Monograms and Margaritas!

Saturday night, my lovely bridesmaids threw me a FABULOUS bridal shower. It was my very first one and the theme was Monograms and Margaritas! Ummm, two of my favorite things plus girlfriends and gifts? Sign me up! I had an amazing time and am so thankful for the ladies in my bridal party :) Here are some lots of the pictures from the night...

Monogrammed wreath greeting guests at the door 

Fiesta banner

(I n.e.e.d. a Cricut!)

Handmade flower poms... obsessed!!

Close-up of the amazing detail that went into my shower :)

Cupcakey's by Jami

Delicious eats from Tin Lizzy's!

Love all the little thoughtful details like tying utensils with ribbon. Such good hostesses!

A daisy a day

You can tell we had already hit up the margs by the time I took this pic, 

but each girl had a personalized mason jar for the night!

Jami and I

Kelley, Amy and Candice...love my frans

My aunt, Pat, and sweet mom :)

Starting to open presents!

"P" mat

Monogrammed carrier

His and Hers monogrammed pillow cases/sheets

Monogrammed cooler...thanks Kristin!

Sassy new "Mrs. Perry" apron

Ahhhh!! Love my giant monogram from my MOH!

Thanks James for starting to create my rehearsal bouquet :)

Notice my mason jar wine glass...LOVE. 

Katherine, Jami and I 

KD Hollaaa

Kelley and I

All my lovely hostesses!!

Crazy girls at Lost Dog afterwards

Trying to see through my fake eyelashes haha

And this is the last picture I should post of the night....let's just say we went to a rave. and danced. and danced some more. and I loved it. 

Thank you to everyone that made Saturday night amazing!! You da best. 

Craigslist Craftiness?

I was browsing through Craigslist this morning and came across some finds that I wanted to pass along to y'all. All are located in the Atlanta area and with a little paint (or not), these babies can be show stoppers in your home!

How great would this be as a changing table in a babies room??

($130)

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/wat/fuo/3158248502.html

This coffee table is made out of solid wood and would look fabulous with a new splash of color or leave him au naturale. The cheapest I have seen a guy like this was $250 at a consignment furniture store! 

($150)

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/fuo/3134249457.html

This leggy lady is just waiting to be spruced up (or shabby chic'd) and find a new home in your entryway. 

($30!)

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/wat/fuo/3138961921.html  

How amazing are the lines, tufting, and nailhead trim of this chair?? Get rid (or keep) the green leather and upholster this baby is a fabulous fabric!

($45)

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/fuo/3132069369.html 

Last but not least, my vision for this is very similar to the first Craigslist find, but at almost half the price! This would be wonderful as a changing table in a baby's room. Just add a little paint, some baskets to the shelving on the side and use the open space where the TV lives to display some keepsakes or stuffed animals. So many options for a nursery!

($75)

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/fuo/3150128892.html   

Have y'all found any Craigslist treasures recently? 

I'm off to a food tasting at the Club for our wedding!! Happy Friday, y'all!!

Make A Statement

It seems like errrbody and their mother is head over heels for statement necklaces. Let me tell you, my mama and I both are on this bandwagon and we love some of the finds we snatched up at the Mart recently. If you can't sneak your way into there, here are a few affordable options I found in a 15 minute search of the Internet.

Forever 21 Finds:

{$12.80}

{$9.80}

{$9.80}

Francesca's: 

{$28}

{$28}

{$28}

{$34}

Last, but certainly not least, check out these GORGEOUS finds from

Etsy:

{$18}

This is the J-Crew inspired Bubble necklace that whipped mainstream fashionistas into a frenzy! FYI, the J Crew version is $150 bones(!!!!)

{$28}

{$49.99}

Aren't these baubles lovely? 

I also wanted to share with y'all two recent finds to help you snag a few of these statement necklaces yourself. 

The first site is called Very Jane, which sends you an e-mail whenever a daily deal pops up, much like Groupon or Living Social. The site sells all kinds of deals (not just jewelry) and most of the sellers are from Etsy! The J Crew inspired "Bubble" necklace was a recent daily deal, for example. 

The second place to find great jewelry deals is called Accessory Auctions, which is a company that sells on Facebook (they are NOT associated with Facebook, though). Every Monday night, they have an online auction where a certain amount of jewelry items are released and the ladies snap them up! 

Check out both and let me know what you think :)

Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner!

I tried out this recipe tonight and boy was it good! It was so simple and easy, that I thought I would pass it along. I pinned this on Pinterest, but can't seem to find the link to the original source, so the directions and picture are what I copied from Pinterest.

Ingredients:

4-6 raw chicken breasts

new potatoes

green beans

(fresh or canned-really any green veggie would work. Broccoli is good, too). 

Directions:

Arrange in 9x13 dish. 

Sprinkle with a packet of Italian dressing mix and then top with a melted stick of butter. 

Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

*NOTE: I used a Ranch dressing packet because I had it on hand and did NOT use a stick of butter...I just took a a few pats and placed them around the dish

Enjoy!

Monogram Wall Art

Let me start off by saying this fits me perfectly! 

Since we got that out of the way, I decided to put another one of my pins to the test when I created this easy DIY Monogram Wall Art. 

I saw this picture on Pinterest

and decided it looked easy enough to try!

So here are my materials:

Letters from Hobby Lobby 

($1.99 each, large P was $3.49)

Two pieces of canvas from Michael's I bought a year ago

Fabric from Hobby Lobby

(Ikat $4.89, Chevron $5.39 with 40% off coupon)

Spray Paint which I substituted the green for pink later on

The first thing I did was spray the letters with primer then gussy them up with pink and blue paint. After they dried, I sprayed them with a clear coat as a sealant. 

Meanwhile, I started working on the fabric canvas boards...

I cut the fabric to fit (each piece was 1 yard)

Busted out the glue gun to secure it to the canvas

and Viola!

Ain't she purty? 

Both beauties ready to be monogrammed!

Now that the letters were dry, I played around with them to show y'all different ways this can be done:

E for Elizabeth perhaps...

...or art for Laura...

...A is for Ashley!...

...or a giant P for my future last name eeeeek!!

Instead of these options, which I love, I decided to do a traditional look with our new monogram (in 3 months!!!)

Jason loooves tolerates the pink, but I think she is gorg ;)

Here she is hanging in all of her splendor

And now for her close-up..

I love it! 

As for the other canvas, I chose to use the best word eva: L-O-V-E

(I'm totally singing "L is for the way you look at me..." in my head right now!)

Jason has since informed me that I painted and glued the letter V backwards but what the hell: let's chalk it up to a blonde/I was dying in the heat moment. 

Here she is in her new home in the kitchen:

This corner was always so dark before, so I love how this art brightens the area!

So what do y'all think? Would this be something to do in your own home? 

I really want to make more, but I think Jason would kill me if I hung any more "girly" colors around the house haha! I guess I'll just have to create some for my classroom then ;)