I’m so loving these housewares over at Shoestring Home. There is something rustic about them, but they have such a modern look and feel too. Everything is so beautiful, elegant, well designed and well crafted! I must say that I can see those Petite Shell Mirrors in my *future* house. Kind of reminds me of these plates on the wall that I posted a few weeks ago. The husband and I are a huge beach lover and I’m thinking of incorporating a lot of shells and beach colors for our yet-to-be house.
Somehow those lovely things remind me that Fall season is almost here. In Texas, we’ll still be under the hot summer sun probably until the end of September.
Anyways, on another note, Shoestring Home is having a giveaway for a chance to win a cute Boogaloo from Blabla. Me wants!
My super talented and crafty friend, Dian, has just opened an etsy shop for her fascinator collection. If you are someone who dares to be unique and different but also look girly and glam at the same time, you will definitely like these fascinators.
Letterpressed paper goodies. How do I love thee? I’ve been admiring Studio On Fire for a while and look at what they have on their Designer Series Deskline. This is called the Polkaville Party (what an appropriate name!) and designed in conjunction with two designers, Kelly & Kindra. So, so inspiring.
How charmingly sweet is that envelope! I’m loving the randomness of the design and the happy colors. And they are all letterpressed, yo! Those stationery are all available to purchase at their website.
So, I’ve been wanting to learn letterpress for quite a while and thanks to my college friend, Jeanelle, I found out that there is actually a letterpress class in Dallas, over at Inky Lips Press. I’m so excited!
Where should I start? This wedding has those charming little details that you can’t just narrow down. It’s SO HARD to pick the images that Jessamyn Harris posted at her blog. Melissa and Brett had their vintage rustic wedding at the charming Healdsburlg Country Garden, Nothern California. Melissa, Brett, and their planner Jess Flood have such an eye for detail that is SO charming and irresistible.
First, look at the groomsmen accessories. The classic butterfly knot ties. The feathery boutonniere. Melissa made the bouts by her very own hands. And then look at the prettyful bride’s bouquet.
And then these little shabby-chic details that make up for a spectacular wedding. The succulents garland. Framed silhouettes. And you may not be able to see it, but the beer bottles have tags with their monogram on it, tied with some kind of twine to the bottle. Writings on black board. Old fashioned photo booth. Mustache stick. I’m so dizzy with inspirations already!
And this is by far my most favorite cake just yet. The bride’s cake resembles Melissa, who loves to garden, being rescued by Brett, who is a volunteer fireman. How adorably cute! This wedding looks so casual and relaxed but festive at the same time.
I’m so smitten by these cushions by Oromono. Their design is so chic, simple, and feminine. Ruffles, fabric flowers… don’t you just love them? I can imagine these for a living room with contemporary style in a loft or even in a house. Oh so pretty!
Well, I certainly don’t need this just yet (at least until I have a kid :)), but this is just so adorable, I wouldn’t resist to keep it for myself :) Look at the letterpressed certificate. The adorable deposit pouch. The logo. Cute! This whole kit is created by the Notion Farm and priced at $16 each.
I don’t know why but I was thinking that I can see this product being sold at a store like Paper Source. I could spend hours and hours in that store all by myself. I just love those keepsake-ish things at Paper Source that you don’t REALLY need it that bad if you REALLY think about it, but they are so nicely designed you just have to get them for yourself! :)
How sweet are these seating collection! They are designed by Sander Van Der Haar and Jaromir Maas for Spell. I can totally see these at a candy or ice cream shoppe.
The sweet candy pillows are designed by Eva Nip. They are made out of wool felt. Sooo adorably cute I want to give them a hug! It even comes in yellow!
I have a long time photographer-crush on Sarah K Chen. It started back then when she was planning her own wedding and have all the beautiful DIY projects she could get her hands on. Everyone who were planning weddings back then knew Mrs. Pootiekins! :)
Nowadays, she is a great wedding photographer and I’ve always been stalking her blog since then. A few days ago, she posted this super cute engagement shot. Fairgrounds. Yellow balloons. Cotton candy. Funnel cake. Toboggan slides. Merry Go Round. Beautiful-beautiful colors. It has all I ever wanted to see in an engagement shoot!
This shot at the Toboggan slide has the most beautiful colors. There are so many ways that inspiration can come to me. This one image inspires me in so many ways. Love it thousand times! What a fun way to do an engagement shot.
I know summer is almost over but I don’t want summer to leave just yet. My knees become weak when I see yellow, orange, citrus green, and chocolate brown in a color palette. This particular wedding that happened right before the summer season began this year, makes me smile mainly because of the happy summer-y colors and the great sense of style that the bride has. I love, love, love her wedding dress and her bouquet. Guess what, she did her own bouquet! She was her own florist on her wedding. Not only unique and exotic looking, the bouquet has great, bright, happy colors that I adore.
The event was coordinated by Red Velvet Occasions. The beautiful photography was done by Mark Brooke. More beautiful detail captured by Mark on this wedding…
As I mentioned in the About page, when I’m not designing, I cook. I love, love, love, bold bright colors when it comes to kitchen gadgets. My dream kitchen’s color palette will have colors like chartreuse green, lemony yellow, and happy orange.
Continuing the previous whimsical theme of today, I am loving these whimsical playful kitchen gadgets of Stefano Giovannoni’s The Orientales collection! I can’t help but drooling over these and hope to adopt them all for my kitchen.
If I show this to my conventional husband, he would probably call this childish and silly. He rolled his eyes when I plead to him to let me registered for a TONS of Animal House kitchen tools from Target for our wedding registry (He did let me! :)). Those tools are so fun and I’m enjoying them a lot in my kitchen! Anyways… back to Stefano Giovannoni. Here are some more cuteness…
Banana Boys Set of Three Bottle Stoppers. {Source}
On another note, Kelly from Glamour This is hosting a giveaway from Allmodern.com which sells those cute kitchen tools. I really can’t pick which one I’m getting if I win this because Allmodern.com has so many drool-worthy modern household items and my husband & I desperately need want, but if I win, I would most probably get one of those Orientales collection! :)
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