LCW Style: Halloween Inspired

Hi there lovelies!  Continuing on with all things Halloween...I couldn't help but think that this dress would be PERFECT for Halloween...

Oh yes, love the dark side...hehe.  And you know what, black or not, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this dress especially the neckline!  And I LOVE it that much that it just made itself onto my all time fave list ;-)

P.S. - How perfect is it with the flowers I posted earlier?

~ Ciao

...images via onewed

I Have FALLen In Love

...with Vera Wang's Fall 2012 collection...

OVER THE MOON dreamy, and oh so perfect for Fall!  And while I usually don't like posting lots of dresses...when it comes to Vera Wang - I ALWAYS make an exception ;-)  My faves are the first and last dresses.  What's your fave or faves?

~ Ciao

...images via onewed

Color Crave Recreated: Shades of Beige & Soft White

Happy Thursday darlings!  Golly, the days and weeks are just flying by...can you believe we are going to be saying goodbye to September tomorrow, and hello to October on Saturday!  Really?  How can that be possible? 

Anyhoo, before I continue on about how time is flying by these days...I think it's best if I just jump right on into this post.  So if you didn't see the first post yesterday darlings, you can see it right here.  However, I have included some of the pictures to make it easier ;-)

Are you ready darlings?  Well let's start with some of the fabulous details first...

Recreated...

I LOVE the kraft paper roll escort area! I am not for certain that the tables and names are written in chalk, but since chalk was in one of the pictures I assumed it was.  Yet, if you would rather use a white pen then go right ahead darlings...as that is what I think I would prefer ;-)  How about those mini milk bottles with white paper straws?  Aren't they just too cute for words! Now the mini milk bottles are available, but they are $2.50 each and can be hard to find.  However if you love frapuccino - you could use the Starbucks Frappuccino bottles that come in a four pack at the grocery store for about $5.00 per pack (see and get them here). Then just soak off the labels and scrub off the date and viola - your very own milk bottles! Plus you could always save the frappuccino and use it at your event ;-)

Moving right along to the table decor...

Recreated...

A burlap sack would be a fabulous touch!  Especially if you find ones with great writing or designs on them.  The above ones I found are pretty simple, which is fine...but if you wanted to jazz it up a bit you could always stamp your own words on them.  Yet, you could just use a piece of burlap over the table!  I do like the sacks though, as they add an element of dimension, and for me they are reusable.  The piece of a branch at each seat is such a simple touch - but I love that you could easily add a name on a tag to it.  And almost any type of branch would work...and they are free.  To make your own circle though use a fresh branch that's still on a tree, wrap into a circle and then let dry.  The wooden cutlery is a great touch too (the above is under $70 for 250 sets).  Lots of wood and textures always make for a great table ;-)  How easy is that white twine?  But it adds such a great element, no?    And I have a lovely idea for twine coming up in my 'Handcrafted' post ;-)

And finally, my favorite, a couple of vintage pieces...

Recreated...

Yes, I love a touch of vintage!  How wonderful would homemade jam favors look stacked inside the milk crate?  And for the wood boards down the center of the table - well, old wood boards from a barn or fence would work just perfectly.  And I would love to see these wood boards on a bar area with drinks awaiting to be drunk...pretty but simple glasses filled with champagne or a cocktail would look lovely would they not? 

Between this Color Crave Recreated post, and the first Color Crave Recreated post I did last week - it just goes to show you that you can add a couple vintage pieces without having to have a full on vintage affair.  It's the mix that I love - old and new that work so well together.  Just like a relationship right?  The old one as boyfriend and girlfriend to the new one of husband and wife ;-) 

Hope you enjoyed this Color Crave Recreated darlings! It's always fun to play with ideas and see what you can create...this always gets thoughts swirling and twirling inside my head - which for me is a GOOD THING ;-)  Happy shopping!

The Shopping List:

1.  Kraft Paper Roll, 2.  White Chalk, 3.  Paper Straws, 4.  Milk Bottles, 5.  Cotton String, 6.  Burlap Sacks, 7.  Branches from your backyard or here, 8.  Disposable Wooden Cutlery, 9.  Metal Crate and 10.  Wood Boards

~ Ciao

...photography by lauren michelle, styling and design by follow studio & images via follow studio and once wed 

Color Crave: Shades of Beige & Soft White

Wow, what a week it has been so far!  How has your week been going loves?

