Personalized Yankee Candle Favors

Everyone has their favorite Yankee Candle-that must be a fact. What you may not know? Yankee Candle offers personalized candles that would make great favors for your guests!

Photo From: The Plunge Project

Does this idea not completely light you up?!? What's favorite Yankee Candle would you use??

a little Newport.

Newport, Oregon is home to many of my most favorite treats... the ocean, the Rouge Brewery and fresh, sweet crab! It's by far the first place i beg my boy toy to take me too every time we get a weekend to ourselves... it NEVER gets old!! period.  so... it only seems fitting to have a little slice of that heavenly place in my home! ;D

OOOhh... and for all you "Sister's in Smut" readers, Phew... have i been reading a doozy! in fact... when i'm done with post, i'm jumping back in to my OOOooohhh... so fabulous bed to read more! 

 Best books since Twilight for me!! 

 here's my Mr. Grey.

and yeah... the books ( 3 total ) are as yummy as him! :P  but... do not blame me if all you can do is lay in bed fanning yourself; while your family scrounges for food, wears dirty clothes and complains their mother/ wife has deserted them... deal!  Okay, good!  :D

I think this is going to be a very good week! (wink, wink )

x, Heather

Football Save the Date

Are you ready for some football?!? Monday Night Football....


Ok, so football season may be over, as is the Monday Night Football song for that matter, but this Save the Date announcement is too perfect! For any couple who are football fans, this is a must!

Photo Credit: Art + Life Photography 

Is this picture a touchdown or what?!?

Adventures in the Bayou State, Part I

View of thunderclouds from the hotel's eighth floor.

After a short stopover in Houston, yesterday, Thursday, March 10, 2010, I arrived in Baton Rouge with my sister Heather and other members of the West Coast Taekwondo school. I don’t mind Louisiana. The problem is getting there. I had to laugh when I overheard a couple behind me about the lab rat vibes they were getting wandering through the security line at the Ontario airport. With a stomach-churning long descent to George Bush International and a bumpy propeller-plane ride to Baton Rouge, I was glad to finally arrive at the hotel.

The Renaissance gives full meaning to the term “eclectic” decor. Furniture and artwork regardless of style – country, traditional, contemporary – blend together so naturally. The colors produce a much warmer look than is typical of hotel lobbies. And whose idea was it to paint a Creole dictionary on the bathroom wall?

Conveniently located close by is the Mall of Louisiana, where everyone spent the evening “exploring.” For dinner, I tasted the Caribbean Jerk Chicken sandwich with French bread at the Voo Doo BBQ & Grill. Oddly enough, the chicken was rather bland. The BBQ sauce, however, was scorching spicy hot. Later for dessert, I had Chocolate Swiss ice cream mixed with M&Ms at the Marble Slab Creamery. A local kid behind me in line told me to get the “Superman” flavor. Luckily, they don’t sell that one. No, I’m not much of an adventurous eater, but I try.

Mall carousel.

Before heading back to the hotel, the kids – and I’m using the term loosely, of course – took a spin on the old-fashioned carousel. This morning, my sister and I had some “sister time” and ate breakfast at the 24-hour Waffle House. I plan to do some sightseeing later. Everyone else will be preparing for the Taekwondo United tournament.

Mailbox Card Holder

So yes, there are a lot of perks about your wedding day. Marrying the one you love, spending time with your closest friends and family, and let's not lie, the gifts aren't such a bad touch either. A designated card and gift table is a must, and in the midst of all the craziness it would be a shame for anything to get lost!

This mailbox we found on Martha Stewart Weddings is a gorgeous and fun idea for guests to put their cards in and make sure nothing gets misplaced!

So cute! And I mean, who doesn't love getting mail?!?

friends...

i adore my friends! in fact most things i make, i end up giving to my friends or family!! if not, i'd probably be on some disturbing episode of Hoarders...

( the girls who drowned herself in her own fabric )

and the boy toy wouldn't be too pleased about THAT! LOL

with that said... i recently did a little swap with a good friend of mine and before i showed you all what i made her, i had to wait for it to arrive.

blah, blah, blah... I HATE surprises too!

 hahaha... They make me bat-shit crazy! my friends know this about me too!! i just really do need to KNOW or SHOW... jeeze... i just can't help my rotten self sometimes! LOL

 Any who... it arrived, so i feel much better now!! :P

ps... yes, i have clearly drank way too much coffee this morning and am quite ornery!

Luckily... i have pinterest around to show me my "crazy" is cool, cause it's mine! LOL  Let's keep it real... if it's been "pinned", it's truth.  :P

LOL!!! have fun today kids!!

x, Heather

Fingerprint Love Necklace

Marriage....the joining of two people who have made a lasting impression on each other's hearts. Just like each real love, fingerprints are unique for each person. This necklace from Etsy is such an adorable gift for a bride who said "I do" to a man who left a truly unique impression on her heart.

Does this leave an impression on you too??