Just so you know.

Hey friends! I hope your Wednesday is treating you well. A while back I posted my kitchen overhaul, which you can see here, for all you new comers.

Now when you're doing a DIY renovation as big as a complete kitchen, it can be stressful and you probably will get a little burnt out. It's a lot of work. We started our kitchen reno in July and I still have work to do! I'm not going to say what, because you might start inspecting these pics to spot the unfinished areas! Anyhow, we recently finished our kitchen "bookshelf" with the help of my amazing dad. 

Take a look.....

Serving it up!

Let me just say that Amy Atlas is AMAZING! It never fails, every time I visit her site I feel like a kid in a candy store, I can't get enough! Each event is SO unique, and it seems like her visions and ideas are endless. I'm sure a lot of you out there find a lot of joy in throwing fun parties or are always searching for a reason to celebrate, just like me. Amy Atlas is a wonderful source for party inspiration. 

I hope you enjoy these as much as I did!! Welcome new followers-I am so excited you're here!

Indie Craft Parade: Top 3

Hey ya'll!! ( can you hear that Georgia accent?) 
So what do you think? E from E, Myself, and I  (long time friend from Clemson) broke the news to me that my blog was well overdue for a facelift. I'll admit it hurt a bit, when she told me, but I was so focused on posts and other blogs that I didn't realize how outdated and kind of ridiculous mine was looking! So, thank you E for being a TRUE friend and introducing me to piknic.com! 
This past weekend we attended the Indie Craft Parade in Greenville. It was SO inspiring! We had to wait outside in line due to the max capacity inside... what a great turn out! There were so many great shops there, but I have picked my top 3 favorites!


Number 1: Paige from Lightnest was a true gem! Offering unique handmade accessories (love the bags!) and I am also a BIG fan of her wreath...I'm hoping she'll have a new one coming out for fall!

Number 2: Emily from Pretty.Simple.Things. Creates beautiful personalized stationary with printing choices from offset, hand silk-screening, or letterpress.

Number 3: The very imaginative and quite funny, Finkelsteins. I don't really know how to put their creatures into words, I just know I REALLY like them, and when I begin having kids, I know I'll definitely be purchasing a few lavender whales and sock toys!

This was Will's favorite because it reminded him of his chest hair. (Is it okay for a child to have a toy with chest hair?)

These were my top three, but I do have to mention that Barb from Knack Studios was there (precious woman!) and everyone that has been around me in the past month knows of my great love for Knack!

Was anyone else there?!

Have a Blessed Sunday!!

Blog Love's

I don't think I'm a big fan of the Thursday's title posts. Thursdays are about all the inspring things that I have found throughout the week that I collect and then share with you. Any suggestions for a new title?

Let me just say, I am SO EXCITED about my 50 followers!! So thrilled that ya'll are here! I put a ton of time into Design Blooms, a little too much really, so it's great to see that people are sticking around.

Moving on...I've found some wonderful things this week..take a look.


1. Octavia Bloom Necklace, Coco + Kelley
2. Sock Monkey hat, Beatrice Killam
3. Vintage Wooden Box, Three Potato Four
4. Penelope's bedroom, Creamy Life
5. Suzani Pillow, Material Recovery
6. Rue Magazine bedroom, Coco + Kelley

What do you think?

Ode to summer

We all may be getting a little tired of this hot weather and looking expectantly to the new season, but I think we should take a moment and reflect on all the great things that happened in the summer of 2010. (Can I just share...there is a video of my husband when he was maybe 3 and he's walking around outside, and he looks up and says "Lets just take a moment and refwect on the twees." HA! Every time I say 'reflect' I think about that! So cute.)



This is a short and sweet post because I am STILL at school and I promised I would leave by 4. (You may be thinking its ONLY 4, but I've been here since 7 and I'm getting a little antsy)



Enjoy these last few weeks of warm weather, soak in the sun, drive with the windows down, take long walks outside, and refwect on the twees!

*Images courtesy of Eddie Ross, Lonny Mag, and Laura Day Living

Okay you can peek...

Wow!! What a great way to start a short week! I have new followers which (ask my husband) makes me SO happy! I also was featured on the DIY Showoff blog today for my kitchen reno I did over the summer. If haven't heard about Roeshel's blog you need to go check it out. It's a very inspiring source for help with renvotions, both big and small.

Now, I don't want to reveal everything to you just yet, but I have been working on a kitchen and I have a few sneak peeks for you! (I'm learning that projects can't be completed in one week, if it's not your own! I have a hard time with that!)

Here are some more cakestands, inspired by Knack Studios.

Annnnddd, here are the chair we painted for her breakfast area.

It's already Tuesday! I hope it's a great one! And welcome new followers!!!!

Blog Love's: 80th Post!

YAY! This will be my 80th post!! Not really a big deal, just wanted something to celebrate. Thank you to my 41 followers for finding an interest here and for your encouragment along the way. As you know, I am an art teacher so my time is split between school and my two other passions, interior design and blogging. I want this to be a source for unique and inspiring ideas, diy projects, new and upcoming blogs and online shops, and eventually providing interior design consultations. I'm chugging along...slowly, but you will see some major changes in the next few months, that I'm SO excited about.
If you have advice for me or just would like to see certain things here at Design Blooms that's not being offered, please let me know. Your input is very important to me!

Thursday's are "Blog Love's" days. I will share a collection of inspiring items that I've found scattered around the blog world, that need to be shared. Here are the first 7....


Enjoy!

1. Illustrator, Alice Melvin Aviary Stamps

2. & 4. Amy Atlas, Dessert Features

3. & 7. Fey Handmade, Mason lights and planters

5. Knack Studios, Stencil Tricks (featured on design*sponge)

6. Pink Wallpaper, Single pompom necklace from Vamoose

It's almost FRIDAY!!!!!!! Any Tiger fans out there?!