Posts Tagged ‘All things beautiful’

Art Deco Style

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

This is a repost. Call me lazy for drudging up past posts but I’m not really lazy. Just busy. {which is a good thing right?} And this repost from {omg} June 2010 {!} is  still valid because everyone is talking about the new Great Gatsby film {Leonardo is gunna look great in that} which is due out at the end of the year so another 1920’s revival looks to be on the cards.

So here we go back in time a bit for some gorgeousness that is still in style.

I was doing a bit of twittering yesterday and came across a great Art Deco blog post by Annabel from Love My Dress. Annabel is all about glamour, vintage and sexiness. She has great resources and inspiration for an art deco wedding {which she had herself} so with the sincerest form of flattery I am taking the inspiration and running with it to show you too.

For the begining:

Bella Figuera Invitations

Find these on Etsy

By Laura K Designs

For the Bride:

By Rosa Clara

photo from Love My Dress

The Girls:

The accessories:

Found on Etsy

Found on Etsy

All from Queens & Bowl

Roger Vivier

The Boys {now these are sexy!}:

The details:

Serious gorgeousness.

Annie

Live, Love, Laugh and Dream!

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Christmas Preperations

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

My wind-down for Christmas has started. I have to say though that I’m going pretty low key this year. Gifts for the nieces only and baking for neighbours are still to come but I’m setting the groundwork with shopping lists and even though I haven’t bought any gifts yet, I have the wrapping theme.

Every year I do a color scheme for gifts and Christmas. Almost always including metalics {Christmas no matter how low key should have sparkle} last year we were purples pinks and silver. This year we are reds, silver and a little natural browns wrap. I don’t normally do red {I like alternative Christmas colors} but found a basic brownwrapping paper with little red metallic dots that I loved and the rest just fell along with it.

Forgive me the state of the images. I took them myself of course.

So that is the start. Add a few other bits, a little mixy matchy and I will have another few styles.

The kids style

So still lots of work to do but I love making sure there is some sort of keepsake every year and gifts should also look so lovely and well presented that you almost don’t want to open them.

I’ll show you what will be baking tomorrow. :-)

Annie

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Lovely Loungewear

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

Doesn’t every Christmas include gifts of Pjs? Lovely warm wollies to romp around in on Christmas morning and still look great. They don’t have to be all flannel and fleece either – they can be of course but  pretty and femine too.

Just thinking about another time you want to look great in your morning wear is of course, on your wedding morning! With a pro Photographer on hand you want to look your best as you get ready so I have chosen a few loungewear options for both {ooh a twofer!} because anyone would love these as a gift for Christmas or bridesmaid gifts before your wedding.

First up is Anthropologie.

And much to my poor husbands dissapointment I’d absolutely love to be wearing this around the house on Christmas day

Next in my {preferred} relaxed loungewear selections are J. Crew

And my personal choices from the J. Crew collection {ya know, just in case anyone is asking}

And on to purely pretty. These by Plum Pretty Sugar and ideal for you and your ‘maids getting ready on the morning of your wedding and, as mentioned, make super great gifts for them whether it’s Christmas or a Thank You for being my bridesmaid gift anytime.

It’s all about looking good in the morning for whatever reason!

Annie

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