I Hope You Like It

My mother has always been an amazing gift giver, and I like to think that she has passed this trait on to me [I hope others would agree].  She listens. It's nothing magical.  I have become a year-round listener as well and shop very far in advance.  In addition to listening to what others like, my mom and I both have Pinterest to rely on for some extra help in the gift giving department. Pinterest can take gift giving to a new extreme.  Not only can you find specific items that your friends and family adore, but you can also get an idea for their general style.  My mom strategically viewed my Accessories board on Pinterest as I found these pretty presents under the tree this year:

The perfect pink, if you will:

 Source: Nailstah via Elizabeth on Pinterest

Matte Top Coat-how did I just discover this?

 

 Source: All Lacquered Up via Tiffany on Pinterest

The perfect pop of color:

 Source: Shop Design Spark via Sara on Pinterest

Moral of the story: pin what you really do like because you may actually get it one day all wrapped up in a pretty bow.

What's on your Pinterest wish list?

Happy Wedding Planning!

I may or may not have been overly excited about my boyfriend's sister's engagement yesterday...it's no secret that I am a teeny, tinny bit obsessed with weddings.  Congrats again D and S!  Could not be happier for the two of you, and I am already anxiously awaiting the big day.

What better excuse than a recent engagement of a wonderful couple to post some of my wedding finds on...you guessed it...Pinterest.  I can find almost every amazing picture from wedding blogs all in one spot.  It's just too easy. Delayed shout out to my old roomie BB who got me hooked on Pinterest in the first place while she was gallivanting around Europe this summer.

 Maybe wouldn't play bags the day of, but for an engagement party this is just amazing and too good not to include in this post.

 Bridesmaid dress.  I love. Can use any color in the bouquet you want.

 Simple and elegant. And hopefully delicious.  Is it bad that I hope my cake tastes even better than it looks?  Chocolate and frosting are two important parts of my life. 

 Love the sweetheart top and silhouette.  Us short petite girls need to be careful that it doesn't look like we're wearing a nightgown or that we're even shorter than we really are on the big day.

 Polaroid guestbook.  Ensures you get a picture of everyone and something fun to look at.  I personally think all writing is a tad bit daunting to go back through.

Serious question: How do you ever decide what to do for your table numbers?  Here's just one option, but there are just an infinite amount it seems like.  I think I could do a whole post on this, but I won't because it would just stress me out, and I'm not even engaged.

Happy planning to all you lovebirds out there! Boyfriend B if you're reading this, don't stress.  Just because I love them doesn't mean I'm expecting a ring rock anytime soon :)

Do you have any wedding ideas you love?  Are you planning a wedding right now? Tell me, tell me! 

(Images via one, two, three, four, five, six)

Pinterest is the new Facebook

Let's get serious...I'm falling hard for Pinterest (and Twitter...Zuckerberg who?!).  Where else can I find pictures of every single thing I could ever ask for in my life?  From home decor to classroom ideas to my dream wedding to SO MUCH FOOD, Pinterest has everything.  It's frightening how long you can get sucked into "pinning" and have no concept of where you are or what time it is anymore.  Sorry mom and dad.  I swear I'm still doing my school work, but I have also planned out the next 10 years of my life....so much for living in the moment.  I even have a board just for organization--hello!!! Type-A personality's dream come true.  In my old-age I'm trying to get my craft on more often, and I swear you can find hundreds of DIY projects.  It's amazing.

At first, the website may seem daunting, but have no fear, I would be more than happy to explain how it works so I have more people to follow and Repin on a daily hourly basis. 

Just a few of my favorite things (you have no idea how hard it was to narrow down):

 Don't really know if this needs a caption.  It's just perfection in a ring.

 Gift giving: wine bottle wrapped in a kitchen towel (heads up you may be getting this one day friends and family)

 Who wouldn't want to learn the phases of the moon with Oreos?? I just don't know how long they would last.  Fun idea for my future classroom.

 I want a puppy.  Deal with it.

 Self-explanatory. Phoebe on Friends much??

 Because why not have a shoe closet?

 Tic Tac Toe at a restaurant to keep the little nuggets entertained.

Loving an overpass in this house.

Just from this post you can see the vast range of pictures on the site.  So go my friends, get your pinning on.....now.  Then follow me so I can follow you and keep the unending circle of lack of productivity going.  It really is a vicious cycle, but I swear I truly NEED all of these pictures in my life.

(All images via Pinterest)

ABC, Easy as 1, 2, 3

If you're like me and need closure from that song after reading the title, check it out here :) Do a little dance while you're getting ready this morning.

When decorating, pillows are some of my favorite pieces to add to a room.  I love the endless options of colors, textures and sizes.  We're still talking about pillows here so get your minds out of the gutter folks. 

Have you seen the Scrabble pillows yet?? I would love to have these somewhere around my apartment or even in my future classroom!  How fun could it be for the little nuggets to move the tiles pillows around on the carpet in the room to spell out new words.  I think these would be a great hands-on activity for them.  Heck I'd probably want them in my apartment and in my classroom.  Here are some different ways to incorporate these pillows in your home:

Each of these brings a new element into the room, and you could even make these as a DIY project.  I hope to get around that one day.

Until then, maybe if I get these pillows I can improve my Words with Friends games where I am seriously taking a beating from everyone I play except for my younger brother (thanks for the confidence booster K!)

What words would you want to spell with these pillows??


(Images via one, two, three)