OlioHop MomSpot

Happy Monday everyone! Today brings another OlioHop (although it is not the first Monday of the month there's a reason!) and today's theme is MomSpots! I swear somewhere out there is a force connecting me personally to the themes Olioboard puts out for OlioHop, normally we have Mommy Monday here! This week I'm spending my Mommy Monday from Wellfleet, MA on Cape Cod. I used to vacation here with my parents every summer and I am thrilled to get Kyle and Dablet (all the way) up here for a change of scenery and a Red Sox game!

Our view of Long Pond from our secluded rental

Last month we talked about organizing for our OlioHop, and the immense inspiration from all of the amazing designers, tools available on Olioboard, and really taking a look at how to best organize even my own spaces (it's always harder to practice what you preach!) I took home 1st and 2nd in the Olioboard Ogranizing Challenge! Thank you for ALL of your support!
It has always been a dream of mine to have my own "Mom Cave" - well at least since I became a mom! How many times have you heard "Man Cave" as if us ladies have the rest of the house on lock down?! Maybe we insert more influence, but let's be honest, when you're a mom the house belongs to the kids! In order to create a "Mom Spot" you have to take a few elements into consideration:

• Space available
• Your passions
• Your resources
• The mood you are trying to inspire

For me, the last one is the most important, but I put it last because I feel we (as moms) often overlook how we want a space to make us feel and just explode with sheer excitement at the opportunity to have our own corner. Maybe we can convince our kids to send us to timeout in our Mom Spot?! My top three types of mom spots would be Reading Nooks, Spa Areas, and Crafting Rooms. Before I hit the designing boards on Olioboard, I take to Pinterest for some pinspiration! Check out my full Mom Spot Board Here!

I chose this "I just want to make beautiful things even if nobody cares" as the theme for my Mom Spot blog!

After all, it's about what YOU want to make yourself happy!

Olioboard makes it incredibly user friendly to take your pinspiration and turn in into a "shop-able reality"! Can't find the perfect item you're looking for in the large bank of brands on Olioboard? Don't worry! You can always upload it yourself! I try to upload my pinspiration into my boards so I can have a vision of what my dream result looks like. Here's how my pinspiration took life into Olioboards for reading nooks, spas, and craft rooms:

To see this board and shop the look click here

Find yourself a comfy place to curl up with a book, gossip magazine, and beverage of choice. Been a rough day? No one here will judge you if you get a few drops of red wine on a throw pillow! Choose your favorite colors to set the mood and inspire your hideaway!

To see this board and shop the look click here

Say it with me now, "Ahhhhhhh"! Whenever I see a spa area I immediately want to check out the recipes for homemade flavored water, light a candle, and meditate! In this room it's OK to play in the mud!

To see this board and shop the look click here

Are you the type of person who escapes into creativity, but just can't seem to find the time? Make your craft room easy access with easy organization! Your mental health will thank you for it each time you find 30 minutes to dive inside and be a kid again! 

Need more organization tips? Check out the last OlioHop: Organization!

Do you have another idea for your dream Mom Spot? Head over to Olioboard and get creative! Remember, it's a dream idea so let your budget run wild! Need to make it a reality?! We're happy to help there too and create a budget friendly version of your wildest dreams!

As with all OlioHops, this could not be a success without the teamwork of Olioboard and the other amazing bloggers! Olioboard has given us an extra bonus this week with their presence at World Market Center in Las Vegas, and the Blog Her Conference in NYC! Big thanks go out to Olioboard and these fabulous events for taking the time to take a look at us!

Today we have 12 other talented designers sharing their ideas for fabulous Mom Spots, be sure to check them out and share your ideas with them!

