A Great Find!!!

I was soo excited to receive my Ballard Designs catalog in the mail. I sit down and just dream, and plan out EVERYTHING that I would do....if that was an option. But I did find something that I AM going to purchase!!!! Even if I have to purchase it as a gift for someones upcoming birthday....I feel the need to just have it delivered to my house!

starts with this little cork light fixture........

choose your bottle!!! LOVE THESE!!!!!
Might actually LOVE these a little more!

And you have yourself the most amazing light I have ever seen!!! I am thinking I might have to invite some of my girls over to finish off a few bottles of wine so that I can decorate my whole house with these. :) check them out! www.ballarddesigns.com

Slight Obsession with Pillows

Yes, it is true! I could spend hours looking in the pillow aisle at Home Goods, I just love pillows and how it can soften the look of any room! I decided that I wanted to dress up my couch a little bit today, and since I have not yet tackled the dreaded task of covering them...I decided to make a pillow. I am loving it!!! Linen, Soft White cotton, and crystals.....HOW COULD YOU GO WRONG!!!!!

Feel free to check them out at.... www.saseaboutique.etsy.com (nudge...nudge)

Not my house, but I had this picture saved (not sure where it was saved from, just loved it). Makes the bench SOO inviting!

I'll take one of each

So I LOVE the celebrity home section of InStyle Magazine! I absolutely LOVE seeing what celebrities are able to do in their homes, and how some of them actually enjoy thrift store shopping even though they can afford anything they would like to furnish their homes. I remember seeing Pamela Anderson's home on cribs a few years ago. She had an all white, Shabby Chic, home that included a claw foot bath tub outside on her patio! (def didn't see her with a house like that, but I was impressed) I have tried to google and find pictures of it, because I remember just wanting everything in her house!

Anyways, Here are a few amazing pictures of celeb homes. Hopefully more to come later....I have to run to a celebration pizza dinner in my husbands dinner for a great week of work!!!

I have a large farm style dining room table like this one, and I just love how she made it look romantic with all those flowers. I might just head to Sams Club this weekend for some roses myself.

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Wouldn't you just pass out if you saw a Chanel table like that for sale.... or even one made to look like it!? I wouldn't even care if it wasn't real! I would snatch it up! Maybe I will try to make one!

These chairs are in Izzac Mizrahi's house!!! LOVE THEM!!!!!! Off to cut and paste more pictures before our big dinner!!!

WOW!!!!

AS OF 3:00 TODAY OVER 150 ETSY CRAFTERS RAISED ............$15,667.93 THAT WAS DONATED TODAY TO CORA'S PARENTS. THIS HAD TO BE SUCH A HARD DAY FOR HER PARENTS AS THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN CELEBRATING HER FIRST BIRTHDAY TODAY! IT BREAKS MY HEART!!

Planning Our Annual Green Party

Every year I invited the neighborhood kids over for a "green party"!!! (okay, last year was my first year, but it is something that I PLAN on doing yearly) I am already searching for some cute ideas to surprise everyone with! The rule is that you have to bring something green to eat and share!

I will (of course!) make sure that the Leprechaun's visit and put some magic surprises in the kid's food!

For Starters...... I will pour green food coloring in the bottom of their milk glass, then when they stir it....it will turn their milk green! The Leprechaun's used to do that at my house when I was a kid...guess it is their favorite trick. :)

Last year I served Peanut Butter and Jelly for the kids on Green bread that I found at the grocery store bakery, but I am going to come up with something different this year.

Dessert is my FAVORITE part of the night!!!!

I Put 2 Tbs of Pistachio pudding in the bottom of a glass bowl for each kid. They will each have a glass with a half of a cup of cold milk that they pour into their bowl. (also GREAT to use baby food jars so that they can just shake them) When the milk mixes with the pudding....IT TURNS GREEN!!!!! They LOVE this!

(*One package of instant pistachio pudding makes just about 4 servings...just play around with measurements because the package comes with a little over 7 tablespoons of powder)

This is on my list of things to do!!!!!

Please oh Please check out http://www.marthastewart.com/article/spice-displays!!! I am DEFINITELY going to tackle this project this month! (I have to give myself plenty of time for these things, or else it is almost a guarantee that something will happen to take up my time) My "spice section" of my pantry is out of control. I swear that my husband randomly throws away spices because I can't ever seem to find what I need. I am going to go get a little basket and go to town organizing all of my goodies! Heck, I might even get motivated to organize my cake decorating supplies....might be a bit ambitious of me!
Martha Stewart has thought of it all, she even has printable labels for you to just print out on sticker paper to add to the bottles. I did notice that she also had some blank labels for those oh so weird spices that I have picked up along the way. (didn't see a kick ass hot sauce label on her site!) I believe that you can get the little bottles at The Container Store. (I do know that they have them online, but we don't have a store close to us, so I am not sure about that)

Shop For An AMAZING Cause

The Cora Paige Benefit is still selling items left and right!!!! Over 150 Etsy shops have listed items for to raise money for such an amazing cause. As of now there have been OVER $8000 RAISED!!!!!WOW! I have my donation sitting in my paypal account and we are all waiting for Cora's birthday (this Thursday) to make the donation to her deserving parents for their playground fund!!!! So sit back with your coffee and enjoy the amazing goodies listed for such a GREAT cause!!!!!

I purchased 3 sets of these!!! amazing!!! you can print them off yourself!!!

available at http://www.styleanddesign.etsy.com/

I am selling these Royal shirts with Swarovski crystals and donating 100% of all proceeds to the cause as well!!! www.saseaboutique.etsy.com

LOVE THIS!!! http://www.cherrycreek.etsy.com/

Go shop for the cause! I bet your husband won't even mind. :)