Payless Shoes

Anyone who knows me knows I like a good deal. I never pay retail and most of my closet has come from a careful mix of Goodwill and H&M. But have you seen Payless shoes? They are really adorable lately and soooo cheap. Like $20 cheap. So why not?





From Payless

How to decorate long tables (Gangsta-ly)

For lovely number, just take some jewelry wire and and mangle and twist it up (the more unorganized the better! Then, use bright colored delicate flowers to contrast with the wire. You can use real flowers or paper ones using little pieces of the wire. You can put in in a glass as in the picture, or just place it along the table. I love the way it drapes!


This wire centerpiece is a bit more tamed. First get some coiling wire from a hardware store. Then wrap it around a bucket to get a uniform coil pattern, finally, you can stretch it out on the table and secure it with ties on either end. Then, just put bright flowers with long stems between the coils.


I love the look of these birds nest inspired centerpieces. To make these, you can use big soup cans. Then, wrap them with moss and garden wire. Then, put twigs in between the wire. Then, fill the soup can with flowers with large blooms.


This centerpiece is probably the easiest and the most cost effective! Use monochromatic carnations against solid colored square vases scattered along the table.

The key to decorating long tables is to keep it interesting along the table by incorporating new designs throughout.

pics 1&2 from inwater flowers pics 3&4 from Martha Stewart Weddings

J. Lo

Well well miss thang, you look quite cute. And I love your dress, it would be an adorable little wedding dress. I will spend many hours looking for a similar one online. (and report back to you of course)

pic via Syle and Inspiration

update: The dress is Oscar de la Renta from Elle 2005 The English Muse)

Today is my birthday

and I'm cookin' up a storm for my birthday dinner party.

I actually woke up feeling older today. I mean c'mon, dinner parties? Cooking my momma's recipes? Velcro rollers? Next stop is prune juice and Talbots.

Skeleton forks

A lil gothic touch for offbeat wedding couples (that is weird in a cool way).

via Boing Boing

get em at Plasticland

Monday Night Jamz 6

This song is so catchy and great for gettin' people on the floor.

Midas Hutch- Yes, No Maybe

wtf?

It's snowing in Atlanta. Last night, I wore a little dress and bare legs and felt totally fine- it was like 60 degrees. Then, this morning, I left the brunch restaurant to find my car covered in snow. wtf? It wasn't even slushy snow, but GOOD sticky, powdery snow. It's cool, but I kind of felt like homegirl in he picture above.

pic from ARFotography