Tablescapes

Valentine’s Girly Brunch

To be perfectly honest, I like getting flowers or candy as much as the next girl but I have never really considered Valentine’s Day to be a very big deal.   However, I do fully support pink and spending time with loved ones and so I think Valentine’s Day is a perfect day to get

Colleen's house

Perfecting our Gray Situation

As I told you guys last week, I have been doing quite a bit of research trying to the find the most perfect gray for our family room (I guess that is what we are calling it?) and dining room.  And by research I mean typing “best gray paint” into google and seeing what it

For the Love of Friday

For the Love of Friday- Embracing Quiet

Of all of the months of the year, I have to say that February definitely seems to be one of the quietest.  It seems pretty comfortable with the knowledge that its offerings of Valentine’s Day and Groundhog’s Day are pretty minor compared to what some of the fancier months have to offer and that most

Colleen's house

House Before

I like how I’m calling this post “before” when I know full and well that it’ll be years until we see an “after.”  I have been meaning to take pictures for you guys for the past several weekends and it just hasn’t happened, so I have decided to reside on the side of lazy and

Deliciousness

Mini Heart Cupcake Toppers {DIY}

We wanted to do something super simple for a quick Valentine’s DIY this year (as we weren’t quite feeling up to a tablescape) and Megan came up with the idea of using little cardstock hearts for cupcake toppers.  You know how we like to top our cupcakes.  The beauty of this DIY is that you

Cake

Rose Water Vanilla Cupcakes

Lately we have been seriously hankering for some cake.  We wanted to try something a little different so we decided to bake rose water cupcakes.  We felt like this would be simple (not a lot of silly ingredients or directions)  and also something that is very appropriate for Valentine’s Day.  After all, what says Valentine’s