Crazy for Hearts!

In the spirit of the last day of February and Heart Awareness Month...

Hearts are everywhere right now!

Some heart printed pieces that I have picked up this season... 

  Cardigan, J.Crew Factory

 Who doesn't love a good J.Crew cardigan? Perfect with about anything!

Crepe Dress, Old Navy

this is on sale!

How cute would it be with a navy cardigan and flats?

Pintucked Top, Old Navy

 Perfect for a casual outfit with jeans!

 

 

For more information about Go Red for Women: http://www.goredforwomen.org/

 

Valentine's Decor

 Here are some photos from my Valentines crafts and decor

I probably bought close to 100 packs of Heart Picks at Dollar Tree this year for all my crafts!

 

I made 2, 3-foot tall topiarie trees for my family's store... here they are in the back of the car!

In the windows at the shop...

I love taking on large projects such as this, very fun and sometimes challenging!

 

I also did a lot of decorating with Valentine Conversation hearts, so fun

 I also made two smaller topiarie trees for our kitchen table, so cute and my niece loved them!

I spray painted the styrofoam balls and wooden dowels, then hot glued the hearts to the balls and glued them into more styrofoam in the bottom of the pots.

 

For even more of a festive look I tied a bow to each dowel and topped the styrofoam with pink crinkle paper!

 "Be Mine" banner I found at Target

 More Conversation Heart decor...

Dining Room table centerpiece

 

 I am now obsessed with Apothecary jars... anything looks festive in them!

 I gave my mom a beautiful Azalea plant for Valentines Day, I hope to replant it in a pot for the outdoors!

I hope everyone had a Valentines Day filled with love!

Weekend Recap

Some photos from this weekend...

 

After working out on Saturday morning I went out to run some errands... I finally stopped by "The Well", a fabulous little coffee shop "where coffee changes lives".. more to come about this gem soon!

 Love. Coffee.

Then on to pick out my grandmother's birthday present, two beautiful white orchids!

 Beautiful basket fixed with curly willow and moss

My precious niece washing her hands ALL by herself.. so sweet!

 On Sunday we took my grandmother to brunch for her birthday!

Bloody Mary's

Ave. Saint Maria- St. Germain, Champagne, and a lemon twist... my fave!

 



 Fried Green tomatoes with homemade chow-chow and mustard roumalade... amazing!

 Smoked Salmon benedict.. my fave!

Pecan-Banana pancakes

 

 There was also an adorable gift shop where I found these cute items...

Beautiful Mother of Pearl Caviar dish

 

Ruthie and I making kissy faces on the way home!

If you haven't been to the Belle Meade Plantation and The Harding House make the time to do so, such a wonderful Southern outing!

http://bellemeadeplantation.com/

Happy Valentine's Day!

 

I hope you all have a fabulous Valentine's Day!

 

 

Share it with those you love!

 

xoxo,

Grace

Valentine's Treat

Puppy Chow...

You know it and you love it.. so of course how fun would it be to dress it up a little for Valentine's?

It had been years since I had made puppy chow so I found a recipe on another blog recently and was thinking.. why not? everyone LOVES it!

Recipe is as follows:

1 stick of butter

1 12 oz bag of chocolate chips

1 cup of peanut butter

1 box of chex cereal

2+ cups of powdered sugar

2 clean unscented trash bags.. I tried this and then decided to move back to the bowl idea... much easier to handle!

 

Melt the butter, add the peanut butter and chocolate chips, stir continuously to prevent burning.

Pour mixture over the chex, gently toss the chex to get them all covered in the chocolatey-peanut butter mixture.

Add powdered sugar, as much as you like!

For a fun Valentine's twist I added some regular and dark chocolate M & Ms in the Valentine's colors... how cute!

I found these adorable Heart Sandwich bags at Dollar Tree and picked up several boxes.. who doesn't love hearts year round?

I plan on giving these to my co-workers and friends for a sweet Valentine's treat!

Enjoy! and Happy Valentine's Day!



I'm Back!!!

... And Headed to the Antiques and Garden Show Collector's Party tonight!

 

 

 

It is going to be fabulous! I can't wait to see all the beautiful antiques and amazing garden exhibits tonight! I will be back to share some of the beautiful items I see tonight!

 

Visit the website: http://www.antiquesandgardenshow.com/index.html

 

How beautiful is this image from last years show?

 

 

More to share coming up soon!