Happy Valentine's Day!

“The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in."-- Morrie Schwartz

Happy Hearts Day!! :)

Valentine's Sweets

Hope everyone has a sweet Valentine's Day!!

Valentines Decor Ideas

Love these adorable decor ideas I found on pinterest... how cute?!

Heart Window

Love this garland on the mantle!

Valentines at Work

Since we spend more time at work than at home I like to decorate at work too, when I am allowed.

So, I asked my manager if it would be ok to put up some hearts in the windows to brighten it up a bit, and it was on! Since we took down the Christmas decor, it has been pretty... dull.

 Even though I work at a bank, we can still have some fun!

My stock pile...

In the windows.. I used fishing line to attach the doilies to, giving them some dimension rather than just taping them straight to the window!

We have already gotten lots of compliments from the customers, they LOVE them!

Gift: Wine Tote

I am totally obsessed with this precious gift my friend Emily gave me for Christmas!

This adorable wine tote, with some wine in it too, of course!

Love the message on the bag...

"...and the arguably underappreciated riesling"... so true, you know me too well!

Thanks again, boo!
Cheers!!

Valentines Door

I love to decorate for holidays, and Valentine's Day is no exception!

I found these super cute assorted sized hearts at Michael's and some pretty pink satin ribbon, used hot glue to glue the ribbon around the end and top to connect the two and hang with another piece!

Simple and so cute!

(Bedroom Door)

I also love this heart rose wreath that I found at Target a few years ago, still looks great!

(Front Door)

Super Bowl Sunday

 Happy Super Bowl Sunday everyone!

Although I am not entirely into the football game itself, aside from watching the half-time show, I love these ideas of fun party foods to make for a Super Bowl Party!

How cute are these little footballs>

Love this cake!

Who are you cheering for?



Lilly Love

Loving these Valentine inspired items from Lilly!

She always knows what a girl loves!

Zippity-do Makeup Bag in "Love Bug"

Estelle Sweater

Murfee Scarf in "Love Bug"

Murfee Scarf in "A Thing Called Love"

"Love U 2 Much" Bracelet

Shop here: http://www.lillypulitzer.com/category/Just-In/Valentines-Day-2012/pc/1/166.uts

Organization Heaven

Just beautiful...

Love this box assortment and the clean white color scheme

I love this white desk with the black wall organization accessories!

DIY: Cork Board

How awesome is this? I have been collecting corks since... well for a few years now and have a pretty good size collection so far. I have always wanted to make a literal "cork" board and am so glad I stumbled upon this from pinterest.

Cork is a versatile, sustainable, and quirky material, popping up on everything from ottomans to flooring, and of course, wine corks. This clever memo board would look cute in the kitchen or bar in your home.

This is what you will need:

• Wine corks
• Skill (or craft) saw
• X-acto knife
• Frame
• Hot glue gun with glue sticks
• Cork sheet
• Foam board
• Hammer (optional)
• Small nails (optional)

To learn the steps, read more.
Here's how:

1. Using the skill saw, carefully cut the wine corks in half lengthwise. This nearly 24-by-28-inch frame required 60 wine corks (120 halves).
2. With the X-acto knife, cut the cork sheet and the foam board to fit snugly into the back of the frame (the same size the glass would be) and glue them together.
3. If your frame has bendable metal clamps that keep the backing in place, skip this step. But if you're dealing with a thrifted frame with no clamps, use a hammer and nails to secure the cork/foam board into the back of the frame, cork side out.
4. If necessary, group the corks into piles according to size. Then — and this is important — lay out all the halved corks, flat side down, into the frame to make sure they fit. Create a pattern alternating two horizontal corks with two vertical.
5. Using the hot glue gun, glue all the corks inside the frame with a small line on the flat side of each. Fini!

Total project time: approximately two hours.

Although you can buy the wine corks in bulk online, collecting your own recycled stoppers will give the finished piece much more character. Stop by a local restaurant or wine bar and ask if they have corks to spare; they may be able to give you a bag. Or, ask your wine-loving friends to share their collection with you.

Source: http://www.casasugar.com/DIY-Wine-Cork-Board-7708156

Happy February!

Hope everyone has a great first day of February!

And a happy Wednesday, too!