Monday Morning Happy

Morning All!
How was your weekend? Hopefully you had time to relax and nurture your creativity.

My weekend was fantastic a nice mix of work and fun. If you follow me over on twitter you know I was just hired by a wonderful couple to work on their new beach cottage. I am so excited because my inspiration folder is overflowing with cottage ideas! The space is filled with lots of warm knotty pine wood which the homeowner loves and not one stick of furniture. We are working on a very tight deadline so most of the items I am scouting for are stocked items! As the days go by I will keep you all in the loop of what I find!

As if a new client is not enough to jump up and down about I won a blog contest! Yes me the girl who never has luck with even a Bingo game! The very sweet Lakeitha of the blog "Home to Three Duncan Boys" ran a contest to win a Canadian House and Home online magazine subscription. Anyone who really knows me can tell you my favorite gift in the world is a magazine subscription (it keeps giving for an entire year!!) so this was just perfect! Thanks Lakeitha, you made my Monday!

Another very special occasion was my Dad and Brothers Birthday on Saturday. Not only do they share the exact same name, they share the same birthday...just a few years apart! We all enjoyed a rip roaring dinner full of great stories, laughs and yummy food! What a weekend!

Enjoy the new week
Jul

(images from Jace Interiors and Home to Three Duncan Boys)

Uplifting Florals

Have you been over to the blog Frolic yet? It is absolutely fantastic! Chelsea has a great way of creating uplifting posts and introducing us to new small business owners with great shops! I just adore her Friday florals posts, its a sweet way to start the weekend! The pictures below are from a summer wedding where all the arrangements were placed in milk glass vases. Which I just love, it reminds me of my Nana who always had milk glass around her home.



Below is a vase of flowers I put together on Monday and look they have lasted all week! When the winter feels like it is dragging on I commit to buying flowers every Sunday, placing them in an area where I will see them a few times a day. It's a little act but it brings a joyful feeling of spring to me!


What flowers are you looking forward to seeing this spring? Do you have any small tricks which help you make it through a dreary winter week??

(images from frolic)

The inspiring Coco+Kelley

I am so excited, today a fellow blogger, Cassandra from Coco+Kelley was recognized by Martha Stewarts crew as having one of the best blogs. This is a well deserved recognition as Cassandra's blog is always entertaining and inspiring. She makes you feel as if you are one of her close friends sharing a cup of tea, flipping through shelter magazines pulling pages out and squealing as you see something you just must have! Coco+Kelley is one of only a handful of blogs which I take time to read daily. She is the one who inspired me to jump back on the blogging bandwagon! So pop on over and see what I already know to be true, her blog is absolutely fantastic and a bright spot in the day! Congrats Cassandra!

(image taken from Coco+Kelley and Martha Stewart.com)