All in the details...

There is a serious lack of projects around WALLPAPER casa lately...don't worry they are still in the process but to be honest I don't have too much left to do as far as reno's, but I have lots of decorating planned for the months ahead.

So in lieu of project pics I wanted to share some detail shots of things I LOVE around my home:

Costume jewels

kaleidoscope of colour

my new Chanel coffee table book

Anthropologie knobs

blackboard art

Talk soon!

True Blue Birthday

My sister just had her Birthday on Friday and we had a small get together at our house. I decided I would put together a little decor with all my lovely paper products.

I got to work on a Birthday banner, cupcakes and toppers, a wintery branch centre piece and monogrammed treat bags for the guests to take home. I also put together a small bar area, I used my chalkboard frames to write the signature cocktail on, and I got these great rock candy stir sticks (from HomeSense) for the drinks. It was a great night, lots of fun, laughter and food! Happy Birthday to my wonderful sister Patti!!

Here are some of the highlights:

Patti put together these flower arrangements

the treat bags

 guests use the tags on the branches to write birthday wishes to the birthday girl

cupcake toppers

yummy cocktails

bar area

DIY chalkboard frames

Okay so as promised my DIY chalkboard frames. I actually had these frames, they were a faux brass colour ( sorry I forgot to take a before shot) but trust me they were ugly, I mean the colour, the frame itself was pretty nice. They originally had pictures in them, I think one was a jug with fruit and the other was a basket of fruit...don't ask! They are my sister's I think she may have used them for her art projects, still life portraits...who knows!

So they also came with glass in them. I know a lot of other bloggers out there have done similar projects with old antique frames...initially I was going to go and get some plywood cut to the size of my frame, but then I realized that the existing glass fit it perfectly, so why not use what you already have, right?

So off to Walmart for: chalkboard spray paint, packs of chalk and glass and wood adhesive for the backing of the frame.

The rest is pretty self explanatory ( but if you have any questions about the process, just message me) here is the result: