Friday, November 14, 2014

My Daily Bubble: table runner time

My latest post on My Daily Bubble is up.
Click here to see where this checkered table runner came from.
You might be surprised!


Have a great weekend!
- Caitlin

Monday, November 10, 2014

More Jane

Congrats to Athena and Lauren on winning and thank you to all of those that entered!


Even if you didn't win, you might want to check out some of the current deals going on at Jane.com.
Below are some of my picks:

baby leather moccasins

pillow covers

burlap placemats

fabric bunting

rustic 8x10 Christmas prints

raise the bar necklace


classic cargo jacket

floating pearl necklace

Happy shopping!
- Caitlin

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

What a wedding!

Today I'm sharing a few shots from my sister's wedding this past weekend (to see pictures from her shower, you can visit here). I wish I took more photos but I got so caught up in the excitement of the day that I only managed to snap a few pictures. Oh well, it's more important to live in the moment sometimes than spend the time looking through a camera lens, right?



My sister, who is ridiculously talented, designed the invitations and all the other paper accessories (she did the same for my wedding and my sister-in-law's):





The venue was beautiful. 
Can't beat palm trees, water, and string lights!


I loved the nautical knots on the tables and managed to snag one for Charlie's nursery!








We ended the night with a sparkler send off.
I can't wait to see how those pictures came out!


Congrats Jamie & Brad!

P.S. If you haven't entered the Jane.com gift card giveaway yet, there's still time!

Monday, November 3, 2014

Give it away give it away give it away now

What a week! We just got back from celebrating my sister's wedding in Florida and I'm already missing our time there. It was the best. week. ever. and I will definitely share some of the wedding DIY touches soon. Until then, here's a sneak peek I shared on Instagram:




Anyway, to help clear my post-wedding/vacation let-down, I'm starting the week off with a giveaway!

If you've been following this blog, then you already know that I'm a fan of Jane.com and I'm always checking their site for new deals (you can read about my recent picks here).

So, today I'm giving away two $25 Jane.com gift cards!
Just enter below for a chance to win :)


a Rafflecopter giveaway

Good luck!
- Caitlin

Monday, October 27, 2014

Fabric finds

I was recently on minted.com to look at holiday card ideas for Charlie when I noticed that they now sell fabric designed by their independent artists.

There are so many fun options and my mind immediately went to thinking about all of the throw pillows I could make (as if I really need another throw pillow). Many of the patterns are also really whimsical and would be so cute in a baby's nursery (not that I need to design another nursery any day soon)!

Below are 10 of my top picks from the website, although truthfully I loved them all!

diamonds in the rough

painted feathers

under the sea

painted diamonds

deco

nautical flags

modern math

beach blanket stripe

animal mix

branch toss

Buying fabric online can be difficult but minted.com makes it a little bit easier by showing what the fabric looks like up close, at a yard, and from across the room. It really helps to show the scale of the pattern. Here's the branch toss fabric shown above in the yard and from across the room:




Happy fabric shopping!
- Caitlin

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

SMP Living and Rosie's 15 minutes of fame

Back in August, I was excited/nervous to have Style Me Pretty Living come to my house to photograph it for a home tour! We haven't been living here that long (less than 2 years) so it felt/feels like there's still so much to do/change/re-decorate but I was reassured that the house looks great as is. We are our own toughest critics after-all, right?


This week, the home tour went live on SMP Living and I enjoyed looking at the pictures that Bruce Plotkin captured of our home.


I had to laugh at the pictures of Rosie. Who knew this dog loves the camera so much? While I was trying to run and hide from it, Rosie seemed to be posing in almost every room hoping to get photographed. 





To see the complete home tour, you can visit here.

- Caitlin

Monday, October 20, 2014

Pillow problems

I am 100% guilty of owning too many throw pillows and have to blame my mother on this one (sorry mom). She is always switching out throw pillows and I have seemed to have adopted this practice as well.
With each new season, I seem to accumulate a few more resulting in a closet full of pillow covers.

Recently I purchased two of these from H&M (they have a home line that I've posted about before here):

H&M

I was pleasantly surprised by the quality. 
They're have a nice gray piping along the edge, a hidden zipper closure, and the price is super affordable.
Plus they are nice and wintery looking.

The only problem is where to put them in the house.
I like them so much, I can't decide which room to put them in.

The kitchen nook?





The family room?


The living room?


They also come in this version (and they're currently sitting in my shopping cart).
Dare I buy more?

H&M

Have a great day!
- Caitlin