Drawers and a Faucet

Thanks for all the feedback on our kitchen! I'll keep you posted on what I eventually decide [this may take a while, but when it happens, you guys will be the first to know!].

The other day, I was browsing Martha, looking for an article I remembered about her kitchen [one of them, at least], and I stumbled on these pictures of her drawers:



Holy Moses! She is one organized woman. If we were friends, I'd invite myself over all the time for tea and cakes. Then I'd sneak off to open all her drawers and cabinets, and enviously peer in on all that organized splendor. Because even if I spent hours making my drawers look half that good, all my work would be destroyed 1.17 seconds after the boys got home from school.

I also spotted this faucet [looks like similar, if not the same faucet in both]:



What do you think?

I've got more to share from the weekend, so stay tuned!

[All images belong to Martha]

All in the Details

I'm helping a friend find inspiration for her wedding programs and accompanying stationery, and I came across this wedding on Martha. The couple really paid attention to the details. Those RSVP cards are perfection. How great would it be to have all these hand drawn images from your guests [assuming everyone played along;)]? The favors are so fun and unexpected, and the seating cards and cupcakes are adorable.



A lot of these ideas would be great for non-wedding parties as well. Definitely has me inspired!

[Check out more pictures here]

Inspired By [ Balloons ]

I've been working on some new designs, and for some reason I'm finding balloons inspiring. Why? I don't know. Geometry? Maybe I miss my 10th grade geometry teacher Mr. Torbert. Probably not, as math and I haven't always been the best of friends. We were like besties in 9th grade Algebra. Man, I rocked Algebra. And we were still friends in Geometry, but then we had to spend a lot of time together after school in 11th grade -- Calculus. I was ready to part ways early on, you know, no hard feelings? Unfortunately for me and my report card, I had to stick with it. I got out of that relationship by the skin of my teeth!

Once I wrap up the designs I'm working on, I should see if you guys can guess which one[s] was[were] inspired by balloons. Inspiration can be a funny thing [Did you hear Simon last night on American Idol? "You are a funny little thing aren't you?" Cracks me up!] -- you never know where it will go...

[Images clockwise from left to right: Snippet & Ink; Amy Atlas; Brooklyn Bride; Martha; The Red Balloon, Ohdeedah; Brooklyn Bride; Martha; Brooklyn Bride; Style Me Pretty]

A Peony for Your Thoughts

The Peony is my favorite flower. I love them. I would have a yard full of them if I could. Sadness for me, peonies need 4 distinct seasons, so I don't think they would do that well down here. Anyone tried to grow them in the South? Yesterday, Ben went on a peony search for Valentine's and came to find that they were in short supply because of this weird winter. I wonder if Martha's peonies are okay...have you seen her garden? It's amazingly beautiful...

Here they are on display at one of her parties -- check out the monster blooms!

[All images from Martha's blog, where you can read all about her party and her peonies]

I wish I could bring you all an arm full of peonies!

A Martha Halloween

I was looking for ideas for carving our pumpkin and saw so many great images and ideas over on Martha's website. She's covered everything -- from costumes to pumpkins to treats. If I hadn't just had a baby, I'd be seriously tempted to try some of these out...

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