- Chaotically Creative - Design Magnifique - Simply Savvy -

- Frugal Finds - Homestyling 101 - Push Interiors - Seaside Interiors - 

- Selma Hammer Designs - Stacy Naquin Interiors - 

 - Fashion House Interiors - Jennifer Reynolds Interiors - Sway Girl

Happy 4th & Fun News - Part 2

Happy Fourth of July everyone! I don't know about your weather, but when I made a Target run this morning it was already mid 80s! While I'm looking forward to two cookouts this week, I'm not so much looking forward to the extra heat the grill will add! So it is vitally important to share a drink recipe to help you cool off and entertain!

Find the Pin here

Photo and recipe sourced from Punch Bowl

Red, White, & Blue Sangria - Because it's SO easy to make!!

• Sliced Strawberries
• Blueberries
• Pineapple cut into star shapes
• 2 bottles dry white wine
• 1 cup Triple Sec
• 1/2 cup berry vodka
• 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 cup simple syrup

Combine, stir, refrigerate for at least 4 hours...ENJOY!

For dessert I will be going the simple route with sliced angel food cake topped with strawberries, blueberries, whipped cream, and a homemade strawberry syrup! I plan on doing this in slices, but I might just eat the whole cake!

Other fun news, (as promised from Part 1 yesterday) I am co-hosting a virtual Stella & Dot Trunk Show online for the next three weeks with Lindsey Anne from Pinklet & C! You may remember her from her guest post about Summer destinations while I was away on BHI earlier this summer. We wanted to create a way outside of the evite for friends to enjoy the party, so we took to Olioboard!

I have featured some of my favorite pieces for you to shop!

To shop the show directly click here!

Why go to Olioboard? Because it makes sense!!

With the ability to add your own items, I was able to pull my favorite pieces from Stella & Dot directly from shopping my show, so when you click "Shop It" on any of the pieces I've added, you should be connected to my virtual trunk show while you shop! If not, don't worry! Just put my name (Kate Sessoms) in as your hostess and I'll make sure to do my best to host you well! Not only is this a way to have guests in my "home" (I would kill to have that Layla Grayce chair in my home by the way!), but it's another way to market and boost sales! 

I hope you all have a happy and safe 4th of July! Dablet is rousing from her morning nap and it's time to get her red white and blue on!!

OlioHop Organize!

"Do a little dance, create a moodboard, let's organize...ba dum ba dum, let's organize!"


Can you tell I'm super excited all over again? That's because it's the first Monday of the month and that means OlioHop! Last month we talked about nurseries and kid's rooms, and today it's all about organization. I am thrilled to not only be involved for the second OlioHop, but also to have been invited to continue to come back every month! Lots of OlioLove going on from this chick for Olioboard and the other Olioistas!


How to make organizing easy:

• Give yourself plenty of creative space
• Label and designate separate areas
• Spend 5-10 minutes in each room that you use on a daily basis putting things away
• Allow the space to change with your needs
• Take "stock" once a month and purge things you find yourself not using

The last time we OlioHopped, I got to spend some time talking about my daughter! Well, my little diva is on the move in major ways! Part of our home makeover includes turning what should be a formal dining room into a playroom for her! If there is only one thing I could pass on about parenting it would be accept life as a controlled form of chaos! This mantra doesn't only apply to parenting, but to organizing as a whole!

To see the Olioboard and shop this look click here!
For more Playroom ideas see my Pinterest board here!

Playrooms pose an interesting challenge by not only needing to be organized and hidden, but also easy to navigate, creative, and kid friendly! I love the numbered baskets from Layla Grayce for the simple fact that I can see myself telling Dablet "Please put your foam blocks away in bin #3". She will just stare at me and smile now because she's only 9 months old, but this is a great way to teach numbers and organizational skills! Along the same lines, I am all about having art space in playrooms! Whipping out chalk and drawing on your own table with a parent friendly "just push everything off the top" drawer built in! I could make a great DIY project hooking up a paper roll holder to the side of this so we could pull across paper and use markers too! Let's face it, kids like to toss everything together! As long as it gets it out of the way, it still counts as basic organization.
The best piece for this playroom that screams functional organization (because that's the easiest kind to keep up with) is the changing table bench! It takes up VERY little space, can be put on top of any bookshelf, and hides any diaper products away in its own drawer!

