Hello dearies. Ready for some more love inspiration? No? Then perhaps a bed of roses and a pretty dress will get you a bit more in the mood.
I love the colors used in the composition as well as the styling of the entire pic. The flirty girly dress has me dreaming of spring time.
emersonmade via alifemorefabulous
And how about this super pretty DIY matchboxes by monika of splendid willow?
her inspiration
and her results!! she made these for her little ones. arent they adorable?
Prefer something a bit more mysterious? check out valentine in a bottle by anthropologie. surprise your hun by write your own heart-felt love notes on tiny scrolls.
and last but not the least. Make your own cookies and let Martha show you how to wrap them in lovely handmade heart-covered paper.
My dolls, as you know I am a huge fan of handmade holiday tabletops. Not only are handmade tables unique, they are also more heartfelt because of the effort that goes into creating the look. In that spirit, I created one for you; a valentine’s day tabletop with a simple red and white palette.
My local fabric store had sale on valentine’s day prints and I bought a yard of a cute white cotton one with red hearts. I paired it with two other fabrics; a solid red which I used as a runner, and the other a red pinstripe as the tablecloth. The dinner plates, pearl napkin rings, votives and wine glasses are from pier 1 also all on sale. The silverware is from william sonoma. I designed and printed the bird notecards that can double as menus with lil love notes on the back. The entire look was created in under 90$ including the tulips. Hope you like. xo
images styled and photographed by manvi drona-hidalgo
Just looking at this box of chocolate truffles is driving me nuts. I have to have one or five. Or make 25 using this recipe.
image: notebook
A very pretty giveaway for you my lovelies. A hand sewn navy and pink brooch by color me conscious. The lady behind Color me conscious is Lee, a french teacher by day and jewelry designer by night. You must take a look at her “RED” collection that she created to honor heart disease awareness and prevention. A portion of all sales will be donated to The American Heart Association.
Giveaway open until Monday February 8, 2010. To enter the giveaway, simply leave a comment on this post expressing your interest and what you like best about this pretty brooch
You need to leave me only one comment per entry. But you can increase your chances of winning by :
- joining any or all of my social networks – FB page, and or Twitter.
- blogging about this giveaway on your own blogs.
ps: dont forget to mention the above in your comments.
Winner will be announced on Tuesday February 9, 2010. Good Luck!
image: color me conscious
Remember the narrow and almost flat pantry that my huz was DIY-ing last week? He finished painting it yesterday and I couldnt wait to share the pictures with you.
First, let me give a bit of info. This space is right next to the space that would have lead into the basement. The previous owners sealed it off and we use it as a makeshift pantry. The main issue with the space is the slope of the ceiling. Since this is where the stairs to the basement should have been, and is directly under the stairs to the second level, the ceiling is very low. So, it made it really difficult for my huz (who cannot really go in more than a step) and me to find anything in there. To make thing a little easier on us, we had used the ikea bygel rails, s-hooks and caddys to store pantry items that we use everyday, on a wall just outside this space. It was only half effective, and made the space look ugly and cluttered.
The wall that we hung the rails is about 2 feet side. The depth for the shelves in the pantry is 6″.
Here are some before and afters.
I forgot to take a full before shot, but here is the project in stage one. The railings that you see on the left wall are similar to the ones we had on the project wall.
and here are the after pics -
The doors to the right of the pantry, also DIY-ed by the huz recently, lead to the laundry and utility area.
So… whaddaya think?
Interested in knowing more about materials used, instructions, costs etc? Well.. my husband very sweetly agreed to do a guest post for us on this project. Isnt that nice of him? Coming soon!
And as a bonus, a pic of our dining room 
I really enjoy creating and styling these table decor ideas for you. Getting the right shots of the table decor can be a bit challenging at times. This tablescape took me two afternoons to shoot. Something or the other kept going wrong {battery, lighting, wrinkles, etc}. Though, I am still not very pleased with them, I’ll share them with you anyway.
I made the napkins and table runner. The placemats are from DwellStudio. The flower vase is my cake stand other way around. I just found out it can be multi-purposed as a punch bowl, cool right? The napkin rings are from Crate and Barrel.
images: manvi drona-hidalgo
Love this absolutely gorgeous table created by Karen of Sunday Suppers. She makes simple look so glamorous!
To create this table, Karen used a wood plank as the runner, cala lilies, lambs ears, feathers, kale and vintage teapots and pitchers. I love the simplicity and rustic look of it all.
images, sundaysuppers, karen mordechai
I created this simple plum and silver + white tablescape using some left over fabric and fresh flowers. The fabric for the runner is by Marimekko, plates, bowls and vases from Crate and Barrel. The silver salt dishes and bird salt and pepper shakers are a flea market find.
images: manvi drona-hidalgo
Its the little things that make a BIG difference. I created these fall inspired cinnamon place cards for my birthday lunch last month. They were so easy to make. And they would look great on a Thanksgiving table. These can double-up as party favors too!
ps: i’ll update this post with instructions on how to DIY these, but as you can see, they are very simple and easy to make.
images: manvi drona-hidalgo
I love decorating for the holiday season and playing with table setting decorations is one of my fav part.
So, here’s a peek into one of my handmade table decor ideas for Thanksgiving. I got this rust/ gold print fabric by Marimekko a while back and have been eager to use it since. Im using the fabric as the tablecloth and napkins. I was lucky enough to find a matching fabric that I will make placemats out of. I am still working on the details and the full table setting. I have lots to do including some sewing {yes, you read correct, I said sew} to do. Which means a busy but fun weekend ahead..
images: manvi drona-hidalgo {mdh}
