The Here and Now

So previously I mentioned I'd be sharing with you things I have been doing over the last few  months...and I'll get there I promise... But for now, I am excited to share what I am doing right now!

I am busy working on a few upcoming events, like a close friend's house warming party, and I am so excited for it. As I am for all events, but I have never been apart of a house warming party before, so I'm a little extra excited for all of the new things we are going to try out.

Recently I have developed a love/hate relationship with Pinterest. I LOVE all of the great event ideas. It's great when I have an idea but need to figure out the best way to do it... BOOM 1,000's of examples in front of me. But then comes the hate part...I just feel totally unoriginal. If you've seen it on Pinterest it isn't going to be nearly as cool when you see it again at a friends event...right? Well I've been battling with this for a little while now but I am also trying to embrace it as well and use it as a resource. Thanks to the Internet in general, I guess, everything has already been done. I still try to put my own spin on things though.

So for this house warming party I am really loving the Ombre inspired details through the use of paint chips. After all what is one of the first things you end up doing to a new space? Painting. I think this is going to be a hit and really put a cool twist on the event.

Like this Silverware set. Simple. Cute. Practical. Check out Newly Domesticated for more great paint chip crafts. With all of these fun ideas I don't know how every home improvement store isn't completely out of paint chip samples. Better get them while we can I guess!

We are also really loving the tissue paper flowers, again simple, cute and very affordable but add a lot of flare to an event. If you want a full tutorial on how to make these charming little things check out Sew Sweet Stitches  or look for one of the many YouTube videos.

That is pretty much where we are at currently in the decorative planning stages. I can't wait to see how all of these details come together for :)