Moving on to the idea of hiding things away, let's talk closets! How many of you have been guilty of cleaning up a room (any room, but especially a bedroom) and just shoving things in your closet and shutting the door?!?! I'll start the support group here! If your room isn't organized, and your closet isn't organized, this will be a perpetual cycle of back and forth mess and you will get nowhere! See my Closet Storage Pinterest Board Here
Here's a look at organization behind closed doors that is EASY to do, keep up with, and adapt to your "growing needs".

Why a results step one? Because needs are ever changing! You shouldn't expect one form of organization to always be the one that works best for you. This was done before Dablet was born, and almost 10 months after she arrived it now looks like this:

Her other spaces for in-room organization:

Changing table that has storage, easy access, and books!!

In-room reading nook and toy storage!

Moving on to more "adult things", you may know I am working on a design for my new home office and client meeting space. Olioboard has been an instrumental part in pulling together ideas for the overall look of my new office, so I wanted to pull some ideas together on how to keep it user friendly! Also, if I'm planning on having clients into my lair, I might want to be able to keep up with the fabric swatches, pens, sketch pads, and idea books!

To see the Olioboard and shop this look click here!
For more Home Office ideas see the Pinterest Board here

I am obsessed with the idea of using old library card catalogs for storage! I think this is a FABULOUS way to organize crafting areas because you have lots of drawers and a very easy way to label! Keeping a desk pulled together is also essential so you can actually sit and work at it. Having a fun pencil/ruler/etc storage piece like the teal bubble one seen above takes up less of your surface area and provides ample space. I'm also a fan of wall mounted hutches! Want to make it a bit more chic? Try bowls of different shapes, sizes, and colors to store things you need easy access to. They'll serve a purpose and be nice to look at!
Chalkboard paint is in!! If you're looking for something less permanent, you can always use the wall decals! Tile them, make a weekly calendar, or cut them out into shapes you would rather see on your wall.

To make ANY and ALL of this work remember that the easiest way to stay organized is to give everything a  marked place and try to reduce the amount of "stuff" you have floating around your home or office. Goodwill is a fabulous way to purge (with the tax deduction benefit), and I've found some great pieces there for re-purposing! Have questions or need additional help with a specific project? Visit my Services or Contact Us pages for more information, I'd love to work with you!

Need some extra inspiration for now? I took a trip to The Container Store last weekend and here are some of my snapshots!

Walls of boxes in every color, material, and size!

Fun ways to keep your papers organized, marked, and things hung up!

For more storage ideas, see my Pinterest board here

Thank you SO much for joining me today! Have you created an account with Olioboard yet? If not, go for it! It's very easy to use and I'd love to see what you create! Post your Olioboard links below so I can take a look and follow you!
Here's the hopping part! There are 15 other fabulous bloggers blogging with me today during this OlioHop and would love to share their ideas with you! Take a look and enjoy your week!

- Chaotically Creative - Designer Selma - Frugal Finds - Go Simply Savvy - Home Styling 101 -

 - I Heart Organizing - Marilyn Russell - My Urban Eclectic - Focal Point Styling -

 - Pinklet & C - Push Interiors - Seaside Interiors - Stacy Naquin Interiors - 

- White Linen Interiors - Wisteria Home - 

Dabble's New Office

I recently retweeted the link to my old post Definition of Self and Style. Sometimes it makes sense to go "back to the stacks" and blow the dust off an old blog post to reintroduce it to your readers, or to make sure your new readers had a chance to see it! This post was important to me because it was my "Hi world, I'm Kate!" post that told everyone to define themselves before they started trying to determine their style. Also, in the post I made a list of how to go about designing and decorating a room that is pretty foolproof if you execute it appropriately and put the time into your "homework". In case you missed it, here's the list:

