Go for a drive in this countryside especially in this vintage car.

And then eat some ice cream from a small town ice cream shop. Yum.

Photos by Corrie Bond.

The art deco meets Japanse style continued at the Granada reception. Gorgeous structured flowers in 3 different styles decorated the tables.

I love the mix of kiwi branches and copper in these arrangements.

For linens, I had custom copper crush drapes made by Wildflower Linen.Napkins were a deep eggplant color and topped with a menu the bride calligraphed herself.

Also, dark purple callas lilies wrapped with copper were placed at each guest seat.

For candles I mixed blue, green, and purple, votives on each table to bring in more jewel tone touches.

For the setup, I did a u-shape around the dance floor of 20′ long tables.

For music, The Johnny Crawford Band played authentic 30’s big band tunes. I pined a purple orchid to each of their lapels to add a pop of color to their white dinner jackets.

And of course Johnny, wore a top hat while he sang with the band.

All photos by Megan Sorel. Full wedding planning and event design by Kelly Oshiro Design.

Lately, I’ve been drawn to beautiful photos of spools of thread. Maybe its the soft sheen of the thread or all the luscious colors, but its definitely been on my mind!

Thread + cake stand = adorable!

I love the vibrant pink tones of this still life. So pretty!

Photos from top: 1. Johnny Miller 2.Styled by Martha Bernabe 3. Dasha Wright

I’m not usually a purple fan, but I do love these unique flowers in this terranium.

I love this tea cup as a container! I love the muscari and veronica in here and how they add a little bit of unkemptness and movement to the arrangement.

Checkered watering can? Adorable! Sweetpeas? Super adorable!

Photos from top: 1. Ellen Silverman 2. Gemma Comas 3. Tim Evan Cook

I know its only Thursday, but I’m so excited for a non-working weekend that I’m already plotting an al fresco dinner party.

A farmhouse table setup under a tree? Perfection.

Linen tablecloth? Benches? An adorable puppy head? The countryside? Yes, please!

Photos from top: 1. via House & Garden 2. Miki Duisterhof 3. Alexandra Rowley

A fabulous, purple bow, peep toe shoe, for your Tuesday! Photo by Stephanie Williams.

I want to go to whatever party that’s serving this lavender lemonade! I also want her dress. Photo by Karen Mordechai for Sunday Suppers.

I’m madly in love with this photo shoot by Luis Monteiro.

The soft pastel colors…

In contrast to graphic patterns and black elements in the model’s clothes is pure perfection.

All photos by Luis Monteiro.

A few weeks ago I had a chance to meet with Kirsten of Blue Magnolia. She’s a doll and the local florist to the stars (and we’re working together soon, so excited!). And she just opened the most adorable floral shop in Summerland.

I stopped by her grand opening event this past Saturday and its really too sweet for words. I mean, milk glass for sale? Yes, please.

Here is some of her recent stunning work, shot by Kirsten Ellis of Beaux Arts Photographie. I love the orchids and soft purple glass, so pretty.

To learn more about Kirsten check out her website here, or visit her shop at 2246 Lillie Ave in Summerland.

Photos: 1,2, 4: Infocus Studio 3. Beaux Arts Photographie

I love these sheer purple Louboutins against this dramatic red backdrop. Photo by Karen Wise.

Its finally feels like spring is here! My cherry tree is blooming, the daffodils are out, and all I want to do is host a fun, springtime, brunch.

We could play lawn bowling and sport our cutest wellies.

Then I’d set the table with a simple taupe runner on an old beat up white table. I’d serve a menu of quiches along with a platter of fantastic cheese. I’d use loads of potted plants for decor (economical and a great hostess gift) and serve champagne. Aww, springtime…

Images from top: 1. & 2. Anna Skoog 3. Atlanta Bartlett

Oh my, oh my! I’m so busy this week with a big project being completed (more on that later), parent’s visiting, and finalizing details and design for an upcoming wedding that I need to take  a mini-hiatus. I’ll be back next week!

Image: Ellen Silverman

For this inspiration board, I used shades of purple, for light lavender to plum, with touches of pink for contrast. I picture this wedding taking place in the springtime, a dachshund would serve as ring bearer and walk with a pretty flower girl. The tables would be dressed in a lavender linen with shades of purple for the flowers to create a cohesive look.

Description: Purple, lavendar, plum, bits of pink

Images from left to right, top to bottom: {Row 1} 1. Meg Smith 2. Beatriz da Costa 3. Isabel Lawrence Photographers 4. Apertura {Row 2} 1. Ellen Silverman 2. Polly Wreford 3. Bucru Avsar 4. Amy Chin { Row 3} 1. Erin Swift 2. Beatriz da Costa 3. Nicolette Camille

I love this garden trough bursting with with white flowers and springs of lavender. So dreamy.

I love this collection of watering can centerpieces. How darling would these be an early spring garden wedding?

Photos by Sarah Yates.

I knew I wanted to make a prop for the bride and groom portraits so I decided to hand cut “love” out of the paisley fabric. To do this I printed “love” in large letters on my printer and cut out the letters to create a template.  I pinned the template to the fabric to cut the letters out. The I took the template and pinned it to stiff yellow card stock to cut out a second letter which would serve as the backing for the sign.

I repeated this same process for “Mr” and “Mrs” these letters were used on their chairs at their sweetheart table.