Misc Round-Up

En route to DC for a wedding weekend and I'll never get sick of an Amtrak view.


Kanye Wes Anderson. That's all.

Get lost in these stars.

I had to remind myself this wasn't real.

A really great mason jar baked goods gift.

Get creative with DIY gift bags.

Second chance for empty wine and other glass bottles.

Type in your own handwriting.

Lovely Restoration Hardware-inspired rock bowl for the winter.

Your dog probably needs an elephant brother.

Maid of Honor Speech

I've been working on my maid of honor speech for my friend's wedding this weekend and it really isn't as easy as I thought it would be.  I've been told by everyone that I shouldn't worry about being funny- that's the best man's job. As long as I do "sentimental" well, I'll be fine. And if you really think about it, at the end of the day, no one cares if you do well. They just don't want you to do badly.

Here are some of the more fantastic speeches that I've come across (brava to these ladies!):

(Photo from Kate Spade)

Downtime

What I'm currently reading for book club.

This is next on my bucket list.

My new traveling staple.

Cilantro lime quinoa.

Interesting list of simple things to do to get out of your own head.

Gentlemen, charge your iPhone anywhere.

Ladies, you too.

A collection of fascinating photos.

A rain room you thought was impossible.

Lauren Conrad hair tutorial.

Love this.

Lights from all over the world.

Superhero ice cubes.

Dot art is always fun. Always.

(Photo from North Hawaii.)

Initial Thoughts

Great gift for yourself, best friend, a bride-to-be (with her new initials) or a friend with kids (with her children's initials). 

1. Zoe Chicco Tiny Initial Necklace | 2. Albeit Jewelry Sideways Pendant Necklace | 3. Ariel Gordon Initial Pendant | 4. Maya Brenner Asymmetrical Mini Necklace | 5. Naomi Gray Designs Custom Beaded 2 Initial Beaded Necklace | 6. Jordann Jewelry Magnolia Flat Charm - Medium | 7. Helen Ficalora Alphabet Charms | 8. Catbird Alphabet Rings

DIY Headboard

This past spring, we gave our bedroom a makeover and got stuck on finding the perfect headboard. A bit of an odd thing to get hung up on. But after coming across Joanna Goddard's bedroom makeover post on her site, we knew exactly what we wanted. The DIY tufted headboard tutorial on Little Green Notebook was pretty easy to do and, as you can see in the photo, the end result turned out great; people ask us all the time where we got our headboard from.

If a tufted headboard isn't really your style, here are a handful of other DIY tutorials that are on my list to try next.

Love the look of a rustic wooden headboard.

Create a fantastic wallpaper illusion with a headboard wall.

Love this Pottery Barn & West Elm-inspired rope headboard.


(Photos from HGTV, House of Fifty, Our Fifth House)

DIY Wedding Schedule

My dearest of friends' wedding is vastly approaching and she really liked the idea of having a timeline wedding schedule card for her guests to have on the day of. Etsy has a lot of great ones but between her preference of layout, icons, and color palette, she couldn't quite find the perfect one for her. So in the interest of time (and minimal stress), I whipped one up myself which we can print on nicer stock. She gets the timeline wedding schedule card that she wants for practically free- problem solved!

If you're looking to play around and create something similar, I'm an Adobe CS loyalist but Pixelmator is a great (and affordable!) Photoshop alternative for Macs.

Hello World.

I'm finding that the best things come in small, well-designed letterpress packages.

Miss Hershey from Mr. Boddington Studios | (Happy Birthday to you) from Fluid Ink Letterpress | Custom Wedding Design from Swiss Cottage Designs | Visit Paris from Hello Lucky