• Go room by room and pick a vision - this can be inspiration boards (made easy by our friends at Olioboard)
• Collect your favorite patterns, colors, furniture....and then do some old fashioned editing
• Set a budget for the entire house - or however many rooms you want to do
• Prioritize the rooms in your house
• Break down your budget by room
• Edit again if needed
• REMOVE EVERYTHING FROM ROOM
• Start with canvas - your paint and wallpaper
• Move furniture back in
• Decorate with accents

Here's the KEY to making this work:

• IF IT DOESN'T HAVE A SPACE IN YOUR NEW ROOM....IT DOESN'T GO BACK IN...IT FINDS A NEW HOME OUT OF YOURS!

Sounds pretty easy right?! Then WHY is it so hard? A few reasons come to mind:
Sentimentality: that "one thing" you got somewhere that you can't get rid of, but never use, or look at until you wonder for the third time this month if you should throw it out
Time: Isn't it ALWAYS a matter of time?
Expense: Somehow what you dream of putting in your room is always more than you have to spend (at least in my world!) That's why I'm bound and determined to pair up with some fabulous DIY experts and "thrifters" to make your dreams come true!
Inspiration: I know it's hard sometimes to pull your ideas together, hopefully the blog can help! Also, take 10 minutes and pull some things together on Olioboard. You'll be surprised how easy it is and how inspired you can really be!

Here's what I have come up with for my first BIG room project: My home office and client meeting space. Yesterday I posted the room layout and some before pictures. Now, this will show you what I've come up with on Olioboard:

You can shop the items in this look here 

Items from CB2, Zinc Door, Layla Grayce, Kirklands, West Elm, Modern Furniture, and Benjamin Moore

I'm off to Goodwill and HomeGoods this weekend to see if I can find anything the budget friendly way! I hope this has sparked a first phase of inspiration, and as always please share your design ideas as well!

Tuesday Tidbits

Today has been utter chaos! My mom, and my aunt, arrived today with her two cats from Boston to start her move into her townhouse. I went over to Target (I am ALWAYS at Target!) to get her a few things for the cats that she couldn't exactly bring. Think litter box, litter, dry food, etc. When I went over to her place to drop that all off, along with a twin size bed from my house for her to sleep on for a few days, I took all of the "before" pictures. She has about 1,500 sq. ft. townhouse on a lake with LOTS of windows, and a big open living room! This will be quite the project!
While I'm crazed like a madwoman, I wanted to share with you a few of my current favorite things!

Favorite Crib

DucDuc Furniture provides great built in storage options with FABULOUS color choices!

Favorite Glider

Oilo Glider from Layla Grayce, I love this pop of color in the piping

Favorite lighting

When it comes to lighting, I love industrial looks! This Pendant from West Elm is just one more reason I am incredibly happy they are opening a store less than 10 minutes away from us!

Favorite Pillow

Trink Turk from Zinc Door

Favorite Paper

This little treat says "Sometimes a girl just needs to compose a tweet...even if she's wearing a neon ball gown" It's from Ashley Brooke Designs, and I want one for both of my home work spaces! I'm working on a fun idea with these lovely ladies, and I'm hoping to show it to you soon. At least part one!

I hope your week is getting off to a good start! I'm looking forward to expanding all of the ideas building up inside me into actual reality very soon! 

Until then....

OlioHop Nurseries - Girls, Boys, and Twins!

