march "MAD"ness

i cannot possibly start the week without commenting on how fabulous it was to see mr. draper last night.  the 2 hour premiere of madmen seemed to go by too fast.  i thoroughly enjoy the witty dialogue and genius commentary but let's face it - i would be happy to tune in to watch john hamm stand on his head for 2 hours.

hot. as. {that thing i actually don't find that hot}

second to swooning over don, i love seeing all the fashions that joannie, betty, peggy and the gang are sporting.

and luckily, a lot of current fashions are echoing that era.

tracy reese

david meister

milly is one of my fave designers evah- always with just enough  'retro' flair.

thinking of buying this next one and channeling my inner "mrs. draper".

if i could only get this guy to swing by and bring me to the mall.

no need to beep the horn - i'm ready for ya . . .

yes, please. thank you.

frenchie friday: march . . . to the beach

happy frenchie friday to us!  i may have mentioned the craycray town weather we are having in new england this week.  at this point, i'm almost hoping it cools sown a bit so i can actually accomplish something {not really}.  

no-thing makes me happier than bringing george & loo for a romp on the beach.  which is precisely what we did this am {in lieu of errands.  obvs}.

tired piglet.

doesn't my georgey look sooo handsome in loo's pecan pie puppies flower collar?  and look at his grey-ing whiskers.  very distinguished, don't you think?

happy FF & a glorious weekend to you all!

jackie O-h another fabulous day!

i had NO idea what to post about today because as i mentioned before - this amazebalz weather is distracting - in the most glorious way possible.  

when in doubt- post pics of jackie O.

 seriously tho, the summer-like temps in a costal massachusetts town conjure up kennedy images fo sho'.

here's a few pics of jackie enjoying the sun, beach, and being just plain stunning, really.

 

my fave.

i should really attempt to channel jackie more.  perhaps i'll wear something other than my lululemons to the beach today. . . but i doubt it. 

oh, quick sidebar.  i smooched john john at my college graduation.  on the cheek. the softest most glorious cheek. evah.

{sighhhhh}

i digress.  

RIP jackie and john-john.  sorry this post was supposed to be fun but i just got uber-emo looking at this incredible image.  wor-ship.

new take-away -  it doesn't matter if we emulate jackie's iconic style {impossible} but we should definitely hug and enjoy our kiddos as much as possible. 

hey C & P- go put your suits on!  we're going to splash around at the beach.

carpe diem!

wedding wednesday: yellow

i know my posts have either been non-existent or lame this week {ahem. . . bunny plates} but this glorious march weather is making it very difficult to focus on much more than the sunshine itself.

j'adore this fun yellow inspiration shoot by capital romance.

fun nails!

love-love the cardi, bright belt, and ruffles.  obvs.

images by IYQ photography

much to charlotte's chagrin- there will be no yellow on the ash's big day . . . except for hopefully the sun - oh, and how could i forget?  Yellow! one of hands & the ash's pups.  much more on beauties- Black & Yellow . . . soon.

oh, happy day!

target tuesday: bunny love

somebunny is too busy enjoying the glorious weather on the first day of spring to hit up target - and i seriously hope you are, too!

but how cute are these lil dish sets for the wee ones in blue and pink?  fun easter basket "stuffers".

happy spring!

frenchie friday: handsome devil

as you may have caught on by now, i'm in full throttle wedding obsessed mode since the ash-gagement.

every now and then, while scouring wedding sites and pinterest, i come across my other obsession, frenchies.  {obvs} 

 like this guy.

image via style me pretty

george was born on our wedding day or i would have had his mug in all the pics.  yup, when we watch our wedding video {once every 5 years}  i tell jorge that was the day he was born in true creepster dog-lady fashion.

happy weekend!

sprinkle for sugar on top!

was thrilled to have lil hoot's sprinkle for sugar on top on the tomkat studio this week.  the extraordinary kim of tomkat and meredith went to ASU together and it was so sweet of them to join forces so the gorge images of the sprinkle could be shared with the tomkat audience.  big thanks to you, sweet and uber-talented ladies!

meredith makes my heart sing with each and every image she takes but

this next one is my FAVE.  

{i simply cannot gush more about meredith because CBC is going to legit worry.  for those who want to know how i feel about her click here}

j'adore.

"let's toast the bun in the oven!" banner. get it?

i must admit i got a little too excited about my next brainchild.  i heart puns!

the booze menu.  love me some champers cocktails!  puntastic belly-inis and mommy-mosas were offered in sugar-rimmed aqua champagne flutes.  

as well as preggers punch. { non-alcoholic.  womp.}

always looking for creative ways to add dimension to a dessert table. for this one i tied ribbon from brightly colored whisks and spatulas and then hung from the ceiling.

and how fun is this baking cup garland?  i was inspired by the tutorial on hey look. a DIY even i could handle. {they are few and far between}

lined the shelves of both kitchens with aqua quatrafoil contact paper from macbeth collection.

thanks aunnie lauren for the rando washi tape!

 this was stacey's fave.  everyone wrote nice messages for the bun. {tip: champers helps with writer's block}

favors doubled as place setting holders.  guests took home these adorbs polka-dotted jessie steele oven mitts with favor tags tied with baker's twine. {and hopefully not the silver}

okay so here's that special cake i was referring to in my post yesterday.

do you die?  ali of pickwick baking co. knocked it out of the park. . . again.  this red velvet cake {inspired by sprinklebakes} tasted every bit as delightful as it looked.  

aaaannd, let's not forget the out of this world macs she whipped up in five different glorious flavors to match our color scheme.  did i mention the riot that ensued when i gave the green light on eating these babies?  let's just say the cute take home bags were not put to good use, as these beauties were devoured in a matter of minutes.

 {and some with sugar on top.  obvs.}

she made some fresh brioche cinnamon buns, too.  they were hot when i picked them up and i gained 15 pounds just smelling them.  Yum-O!

ali and pickwick baking co. are always so enthusiastic about my requests - and the love and attention to detail she puts into everything that comes out of her kitchen is truly appreciated - a real live vendor with heart.

oh, and wait, you didn't think i'd let the 9 months preggers guest of honor off the hook did you?  nope, stacey baked up these gorge heart cookies and delish cake pops. . . and delivered me an iced coffee.  obvs.

i. die.

other fab friends contributed with some yummy brunch dishes {we have the best friends evah.} - look closely for some hints at the sex of the baby. . . 

and then there's the paper goods . . . i mean, miss jayme of jayme marie designs outdid herself with this one.  she continues to amaze me with her fresh and lovely designs.  

she originally designed everything last summer for my darling design star meg caswell.  while meg was busy filming her new show for HGTV she was also running around throwing a baby shower for her friend and enlisted my help.  i was happy to do it and LOVED how everything turned out from jayme - so much so that i couldn't wait to put it to use personally. 

 And I had the just the perfect guest of honor in mind . . . 

lucky for the general public- jayme is now offering all of these paper goodies {invite, the banner, the menus, straw flags, food labels, and favor tags} in her etsy shoppe.  run don't walk!

wor-ship this austin gal and everything she designs!

{here's a shot of the menu that jayme took}  

so about that guest of honor.  i can't say enough good things about stacey. . . like i literally can't start or this will be the longest blog post ever.  but let's just say i feel so honored to have her as a friend.  she's just as sweet, pretty, and perfect as her cookies . . and funny, kind, oh no, i started . . .

okay, so huge potential for babble {per uzhe} so here's a couple glorious pics that meredith thought to take- stacey and her buns.

cutest. preggers. EVAH.

best part of the shower. . . 

the little bun himself.  

obvs.

welcome, nicholas robert butler!

Born february 28th at 12:55 in the morning
8.7 lbs 

21 inches

of pure adorbs-ness