Crazy for Cutting Edge Stencils

I am in love with Cutting Edge Stencils. A few months ago I re-did my entry hall with the Zamira Allover Stencil ($37.95). It took about 6 hours, but I love the final result... and love the fact that I can just paint over it when it's time to make a change. I used a white over my already neutral wall color to create this look. As for the mirror on the wall- that was a fun project as well. It's an all-wood, hand-carved mirror I found on Craigslist that used to be pastel colors. I think the black makes it pop. Not a bad deal for $75.

Zamira Allover Stencil from Cutting Edge Stencils

For reference, here is the clean slate when we moved in:

For my friend's house, we used the Birch Allover Stencil from Cutting Edge Stencils:

Temporary Wallpaper

I have previously mentioned my passion for wall stencils... well you can add temporary wall paper to that list. I am a fan of anything that is easy to put up and just as easy to take down or change. Do I have commitment issues? Perhaps, but that's for another day! Today, the topic is temporary wallpaper. While the color choices and design options seem somewhat limited, I have received so many compliments about my guest powder room. I bought it from Urban Outfitter, and I must say, some of their newer designs I really like (more so than what was available at the time).

Damsel Wallpaper- Aqua Grey

Used my husband's grandfather's antique level as wall decor.

I would not recommend temporary wallpaper in regular bathroom with a lot of moisture, but it's perfect for an accent wall in a half bath! Loving the Chevron gray that is now available for purchase. Below is the Zee wallpaper, although reviewers say it's impossible to match up.

Urban Outfitters Zee Wallpaper

Unique Guest Book

For our small destination wedding, we decided to do a unique and unexpected guestbook. I found this wooden "we" block at Hobby Lobby for less than $20. I bought the special pen and let people write directly on it. When we got home from the wedding, we sealed it with a satin spray finish. Now we keep it on our mantle and love it!

Wedding Shower Favors

The favors for this wedding shower came to approximately $3 each plus taxes. In addition we made custom labels for the brunch table as well as tags for the gifts.

The favors included buckets, bubble bath and sleep masks, all from Target and priced at $1 for each piece. The end result was adorable.

I found label templates for this party through Cathe Holden's food and gift labels. By using photo shop I added some color to the label templates and used the Riesling font to coordinate all of the labels.

Riesling Font on the labels:
I also used the template to print out a "Sara + Alan" sign above the brunch buffet.
We used left over gift tags for the vases on the table. Floating flower buds in the simple votive holders added more height and color to the table.

Lingerie Wedding Shower

Lingerie Wedding Shower Brunch Menu

My girlfriend and I recently hosted a lingerie wedding shower brunch at my home for our friend and bride-to-be Sara. Here are some of the highlights of our menu and decor.

Mimosa Bar

I found these bottles at TJ Maxx for $5.99 each. They made the perfect containers for our varieties of mimosa mixes. We made three simple mixes:

• Peach Nectar Mango (peach nectar with mango orange juice)
• Grand Mimosa (Orange juice and Grand Marnier)
• Strawberry Mimos (fresh Strawberries blended with orange juice and grenadine)

Along with the mixes, we made a simple raspberry ice in a heart shaped mold found at Target ($1).

Breakfast Buffet

This gluten-free menu included:

Emeril's Southwest Mexican Casserole with turkey sausage subbed for chirizo

Hashbrown Casserole (made with gluten-free cream of chicken soup)

Bacon (cooked in the oven)

Yogurt and Granola Parfaits (with Udi's gluten-free granola from Whole Foods, Ch0bani vanilla yogurt and fresh berries)

Gluten Free Blueberry Muffins (mix from Whole Foods)

Fruit Salad

More on the shower favors and DIY shower labels to come....

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Junk Drawer Chic