Happy Easter!

I hope you have a peaceful and blessed holiday!  xoxo

homemade circus lamps

Speaking of artists in Kansas City....one of my very favorites is Tammy Smith of homemade circus who has taken to illuminating her sweet handcrafted sculptures!  Find these and more in her Etsy shop! xox

Striped Lamp with Lovebirds

Black and White Bird Lamp 1

Polka Dot Lovebird Lamp

Polka Dot Lovebird Lamp, detail

Curling Leaf Lovebird Lamp, detail
 

Strawberry Swing Craft Fair- Kansas City!

So, my incredible friend, Heather Baker, of Bebe & Alice is organizing a Super Indie Craft Fair to be held this summer in Kansas City! She kindly allowed me to design the poster- actually more of a collaboration in the end-so fun- and in the process I actually ended up with three versions. The one above being the third and my favorite. But she's posted all three on the Strawberry Swing blog and we would love your input on which one you think is most successful! I'm really hoping to make it down to K.C. for the Swing, Heather has planned for much fun and handmade goodness! Visit the blog here for more info on attending/vendors/sponsoring! xo

Shop Sweet Lulu

Have you visited my friend, Jessie Senese's new Party Supply Shop yet? Shop Sweet Lulu has me all excited for a spring soiree! Everything is colorful divine and she has my favorite hard to find giant round balloons! Hooray for Shop Sweet Lulu! xox

Celebration Candles and Glass Cake Stand

14" Tissue Puffs

Cath Kidston Napkins

Gingham Goodie Bags

Stripey Straw Party Packs

 36" Round Balloons

Storybook Cottage Home for Sale: Dallas, Texas

My sister Meredith's darling home is on the market! I've wanted to share her sweet home on my blog for a long time...but she has a busy family with two young boys...so finally here it is and it could be yours!  Its located in the coziest area called Lower Greenville complete with great neighbors, sidewalk cafes,  boutiques, and great schools. See the listing here for more photos and information. I know they are sad to leave this home and their beloved friends and neighbors...but look out Austin, here come the Gentners! xo

The sweetest home in Dallas, Texas
(If I do say so myself!)

Her living room looks like its torn from a magazine spread.
She is a vintage restorer extraordinaire!

Dining Room

Breakfast Nook

Family Room

Master Bedroom

One of two upstairs bedrooms.

Side Porch. 

I love all the nooks and crannies of this home.

Click here for the listing information

spotted: Sparrow Salvage Still-Life

The Naturalist

by Penny Elizabeth Neil

domestic-construction: grounded

It would take the swell stylings of my favorite design duo- domestic-construction- to get me blogging again! I'm saving my pennies for one of their new floor mats called grounded. The next best thing for those of us unable to have the girls create one of their exquisite custom installations in our own homes! The mats are digitally printed reproductions of Trish and Maureen's incredible paper-cuts on skid-proof rubber backings. Just peachy! xo  Find them here!

The d-c girls and their new product: grounded.

 sandsweeper

 wise mountain

wise mountain, detail

grounded

all i want to do is curl up and read...

I just wanted to share this sweet corner of my bff, Amy Zurcher's bedroom. Amy is my very favorite stylist and an amazing treasure hunter and on this cold winter day her mossy green nook transports me to her warm cozy home in Savannah. Thanks, AZ!