Astounded

These are some of the prettiest images I've seen in a long time. I'm so glad that Creature Comforts pointed me toward Jane Schouten's work again today. I've explored her website, All the Luck in the World, before, but needed to be reminded of just how beautiful and inspiring all of her work is. And her blog is full of so much loveliness. She actually provides a visual tutorial on how she turned these vintage vessels which accompany radiators, but since we don't really have that sort of thing here in the States (or at least in West Texas), I'll have to content myself with just admiring her incredible work on this project.

All images pulled from Jane Schouten's blog. Go, and you will be enthralled and inspired. Promise.

Floral Flair

I'm wishing today that I could paint my dining room floor to look just like this.

A fabulous Before and After project spotted on Design*Sponge. See before and in-progress photos here.

Redesign

Hello there, friends! Lovely to see you again. Before the small talk, there are introductions to be made today.

New blog, meet friends. Friends, this is new blog.
I really hope you'll like each other.

So, the story. I've been wanting to revamp my blog for a while now, and after playing around Friday evening and screwing my existing template up completely, I decided that the time had come to just get it done. I solicited the help of my web whiz of a husband, whipped up a little something new in the way of a header and some sidebar graphics, and a couple of hours later, voila! I was going for a look that matches the new business cards I designed a couple of months ago.

So please let me know what you think! Is it an improvement over the old design? Is it too busy? Do you have suggestions for other changes or special features?

I'd really love to hear your thoughts, on the blog, or your weekend, or anything else! And thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you'll come back often.

Daily Drop Cap

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I had so much fun choosing my favorites from designer Jessica Hirsche's beautiful blog full of Daily Drop Caps. Go and see them all for yourself!

Pretty Things

I saw this incredible chandelier today over at OhJoy, and thought you might love it too.

Isn't that the coolest thing ever!? I would LOVE to have that hanging in a sunny window in my house, preferably near a cozy reading chair.

Happy May!

I think it would be just about impossible to find anything prettier than Livy's sweet May-themed flower cone to post here today. Livy writes, "Since last Saturday was May Day, I thought I'd delve into its history a little. "Chapter IV: May Day" in The Original Girls Handy Book (a reprint of a book published in 1887), had a few things to say about "a very pretty custom observed in Merrie England of fastening bunches of flowering shrubs and branches upon the doors of neighbors." The author writes of the surviving tradition in New England, of "hanging upon the door-knobs of friends spring-offerings in the shape of small baskets filled with flowers."

(All images, design, and photos by Livy of A Field Journal, posted here.)

Ah, I could stare at them all day.

Hello Again, Friends!

It's so lovely to be back. I did enjoy my short blogging break, and was able to work on some craftiness which I intend to show you very soon, but today, I have pretty weddings in mind for my Triumphant Return post.

After seeing the beautiful wedding-related posts recently featured on Elizabeth's and Danni's blogs, I am so excited to be able to share a great wedding resource with you: FREE downloadable, customizable, and printable invitations, which are stylish and pretty and easy! Visit DownloadandPrint.com, and have a look at all of the gorgeous options -- there's one to fit anyone's style and taste, and they all fit everyone's budget, no matter how small. Here are some of my favorites:

Free printable invitation templates found via iDiY.