It's OlioHop Moodboard Monday! Welcome to all of the new wandering eyes, and of course "Hello" to my faithful friends! I am truly honored to be included in the inaugral blog feature brought to you by Olioboard, a fabulous design tool that I have blogged about on many occasions! Please be sure to check out the bottom of this post for the links to the other nine blogs featured in today's OlioHop! Don't forget, you can create fabulous designs yourself (just click on any Olioboard link, or the "Get creating here" link at the bottom of the blog!)
When I received the email asking me to participate and shared the topic of the Blog Hop, I reached a level of excitement that is best described by 3 year old girls squealing in tandem over something no one truly understands! So, what is the topic you ask?
Nurseries and Kids Rooms!!!!
Pretty perfect right? After all, it won't be too long from now when I have to look at Dablet's nursery and figure out how to transform it into a room for a little lady! (forgive me as I quietly shed an emotional tear!) It seems as if Kyle and I are surrounded by babies recently. Friends, family, neighbors....everyone is having babies!! It is seriously not helping my case of "baby fever". Although, I will admit that through the last few weeks and the process of perfecting this post for all of you, I have realized that nurseries are my favorite room to design! There is something sacred about the first space your child will call home. Putting together all of the little details, taking your time to plan for the late night feedings, wardrobe malfunctions, tummy time sessions, and reading nook exploration bring an amount of joy to me that cannot be matched elsewhere! I am officially focusing my work to nurseries!!
Enough about me! Let's move on to what you're here for: Nursery design!
Starting "close to home" for me, we shall begin with a room for a little girl!

Find all of the items and shop this look here

The great thing about Olioboard is...well, there are several....but to begin with they have fabulous brand partners! AND you can import your own images and link them back to the store you sourced them from. (This is why creating a virtual showroom for an etsy store using Olioboard will help boost sales, especially when you pin it!)
The paint colors for this room have two different schemes with Gray Owl as the common element in each. Benjamin Moore is Olioboard's paint partner and always provides more than enough colors to choose from! I am a sucker for paint color names. Some of the names seen here are "Little Piggy" and "Funky Fruit"! How fabulous are those for a baby's room?!?! I found the wall art on Etsy! The left three pieces are from Nicole ap, and I actually came across her work through I AM THE LAB featuring a giveaway of her designs.
What I love about this look, as the mom of a little girl, is how it is clean and pure. Sure, it has pops of color from the Lili Alessandra coral pillow from Layla Grayce and the Currey & Co red lamp from Zinc Door, but it is sophisticated. I love modern nurseries! Trust me, your little ones will add plenty of "baby" to the space, and when you start hanging clothes, changing diapers, and adding an abundence of things that say "Fisher Price" and "Playskool" you will appreciate this kind of look fit for a baby!
Now it's time for me to pretend a little...let's talk boys!

Find all items and shop this look here

For this Aquatic (sounds a bit more chic than "under the sea") themed boys room I had to use colors called "Caribbean Azure" and "Tropicana Cabana" with a little bit of "Calypso Orange" to pack the punch! When I showed this board to Kyle the first thing he said to me was, "that's for a boy? That pillow doesn't look very boy" pointing to the Maze Pillow from One Kings Lane. Maybe he has a point, but until your baby starts bringing in dump trucks (with the sand), and all kinds of things that stick (to everything) I don't see what's wrong with a little bit of sophistication to a boy's room. The trend right now for nurseries has far surpassed the "out of the box" look and moved to something that has elements of purity, pattern, and elegance without all of the fluff. Now, if you can afford to spend $25,000 on your nursery you might disagree with me about the lack of fluff!

Things I love about this look:

The pop of color on the DucDuc panel crib from Layla Grayce.

Nurseyworks changing table, also from Layla Grayce, for all of the versatility (and storage!!) that it offers! How about that geometric pattern on the door too??

The ease with which you can mix geometric patterns with this Roundabout rug from CB2

Finally, another Etsy find, this time from Raw Art Letterpress! The "Breathe" turtle print is something I could put anywhere in my house (just about) and be happy with it. With the amount of money you could potentially put into a nursery, try to think about how you could reuse pieces around your home when your babies grow up!

Speaking of spending money...let's talk about twins! Has anyone else noticed the boom in multiples?!?! When I was pregnant with Dablet, Kyle thought it would be great if we were having twins because we could knock out two at once. Maybe you can imagine who knocked out whom after that..... :) No matter what, twins are twice the blessing and twice the expense. So when planning a twin nursery, it is important to think about budget and sharing spaces!!

