~ happy holidays ~

Absolutely adoring these two details made from an old wool sweater... 

Wishing you a warm and cozy holiday! 

~ Ciao

...images via sweet paul

~ with style and grace ~

I had a lovely afternoon with Lisa of the fabulous blog With Style and Grace yesterday!  If you don't follow her blog you need to right now!  We had been planning on getting together since November - when we found out that we are neighbors.  Let me tell you she is SO darling, and we had such a lovely chat!  Oh and she is super sweet too...as she brought me a little gift! 

As I was driving home yesterday I thought to myself I need to show everyone how fabulous this little gift is (she did a post on her blog about it)!  The gift would be perfect to use as favors at a wedding.  And since I never did get my Tuesday Thought posted yesterday, I thought that I would use her gift as my Tuesday Thought instead...just so happens that it is posted on Wedensday.  Oopsies!

So here is the little gift I received...

So fabulous, no? And it would make a wonderful favor for your guests. You can always change the shape of the cookie and the color of the ribbon and thread...but the presentation is just perfection!  And the back looks just as cute as the front with her business sticker on it...

For a wedding just add a sticker with your initials, new last date, the date or a thank you and viola!

A close up of the yummy little man...

Who soon started to disappear...

And it was the BEST sugar cookie...

I have ever had...there was nothing left when I was done!  To get the how to and the recipe just head on over to Lisa's blog, With Style and Grace...or click right here.  Trust me, you will love these cookies!

Also I just have to share Lisa's hostess gift idea, that was featured on Courtney's amazing blog, Pizzazzerie...another blog that you must follow!  While the idea for these was to be used as a hostess gift, which I think is a wonderful idea, I also think they would make a great gift for the bridal party! 

Love it!  I could so use either one of these right now!  How about you? 

So there you have it.  A great Tuesday Thought...on a Wednesday...inspired by With Style and Grace! 

P.S. - Thank you Lisa for the inspiration, your time yesterday and our chat!  Look forward to the possibility of working with you some time soon.

~ Ciao



...cookie photography by me & drink  photography by with style and grace

~ a vintage holiday on a realistic wedding ~

My "Vintage Holiday" photo shoot is featured on Claire's fabulous and inspiring blog, A Realistic Wedding today.  I was estatic when Claire asked me to take part in her idea! What idea is that you ask?  Well in Claire's own words:

"At the end of October, after seeing an endless series of AMAZING holiday photo shoots, I got an idea. A big idea that I knew I needed help to execute. That’s where Sofia & Andre from Brancoprata and Kristi from Luna and Chloe Weddings came in. My idea? Why, the very namesake of this article. I had an idea to create a very merry and magical Christmas photo shoot and I wanted Sofia & Kristi to take a spin at creating two gorgeous, but different, recreations of this simple and broad idea. I gave them a few suggestions to get them started then let the artists free to create what is, surely, the most gorgeous Christmas shoots ever."

Claire has ALWAYS been so supportive of me and my work, that I really wanted to make her proud. Golly, I hope I did ;-) So come over and have a look-see at my "Vintage Holiday" photo shoot.

Thank you bunches Claire for this amazing opportunity.  Mwah!

~ Ciao

...image via a realistic wedding

~ flowers of the week: 12.20.10 ~

Good Monday morning my dears!  Did everyone have a lovely weekend?  I arrived back home yesterday, and I am in a happy-sad kind of mood.  I am SO happy to be home, yet SO sad to have left my family in Florida!  I do have to tell you that Mr. Big's kids surprised me with welcome home posters around the entryway.  Let me tell you, I was just over the moon.  How totally sweet are they?  Such a fabulous thing to come home too!!! 143!

I can't believe this is Christmas week!  Oh my - I am WAY behind schedule.  However, I thought that these flowers are quite fitting for Christmas week...

Winter branches with pinecones in a silver vase - love it! Perfect for a winter wedding, or holiday decor.  Simple and elegant are so my style.

I am hoping to get back into the swing of things very soon!  Have an easy but unique Tuesday Thought coming up this week, as well as the table decor from my linen and lace photoshoot for my Thursday Homemade post.  I feel like I have missed out on so much the past week and a half.  Have lots to catch up on! 


~ Ciao


...image via style me pretty

~ two: sparkly silver details ~

Miu Miu's crystal embellished brogues will have you sparkling on the dance floor, and Wisteria's mini strands of silver tinsel will add some sparkle to you decor.  Two fabulous ways to add some sparkle to your soiree!

~ Ciao

...images via net-a-porter & wisteria