What I Like: P.s. - I made this...

I was online browsing the newest products over at Urban Outfitters when I came across this book titled P.S.- I made this...

and after going on a search for author Erica Domesek I came across her awesome website that features all things that she of course...what else...hand makes! I quickly added the book to my shopping cart and then browsed through Erica's site to read about all of the great things this girl does to reuse and reinvent everything from fashion to home decor.

Here is a fav of mine:

check out the full tutorial here

New at: Bouclair

Here are just a few pieces I spotted at Bouclair that I liked:

Halloween Inspiration

As promised here are some of the pictures I`ve collected so far with Halloween decor and entertaining ideas for a great spooky Halloween this year!

neat cupcake stencils via here

you could also probably make these, just print out your favourite spooky images online get some stencil paper and exacto knife them out, then get some icing sugar and decorate away!

smushed blueberries for eyeballs in your own fun cocktail

black and white decor

yummy looking cupcakes each tied with matching ribbon

simple yet spooky front door decor

skull plates

Halloween coloured poofs to hang

fun labels for your liquor

a glowing front door

my favourite front door! vintage and rustic Halloween

a large cloche for weathered books and spiders

anatomy scrolls

skeleton hand servers

large cauldron for spooky blood red punch

pumpkin lanterns

bloody signature cocktails

Hope these gave you some great ideas to try this year, and don`t forget that most of these pictures are pretty easy to try and DIY yourselves!

i hope....

you enjoy your long weekend...however you plan on spending it ;)

my goal: to get one child over this awful cold and another one to sleep in his crib w/out having a panic attack....should be fun!

*images courtesy of beautiful paper, anthony cochran, elizabeth town, pretty stuff

Too Soon?

Is it too soon to talk Halloween? In my house I've already started my internet search for some inspiration photos, and I can't wait to share all the great decor ideas I've found with you guys tomorrow so please stay tuned.

While this year I am sitting out of the party hosting duties (you can see the party I hosted last year here and here) I am going to attend a Halloween party and so I will need a costume. In all the years I've been getting dressed up, I have always made my own costumes and I will only buy pieces that I am not able to make. I am afterall a DIY girl at heart!

So here are just the first few inspiration photos to get me started on my own costume...I will be a black swan ballerina this year :

inspiration from the new movie Black Swan with Natalie Portman

black tulle

feathers

pretty fascinators... sequins and feathers: Forever 21

 pretty pink and black tutu

Whitney Port looking like a ballerina

I will be making a feather and tulle tutu a feather headband/tiara and some DIY ballerina pumps, so stay tuned for the tutorials for all of the projects!

I also have a killer pair of false feather lashes I can't wait to use!

And please tell me have any of you started saving and storing inspiration photos for Halloween yet? Or maybe you even starting buying decorations and costumes, I'd love to hear all about it!

oh so pretty.

this color palette is totally singing to me today.....and so are those adorable pom pom necklaces.

*images courtesy of the vamoose, the story of a house, the newlywed diaries, nest egg

comfort zone

i have a comfort zone or maybe bubble that i like to stay in....i always hesitate when something new is placed in front of me. lately i have been testing my comfort zone and trying things that the old shannon would not do. i think about this quote and go for it...b/c after all, what do i have to loose?

*images courtesy of la masion boheme, hey gorgeous, landon collis, coco & kelly