Find all items and shop this look here

I wanted to make this look gender neutral so that parents of boy/girl twins could be comfortable creating just one nursery without detracting from any special elements!

Color names: "Warm Comfort" "Fairy Tale Blue" "Bunny Gray" and "Spring Leaf" - great names for kids!

Budget in mind, you could make these curtains out of any fabulous fabric with a great bold pattern that you find! It's not too hard to whip up a nice set of curtains, and they add quite a style element to any room! With twins comes need for even more storage than the normal nursery! The combination of an 8-drawer dresser from Target and the multi-size drawer Skylar Changing Table from Pottery Barn Kids will provide ample space without taking up much of your floor plan.

Another one of my favorite tricks is tupperware containers under cribs for extra toys, blankets, and things you want in the room but out of the way! Crib skits provide great hiding qualities! I also wanted to show you the Kendall Crib from Pottery Barn Kids for it's simplicity. The look in the picture actually shows you how you can have a boy and girl in the same room. Keep it white (or neutral) and add pops of color in their own area.

If you are expecting twins, or any amount of multiples, check out this great program from Layla Grayce that offers discounts for purchases made for multiples (just scroll down ~3/4 of the page!). These ladies know what it's like to plan a room for more than one infant, and will be more than happy to assist you in making all of your dreams come true!

Another fun lady who can help give you a little something extra for your bundle of joy can be found at Ashley Brooke Designs! I am a nut for custom stationary, all types, sizes, and uses! Check out this announcement for twins!

I have always tried to find an extra special touch for clients and a personal way to say thank you to them for allowing me to become part of their lives (even if in a small way), and I think ABD and I are concocting a fun plan to do so! You can have your own custom illustrations done, or shop her ready made designs here. The ladies involved in this company make me feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside, and I cannot wait to work with them on some custom designs! I think an illustration of your nursery is the perfect way to capture your treasure that is sure to change!

Remember, small spaces are FINE for babies! They're small!! It really comes down to the organization of it all. You can get what you want and still afford to send your child (or children!) to college. Prints and photography should tie your room design together. Something like this "Love You Word search" print also found on Etsy by Sydney N Company. Don't be afraid to go bold for a baby!! Above all, find pieces you can reuse later!!

With all of this nursery planning it probably won't be too long before Dablet gets to share her expertise with another little one, but until that time I cannot wait to design the perfect spaces for the little ones sprouting up all around me! Do you have little ones sprouting up around you too? I would love to hear about them! Also, don't forget that Olioboard is SO easy to use, and offers FREE membership!!
Get creating HERE today! Do you have a design you'd like to share? Post the link in the comments section, I'd love to see it!

Please take a moment to check out my fellow bloggers featured in today's OlioHop!

-  Design Magnifique  -  Fashion House Interiors  -  Focal Point Blog  - 

-  Jennifer Reynolds Interiors  -  Pinklet and C  -  Push Interiors  -  Selma Hammer Designs  -  

-  Stacy Naquin Interiors  -  Swaygrl  -

Thank you again to Olioboard and all of the amazing brand partners on the site for this opportunity and the tools to create visions of creativity perfect for little ones!

Loving Grayce-fully

It's not a secret, I love Layla Grayce and Zinc Door. Why does this matter? On my quest to define my sense of style and of self it's fabulous to have brands that I can align myself with that really make me feel "at home". This week has been long...already. I spent over an hour last night in the space between the ceiling of our first floor and the floor of our second floor among the fiberglass insulation. Why? because one of our cats somehow managed to get in there are refused to come out. Three showers later, I am still itchy, bumped, and bruised and in desperate need of a pick me up. This morning I headed to twitter and was "Grayced" with this!

This Bungalow 5 lamp is new to Layla Grayce and can be found here. Like it? be sure to follow Layla Grayce and Bungalow 5 on twitter for more great finds!