I attended the Rue Magazine Anniversary party on Monday night in San Francisco.  Yippee - had such an amazing time.  And was OVER THE MOON that I had the opportunity to meet Cassandra of Coco + Kelley, Anne of City Sage and Crystal of Plush Palate - and all Rue girls!  I also had the chance to meet the ever so stylish and fashionable Blair of Atlantic-Pacific too ;-)  All such lovely people...so kind and friendly and fashionable!  Oh, and the Niman Ranch sliders that they were offering up on the food truck were mighty tasty treats.  So thank you Rue for such a wonderful night.

Last night I spent the entire night working on projects, ideas, and a lot of behind the scene things like editing pictures and whatnot for Over The Moon Vintage Rentals' inventory page - along with taking care of some office stuff as well...so a super-duper productive night for me!  But I have to admit that I will be soooo tickled when all of my inventory is up on OTMVR's site.  I can handle adding a handful of new pieces each week, but trying to get all the inventory added is a heck of a lot of work and fairly time consuming ;-)  I miss filling my free time looking at blogs and making comments...as now all my free time is running to my storage unit, taking pictures, editing pictures, uploading pictures, yada, yada, yada...hehe!  However, that will hopefully change some time soon, and I will be back to commenting as usual...so bear with me a while longer please.  

So lots has been happening around here, and when that happens I crave light and calm colors like these lovely shades of beige and soft white... 

I cannot tell you how much I ADORE the roll of kraft paper with table numbers and names!  Such a fabulous escort area, no?  And to be honest - I would love to have a couple rolls...to really make a statement ;-)

Sweet simplicity...

With a little vintage...

And a little flag...

It's funny when life gets busy, I always want to surround myself in a clean, barely there palette!  It's like I have had enough busy, don't need anymore busy added to the mix with color...am I the only one that feels this way?  Probably, but then that just makes me...me ;-)

Check back tomorrow morning loves when I show you how to recreate this 'Color Crave' - yay, it's gonna be fun!

And a little side note to my niece, Madi Grace, who lost her first tooth yesterday - I hope the Tooth Fairy was extra good to you ;-)))  Love, xoxo's, sniffs and smoochies to the moon and back babygirl!

~ Ciao

...photography by lauren michelle, styling and design by follow studio & images via follow studio and once wed

Picture Perfect Palette No. 7

Yes, it's official...as determined on my previous post today - I'm on a nautical kick!  So I am going to continue on that kick today with a beach inspired Picture Perfect Palette. 

And I know it has been a while since my last PPP post, so I am hoping that this one makes up for it!  So without further ado, here is PPP No. 7...

Such a pretty and calm palette.  Tell me my previous 'Darling Detail' post of the compass escort cards wouldn't be perfect with this palette?  Oh, I think it works perfectly...

And while I know this palette is too bland or blah for most people (however, I do LOVE it), it is a wonderful base for a color palette.  By adding just one color to this palette, whether it be orange, green, yellow, etc...you can create a bunch of fabulous events.

So let's just jump right into this first example of this palette, shall we?  First up is some gorgeous outdoor event inspiration.  Have a look-see at the fabulous curtains...

I love how the venue fits into this palette - from the sand/dirt floor to the fabulous walls.  And by the addition of some gorgeous material set against the beige linen, it makes for quite a gorgeous backdrop.  Carrying the color of the material over to the dessert table, it still keeps in line with the color palette.  Don't the desserts fit perfectly with the palette as well?

Up next is this homespun, homemade, vintage table...

I ADORE the look and feel of this decor.  And look what the addition of just a hint of orange to this palette can create.  Amazing, no?

And moving on from a homespun, vintage style - lets go to the other end of the spectrum with some elegant winter inspired decor.  Here the addition of deep, rich green is brought in, however, still in small batches...

Eeks - I love the way it's used here too!  Just picture charcoal linens, white plates, clear glass vases in a variety of sizes filled with white feathers as centerpieces.  A couple of painted pine cones (a beigy metallic is what I am picturing) and greenery on the table mixed among the vase(s) on the table would add a natural but elegant look.  Lots of candles on the table would complete the look.  Yet, some silky ribbon (possibly tied around the napkin or wrapped around a menu card) in a deep, rich color would be a fabulous addition as well.  Do you see it?  Fabulous, no?

Ahh, so there you have it my dears - a Picture Perfect Palette!  Hmm - that's one palette used four different ways, if you include the beach/compass inspiration...always amazing to see how you can incorporate it into any style of event.  Goodness, I love doing these posts; hope you love them as well.  Here's to a lovely weekend - may it be as fabulous as you!  I'll see you Sunday.

~ Ciao

~ image via pretty stuff, image via lh calligraphy, photography by beaux arts photographie via style me pretty, image via 100 layer cake & domino