stuff we love :: wednesday, august 31

...these paper balls a bride and her mom made for their wedding. time consuming but totally personal and great for that handcrafted, DIY look. we turned them into a big mobile art installation /chandelier that we hung over the cake table at their wedding last saturday. we also incorporated them into the decor in other ways. stay tuned for pictures of the end result!

stuff we love :: wednesday, august 10th

....one of our august bride's mom's collection of vintage rookwood pottery. you better believe we're using these babies for the wedding, filled to the brim with lovely flowers and clustered down the middle of long dinner tables. there are all kinds of shapes and sizes- fish, birds, tree trunks, you name it, she's got it. we all suddenly feel very inspired to collect vintage pottery!

stuff we love :: friday, august 5th

...mismatched silverware. on a recent trip to terrain (anthropologie's first garden center and cafe right outside of philadelphia- see pics and details here), we noticed while dining that every piece of silverware was different. like, none of it matched. and it was wonderful...