Over the past month I have been experiencing a period I like to call my "blue period". Picasso had a blue period, so maybe I am channeling my inner artist. This might not seem noteworthy, but I am typically a girl who is drawn to coral, pinks, and reds. From what I wear to the fabrics I have chosen for my upcoming quilt, time and time again over the past month I seem to be drawn to blues. Chambray, denim, navy, pinstripe, I have been having fun with this tonal selection of hues. 

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.