Sure, the lamp was a great design pick me up, and spurred me to delve into the Bungalow 5 collection on Layla Grayce's site (sharing some favorites in a second!). The best pick me up was that even after I "threatened" to ship myself in a box to Layla Grayce's distribution center they still showed me some love! Kyle laughed when I told him this, but he may have been concerned that I would never come home if I shipped myself out there! I wonder if Zinc Door ships from the same space...he may never see me again!

Here are my Bungalow 5 favorites:

Polo Etargere

Brigitte Dresser

Marco Side Table

Once I finish my list of "wants" for the home makeover, I'll have to go back and edit it down. You can be sure that some of these will remain in place on that list!! 

Dabble

When a Godmommy becomes a Fairy

The last several days have been a whirlwind to say the least! When I started this adventure in reinvention (or at least redefinition of myself...not trying to recreate the wheel) I decided that I would put myself out there and let my passions take me where ever they decided to take me. Don't read this as a passive action (in case my former English professors are reading), because if you follow your dreams you are the one getting yourself there! My biggest problem was that I had SO many dreams and passions. After realizing that the best thing for our former printing company would be to sell our production capabilities, I was daunted with the possibility of working on my own.
I interviewed for a fantastic position with a brand that seemed to suck me in (in the BEST way possible). While I wasn't offered the position, the entire process that I went through taught me more about myself and what I REALLY wanted to do and how I wanted to follow my passions. For that I am eternally grateful. Since then I have poured myself into how to define myself as a brand. Dabble in Chic has become more than a crazed working mom trying to find a few moment each week that truly make her feel amazing, Dabble has aesthetic.
Dabble in Chic is now connected to all types of social media, most importantly Twitter and Pinterest. The community I dived into on Twitter is full of incredible Interior Designers who are not only talented, but truly care about each other and the collaborative efforts that can grow out of social media in real life. These amazing people have helped me double my interested followers in the last week.
Recently, I was part of a chat about how blogging defines your brand. Most of the advice was to be yourself, after all when you're a designer you ARE you brand, and to keep your posts short and sweet showcasing your photos and designs. Maybe by a vote I'd be "failing" at the second, but sometimes (as we all know) a design has a story behind it.
When I was pregnant with Dablet Kyle and I went through the process of picking Godparents. He got to pick the guy, I got to pick the girl (and he's had his guys picked out for YEARS). It didn't take me long to decide on the perfect life and style role model for Dablet, someone I knew would teach her all of the important things in life, like where to get discount Tory Burch shoes! Also, it didn't hurt that Dablet's Godmommy has a fantastic sense of style and attention to the details (like these that she pulled together for my baby shower)!

Yes...I finally got to the pictures, but it will all make sense I promise!

As any pregnant lady will tell you, food is KEY! And these mini cupcakes from The Cupcake Shoppe in Raleigh, NC were amazing! (I even had one the day Dablet was born...just not from the same batch, and it was full size!)

Every good shower ends with the person being showered in a hat of bows!

Once all of the mayhem settled down it was time to have a baby! As soon as Dablet was born Godmommy got all of the pictures and heard her make her little noises on the phone and even though we're in NC and she's in NY she couldn't help herself and flew down to escort us home from the hospital! 

Dablet's Godmommy became OUR Fairy Godmommy because no one can make crock pot meals like she can, find the best designer deal, take an iPhone photo that flatters you, lead me to baby clothing sales Dablet "needs", pour me just the right amount of red wine at just the right moment, hide the chocolate chip cookies in the place I'll know to look, watch BravoTV marathons, or understand what it means to balance a marriage, baby, career, home, and all of the creative passions we just cannot live without! So of course, she had to have her own room (the one she's always stayed in) designed with her in mind!

This is everything fun and feminine that reminds me of our Fairy Godmommy from the fabric bed to the pale pink linens and the ruffled light!

All of the items in this board can be found here including some of my favorites from Layla Grayce, West Elm, and paint from Benjamin Moore!

Every room has an inspration, and I couldn't think of a better one than a person who inspires you!

Until Next Time

Dabble