The Sweetest Occasion

Since throwing my name in the ring to be a part of the first ever Blog It Forward, I’ve loved reading all about what inspires some of my favorite bloggers. Today is my turn. (I’m taking over for The Sweatshop of Love who shared yesterday and on Monday the party continues over at The Vintage [...]

I’ve always loved Easter for what it signals to me in my own little world – happy memories from childhood, a welcoming of spring, renewal, a return of sunshine, and lots of delicious chocolate. I am smitten with this pretty letterpress Easter card from Sycamore Street Press for all of those reasons. I love the [...]

I loved these DIY tea-painted cards using tea as watercolors that Ez posted over at Creature Comforts a while back. You can download the cute tea cup illustration and then paint them using various kinds of tea for a pretty aged effect or pull out your favorite set of colored pencils to get the job [...]

In memory of a dear friend who was laid to rest today, an Irish blessing…

Wishing you a rainbow,
For sunlight after showers.
Miles and miles of Irish smiles,
For golden happy hours.
Shamrocks at your doorway,
For luck and laughter too,
And a host of friends that never ends
Each day your whole life through…
{Photo by chara*choco* via sfgirbybay.}

Lately I have been finding myself endlessly inspired by beautiful birthday parties, and this pretty vintage puppy themed birthday party photographed by Jeremy Harwell is no exception. Jeremy’s wife planned and designed the party in celebration of their daughter Kitty’s eighth birthday and I absolutely adore all of the handmade vintage-inspired elements. As a dog [...]

My oh my. I am so excited to share Tova’s owl-themed first birthday party with you, because it’s far and away the prettiest party I’ve seen in a long time. All of the details were thoughtfully pulled together from the owl pinata to the world’s cutest cake topper, from the peachy pink color palette to [...]

Good morning, friends! I thought I’d start the week with something sweet and uplifting, because if I’m honest, I’m still recovering from an incredibly tough week and could really use a pick-me-up. Perhaps you can, too? Even just the sight of these lemon zest cupcakes, spied over at Lanalou recently, does the trick for me. Now, [...]

I wanted to take a quick moment before the weekend to issue a little PSA. We’re looking for a blog intern at Boxcar Press so I wanted to spread the word. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions and I’m happy to fill you in on the details! Here’s the official [...]

By now I think my love for sweets and yummy baked goods has been publicly acknowledged a good few dozen times. (Um, I really really love sweets.) So, needless to say, I kind of fell in love when I saw these adorable DIY cupcake wrappers on the Snow & Graham blog. You can download the [...]

There were just so many gorgeous photos from Christie and Bernie’s wedding that I couldn’t resist a second post so I could share as many as possible. This party looks like more fun than I can even express in words so I’ll let Emma and her gorgeous photos do the talking for me.
Instead of a [...]