Color Me {Pop Fizz Clink}

Happy almost New Year. With Christmas behind us, it's time to get those New Year's plans in order. Start writing down your resolutions and gathering up the bottles of champagne. It's time to remember the great memories of 2013 but starting looking towards all the fun of 2014. Whether 2013 was a good year for you (hopefully it was!) or not, it must come to an end. And what better way to end one chapter and begin another than with an over the top soiree. Bring out the glitz and glam with a classic color scheme of black, silver and gold. Add glitter to whatever you can and most importantly remember to pop open a bottle of bubbly in celebration!

What are your plans for the New Year?

Color Me {Coastal Christmas}

While a white Christmas sounds lovely, the only kind of Christmas for me is a coastal Christmas. I'm the kind of person who gets cold when temperatures drop below 70, the kind of person who can't imagine having to scrape ice off my windshield in the morning, the kind of person who doesn't really own a "coat", and I prefer to keep it that way. A coastal Christmas means starfish tree toppers and more aqua than red and green.

It's no secret I'm a beach fanatic. For now though, we are living in a landlocked city meaning I have to bring the beach to me. Even if you don't live near the coast you can create a coastal Christmas wherever you are. Keep the color scheme light and bright with beige, silver and shades of blue. Create homemade ornaments out of starfish and skirt the tree with loose burlap. I'll share my coastal Christmas details with you later in the week, but here's a little inspiration board to get you started!

Have a great Monday!

Color Me {Winter White}

It's finally starting to look like winter around here. The past few days have been filled with gray skies and colder temperatures making me feel like Christmas is right around the corner. As I do every December, I've put together some holiday theme boards that will take us right up to the celebratory day. No matter if you prefer a traditional holiday, a coastal Christmas or a winter white one like today, I'll have all the holiday cheer you need right here. 

Being in Florida, the closest thing we get to a white Christmas is sandy white beaches and a decked out Palm tree, but that can't stop a girl from dreaming right? Even if you don't live in the snowy white North, you can still create the perfect white Christmas. Adorn the tree in soft shades of white with silver accents and keep the rest of your decor neutral. Apply this theory to your holiday table as well. An ivory tablecloth topped with white plates and silver decor is just what you need to make it perfect. All that is left is to light a fire and curl up with a mug of hot chocolate! 

Real World Soiree {Rustic Plantation Wedding}

Happy Tuesday friends. I hope everyone survived their Monday. Mine was quite strange and I am hoping for a much better day today. Yesterday I spoke about the lovely wedding I did this past weekend at a wonderful South Georgia Plantation. It was so beautiful that I used it as my inspiration behind yesterday's post. Today I want to share with you a few detail shots from the day. With a pallet of soft sage, silver and gray the flowers were kept simple and natural with lots of peonies, baby's breath and greenery. The ceremony site fit perfect with the color scheme as well taking place under a gorgeous old oak tree. The bride incorporated as many personal touches as possible with a framed carving of the couple's monogram and a table of old family photos. It's details like this that make what I do so fun! I could probably ramble about each dashing detail until the cows come home but instead I'll just let the pictures speak for themselves.

Have a wonderful day!

Color Me {Southern Plantation}

This past weekend, I spent the day up at the most gorgeous plantation in South Georgia. It's not the first wedding I've ever done there but it was definitely one of the most gorgeous. We kept the whole setting natural to play up the beauty of the grounds. Shades of sage, silver, and gray filled the room while ivory blooms graced the tables. The whole weekend left me feeling inspired for the week ahead. The day was like a breath of fresh air as warm breezes filled the air. It was a nice break from the still heat we have been experiencing the past couple of months, a sign that change is in the air. As we start a new week, I'm going to think back on the amazing day, a fresh feeling, and look to the bright week ahead.

Have a good Monday!

A Gilded New Year

I hope everyone had a fabulous holiday yesterday celebrating with friends and family. But with Christmas behind us, it's time to look to the new year. With New Year's Eve a short week away, it's time to start planning how you are going to ring in the new year. Whether you choose to stay home and celebrate with a close group or head out for a huge blowout, one thing is a must, sparkle. In my opinion, New Year's is the ultimate holiday for all things glitz. From glitter to sequins, champagne and more, be sure to include a since of glam into your celebration. For our get together, I'm thinking a color scheme of silver and gold, bottles of champagne, and a few fireworks will make for the perfect celebration.

How do you plan on ringing in the new year?

A Crafted Holiday {Finally!}

All season I've been showing you different holiday crafts. I've made ribbon garland, a striped tree skirt, snow globes, wrapping paper and more. Today I'm excited to share with you the cumulation of all my holiday crafting, my living room decorations. Dreaming of a coastal Christmas, I decided to bring the spirit of the blue seas to Tallahassee. Aqua, navy, and silver were my inspiration this year. The classic coastal color scheme was complimented by handmade touches. I'm so pleased with how my decorations turned out this year that I can't to decorate again next year!

Color Me {Blue Christmas}

While contemplating the holiday decor scheme we would be using this year, I had a sudden realization. I'm just not the traditional red and green Christmas decor type. While I enjoy it in other people's homes and while out and about, in my own house I prefer to follow in the word's of the The King (Elvis!) and have a blue Christmas. It reminds me of coastal holidays and fits in perfectly with my everyday decor. I have opted to use shades of sea blue, navy and silver to keep the spirit bright. I'll share images of my holiday decor once it's all complete, but for now I hope you enjoy this board of Christmas's by the sea.

What colors will you be using this year?

All Wrapped Up

Saturday morning I woke up, had an energizing cup of coffee, made a list, and headed out on one big adventure to get all of my Christmas shopping done. I was determined this year not to be one of those people in hitting the mall on Christmas Eve as I was last year. Minus a couple gifts I have to wait to get when I head home next week, it all got done! But, after all the shopping, those gifts weren't going to wrap themselves. So I embarked on my next journey...wrapping. I've always liked to use the same wrapping, but this year I took it to the next level, mixing patterns and matching the paper to my tree. I loved the idea of finding all the same color paper and mixing two patterns to add a little visual interest. I topped each gift off with a wrapping of silver cord as opposed to the traditional bow to tie in the silver on my tree. 

My absolute favorite part though is how my wrapping and tree match! Thank you Target for providing such fun wrapping and then having ornaments that match two aisles over. That makes this girl very happy! 

How are you wrapping this year? My mom is going with kraft paper and rubber stamps. Another one of my favorites!