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West Elm Summer Collections–Sneak Peak & Minted Giveaway Winner

March 4, 2011 · Comments { 14 }

Longing for warmer weather and alfresco entertaining? If so, you are going to love this.

Here’s a sneak peak at West Elm’s collections for summer 2011. I’m digging the casual elegance, worldly touches and fresh blue & white color combos.

outside lanterns candles for entertaining west elm

In particular, the wall art by Lourdes Sanchez and dinnerware by David Stark is very exciting to see.

The collections will go on sale March 29th. Congrats West Elm! You hit the ball out of the park!

Now onto some more exciting news – the winner of the $50 gift certificate to Minted {fabulous online stationary store}. Out of 66 eligible comments, tea cozy {#66} was selected from Random.org. Congrats and enjoy!

A huge thank you to Minted for sponsoring this wonderful giveaway. Be sure to drop by to take a look at all the fun new designs, like these darling birth announcements.

Happy Friday!

Read full story By Cristin on March 4, 2011 in Entertaining, home accessories, original artwork, patio furniture

Bee My Valentine

February 11, 2011 · Comments { 16 }

{Love Poster by Made by Girl}

Ah, love is in the air. Hugs & kisses are all I need this year, but aren’t these fun Valentine’s Day gifts…

1. Red Deco Dot Oven Mitt from Sur La Table 2. Spade Journal by Kate Spade 3. Trina Turk Straw Tote 4. Valentine Petits Fours by Williams Sonoma 5. Paloma Picasso Love & Kisses Ring at Tiffany & Co. 6. Paperweight by Tory Burch 7. Hugs Needlepoint Pillow by Jonathan Adler

How will you be celebrating Valentine’s Day this year?

Read full story By Cristin on February 11, 2011 in home accessories, office supplies, Valentine's Day

Elephant Themed 1st Birthday Party

January 31, 2011 · Comments { 20 }

Do you remember this darling bird theme nursery room? Well, that little baby boy recently turned one!

For his first birthday celebration his style-savvy mom selected a sweet & whimsical elephant invitation by Sweet Street Gals from minted.com. The invitation inspired an elephant themed birthday party full of style, amazing details and cakes that are drool-worthy!

It’s the little details that made this party so special including this darling elephant balloon topper from Bratty Cakes. Amazing, right?

The birthday boy had a special red velvet cupcake made just for him. Don’t you love this baby elephant with single red balloon?

Alphabet blocks and a banner spell out birthday wishes to memorialize the special day. Did you notice the little elephant in the top block?

The banner was handmade from a template found on Martha Stewart {here}. Each letter was printed out and cut in circles. The letters were then glued on red paper circles {coordinating with the party theme} and strung on a white ribbons.

To create these custom goodie bags, photocopies of the invitation were made and adhered to the front of solid red paper bags. Each gift bag was personalized with guests’ names using white letter stickers. So simple, so cute!

I still can’t get over that darling little cupcake with the baby elephant.
What’s your favorite element?

Read full story By Cristin on January 31, 2011 in baby and children, birthday party, Birthdays, Entertaining, Parties

Christmas Breakfast with Elf on a Shelf

December 17, 2010 · Comments { 29 }

The Adventure’s of Tartanscot had a Holiday Decorating Contest and here’s my entry…

It’s a joyful Christmas morning and the table is set for breakfast {well, brunch most likely!} The vintage “elf on the shelf” inspired the traditional red & green color scheme. I love when period styles are blended, so there’s a mix of modern, vintage and contemporary elements.

elf shelf christmas breakfast table above

The table features two table runners crisscrossing, both with fun prints. One is actually two dish towels from Crate & Barrel put together {shhh}… can you tell which one? The centerpiece consists of a sparkly snowman, Swedish Kosta Boda crystal snowball votive and red roses {Trader Joes, thank you very much!} with heather {from the garden} in a milk glass bowl (from an estate sale}. Here’s how to make the floral centerpiece.