Honor, yay! She gave me a few suggestions of what kind of Bridal Shower she would like so I had fun making a Style Board. She wants it to be outdoors, with a "Country Love Songs" theme. Country music love songs will be playing & we will serve lemonade in mason jars.

Here's what I came up with:

Art Projects & Cupcakes

A cute art project from Lisa Leonard that I can't wait to try! Maybe this weekend?! Tutorial here.

I love kevinandamanda.com. This blog is a fun read and Amanda takes beautiful pictures! The blog has free handwriting style fonts, amazing food and dessert recipes and pictures galore of food and the places they visit! Here are some of her recipes for yummy looking cupcakes & some other cupcakes she's had at various bakeries around the country:

Decadent Snickers Cupcakes with Chocolate Mouse Filling Recipe

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes Recipe

Today I Love:

1. OPI is coming out with a Texas Collection! Check out the cute names:

2. The crocheted earwarmers I bought from Etsy. & I love receiving things in the mail!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/HillNTrees



http://www.etsy.com/shop/BobbinsandBeagles




















3. Ruffles! Like on this cute pillow from SparklePower on Etsy.

4. http://whenparentstext.com/. Hilarious!

5. Cats :)

Little Reminders

I love getting a text or e-mail from my boyfriend during the middle of a bad or hectic day. Those messages remind me how lucky I am to be with someone who makes me so happy! :)

Well, I came across this picture of an engraved wedding ring:


Deb Lindsey Photography

& I love the idea of getting your rings engraved when you get married, because when life gets hard, you'll always have a little reminder on your finger of how much you love each other. Here are my favorite engravings from the list on http://www.e-weddingbands.com/store/engravefav.html.

• Not for pawning
• Put me back on!
• You jump, I jump (Titanic reference!)
• Adventures Lie Ahead
• BETTER THAN BACON
• To a lifetime of fireworks
• If removed, alarm will sound
• Good or bad, happy or sad
• Lobsters for life (FRIENDS reference!)
• I Thought I Loved You Then...
• To making our own rules, forever
• You make me happy, every day
• Worth Fighting For
• Turns out not where, but who you're with
• Good morning, Beautiful
• Oh, the places we'll go!
• Happily Ever After

Photo Inspiration

Whenever I start looking at blogs, I end up with about 15 tabs open. I see something interesting on one blog, click on the link where that person found it, & discover a new blog. I do that over & over until I realize how many tabs I have open & get scared that the browser might crash (it does this frequently) & I'll lose all the new blogs I just stumbled upon. My favorite is Style Me Pretty. It always has the most gorgeous pictures of weddings, & ideas on how to personalize your wedding. Here are some pictures I've found that have inspired me this week. Most are from Style Me Pretty but there are a few from different sites (see the link below each picture).



Heart Shaped Balloons!
http://www.stylemepretty.com/gallery/photo/128026

 

























This makes me want to take pretty pictures in the
snow with my boyfriend!
(I hope it snows in Texas this year!)
http://www.stephaniesblog.com/



This wedding in Florence, Italy looks like a fairy tale!



Pretty Things



http://www.etsy.com/shop/lottiedadesigns



http://weheartit.com/entry/5502015



http://www.etsy.com/shop/lilafrances



Where I Want To Be Right Now

Via http://www.flickr.com/photos/lauratrevey/4674803922/

Happy New Year!

11 is my favorite number so I'm hoping that 2011 will be a great year! I have been trying to be more creative lately because creating things makes me happy. So, here is something I made using pics from www.weheartit.com and the mosaic tool on www.bighugelabs.com. It's hanging up by my desk at work & I think I'll make one for every month. I'm excited to make one for February because of all the heart-shaped things!