pinspiration: a fresh start

New year, fresh hopes and plans for the future. I'm currently obsessing over everything sage.

pinspiration: rose quartz + palm leaves

I've noticed two of the biggest trends for this summer coming together in a beautiful way lately, especially on Instagram and Pinterest. Social media seems to be loving the combo of green palm leaves and Rose Quartz, one of Pantone's Colors of the Year for 2016. It's a combination that feels classic and fresh at the same time, perfect for summer!

Pinspiration: The Sweet Side of Serenity

My main color inspiration so far this season has been Rose Quartz, but let's not forget that Pantone named TWO Colors of the Year for 2016, both perfect for spring. This year's most popular shade of blue, Serenity, is romantic, soft, and cool.

Pinspiration: Let's get away...

One of the shades I'm loving for my spring wardrobe is the perfect tan Pantone calls "iced coffee." Fashion has taken on a 70's vibe this year which lends itself perfectly to my dreams of someday driving alongside the California coast with Joni Mitchell on the stereo... happy Spring Break, y'all!

Pinspiration: Cozy Romantic Style

What I'm loving right now...

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Pinterest Favorites / because camp is home.

Favorite Pins: Memorial Day Inspiration

Is it just me, or has Memorial Day snuck up on us this year? For some reason I could not wrap my brain around the unofficial start of summer being a week earlier than usual. I'm definitely looking forward to the long weekend. Here's some plans that have me hoping and wishing for a laid-back lake weekend sometime very soon.

What are your Memorial Day plans?

clicks of note: these are the best days of our lives...

get your week off to a colorful start...
LISTEN.

• Sometimes I hear a song I like so much I'm almost sure I've featured it here before! If so, this one's good enough to hear again (and add to all your spring party playlists). I'm linking up with Musical Mondays at My So-Called Chaos.

SWOON.

Theo Milo Photography via Style Me Pretty

Pretty sure this Wilmington bride is my wedding soul mate... check it out!

• Purple Wedding of the Week: this garden fete at SMP.
• Drooling over this boho baby shower at 100 Layer Cakelet.
• Check out these darling dance step save-the-date cards.
• Southern Weddings features a lovely Charlottesville soiree.

SMILE.

• These seven tips for introverted career women are on point.
• This Harry Potter/Friends mashup works surprisingly well.
• A BuzzFeed writer lived according to Pinterest for one week.
• I've gone a little crazy on my own boards now that it's spring.

FLASHBACK.

• Last year I turned my blog into an outfit, shared vintage inspiration via Sunday Simplicity, rounded up teal and chambray wardrobe updates for spring, the prettiest watercolor wedding stationery, and recapped my February and March in Instagram and in entertainment.
• Two years ago I featured orange garden-inspired wardrobe ideas, rounded up inspiration for a French lavender wedding, and recapped my February and March in entertainment.
• Three years ago I reflected on the course of this blog, and shared my March blog loves.
• Four years ago we designed our invitations and found our flower girl's dress.

 

currently pinning.

I decided to use one of Helene's winter blogging prompts today: my current favorite Pins from Pinterest! Here are four pins that I am in love with at the moment...

sunday social: all about pinterest

1. What is your favorite outfit pin?


I think this is such a great neutral outfit and definitely something I'd wear.

2. What is your favorite food pin?


THE BEST crock pot chicken recipe. I make this one often.

3. What is your favorite wedding pin?


I wish I'd seen this idea before our honeymoon.

4. What is your favorite DIY/craft pin?


I think this would be so cute in a nursery or kid's room.

5. What is your favorite quote/verse/lyric pin?


I saw this quote on my trip to Seattle and fell in love with it.

6. Share one more random pin you love.


I'd like to be in this place right now.

 

sunday social: all about Pinterest!

This week's Sunday Social questions from Ashley and Neely are all about Pinterest, so naturally I couldn't resist!  Except then I couldn't figure out how to add the images from Pinterest to this post so that they'd have the source information underneath the way Neely did in her post - FAIL.  I clicked "share," I clicked "embed," and then I got confused, so I just included the original sources instead.



1. What is your favorite outfit pin?

Source: qtpiekelso on Polyvore

I love how colorful this outfit is, and brown leather accessories are pretty much my go-to choice on the weekends.

2. What is your favorite food pin?

Source: Taco Pizza from SparkRecipes

Taco pizza made with crescent rolls!  One of my coworkers brought this in for lunch one day, and we were all like "What IS that?!" because it looked so cool and smelled yummy.  Her answer was, "Go to my Pinterest."  I love my coworkers.

3. What is your favorite wedding pin?

Source: Style Me Pretty

I know this may seem strange coming from me, but I do not pin a large amount of wedding-related content!  I am very happy with the wedding I had, so I don't have one of those "if I could do it all again" boards.  I love this image from Style Me Pretty, though, and I think it's inspirational for any kind of outdoor celebration.

4. What is your favorite DIY/craft pin?

Source: U-Create

This is such a cool idea.  I want to make a t-shirt like this for summer music festivals with song lyrics.  I also think this would be a neat technique to use with a scarf instead of a t-shirt.

5. What is your favorite quote/verse/lyric pin?

Source: Healthy Living for You

This is from a fitness blog, but I printed it out and hung it up in my middle school English classroom when I was teaching editing and revising.  Teenagers fear mistakes and losing face, and I wanted to remind them that it's important to experiment and try new things as a writer without worrying about whether they're doing them the grammar-book way.

6. Share one more random pin you love.

Source: TheCarbonCrusader on Etsy

I need these Mean Girls pencils.  But definitely not for school.

clicks of note: labor day and living with boys

get your week off to a colorful [relaxed] start...

LISTEN.

• Fans of Mumford and Sons, the Avett Brothers, and Cory Chisel should check out Dawes.  This is "When My Time Comes."  I think the lyrics are well written and the harmonies on the chorus are just amazing.  The official video is worth a watch.

DROOL.

The Bride's Cafe

• The Bride's Cafe features an awesome eco-friendly inspiration shoot with a 1920's vibe.
• Ruffled features a fun DIY Oregon wedding with colorful, happy bouquets.
• Cyd from The Sweetest Occasion shares her 10 favorite party planning trends for 2012 on Babble.

SMILE.

• I think a "Living with a Boy" Pinterest board is genius. (it's by Alaina from Live Creating Yourself)
• Camille Styles' Indian Summer inspiration board is gorgeous.
• Back to School in a Box from You Are My Fave.

MAKE.

• Love these fun his and hers gold leaf honey bear vases from A Beautiful Mess.
• Another take on gold leaf - sophisticated gold-dipped glass vases at Style Me Pretty.
• Bridal Musings shares a DIY for real flower headbands - I hadn't heard of floral adhesive before and the concept has me pretty psyched.