A Quick Little Peek

Hi lovelies! Thank you so much for all your sweet birthday wishes yesterday. Reading through them was such a wonderful gift to me...you brought tears of happiness to my eyes! So thank you again! You guys really are the best! xo

Here's one of the projects I was working on finishing up yesterday. A little cake topper for my sister and soon-to-be brother in law. They know I'm making it, but they don't know what it is going to look like until I surprise them with it tomorrow. I hope they like it.

It's become a tradition (of sorts) for me to make the toppers for my sisters when they get married (I made my first one a few years ago) and it was a hit. I'm not a cake topper expert by any means, but they are a lot of fun to make and I hope my other sisters will ask me to make theirs when the time comes (if my brother wants me to make his that would be super cool too (hehe), though I'm sure his future bride will have her own ideas, so we'll just have to wait and see). Thanks for taking a little peek. xo Ez

By the way, if you are ever interested in making your own cake topper, almost every single supply is easy to find in fabric and craft stores. The only supply not purchased on my topper here is the little flowers (vintage).

DIY Halloween Floral Arrangements

Brittany, the uber talent lady behind One Charming Party got in touch recently to see if I might like to share one of her recent projects with you. Of course I said "yes"...I mean come on...she is just too good. Here she shows us how to take simple supplies and make a truly spook-tacular floral display for your home or Halloween party. Take it away Brittany!

Using black and white flowers and incorporating hues of grey, you’re sure to instantly set a frightfully fun mood this Halloween. And you don’t need to splurge on vases for these spooky decorations. Pull out your cans from the recycle bin and spray paint the cans black or leave them plain. You can even glue two cans on top of each other, just hide the seam with some ribbon (only the top can is used for flowers and water, but it gives the illusion of a taller vase).

Then add feathers, mini signs (made with black paper and a white paint pen from the craft store), moss or painted branches to add interest to your Halloween floral arrangements. But most of all, have fun with it.

We used a variety of flowers in these arrangements: ranunculus, dusty miller, gerbera daisies, berzelia, scabiosa (with the centers painted black with acrylic paint), rudbeckia seed heads, football mums, Spanish moss, and a manzanita branch.

See a whole lot more from Brittany at One Charming Party.

Flower arrangements by Megan Dunford of Persimmon Floral. Photography by Nicole Hill Gerulat for One Charming Party.

Gift Idea: Eva Juliet Art Prints

I blogged about some of Eva Juliet's wonderful art prints last year, but her newest pieces: Personalized Wedding Memory Tree and Personalized Family Tree, have inspired me to share her work with you again.

Eva is clearly a women who is just brimming with talent and creativity (amazing). Take a look at her portfolio for more lovely eye candy and then hop on over to her etsy shop to browse through all of her art prints (perfect for giving as gifts...or keeping for yourself).

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Six Ideas for Table Setting

Hi sweets! Just a quick post to encourage you to pop on over to check out Six Inspiring Ideas for Table Setting over at BHLDN. Whether you're getting married or just want inspiration for throwing a ridiculously awesome party, their eye candy should do the trick.

See all Six ideas here.

All images from BHLDN.