fancy

making my indoors the tropics

I have a confession. I walked into a Tommy Bahama store this afternoon… and I was immediately intoxicated by the smell in the store. It was the perfect blend of happy and tropical… and it contrasted greatly against the heavy spices in every other store. I was hooked…. and sold instantly on it. And I [...]

easiest paper flowers ever

I’m quite certain that lisa leonard’s paper flower tutorial is the easiest one out there… and just might be the prettiest as well!
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the bangles

If I needed to be cheered up today, I’d order myself a super cute and cheerful bangle bracelet for $29 and ignore the fact that summer ended this week.

if you don’t have a pool, really enjoy your shower

With summer here, showers suddenly serve two purposes: clean ups and cool downs. And since we don’t have a place to splash in the backyard, I thought I’d restock the shower essentials to make that experience a bit more special.
Philosophy has another sale on its shower gels… 3 for $33… so why not indulge as [...]

night owl sale

If you’re looking for some wonderful gifts for the spring, or perhaps just in need of a stationary refill, Night Owl Paper Goods is having a sale this week where all of their boxed letterpress cards are $10 (instead of $14).
Check out their sale section for some crazy bargains as well, like these “printer [...]

it’s just cake

Aside from my wedding dress, my favorite “element” of our wedding was our cake. It was to die for in every single way: color, design, smell (I thought the people at the closest table were going to dive for it), and most of all taste!
We had no option in selecting our cake baker, as our [...]