Good hair days are a simple joy. I got my hair cut and the color refreshed this week. I have seen more gray hairs than normal over the last two years and I love when my hair is newly colored with a little shine. I have always had a hair fetish. I think it's hereditary because over Christmas break my parents were swooning over actor … [Read more...]
Decorating Easter Eggs
I absolutely love this idea from the lifestyle and entertaining blog Sugar & Charm. Eden shows how she made these gorgeous eggs using gold leaf paper here. She shares her heart, bunny and world design. The possibilities are endless. I've never worked with gold leaf before, but I definitely want to try it now. However, I think I would have a … [Read more...]
Spring Clean Your Mind
I've been thinking about Spring Cleaning. That's as far as I've gotten with it. I continue to randomly purge things I'm not using anymore, but it's now the end of March and I'm still working on my 30 bags in 30 days list. It was good in theory, but life happens and not everything goes as planned. I'm glad I have my list though as a … [Read more...]
Foolproof Hard Boiled Eggs
A few years ago I learned there actually is a method for cooking hard boiled eggs. I used to just boil them for about 10 minutes or so because that's what someone told me to do when I was learning how to cook. Most of the time they would be overcooked and have a greenish-gray coating on the yolk. They were still edible and I really … [Read more...]
Bunny Ears
This photo makes me smile. It was part of an advertising campaign for French Connection clothing. I love his hair, but the beard has got to go. I also love the message that men should be brave when it comes to fashion (maybe not quite as brave as Carson Kressley though). So men don't be afraid to wear your bunny ears this Easter if … [Read more...]
Simple Joys
I love the stacked bracelets look. I just purchased the Ariella bracelet which says faith. I thought it was appropriate since that is the word I chose to focus on this year. I wrote about it here. I spotted my friend Diane wearing the lucky bracelet this past weekend. Naturally, I had to run out and buy myself one at Nordstroms. They … [Read more...]
Easter Decor
I've finally put away my winter decorations and pulled out my Easter bunnies for Spring. My home is primarily decorated in warm tones so for years I've found it difficult to decorate around the whole spring color scheme. These days I pretty much just put out the few bunnies I own. One of them is from my childhood which my Mom painted in the … [Read more...]
Easter Treats
I came across these adorable Cake Pop Easter Eggs in chocolate nests on the blog Thistlewood Farms. It's one of my favorite blogs which I wrote about here that I just recently started following. I'd love to sit with KariAnne on her front porch and drink sweet tea. Thistlewood Farms is full of inspiration. Her website, projects and home look … [Read more...]
Vito Corleone
If this dog could talk he'd say, "you talkin' to me." My friend Gina shared this picture with me of Vito. When I saw his picture on facebook it made me smile. What woman could resist his killer smile and those deep dark eyes? Her boyfriend named him Vito Corleone after the "Godfather." I love that he's a fellow Italian. They … [Read more...]
Blog Lovin
One of my homework assignments for my Blog Class taught by Holly Becker of decor8 is to list blogs that I love. This was a tough assignment because there are so many great blogs that inspire me. If I'm not careful, I can get intimidated by all of the creativity and artistic geniuses in this world. I'm a very visual person and love … [Read more...]