In Coral

The color of this Clare Vivier clutch grabbed my attention last Saturday. It is bright, cool, deep, bold, and so perfectly summer. It is the perfect shade. It inspired me to re-style my honey my heart logo. So I conferred with my awesome friend Shannon of sass and peril, and she added an awesome splash of color to my logo!!

 

Hello, new look!

In the midst of this wonderful summer, the new logo has brightened all of the honey my heart online pages! Hooray for a happy facebook, twitter, homepage, and etsy shop :)

Have a bright and cheery day!

Peachy Packaging

Inspired by Pantone's 2012 color of the year, Tangerine Tango, I started to collect ruffles/streamers/ribbon/sequins in various shades of orange. The lights and bold oranges mixed with all of the texture allows for a seamless fit to my current style and aesthetic. I think the colors will freshen up the look of my table design and bring the extra pop that I like. And an update in table colors brings an update in packaging!


With the use of good old Japanese washi tape and some glitter hearts comes some peachy boxes for 2012!!


I like how the coral pink and peach tape coordinates with the purple of the boxes.




Yay!

Do you have a favorite color for 2012? Will you be adding some tangerine tango to your look?

We believe handcrafted tchotchkes are life-enhancing. -Jonathan Adler

It had rained all week. Dreary, cold, wet days that were nice and quiet, but I need clear skies and bright light. With a rainy shopping Saturday in SB, we were hoping our Sunday trip to LA would yield both sun and fun.

We spent a lot of the day running around LA for unexpected presents and decided to stop by Jonathan Adler on Melrose. Having driven by the store many times, registering/creating a wish list there, loving the aesthetic, and on the look out for the perfect present for my banana/fruit loving cousin, it was the perfect place to start. And although the price point was a bit daunting, one or two little pieces could be special enough and add an irrevernt luxury to our home.


Their store windows, reflecting a sunny and lightly clouded sky, delighted the eye with pretty pottery and boxes with bows :)


A bed said "love" and lux and comfort.


Pottery was all around. I am in love with the man and woman bud vases on the table.


Color was always present.


Figurines of all kinds each had a home.


Sayings, like his manifesto, were all over the walls.


Laquer and bright colors and Larry & Balky added such fun to the place.


One of my favorite pieces were the salt and pepper shakers.


The store was filled with so much design, color, bright inspiration, and happy people and pieces that I had to come away with a purchase.


Tied nicely with a bow.


Hip, happy, and for the home.


An elephant ornament for the tree!


And a too cute poodle, too.

I am so glad the sun came out for Sunday :) It was a perfect day to run around town, in the hustle and bustle of the holidays, and enjoy the beauty of light, colors, and little design pieces.

Hope that your weekend was fab and that your holidays are gearing up to be great!!

To find my place: Placecards and Displays

While trying to finish elements on what seems like a never-ending To-Do and DIY list, I am happy to share our recently completed place card display. The place card plan was for some simple white cards with purple ink in a nice calligraphy or flowy font. The white color would stand out nicely on a colorful display.

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Inspiration for a bright, colorful display and white cards came from this lovely grass box.

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And these mounds of flowers.

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But I wanted something that displayed the cards vertically.

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And these ribbon boards by Mrs. Eggplant were the perfect look! Ribbon boards have a super fun look and allow for a variety of color and texture in the ribbons. I could also use the ribbon board to display photos and notes after the wedding.

I began collecting ribbon from Michael's, utilizing their many sales and coupons.

The ribbons were cut to length, allowing them to wrap about 1 inch over both sides of the foam board.

The ribbons were lined up against the straight edge of the board and secured with glue dots and packaging tape.

Colors and textures varied.

Here are the three boards :)

My cousin offered to gift me calligraphed place cards and I gladly accepted. She is bringing them up with her before the wedding. I am so excited to see how they turn out!

