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Confetti Toss: New Blog Reveal

Drum roll please. For the past several weeks I’ve been working with the creative team at CooperHouse to redesign the blog site. The biggest change you may not even see … but the blog is now on WordPress (love!). The new platform provides cool navigation features which will allow you to find articles more easily. One item that has been removed is Google Friend Connect (Google won’t be supporting it much longer and it’s rumored to be unreliable in the future). But no worries, there are lots of ways to receive posts from Simplified Bee including  feedburnerbloglovin‘ or email (see form in the right sidebar). Simplified Bee publishes blog articles typically three days a week, so it shouldn’t overload your email.

If you’d like to connect more often, you are also welcome to follow the things that inspire me on a daily basis via Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Google+ and now Instagram (a really fun, addicting site for browsing and managing photos). This pretty picture below was taken on a recent trip to the San Francisco Flower Mart and stored on Instagram.

Ombre Pink Roses San Francisco Flower Mart

In celebration of the new site, I’m tossing a little gold confetti …

Gold Confetti Celebration Notecards and Pillow

image sources: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Thanks so much for your continued support and for reading the Bee!

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Read full story By on September 2, 2012 in blog, color, Parties, storage

Dorothy Draper Inspired Entertaining & LONNY

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I was so excited to see Lauren McGrath of Good Bones, Great Pieces on the cover of this month’s Lonny Magazine. Inspired by the design icon, Dorothy Draper, Lauren creates a beautiful setting for a summer dinner party on the shaded lawn of her Westchester County home. As a  starting point Lauren uses Brazillance, a South American-inspired textile designed by Draper in 1947 to create a stunning table runner. Lauren did a wonderful job of capturing the spirit of the revolutionary designer. It was Draper who in 1923 launched the first interior design company in the United States, something that was considered daring for the time (& aren’t we glad she did!).
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I love Lauren’s mix of pattern and color. Isn’t the bar housed in the black & white striped Portofino Pavilion from ZGallerie fun?
* all photos by Patrick Cline via Lonny Magazine
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Read full story By on August 13, 2012 in Entertaining, Garden, Parties, tables, textiles

Baby-to-Bee Baby Shower Details

Last month I threw a little buzzing bee baby shower for a new mommy-to-bee. It was hard for me to resist the baby-to-bee theme! {smile} Here are some of the party details {so many fun ones from Etsy vendors} I thought would be fun to share…
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{Paperless Post Bee Invite – great way to manage rsvp’s, provide direct links to registries and save paper!}
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{custom yellow & white stripe straws with flags to keep track of drinks, guests had their own flag i.e. “queen bee” “bee strong” “bee loved” etc. and black & white chevron table runner}
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{bumble bee and honeycomb cupcake toppers via Two Sugar Babies and custom bee paper weight party favors via Fond Remembrance}
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Read full story By on May 21, 2012 in baby and children, Entertaining, Parties, stationary, textiles

Friday Find: Beehive Party Tub

Perhaps it’s the bee lover in me, but I love a fun hexagon pattern any day of the week. So when I caught sight of these beehive party tubs from the Container Store, I knew I had to share them with you.

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Not only great for filling with drinks and snacks while entertaining, but the handled container would be fun to keep toys, shoes or bath supplies organized. At $14.99 each, the price can’t be beat!

Happy Friday!
 
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Read full story By on March 9, 2012 in friday find, home accessories, home organization, Parties, storage