Holiday Ornaments, Doggie Style!

Christmas tree ornaments often represent very personal memories or life mementos. They play a critical role in the holiday season and make wonderful host/hostess gifts. There is an ornament for every aspect or object in life, making it very easy to personalize your gift to fit the receiving party to a T. Recently, we have been searching out ornaments to give to a few of our canine loving friends. Right now, the dachshund ornament by Jonathan Adler is my all time favorite and it comes in a gold or porcelain finish. However, the others are equally adorable as well!























You can purchase these ornaments (listed left to right) at: Jonathan Adler, Anthropologie, Barney's New York, and Crate and Barrel

Happy ornament hunting!

Best,

Ellenor

Urban Outfitter 2 Part Pillow Sets!

I happened across these pillow sets online at Urban Outfitters and I have fallen in love with them! They make the perfect pillow set for a quirky, fun loving bedroom. They have approximately 13 different patterns but below are my absolute favorites. Even my husband loves the mustache pillow set. For someone like him who almost never has a design preference, this is impressive! Click here for the link to Urban Outfitters bedding.







Best,

Ellenor

Wedding Food Trucks!

Living in Los Angeles, we have been pretty excited about the amazing food truck movement! Seeing them more and more at events, we are considering this option for a wedding in May. Check out this adorable photo courtesy of Unruly Things. See their entire post on the topic here: Unruly Things

Wicked Wreaths!

I met a woman the other day who said she loves Halloween but doesn't have much time to decorate. She asked me what she could do to the front of her house that was simple, cute and provided holiday spirit. My answer was to decorate like Christmas- a few string lights and a wreath! Sometimes we only associate wreaths with the December holiday but I am seeing more and more Halloween wreaths in stores and hanging on front doors. Below are a few examples:









In order from top to bottom: Monster Wreath from craftster.com, a Musty Wreath from Marthastewart.com, A black cedar wreath from Grandinroad.com and a classic black ribbon wreath from thelongthread.com.

You can find wicked wreaths in almost any Halloween store these days. With a few of the links to tutorials above, you can also make your own!

Happy Haunting!

Ellenor

Cuckoo for Halloween!

Yes, the title is cheesy! But so is my absolute insane love for this holiday!! Every year, my Halloween party and decoration planning begins as early as August. To inspire me, I always begin my Halloween holiday planning with a few episodes of the 1960s series of the Addams Family. This year, I am determined to find a Gothic Clock similar to the crow cuckoo clock in the Addams home. I have done my research and here are a few favorites I have found:


Top Left: A gorgeous piece by Stephan Strumbel. He has many other amazing clocks, all with that same dark undertone and contemporary flare. Top Right: A Target decal. This is an easy solution because it is inexpensive and easy to place and remove later.
Bottom Left: This clock is made by Torre & Tagus and is featured in Diggs Showroom. Bottom Right: This is a fantastic Do It Yourself project featured in Woman's Day online and I think this may also be my choice this year.

I will be crafting away on in in the next few weeks and will post an update with what I come up with! Keep checking in this month for more fun Halloween decorating and party planning tips.

Happy October everyone!!!

Erin of Ellenor

The Ones who Bear the Rings

No one will be more handsome than the groom on his wedding day. But in todays weddings, the ring bearers are becoming formidable competitors!

Creativity is becoming key when it comes to bearing the rings. A pillow is not your only option anymore. Just take a look at how some of these handsome boys carried the bling...

To the left: A beautiful wooden box filled with flowers made a pretty place to lay the rings in this nature inspired wedding.

Below: This clever ring bearer carried a pretty book that opens up to display the rings ( plus it will look great on your bookshelf at home while hiding other valuables!). Make it yourself!

Of course, if you prefer the pillow, there are many beautiful options out there. You can use a vintage pillow, one passed down through your family. Or buy a new one that you can pass down. For a bit more of a modern twist on the traditional, have a custom ring pillow and tie made to coordinate with your wedding!
Boys don't have to be the only option as your ring bearer... Man's best friend is also able to help out!

Plus, they make for some pretty adorable pictures!
Bride and her pup: Fresh In Love Photography.
Handsome pooch: Allyson Magda Photography

And since you may not want to put all your trust into little hands (or paws), here's a clever and downright cute way to keep the boys involved on the big day!
These adorable flags can easily be made, and they provide something fun for the boys to run around while spreading wedding day cheer!

Until next time!

xoxo, Ellenor

Show Your Stripes!

Stripes are everywhere these days... including weddings! Why you ask? I think its because stripes are the chameleon of patterns! They have the ability to go classic, sporty, or modern. Just look at how a simple stripe is used in varying ways to create these different looks...


Top row, far left: The name says it all in an invitation from Wedding Paper Divas: "Formal Stripe". Middle: Pink Frosting creates a preppy and elegant invitation with their use of stripes. Far right: A modern striped invitation from Confetti Stationery. In the bottom row, a display of varying stripes all from Wedding Paper Divas.

Not one to shy away from the use of stripes, Ellenor used a fun yellow and white stripe in our "Bright Spot" wedding.

Both the men and women in this wedding sported stripes down the aisle, as did the ring bearer by carrying a custom made ring pillow by Sweet B Papers found on Etsy.

Stipes were also brought in as napkins at our "Life's about to get more colorful" Baby Shower!

In addition, Ellenor will be using stripes in an upcoming wedding. Our inspiration began with this image of soft black and white striped table cloths. We loved the unexpected look that these brought to the tables while still being classic and beautiful.

We'll be using similar fabric as custom made runners along our long, "family style" tables in a Jane Austin inspired wedding. Keep checking back with us for more details on this wedding!

Want to incorporate stripes into your wedding? Try striped shoes! Striped food! Or favors with stripes! Still in need of some more inspiration? You know Martha always has some good ideas!

Or, you can always call us :)

xoxo,

Loralie