These dreamy illustrations by Australian artist, Kareena Zerefos are so lovely. Kareena creates a bittersweet, slightly unsettling feeling in her work by exploring themes of isolation and escapism. She works using a variety of media, including pencil, gouache and ink, and often combines traditional drawing with digital graphics. You can purchase some of her work [...]

I recently hosted an Asian themed shower for a girlfriend of mine that is adopting a little boy from Vietnam. One of the things I did was create these custom baby shower favors from magnet sheets available at any office supply store. I designed them in Photoshop and printed them on my inkjet printer at [...]

I love these inspiring images of party planner Amy Atlas’ dessert buffets. With the use of monochromatic color and modern themes, she’s created such enticing spreads. And how fun is that lollipop tree?

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I’m loving these cute and chic school supplies from Kate’s Paperie. They almost make me long for those days of pencils, books and Trapper Keepers again…almost.
From left to right:
Cavallini Jumbo Erasers // 2009 Filofax Academic Journals // Kate Spade Canvas Pencil Case

On my continuing mission to create a nursery on a budget, I recently purchased a couple bright yellow wooden frames from the dollar store with the intent of using them to frame nursery art. The art I was using were a couple of illustrations from a vintage book on dinosaurs. I loved the colors and [...]