Living Room? Maybe.

I have been struggling with how I want to decorate our living room.  Struggling as in, I laid in bed awake for an hour last night with different thoughts running through my mind.  I guess I'm pretty blessed if that's the only thing I stay up thinking about! ;oP

I created a set on Polyvore to get started. We actually have the color of wall (ours might be a bit more subdued), door, sofa, and shag area rug. Our floors are a bit darker, but these give you the idea.   We have a window behind our sofa, and really, this is the only place in the room we can fit it.

Let me know what you think or if you have any ideas!  

I'm playing around with color palettes and will post those sometime soon!  I'm liking the idea of orange or yellow curtains...now just have to find/make them!

Living Room Ideas by Twirlsteph on Polyvore.com

Happy Father's Day!

I saw these cute cookies over on Amy Atlas' blog, Sweet Designs. I thought they were SO cute, and they are definitely doable if you have a lot of patience and time. :o)

Amy also has TONS of other cute creations, and she specializes in dessert tables. Check out her creations!

Alexander/Mugg Wedding

One my dearest friends from high school, Lissa, got married to her love, Nathan (who designed the baby shower invites here) this past May.  I was HONORED to be able to help coordinate her beautiful wedding.  Lissa has such great style, and her wedding definitely showed that!  The next few pictures are taken by my hubby (and assistant! :o)

Lissa and Nathan got married at Laurel Hall in Indianapolis.  It is a beautiful, old mansion turned conference/event center.  Seriously, Indy people, if you're looking for a wedding venue, check this place out!

The couple had a wall decal made and hung this quote above the fireplace.  (So sad we didn't get a picture of the whole scene!)  Great, easy idea!

I got to decorate the head table!  Yipee!  I don't think I could love decorating anymore than I do.  Here is a small sample of what I did.  Sadly, again, no full on picture.  Note to self...take more pictures! :o)

Now, here are pictures from two of the most professional and easy-going photographers I've been around-Jim and Debbie Meyers.  Again, Indianapolis people--THEY ARE AMAZING!

Centerpiece #1  

Centerpiece #2 (there was another bird cage centerpiece)

One of my fave details...crossword puzzle with a cute clicky pen that was personalized for the Alexander/Mugg wedding.  Lissa literally had every detail covered.  So impressed!

Lissa's cute shoes for the big day!

Here's the handsome groom!

The GORGEOUS bride!  

One of my favorite pictures of the day...these girls (we missed you Heather!) have been my friends since high school.  A decade!  (Seriously, are we that old? :o)  We don't get to see each other as much as we used to because we're all over the midwest now, but we pick up right where we left off each time we get together.  I'm so glad we got to celebrate Lissa'a big day with her!

Wishing Lissa and Nathan blessings on their new marriage!  I was so happy to be able to be a part of their special day!

Just Clowning Around

I saw this cool bedroom from Artistic Living Spaces on one of my fave blogs Design Sponge.  Such a unique toy box, er, toy ferris wheel!  Great idea for a kid's room.  

Home Run Wedding

Here's another sport-themed event.  A wedding!  Who knew that you could make a classy wedding so fun with a baseball theme thrown in here and there.  

Baseball centerpiece

Have ushers or groomsmen walk around "selling" snacks.  

Instead of a guest book, have guests sign a baseball and a bat!

Another baseball centerpiece.  

Favor.  So cute!

Table scape.  

Love this wedding that I saw on  Style Me Pretty.   Baseball wedding in a ballroom.  Totally doable and cute!

Becca's Shower

Dan's cousin, Becca and her husband Andy, just gave birth to their first child, Andrew!  Their family threw a shower for her back in April, and I am just now getting around to posting a couple pictures.  

Invitations

(A couple we knew in seminary had the cutest invites for their daughter's 1st birthday, and I basically just stole the idea.  I asked the amazing, newly married, graphic designer, J. Nathan Mugg to design the invitations, and he did a great job!)

I found these plates and napkins at Target.  The football, basketball, and baseball baskets were from Kroger during the Easter season.  Andy, the new daddy, loves football and Becca is a runner.  So her mom made the cutest table display with the track and football field!  Super creative, cheap, and easy!

Sarah's Surprise Shower

So, among my other future dream jobs of being a teacher (in the works now), wedding planner, interior designer, baker, and lottery winner (you know, so I can make all these dreams come true), I would LOVE to open a gift wrapping/paper shop.  

Blame 4-H, but ever since I entered the "Gift Wrapping" category way back in 4th grade, I've been hooked.  Not saying I'm an expert, but I love taking time to wrap a present crisply.  (Sorry to everyone who has, and will be, getting a used gift bag stuffed with used tissue paper.  Sometimes we run out of time...err, I mean, I like being green.)

A group of us midwesterners threw our friend Sarah, the one who is getting married in Colorado, a surprise bridal shower while she was out here a couple weeks ago.  

Here is how I wrapped her shower gift.  

The final product.

The gift.  Thank you Hobby Lobby for having multi-purpose Christmas paper super cheap!  Don't be afraid to use the glue gun when wrapping gifts...it makes bows stay and opening the gift all the more fun to watch! :o)

The card.  I used a plain white card and envelope.  Letter stickers were used for the words, and I cut out wrapping paper and some scrap black and white cardstock for the circles.  

I came up with a couple games to play.  Here were the prizes.  Simple white boxes tied with black ribbon (Sarah's wedding colors).  Easy and cheap.  

Inside of the boxes.  

Hopefully Sarah was surprised...it sure looks like it here.  

Here is the group sans Lauren (who was the photographer for the night).  Love, Love, LOVE these women.