sweet designs.

it was revealed yesterday.  and i couldn't be more excited.

amy atlas, my inspiration, revealed her book cover!  its now available for pre-order on amazon.  the book officially comes out april 24th.  i can't wait to get my copy.  its 352 pages of awesome-ness - from diy projects, dessert recipes and styling tips!  in fact, it might be the first book i've read cover-to-cover in awhile.

if you don't know amy - you've probably still seen her influence.  she's credited with starting the dessert table trend.  and what a trend its been!  and continues to be!  

i took inspiration from her for our own wedding candy buffet.  and our guests LOVED it. 

 

{at the end of the night all the candy was gone except for the banana-grams and 2 vases were broken.  i think a fight must have broke out over the last lemon slice.}  

i'll be posting more details on our candy bar soon.  in the meantime, enjoy some sweets virtually! 

balloon wall.

my hubby turned 28 this past wednesday.  i surprised him with a wall of balloons from the garage into the kitchen.  i think he felt like a kid again!

the process was simple.  i've been really stressed with work this week so i had A LOT of hot air in me.  i used that to blow up the 15 balloons.  then i braved new heights and hung the balloons at varying heights from the ceiling with yarn while standing on our kitchen chairs.  you might not know this about me, but i get a little dizzy with heights.

i did a couple checks from the perspective of the garage to make sure it looked full, and then patiently waited for him to come home so i could video tape his entrance.  have you ever noticed that when you're waiting for something, time creeps by?  watch this video for instance, i started filming from the time his car pulled into the garage.  i should also note, its incredibly awkward.  but who doesn't love awkward?  its charming.

see, i wasn't lying about awkward.  ryan thought i was taking a photo so he's posing.  and my voice!  ahhhh, i hope i don't really sound like that!  and the whispering...kinda creepy.

picnik is closing!

have you heard?  picnik is closing!  what a bummer.  i first discovered this program in 2010 and loved it for its FREE photo editing software.  the good news?  its still available until april 19, 2012.  and the premium features are FREE!  my favorite tool from picnik?  the stickers - i used them here, here, here and here.  


looks like they are pushing creative kit from google+ as the replacement. i'm not familiar with it yet, but if its from the developers of picnik, i'm sure it'll be awesome.


do you use a photo editing software?  please share!

before + after: wrapping paper organizer

yesterday, i previewed a project i was working on.  today i'm here to share the before & after!  i inherited this wrapping paper organizer from my grandfather.  he built in in 1997.  he made three - one for my grandma, one for my mom and one for my aunt.  i'd always loved my moms so when my grandpa said i could have his, i jumped at the chance!  i knew a little coat of paint and some TLC and it'd be brand new.  


the before was a nice shade of yellowish white.  i guess after 15 years of use, a little discoloring is to be expected.  i had some teal paint leftover from the wedding (its valspar nautical if anyone wants to know) so i gave it a fresh coat.  i used some wrapping paper to line the insides and voila - a fresh look!

what do you think?  looks pretty good, right?!

i love it.  and it fits perfectly in my craft closet.  because of course, i didn't measure it before i had ryan move it from the kitchen into my office...fully loaded and all.  it might be pretty but it is HEAVY.  especially when you have 20 rolls of wrapping paper.  

and 5 of them are the same.  did anyone else see the cute wrapping paper target had this year at christmas time?  i mean, teal birdies?  yes please.  

a little project.

here's a quick preview of a project i've been working on.

yes, its my favorite signature color.  it should be finalized tomorrow!  any guesses what it might be?  if you follow me on twitter {@missprissypaige} then you might have heard.  

either way, come back for the BIG REVEAL!