Our memories are never as good as we would like them to be. I cannot tell you how many time photographs have played an integral part in jogging my memory of years past. Just this past week, after a hard rain storm I ran out to capture our cherry blossom tree in full bloom. I wanted to capture its brilliance before the wild spring weather turned its delicate petals into confetti all over our lawn. 

I have three nieces all from the same family who have their birthdays within six weeks of one another. In order to keep the peace I have tried my best over the years to give them all similar gifts. As the eldest is becoming a teenager, this is becoming increasingly hard, so this year I decided to do something different and create Surprise Balls for them.  For those of you who have never heard of these before, they are easy to recreate and adapt to the recipients age and taste. 

Do you like to hand out little Easter treat to friends, dinner guests or someone a little too old for an Easter basket? Then look no further, these scalloped window boxes are the perfect thing. 

The past couple of weeks this blog has taken a backseat to life. I have been fortunate to have a hectic travel schedule this Winter and have been able to spend my time on many exciting projects. One of the most thrilling projects I have been working on over the past few months just wrapped up last night- the Seattle Bloggers Unite Spring Social. For any of you who attended last night, I would love to feature your recaps on my blog. Simply email me the link or leave it in the comments below. I would love to see all the different perspectives from the night. 

Today I would like to highlight one such vendor, Erin Duncan of Wren Bird Arts, who tirelessly creates personalized, creative embroidered handkerchiefs, pocket squares, napkins, placemats and dishtowels. I am so pleased with the beautiful assortment of handkerchiefs she has created for our gift bags. I like the idea of ordering a stack of the "No ugly crying" handkerchiefs to have on hand for anyone I know who was getting married in the near future. The flowers, the elephants, the paper cranes. I pretty much love them all. 

Greetings from the Glass house!

Several months ago I stumbled upon this spectacular house and knew we had to plan a visit. I have been looking forward to staying here for awhile now and now that we are here I am giddy with excitement. From the wood burning fireplace to the heated bathroom floors I am pretty much in heaven everywhere I go. Although I would never classify myself as a homebody having so much exposure to the outdoors makes being inside downright dreamy. 

As much as I love winter with its moody color palette and snowy adventures, I equally look forward to Spring. The temperature has started to warm up around here as it evident by the daffodils, crocuses and irises popping up out of the ground around the neighborhood. My favorite product of spring is the eventual blooming of our cherry blossom tree and our camellia bush. Having an excess of fresh flowers to bring inside never gets old to me.