Kids DIY Mother's Day Pot

I love this kid craft idea! Something so simple that turns out so cute!

All you need are some empty tuna cans stripped of their label, and some clothes pins. 

Have the kids pin the clothes pins on the can all the way around. 

Simple right? 

Then you can put a plant inside. 

Or they even make great votives. 

But for Mother's Day, a flower would be best!

Visit {Family Chic} for all the details.

Backyard Inspiration

{Centsational Girl} really is amazing isn't she!

I mean, are you kidding me with this backyard!?

I want it so bad!

This is just such an inviting outdoor space!

I love it!

Visit {Centsational Girl} for all the details on how to make your own space just like this one.

Spring, Spring, Spring!

I am really loving these pastel pinks right now. 

Perfect for this time of year when everything is new again.

Makes you just want to dance around hugging things. 

I love this time of year. 

Fresh and bright. 

I love how no matter how long winter is, 

Spring always follows.

St. Patricks Day Wreath

I love love LOVE this idea!  Here's what you need.

Step 1: Make a shamrock out of wire.

Step 2: Make some bundles using clippings from your bushes (boxwoods are best).

Step 3: Attach the bundles to the shamrock shape using wire.

I'm kind of in love with the way this looks!!  Such a cute St. Patrick's Day decoration!!!  Visit {Blue Sky Confections} for all the details.

At Home in Tuscany

I have a fantasy that I have a house in Tuscany.

It is located outside a quaint and quiet old village.

The driveway makes you feel like you are entering another world. 

And when you get there, it looks like this. 

I go there at least once a year for a month or two. 

It is the perfect mix of old and new. 

It is set on the most perfect hill in Tuscany. 

With amazing views on all sides. 

Paradise.

Maybe someday I'll at least get to see a place like this.

Spring Pink

 Spring is officially here in my neck of the woods!

And I am loving it!

So excited for flowers. 

For pretty pinks. 

This color just embodies spring to me.

Everything soft and sweet and new.

Love this color paired with light greens - it works in so many ways: outfits, rooms, photographs.  Probaby because it works so well in nature. 

Don't you just want to touch it!?

Pink, Soft, Pretty, Spring.

The Jones's Backyard

Never has the phrase "keeping up with the Jones's" meant so much!

Check out this awesome backyard they've created!

Seriously. 

A gorgeous sitting area with a cute pergola above. 

And so many pretty plants surrounding it!!

A little stone walkway leading off to the right. 

To a cute little table! 

Framed by a cute little bunting and surrounded by paving blocks. 

And to the left of the seating area,... 

A playground for the kiddos. 

What a beautiful backyard!!  I'll be taking notes to use on my own yard someday.

Visit {Jones Design Company} for all the details.

Flower Flag

The moment I saw this potterybarn image, posted about {here}, I fell in love with that carnation flag decoration!

So much so that I immediately began my plans for recreating it.  It looked simple enough, and boy was it ever! 

All it took was a shallow rectangle basket, a foam board, and a bunch of patriotic carnations. 

I just stuck em into the board in the pattern of a flag. 

Oh, and I guess I used some small white flowers as stars.  Those are hot glued onto the blue carnations. 

All in all, I'm super happy with it! 

I used fake flowers so I could pull it out year after year, but I'm sure it's even more stunning with real carnations!