diy table cards

{via creature comforts}

Can Snippet & Ink ever do wrong? I fall in love just about everyday with a new inspiration board and new set of colors. And just when I think I've seen the best ... I'm proven wrong.

This inspiration board is proof! I somehow missed it last month, but thankfully Ez, at Creature Comforts, hasn't gotten it off her mind and created an inspiration board all her own ... along with DIY downloadable table cards!

Exciting stuff if you ask me!

summer where are you?

{via snippet & ink}

This makes me crave summer ... badly!

oo-la-la

{photo courtesy of snippet & ink}

These colors are just what the doctor ordered to brighten up our Midwest winter doldrums!

{gotta love the Converse!}

inspired birthday party

My daughter turned five yesterday, so we had a Halloween party for her this weekend.  I've been super inspired by what I was seeing here and here for Halloween party ideas.

One dilemma.  No time.

This is my equation for parties ... big idea + no time = Gracious Events.  They've done most of my 'big idea' parties for the last 8ish years, including my wedding.  In fact, the featured party on their website is my husband's 50th {also our fifth anniversary}.

Once again, they did a fabulous job!  The kids were on a sugar high ... but fortunately, I had a ginormous bounce house to work off some of the energy!

Happy Birthday big girl Wynt!

nellie's inspiration

BWP's very talented graphic designer, Nellie, has a little thing for navy & white and all things nautical.  She was all juiced up over my recent post and suggestion of doing my future office in navy & white.  So I decided to pull a little inspiration board together in honor of her.

She's recently married {07.07.07 ... yeah, cuz she's that cool} and had a completely nautical theme.  Everything was designed and hand-made by her.

Location | a Lake Club

Save-the-dates | a boat sail

Place cards | paper sailboats

Wedding favor | a small pail of swedish fish

Bridesmaid dresses | navy with small white polka dots {jcrew}

Cake | white tiered with navy ribbon

The wedding was beautiful and not a detail missing ... check out the 'thank you' for the musician.  And because she's our designer, we got to use some of her pieces in our marketing materials {yay us!}.

And now for my inspiration ... Nellie painted the living room, of her recently purchased house, in navy!  This room looks so cozy!  And toy-free ... for now!  Hint, hint Nellie ...