Vintage Mint

I think I’ve figured out the color scheme for my future first quilt: aqua + red! I don’t know why I didn’t think of this color combo sooner, especially since it’s ubiquitous, maybe even a little passé {hello, brown + baby blue/pink}. Still, I think the colors are bright + fun as well as gender neutral. {Actually, I think I’ll have to make TWO quilts, since my preferences vacillate between vibrant colors and neutral tones}.

{love the tiny toadstools fabric!}

{Image via Purl Bee}

This DIY project is lovely! {Admittedly, it even looks easy enough for me to do!} Jennifer is always chock-full of  colorful + great ideas.

For step-by-step instructions on how to make this fab inspiration board, go here.

{total eye candy!}

{Photo via MadeByGirl}

I would have never thought of hosting a Milk + Cookies themed baby shower. Wow, Brittany Gharring {her blog: Most Likely Late} is mad-talented. {Oh, and she’s only twenty…four.} I wish I knew how to plan cute + original parties like this! {Okay, parties in general.}

{jars + jars of cookies}

{”watering hole”, aka: the milk bar}

{First seen on Cookie’s Nesting blog}

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Love how classic + timeless silhouettes are, especially these little gems…

{Images via Country Living}

Cute dragon craft from Martha. Too bad I didn’t realize Chinese New Year is…um, today. Still, this would be a fun craft for a child’s birthday party, or just fun in general.

{Dragon template, here}

What a fun little craft for the holiday season! Maybe even easy enough for kids and non-coordinated adults to do. {We shall see…}

{Love how bell jars makes anything look snazzy!}

{Image via Martha Stewart}

You know it’s Christmas season in America when you see glitter reindeer platters and green + red mint flavored m&ms already rolled out on the shelves at Target, and it’s still a week before Halloween. So me mentioning this upcoming Holiday season 10 days before Thanksgiving Day shows restraint, at least by corporate standards. So without further ado, how cute are these homemade Christmas stockings? Alicia Paulson is offering a PDF of these for free {!}, here. {Potential weekend project!}

{Image from Posie Gets Cozy}
{Order Alicia’s book, here}

What a simple + cute Autumnal craft: a leaf mobile! {Instructions, here.} This would be a pretty minimalist {and easy DIY} Thanksgiving decoration…in case turkey and cornucopia themes weren’t your thing.

{Still cute, even if it resembles something your 1st grader would bring home}

{Found via design*sponge}

Why not dress up like Joan Holloway {via Mad Men} for Halloween? Body-hugging vintage dress + tasteful pumps + red lips + brooch + Sass = perfect ensemble. See other featured interpretations of current pop culture icons on the New York Times, here.

{Image via Tony Cenicola/NY Times}

Found these instructions on how to make a tutu/petticoat from Free People’s blog. Cute idea for part of a Halloween costume. I’m sure having a homemade tutu will come in handy some day…

{Image via Primex}

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