How will you display your place cards? Have you tried to make a ribbon board? I wish I had more tips about the best way to secure ribbons :)


Blog title is from lyrics by Augustana

Take me home tonight: Our Wedding Favor Boxes

A few months ago I collected inspiration for favor boxes to use in our candy buffet. The take-out boxes were our favorite shape and size, having them on sale was our sign to purchase plenty. After many trips to Paper Source, I had amassed a good collection of beet, cement, plum, and curry colored boxes and brads. The boxes are die-cut meaning so I would just have to fold along the lines and secure. Some added embellishments and a note of thanks to our guests would make this a fun semi-DIY project.


For embellishments I used a flower punch from Michael's, 1.25" round labels in curry from Paper Source, and 1.75" and 2.25" circle punches from Michael's. The punches created fun shapes in various purple and yellow papers and would provide a nice layering effect.

Above are a few of the pieces we used to decorate the take out boxes. The flowers added a fun and whimsical touch to everything. The labels read "Thanks for making our day sweet" and also featured our monograms (I'm trying to get as much use of them as possible/create a cohesive look with all of our stationery). And the fiances diligently punched out each flower and circle for me :)

Upon decorating the boxes, I went for a style that layered each piece but left open the color combination. This would give the boxes a uniform yet personalized look.

Some boxes had flower punches added to where the brads secured them.

Some were just secured by brads in complementary colored.

Each had a the circles layered on top of one another, and some had the flower punches for accent.

Some were simpler, but still fun, without the flower.

And all were lovely. The different colors, patterns, and textures helped to give each box a unique look, while the use of similar shapes and layering kept the style steadfast.

I really love the ease to this project and hope our guests enjoy the containers as much as what they contain ;)

What kind of favors will/did you have? How did you decorate your favors?



Blog title is from lyrics by Eddie Money

Purple n gold with the Lakers part III

Table scape, Dior heels, Elie Saab dress, LV dress.
Chuck Bass, bouquet, lemon centerpiece, programs, Kobe.

The yellow Dior heels mentioned in an earlier post inspired me to create another inspiration board. Well that and the beautiful ready to wear dresses by Elie Saab and LV, the fact that Gossip Girl is finally showing a new episode on Monday, and the Lakers win tonight :) It's actually good that I'm collecting more inspiration because we meet with our caterer in a few weeks to discuss table scapes, meet possible floritsts to discuss all things floral, and start the search for the groom's suit.

Happy Friday!

Blog title is from lyrics by Nelly

Over the rainbow

I have been so wrapped up with creating inspiration boards (i, ii, iii, iv) that I never mentioned how and why we chose our colors. So before I post any more purple and yellow accessories or Lakers inspired anything, here is the story.

Much of our wedding details have been my decision. The mister is very happy to put the planning/budgeting/creating process in my hands. With this type of free range I wanted to thank him by asking his opinions on certain aspects like cupcake flavors, music choices, and grooms men's attire. But I also wanted to have his personality in the details, even if he wasn't the one making the decisions.

What better way to affect details than wedding colors. It's a perfect idea, wedding colors would dictate the overall look, feel, and style of our wedding. If I chose a color or colors that fit his style and personality, he would be represented. Table runners, flowers, envelopes, and favor boxes are just some details directly affected by colors.

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So I started the color search with our favorite colors: pink and blue.

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Then checked Style Me Pretty and Snippet & Ink for inspiration boards and eye candy. I love these sites because everything is sooooooo beautiful. The posts have such gorgeous photos which help with ideas on incorporating your color into all the details of your wedding. As my mind spun with ideas, my heart loved combinations of pink and blue or pink and green.

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Blue is the mister's favorite color. It's cool, calm, and fits our ocean side venue. I liked the look of a dark shade of blue and a lighter shade of pink, or an aqua blue and a hot pink.

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Pink is my favorite color. Its shades are cheery, uplifting, girly, and bold. Green was a perfect compliment to pink. It balanced the femininity of pink. Green is also a color the mister likes to wear.

