Delicious Spring Table

I hope you had a wonderful Easter weekend.  I had a simple dinner at home and enjoyed the beautiful day we were blessed with here in Denver.  My table was decorated very simply with fresh yellow roses and purple tulip boquets. I  bought the flowers at my local market and cut them down to fit [...]

Pinterest LoVE

SPRING…..

We have been bombarded by snow here in the Rockies and I am feeling a little bit of cabin fever. Spring is on my mind…..some of my favorite inspirations on Pinterest!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It’s spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you’ve got it, you want – oh, you don’t quite know what [...]

LOVE PETALS

ROMANCE!

The perfect way to tell your significant other…. I love you!!   Scatter pink and red petals and a few wispy buds in an entryway of your home, atop a table, or on a pillow.  LOVELY!

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“Hear my soul speak. Of the very instant that I saw you, Did my heart fly at your service”

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Entertaining With Flowers

Focal Point!

Create the mood by using flowers for your holiday parties this season.  Making standout creations is easier than you think.

I search my local markets for affordable bunches of mixed blooms, then spend time sorting and creatively mixing hues. Remove excessive filler, and you can easily make a gorgeous bouquet.

Flowers are key to decorating!  For [...]

Light Up Your Holiday Table

Center Stage!

Festive linens, sparkling crystal and silverware, yummy meals with family and friends-add to this wonderful combination the one thing that will round it all off and make everything perfect: the right lighting.

It’s your dinner lighting that will get everyone in the mood for the festive season!

Layers of light will create the ideal illumination that [...]

Delicious Idea of the Week

Entry Way Chaos?
Organize your Life with Functional Furniture

Recently I had a chance to decorate and help organize my kiddos flat.  Our perfect go-to store is IKEA.

Great pieces can give your chaotic life some calmness.  I found this entry way furniture at Ikea in Tempe. (sturdy & only $69.00)  It holds many purposes for my kiddo’s. The wicker and [...]

Fall Flowers

Seasonal Surprise!

My Hubby loves to bring me flowers…..Ahhhhh!  I like to take out the filler,  cut the stems back and make quaint flower arrangements for every room in my little loft!  I love these pretty, festive fall colors!

Love is the flower you’ve got to let grow.

John Lennon

 

 

Haunting Focal Point

Center of Attention

A hollowed out-pumpkin makes the a perfect vessel for displaying fall flowers. Lopsided pumpkins work best, because their stems don’t interfere with the basket’s handle.  Perfect for your scary party centerpiece!

 

HOW TO:

1). If your pumpkin is not lopsided enough, cut an angle into its bottom to make it so. Measure halfway up pumpkin, and [...]

Delicious Idea of the Week

Garden Affair!

Dine outdoors tonight!  The evenings are lovely right now and I love this simple centerpiece idea.

 

Flowers and candlelight are nothing new, but together they create tabletop decorations ideal for relaxed summer entertaining. Place votive candles in tall glass vessels, and attach a flower (dahlias are shown here) outside each, trimming the stem to fit [...]

Bouquet Makeover

THURSDAY  17  MAY  2012

ONE COLOR WONDER!

Fresh Flowers are abundant everywhere….the market I frequent carries several mixed bouquets that are inexpensive & if you’re shopping at a grocery store for flowers, you’ve gotta roll with it. I can’t resist bringing them home to add a little joy to the loft!  Also if you are shopping in [...]

"I just want to create something delicious."
   

Delicious Words to Live By......

  Delicious Words to Live By

Delicious Recipe of the Week.....

Delicious Recipe of the Week.....

Strawberries with Vanilla Pound Cake