Interior Inspiration

One of my best friends in the entire world is a crazy talented interior designer.  Sometimes I get lucky and she sends me pictures of interiors she either thinks I will like, or is obsessed with herself...

Take a look at this year's Leap Year Interior Inspiration

 I think you will be pleasantly surprised :)

 

 yellow pillow accents..

with some yellow lighting accessories

 a fab yellow chandelier

bold ottomans

 

and a spiraling staircase, in yellow of course

Rockin' Out...

Jessie J really knows how to get my booty shakin'

AND DID YOU KNOW!?...

She wrote Miley Cyrus' song

 "Party In The USA" !?

I think I love her even more now...

ENJOY!

Hollywood Theme

Ever wonder why Hollywood and all the Movie Stars reside in California?!
Want to 'WOW' your friends with your well rounded knowledge
at your next Dinner Party?

Well keeping with the Academy Awards theme, I decided to investigate a bit, and the story is actually a little more devious than you might think... 

Thomas Edison, the noted inventor, still held a patent on film cameras for quite some time, and the movie makers who were infringing on those rights weren't too keen on handing over their cash either, so to get as far away from Edison's lawyers as possible, they moved as far away as possible, to California, while still remaining in the United States.

The back-up plan, should the lawyers also follow them westwards, was to then move on down south into nearby and accommodating Mexico.

Can you image the Hollywood sign in Mexico!?

Crazy huh...

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Lucite Trays

Has anyone seen the adorable Lucite trays on Etsy!? You can personalize them with monograms and pick your own pattern!

 The only hitch is they cost a whopping $80 bucks!! WHOA!

So-- I decided to make my own, and successfully did it for $16.00!! (Yes folks, that's right! I love a good bargain)

Here's How:

First, I went to the Container Store and bought an acrylic (aka Lucite) tray for $9.99

Then, I used an online photo editor to design my favorite patterns with colors that would tie-in the room...

Finally, I printed my final patterns and took them to FedEx to be laminated so I could cut and set the images into the tray nice and snug! $5.99

and whaalah!

The finished product below.... 

AND...

What do you guys think!?

Happy Long Weekend!

Yay! It's Friday! AND a long weekend with President's Day on Monday!

 I hope everyone enjoys the weekend off! Have fun! Relax! and Do Exactly what you WANT to do!

In the perfect world, I would stay in bed, read, color, paint, watch trash TV and  have sandwiches hand delivered by a hottie..

and the best part about this weekend, is I think a lot of that may happen... :)

Satchel Seduction

Once again, the bags are in the lead... My "no spend February" is making this Valentina handbag very tempting...

Nautical Nude

So I'm definitely the first to admit that reality TV is just TOO GOOD. Kardashian, Housewives, Bachelor, you name it, I watch it and love it (unfortunately)

So imagine my pretty little eyes when I saw Kim looking so fabulous, I wish I had this outfit on me right now...

What do you guys think?!

Monday

I think everyone can agree with me that Mondays are always a little hard. Recovering from the weekend, and with an entire week of work ahead of you before another break, sometimes it is hard to see the bright side..

So Cheer Up Buttercup, because: