Welcome Summer

I just hosted a baby shower for my best friend,

her little girls name is going to be Summer

so we went with a "welcome Summer" theme.

yum.

It was a brunch, so donut holes, fruit, quiche,

and a yogurt bar were all in attendance.

yum again.

I also tried my hand at the ruffled

cake featured on Martha Stewart

donut holes, in monogrammed,

easy to grab containers.

love IZZE.

And the guests were treated to

cupcakes in a jar as a thank you.

All packaged up and oh so yummy!

Me and the mommy to be!

I'm so excited for her and can't wait to

meet this little girl of hers!

Nursery Progress

Remember when I posted this inspiration board?

Well I was in San Francisco to throw my friends

baby shower, and we worked on the nursery while

I was there. I was only there for 4 days and 2 of

those days we were focussed on the shower, but

we did find time to do some nursery shopping,

paint furniture, and organize the nursery.

We painted this vintage dresser she got

for $40 (which I covet) pink,

a $10 mirror from Ross we painted yellow

We also lined the drawers, which is a must

with second hand dressers, with this cute

shabby chic shelf liner from Michael's ($3/roll)

The doll was a shower gift, and the lamp

we picked up at Ikea ($20)

I also hand painted her this monogrammed

wall sign for over the crib.

And we made cork-backed shadow boxes for

her collection of vintage Barbie dresses, she has

6 of them, and they are just precious!

Needless to say we were very busy,

but we had lots of fun doing it.

Check back soon for pictures from the shower!

Beachy Inspiration

My parents just bought a new home

on the North Carolina coast so

beachy design is on my mind.

Here are some inspiration images

from Coastal Living I am loving!

Love the colors, but they aren't

too bright and over the top.

Love the brown and white

All of the bathrooms need to be

redone, I'm loving this master bath.

I love the idea of bunk rooms for

the grandkids but I'm not sure we are

going that route.

I think we are going to do a sleeping porch

with hanging beds for the grandkids,

and I love the sconces!

If only I could spend the whole

summer there, and design during

nap time... that's actually not a

bad idea!

Anyone else have some great beach

inspiration? Pass it along!