The Twins Will Be Here Soon

"What are little boys made of?

Snips and snails, and puppy dogs tails

That's what little boys are made of!"

We are so blessed to have two new additions to our family. Although, still in progress, our daughter and her husband are going to have TWIN boys. Their move to NC has been on-going and with all the renovating of the house these babies are adding so much fun to designing their nursery. Although, not complete here's a little preview of things to come. Our daughter wanted their room to be happy and feel inviting. I think she's done a pretty darn good job accomplishing this.  We are two Happy Grandparents!!!   CeCe and Poppi!
 

She used a beautiful tree vinyl tree purchased

at Babies R Us to highlight the theme. The flower

pud and snails she purchased I believe at Michaels

or Hobby Lobby.

Growing up and in college there were lots of stuff bears and animals,

she saved them for her children. As you can see she has them lovingly

surrounding the nursery. The Jenny Lind beds and dressing table she

has always loved. They are perfect for two little boys who I am sure

will climb out of them pretty quickly. The pokey dot area rug was

purchased at Lowes. Once the babies begin to crawl she will add

a much larger rug for them to move around. The walls are a soft green

paint from Lowes. The drapery, wall sconces and canopy are from Ikea.

The beautiful red cabinet was a gift from her dear friend and sorority sister.

 It now houses items from her childhood to share with the boys.

The little cradle is a gift from her Grandmother who is smiling from heaven.

She chose to a small white ceiling with a light fixture to give more light to the

nursery. And who can resist the beauty of hard wood floors!

NURSERIES and Nursery Rhythms

How much fun is this nursery design. An amateur artist from
Austin, designed this cute nursery for her son. I especially
love the giraffi. His expression and Elvis dark shaggy hair
is a hoot! She managed to keep simplicity in her design,
using elements of the clean lined crib, soft flooring, and a
palette of color soothing to the feel of the room. Well, a
huge congratulations on the birth of their son, and a design
job well done.

SARAH RICHARDSON HOUSE 2

I enjoy the design work of Sarah Richardson. I like her casual and functional designs. As I am working on a project I decided I'd post some of her work.  House 2 from her TV show. Enjoy. Lots of fun ideas and combinations of color/fabric/furnishing.

ROYAL WEDDING DRESS, CAKE AND OTHER SUCH ROYAL THINGS

THE DRESS

Since the engagement was announced, the world has been waiting with bated breath for the moment Catherine Elizabeth Middleton would transform from commoner to royal bride. And the smiling Duchess of Cambridge was the picture of poise as she walked down the aisle wearing a stunning white lace and satin Alexander McQueen gown designed by Sarah Burton - finally confirming the most well-kept secret in fashion history. The dress was made with Individual flowers hand-cut from lace and hand-engineered onto ivory silk tulle, with button detailing on the lace sleeves

The bride was heavily involved in the design and worked closely with Burton to ensure the design would be a combination of both tradition and modern

Something borrowed: Catherine wore a diamond 'halo' tiara, lent to her by the Queen

The 9ft train flowed from a skirt echoing an opening flower, with white satin gazar arches and pleats

AND NOW THE DESIGNER:

AND NOW ....THE CAKE

I just had to post this article and pictures of the most beautiful cake I've seen in a very long time. I will include the entire article:



The masterpiece: Fiona Cairns, stands next to the wedding cake that she and her team made for Prince William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, in the Picture Gallery of Buckingham Palace

The eight-tiered Royal Wedding cake decorated with 900 symbolic sugar-paste flowers on Kate's request. They celebrated their love for each other today in a lavish Royal Wedding ceremony at Westminster Abbey and this is the extraordinary cake that they enjoyed at the reception.
Prince William and his bride Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, cut the first slice of the magnificent eight-tiered wedding cake this afternoon as they celebrated their marriage with friends and family.

The confectionery masterpiece covered in cream and white icing and decorated with up to 900 delicate sugar-paste flowers was centre-stage at the Buckingham Palace reception held in the picture gallery.

Hard work: The project has left cake-maker Fiona Cairns exhausted but elated after working for five weeks on the project. The project has left cake-maker Fiona Cairns exhausted but elated after working for five weeks on it which has tested her skills and those of her team to the limit.

The new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are fans of her fruit cakes, while Paul McCartney orders one for Christmas every year, and she has also baked creations for bands Pink Floyd and Simply Red in the past.
Ms Cairns, 56, whose confections are sold in Harrods, Selfridges and Waitrose, was contacted by St James's Palace in February and asked if she would make William and Kate's wedding cake.

Speaking at Buckingham Palace after she had put the final touches to the cake, she said: ‘The picture gallery has high ceilings and is an imposing room so I wanted the cake to have presence but not to be imposing and I think it worked. ‘Catherine did not want it to be seven feet tall, she didn't wanit it to be towering and think and I think we succeeded. 

We reflected some of the architectural details in the room so the garlands on the walls were reproduced loosely on the fourth tier - we've used roses, acorns, ivy leaves, apple blossom and bridal rose.’

The bride wanted elements from the Joseph Lambeth technique of cake decoration, where intricate piping is used to make three dimensional scroll work, leaves, flowers and other adornments.