My Sister's Bridal Shower

In case you were wondering why I have been MIA I have been planning my sister's bridal shower! We had so much fun and it all turned out great, have a look...

DIY vases and frames

the dessert table

 compacts for all the guests

 homemade money box

my beautiful  mother, my gorgeous sister ( and bride to be!) and me

Rocking a Sock Bun

I will have to try rocking a sock bun for sure, I love having my hair up in the summer, plus this just seems so easy and the result looks great! Did you have any idea that getting such a perfect doughnut-like bun involved a sock!

here is a video tutorial on how to achieve this look...

via Mr.Kate

Blurb Books Giveaway Winner!

And the winner is... Lucky Girl

Congrats I guess you really are a "Lucky Girl"!

I will be sending your promo code credit to your email address.

Thanks to Blurb for hosting such a fun giveaway!

Kitchen Sneak Peeks

 stay tuned more kitchen to reveal soon

Don't forget to enter the BLURB giveaway if you haven't already!

Around the house...

Don't forget to enter the Blurb book Giveaway here

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You can really do anything: design your own comic book or graphic novel, write your own cookbook, write a novel, publish your portfolio, create custom educational books for your kids, and of course, tell the story of your wedding or vacation. Plus so much more. 

And for you amazing Wallpaper readers Blurb.com is offering one lucky reader a chance to create their very own photo book by giving away a $35 credit. 

here are some examples of what you could create...

To Enter: 
You must be a follower of WALLPAPER and leave a comment telling me what type of book you would create with Blurb?

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Contest Closes: Thursday June 7, 2012 at 11:59 pm, central time.

Other Info: I will select the winner using random.org and announce the winner on Friday June 8, 2012...Good luck!!