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Pink and green looked very nice with a pop of yellow. The color yellow reminds me of summer so the color as an accent works so well.

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I had thought about a mix of just pink and yellow. But it wouldn't be very representative of the mister.

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So how about a mixture of pink, blue, green, and yellow. It's bright and bold and calming all at once. When I saw the board above I was just about convinced that those would be the colors of our wedding.

And then it hit me. Purple and Yellow. Iris and Lemon. Plum and Banana. Lavender and Daisy. Forum Blue and Gold. Lakers colors. The colors that have been there all along :) The colors of our favorite team, a team we cheer on and watch without fail, a pasttime we enjoy, and one of the main interests we've shared over the years.

While the colors aren't neccessarily our "favorites", I think they represent our personalities quite nicely.

Pamella Roland dress, the knot chairs, Lakers logo, yellow flower, LO
Versace shoe, VB dress, JW dress, table scape
T&Co ring, cake topper, flowers, place cards, cake

And so we arrived to our colors :) It was a bit of a journey but I'm glad it's a representation of the two of us.

How did you choose your colors?

Blog title is from lyrics by E.Y. Harburg

But there's a love in all our souls, and it shines like gold

My brother sent me these awesome shoes for my birthday. They're comfortable, flirty, cute, and gold. I was a bit apprehensive about the color at first thinking it would draw so much attention. But after spending all of Valentine's Day walking in them (Nike Air rules my soles), I realized that the color simply complemented my clothing ensemble. I love these shoes. Their gold colored leather helps dress up any outfit and they are fancy enough to wear as wedding shoes.

Gold is a fun color. It's everywhere, from gold medals and gold wedding bands to gold chocolate coins and goldschläger. As a metallic color it is totally glamorous, shiny, and sparkly.

Lela Rose, bouquet, Cole Haan, seating cards, Lela Rose
Cupcakes, boxes, bells, necklace, Chuck Bass, table

After seeing two beautiful gold dresses in Lela Rose's Fall 2009 collection, I had to create a gold inspiration board. Utilized as highlights in your wedding colors, or as the main color scheme, gold can produce quite an alluring scene.

Do you like the color gold or any other metallic colors? Will you be incorporating them into your wedding colors?

Blog title is from lyrics by The Bouncing Souls

In a pink dress

The wedding dress search has officially begun. For months now I have been browsing sites with the most lovely dresses, but haven't seriously looked. Now, just over 8 months to go, I realized that I must begin narrowing down which styles fit, the stores I would like to visit, and appointments have to be made. Oh the procrastinator in me.

One idea I really like is having color incorporated in the dress. It would add such a pop to tradition and would be well remembered.

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A dress definitely remembered is Gwen Stefani's wedding dress. The mostly white dress that transitions from a lighter to a richer pink on the bottom is such a beauty. Gwen Stefani rocks. Her style is so genuine, classic, edgy, and feminine. I love how she translated her personal style so effortlessly into her wedding dress.

Her dress inspired this post of wedding dress alternatives. Below are beautiful pink dresses by one of my favorite designers, Pamella Roland.

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The look of this dress is quite reminiscent of Gwen's dress. White turning into pink. The over the shoulder look gives it a grecian vibe. The dress looks very flowy, I love the movement in the photo.

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This is my favorite dress from the Spring 09 collection. I love this combination of top and skirt so much. The textured, detailed top and simpler bottom is a great mix of flare and tradition. The beading accentuates the halter neckline. And I just love the gingham print skirt.

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The neckline on this dress, the way it moves, and the sweet pink color. The belt is a cute accent. Sooooooo pretty!

While are great inspirations and a nice starting point, I have to be realistic and consider the budget. So file this under fantasy. And I'll return to you with more wedding dress inspirations.

How did you decide on your wedding dress? Did you incorporate any accents, embellisments, or color?

Blog title is from lyrics by Donna Lewis