Spring Print Giveaway!

Spring Print Giveaway Spring Print GiveawayI’m *so* excited for today’s spring print giveaway, friends! A few months ago, I introduced you to Elizabeth and her amazing shop Cherry Laurel Studio! The design and letterpress studio features greeting cards, prints and gifts — everything from birthdays to graduations to parenthood to sympathy to even thank-yous. I love that everything is printed by hand in Georgia!

Today, Elizabeth is giving this pretty spring print to one lucky reader! The print features a wonderful quote from Audrey Hepburn (“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow“), in both script and hand-styled type, and the quote is surrounded by a mix of ferns and other plants. Plus, I love how the green paper just screams spring, don’t you?

As Elizabeth says of the print: “Audrey Hepburn and gardening are a perfect match—and this print, a quote of hers framed by ferns and botanika, is perfect for gardening season or those times when we are simply wistfully thinking and dreaming of spring.”

Spring Print Giveaway!
We’ll be using Gleam this time around for entering. For your chance to win, simply visit Cherry Laurel Studio, and leave a comment below telling us where you’d display this pretty print. See above for LOTS of extra chances to win. A winner will be chosen at random on Wednesday, May 30th, so you’ve got two weeks to enter. Have fun, friends! xoxo

Update: Congrats to winner Nancy!! Thanks so much!

Etsy Love: Floral Wallpaper For Spring

floral wallpaperMy mom has swiftly and not-so-subtly thrown down the ban hammer to my plans of redecorating. She’s firmly anti-wallpaper, as she says it’s a horribly dated leftover from the ’60s and ’70s. In fact, she’s crushed my dreams on numerous occasions, which might be exactly why I’m completely wide-eyed for this floral wallpaper…

The Etsy shop Betapet offers self-adhesive, removable options, so maybe this could be the perfect compromise for us? I could get my pretty flowers to brighten up my room and my mom wouldn’t be subjected to a huge mess.

floral wallpaper floral wallpaperWhat do you think, friends? What’s your verdict when it comes to wallpaper? Is it terribly passé or vintage chic? Would you ever go for the look today?? xoxo

Cute City Totes

City Totes City Totes City TotesHow awesome are these city totes from Brooklyn artist Claudia Pearson?? She designed these adorable bags based on her own drawings of landmarks and iconic spots in various cities across the United States!

I love how each bag seems to capture the heart of what makes a city so special. The Bean in Chicago! The beach in Miami! The fish market in Seattle! The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco! There’s something for everyone, which is one of the things I love about visiting big cities! I also love that there are memories tied to each place I’ve visited, you know?

Which city tote is your favorite, friends? What wonderful city have you had adventures in lately?? I’m just daydreaming over here in the cold Midwest winter!! xoxo

P.S. More city-centric goodies: Posters and tattoos!

Etsy Love: Agate Coasters For Colorful Home Decor

Agate Coasters Agate Coasters Agate CoastersYears ago, we had an agate rock sitting on our bookshelf. I think it was one of those souvenirs I picked up during a field trip to a museum in middle school, and I always thought it looked stately just hanging out in our living room. I’m getting the same sorts of vibes from these agate coasters from Etsy shop GeodeInTheRough, which has all kinds of amazing agate creations for home decor and weddings!

Aren’t they pretty, friends? They’d really add such a nice pop of color to a living room, don’t you think? And, you know I’d be pretty partial to a hot pink coaster!! xoxo

P.S. This week’s Tuesday Tunes is coming up later this afternoon!

Who Doesn’t Love Super Cute Pinatas?

Super Cute Pinatas Super Cute Pinatas Back in the days when my cousins were little, one of their favorite traditions at family birthday parties was the mad dash for candy courtesy of a pinata! I couldn’t help but think of those days when I spotted these super cute pinatas from Whack Pinatas, the southern California company started by one couple in 2009 after their son requested a robot pinata for his fifth birthday. They even make custom orders! How fun is that?

Super Cute Pinatas Super Cute PinatasWhat would you choose for a custom-made pinata?? I think a brightly colored rainbow would be fun. Or a unicorn — definitely a unicorn! xoxo

P.S. Ms. Bear’s third post in her Tuesday Travels series in coming up this afternoon!