Customizable Clothing

Ok, so maybe I've been living under a rock, but I just discovered this great website for clothing you can customize!  www.eshakti.com has adorable, retro, yet modern clothes, and the best part...you can customize the neckline, add sleeves and adjust the hemline!  I'm in love!  So hard to choose but, here are some of my favorites:

 

There are a plethora of real customers modeling the clothes, I'm loving these skirts!  Here are my favorites:

        

 

 

 

PS they are having a sale today, so go shopping!

A Vintage Inspired Tea Party

We are a house full of girly girls, so it seemed perfect to celebrate my daughter's 4th birthday with a fancy tea party.  The girls decorated hats from Summer's Place with ribbon and flowers, sipped bubbly lemonade out of vintage tea cups and indulged in treats from Kelly's Cupcakes.

 

 



  

 

Chicken Curry Salad

5 C diced cooked chicken (or canned)
1 1/2 C chopped celery
1 15 oz can pineapple tidbits (drained)
2 C green seedless grapes (halved)
1/2 C golden raisins
1/2 C sliced green onions
1/2 C slivered almonds

Dressing
1 C mayonnaise
1 C sour cream
1 Tsp curry powder

Mix ingredients together & add dressing
Chill for several hours.  Serves 8-10



Pink chiavani chairs (children's size) from Party Solutions, vintage place settings over modern fabric

Rice Crispie Treats

6 C rice crispies cereal
1 10 oz bag marshmallows
3/4 C cake mix (i prefer yellow)
3 Tbsp butter

Melt butter in large saucepan
Mix in marshmallows until melted
Add cake mix
Slowly add rice crispies
Pour into greased 9x12 dish
Let cool and cut




Auntie Stevie sippin' tea with a vintage Jackie O inspired pill box hat.  Note the yummy cupcakes from Kelly's!

 

Paperless Post: Fancy Invitations

Looking for an online party invitation? I used Paperless Post to make the cutest little invitation for a tiny tea party in honor of my daughter's fourth birthday.  This website offers a fancier invitation alternative to Evite with many customizable options!  So cute! 

 

 

 

A few of my other favorites! 

 

 



Dreamy Master Bath Design

I just finished a design board for a dreamy master bathroom.  I want it!  It's going to be so beautiful, I'm excited to see the finished product.  Here is the design board.  It includes white marble, steely blue-gray glass, fabric from CWD Textiles and a pendant from Restoration Hardware!!  So pretty! 

Fitness Studio Design Board

Sneak Peek!  I've been working on a fitness studio in Riverside, California.  Here is the design board I put together.  Stay tuned for pictures of the finished product.  I can't wait!

I Believe in Pink



I love Pink.  It's my favorite color and has been forever, even when it wasn't popular.  So when Valentine's day rolls around and everything, everywhere is pink and red, I get all giddy!

So here's to Pretty little things in Pink!





Lovely floral arrangement. 



Hot pink door...my dream house.
via decorno.com

Hot pink tights & leopard heels! Please and thank you.
via matchbookmag.tumblr.com

 

Yes, I painted my laundry room hot pink!
via Melissa Lane Interiors



Gold and Pink by Mackenzie Horan of Design Darling



Love the Annie Selke fabric in Happy Poppy's from www.decorclips.com

If we wear shoes in heaven, I'm pretty sure this is my shoe. 
Bubblegum pink, peep toe, patent leather with a bow! 
Thank you Mr. Valentino

Happy Valentine's Day!  Love, Paris

Happy Valentine's Day!

Nursery Decorating: Tips, Pics & Places to Shop

My little baby Gwen turned 2 yesterday, and since she is graduating from baby to toddler, I've been reminiscing on her beautiful nursery.  So I'm sharing some decorating tips for new mommies.

Theme:  Do a theme, a fun theme!  Use it in the accessories, such as plush toys, pictures or pillows. Beware, over using a theme starts to look like a catalog rather than a decorated nursery.  I found cute plush owls at Pottery Barn Kids and that inspired me to do an Owl themed nursery.  

Paint Colors:  Pick your paint color LAST!   This is the case for picking any paint color really, there is practically an infinite amount of paint color options so you can coordinate paint to virtually anything. Pull a paint color from your fabric, rug, curtains etc.
Also, specific to kid's rooms, if you want a pastel, don't pick anything too bright or saturated; go with color that has some grey undertones this makes it vintage rather than an Easter egg.
 
Fabric/Bedding: Having trouble where to start in a room? Start with fabric! Peruse your local fabric store,  pick 3-4 different fabrics, take them home, throw the samples on the floor and see how you like them all together.  After falling in love with a bold floral, I found accenting fabrics in a green hexagon and houndstooth.  I had the bedding custom made, but if you buy something already made, bring the print to the fabric store so it coordinates with the other fabrics you may be using.  *Remember: Mix it up!  Using different prints in a room is fun ( ie floral mixed with houndstooth see pics below).

Furniture:  You might want a rocker of some sort, but if you're like me and can't afford an expensive one, just buy a cute glider and re-upholster in your nursery fabric choices!  I upholstered my glider with the green hexagon so then if I had a boy I could re-use it.  I also bought an adorable Louis chair from Ebay, painted it white and re-upholstered in the bold floral.

Places to Shop (click on the store name and it will take you to the website)

Pottery Barn Kids    Serena and Lily    Room Service Store    Layla Grayce
The Land of Nod     Etsy                      Newport Cottages       Room and Board

I miss this beautiful nursery!  Happy Birthday Miss Guinevere Jewel!

 

 

 

 

Sources
Fabric:  Home Dec fabrics at Joann's Fabrics
Rug: Green Daisy at Pottery Barn Kids
Owl Plush: Joy & Penny at Pottery Barn Kids
Glider: Babies R Us (reupholstered by Pink House, Riverside Ca)
Chair: Ebay (reupholstered by Pink House)
Curtains:  Home Dec fabric from Joann's
Paint Color:  Ralph Lauren RLVM213 Salmon Pink www.ralphlaurenhome.com
Owl Decals used for DIY artwork: Nightly News www.wallcandyarts.com
Artwork:  frames from around the house and the large one is the UNG drill from ikea
all spray painted white.
Letter "G": Etsy store Vintage Blue by Sophia
Pillows: Owl and Bird from Pottery Barn Kids (discontinued) and the yellow from Anthropologie (no longer available)
White Shelves: West Elm


Happy Decorating for your new arrival!