Sunday, August 16, 2009

wet your palette.


Do you ever have a dozens of unused color swatches laying around after painting a room? A fun and easy way to recycle these cute little pieces of card stock are to use them as table settings. As seen below, i used them to set a colorful table by using them as resting homes for my silverware and cups.


Below are several other cool ways that you can re-use these paint swatches.The first photo is from Craft Evolution. The second design is from writer/filmaker Scott Prendergast. The bookmarks are from How About Orange and the pocket pads are from WhiMSy love.


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Saturday, August 15, 2009

Solvang.

A while back when my friends and I went camping up in the central coast. We decided to take a day trip to Solvang.  I came across this cute antique shop that was connected to a bakery. Everything in the shop was just so whimsical and shabby chic.  Right now I'm loving the white linens and the white wrought iron bed and furniture. 


Oh and I want to make a pink glass cake-stand for my next project. 
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Monday, August 10, 2009

If I...

A cool little video from Tim Brown. Enjoy



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Sunday, August 9, 2009

Perennial Party


I wanted to finally post my photos of the tea cup succulents that i have made. They are super simple and relatively cheap to produce.  They are also a fun summer project. 


vintage tea cup/mug




I'm thinking i should just change my blog name to reflect all these tea cup posts.
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Crockery Supplied

I've been doing some research on garden party decor and i came across this company that i desperately wish was located in Los angles and not the UK. The company is called Cup Candy and you can rent out these darling tea cups, saucers, and cake stands for prices that aren't going to burn a hole in your wallet. These vintage cups could transform any tea party into a magical soiree even Lewis Carroll's Mad Hatter could appreciate. 

Seeing as how Tim Burton's remake of Alice and Wonderland opens on my birthday, I'm thinking about throwing a costume-required, lewis carroll-themed tea party before the midnight screening. 

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