We found the perfect resort in the hills of Tuscany. I decided that I needed to do one more post on Italy because the place where we stayed deserves its own post. It was pretty amazing! How we found Borgo Scopeto Relais in the hills of Tuscany I found it through the usual means of research….I googled “What’s the name of the resort in Letters to Juliet?” Yes, we are those Americans that went all ...
Sunflower Fields + Tuscany
When we arrived in Rome we had about a four hour drive to the first place we would stay for a few days. I wasn't sure if driving approximately 320 km was the best planning on my part since we had just lost a nights sleep, but within 20 minutes of FCO we were driving along the coast line and fields of sunflowers were everywhere. It was the shortest long drive ever. The countryside was ...
geraniums + Italy
Summer in Italy and every house has potted geraniums. Bright red and pink and overflowing. We noticed if someone had a larger piece of property it was almost certain they had a proper garden. But even those living in stone or brick apartment buildings with maybe a window or two had geraniums. There were window boxes, pots on balconies and often basil plants were tucked in between the flowers. ...
July 4th decorations
I'm getting ready for the 4th starting with the front door. Last year I used my Sharpie paint pen to write a quick message on my glass front door and it has been all over Pinterest. I wanted to do it again and this time my house has a fresh coat of white paint so I think it looks even better! I took this same design and made a stencil to decorate a pan of brownies. Using the same idea as ...
DIY Father’s Day Gift Wrap + Funny Kid Quotes
and one more...courtesy of the Geico commercial . . . and boots and pants and boots and pants. . . By now you know how much I love to use Engineer Prints from Staples. I've used them for birthdays and graduations (here and here) and to decorate Madeline's dorm room. Staples makes it easy to upload your photos, choose the size you want and pick them up in a few hours or have them sent ...
easy graduation decorations
When I started thinking about what kind of decorations I would use for my nephew's graduation I immediately thought of school supplies. The iconic black and white marble composition notebook is synonymous with school and so I made simple place cards using that idea. I created a "Notes" box in Microsoft word and then placed them onto a composition book. I made copies on card stock and simply cut ...