Hippie Hippie Shake.

The 70's were great right? I am actually asking, as I was no where near being alive in that decade. But it looked like pretty fun, stylish kinda time. Who doesn't love bell-bottoms??

I came across this rustic hippie wedding featured on Green Wedding Shoes and just had to share.

Yarn.

I much prefer to create the decor than purchase it. Don't get me wrong I am a shopping freak, purchasing is great, you can get some amazing items here, here, or here. I just find personal touches can really help to make that event special, and sometimes even make your guests feel more comfortable.

I wasn't sure that I wanted to post about this DIY project today, because literally everyone will be getting one of these for Christmas. Sorry! These yarn covered letters make such great decor items at weddings, parties, or dinners. They even make as great wall decor for any room in the house.  

All you need is:

 

Wooden letters. You can pick these up at the dollar store, or any Michael's Craft Store, sometimes even Winners has them. It doesn't matter what colour they are because you are going to cover it up.

You will obviously need some yarn. You can buy it again at the dollar store, Michael's, Walmart will have some. The best yarn would be from specialty knitting stores.

 

The obvious next step is to wrap the letters in the yarn of your choice. I would start with a bit of glue, and end with a bit of glue, but its up to you about how you want to finish  them ( i.e. knotting)

 

Finished Products:

 

If you are feeling extra creative and a little daring, create your letters using a hammer and nails, either on the wall itself or on an awesome 2"4. Looks pretty amazing if your willing to try.

 

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Balloon Scenery.

First, this needs to be cleared up that I am seriously a Pinterest freak. I save, pin, and like three quarters of everything on Pinterest. It makes me the most happy! Not too long ago I came across this family portrait, of a random family. The people were beautiful, but it was the whimsical scenery that caught my eye.

I have told you time and time again ( two times at least ) that I am not the biggest fan of balloons. I hate the way they get taped on walls, or tied to mailboxes or worse get made into a banner. (I shudder) Fortunately, in this photo the balloons were not tied, or taped. Instead, they were pegged into the ground at every different level. Most of the balloons were white, some soft pink or yellow. It was stunning! I seriously fell in love with it.

The photo I found, was taken in some sort of forest, or maybe a park, but I am pretty sure you could use your backyard, or a park near your house ( people may think your wacky) but it would be worth it. '

Check out the photos below.

I will also try out my own and post it as soon as I can!

Pom Pom.

Pom Pom Garland.

For any occasion.

Can you really go wrong?

Image : Honestly WTF 

Image: Honestly WTF

Image: Google Image

Image: Once Wed

Image: Google Image

La Citron.

I'm not too sure if this post is coming to early. I usually find that the citrus decor tones, come out closer to the summer months, but whatever, it's to refreshing to ignore right now. 

When I was younger, I never wore yellow or orange. It was the first colour I would pick up at the store, but my mom would always make me put it back, saying those tones made me look pale. Heart-wrenching I know. As I got older I just stopped listening and I will purchase orange and yellow clothing as I please.

The same idea goes for decor. When I first started into events, I would use decor as long as it matched with my surroundings. Champagne, neutrals, black, white, and soft hues seemed to be the easiest to work with the carpet and flowers and the grotesque chandeliers hanging from the ceiling.  As I got more comfortable, it was easy to envision your look and ignore the surroundings. This sounds wrong right? If you play your colours right it will usually fall into place, and the walls and carpets will compliment your decor rather than the other lame way around.

I have yet to do a bright yellow theme, but have done pretty much every other colour. If you start small; say yellow trimmings at an outdoor barbecue or green at a baby shower, you'll get more accustomed to it.

PS. The colour schemes, like yellow and orange and pink, really brighten up your crowd too. I guarantee no boring people at your colourful shin-digs.

x Lo

Photos courtesy of: Style Me Pretty

Photographer: Johnny Miller

White.

When it comes to decor, every one's first thought is colour. What can I colour? Where can I use the colour? Crap, we used way too much colour!

As soon as you get into renting linens, napkins, and chair covers etc. your costs are going to go up. Granted there are a select few basic colours that you are usually able to go with at an included or lower price (dependant on agreement you have with your venue and their suppliers)

The same concept goes for florals. As soon as you start requesting the red roses, or the dip-dyed hues your cost goes up, your tables look a little tacky, and nothing matches anything.

So all I ask, before you pick every shade of violet and sunny yellow, try out the white. I know your thinking white is so drab..blah..ughh. But you can get linen overlays for your table, you can get twinkly chargers and mirrors, and chalkboards, pretty votifs, candles, WHITE florals (less expensive) glass, twinkly lights, and paper lanterns. I'm not saying that list above doesn't look good with green or navy, because it can. It just tends to look better with white.

Take a look at the pix below (courtesy of 100 Layer Cake) and decide for yourself.

Lo.

SPRING.

Spring is here! Well sort of.... I'm not sure you would call this erratic weather Springy. But hey, what the hell!

I found this great spring decor on 100 Layer Cake (see left side bar) and the colours are quite poppin!

The brights, and florals are really quite pretty.

Casa De Perrin - unrelated.

So unrelated to Hawaii, but I came across the place, and had to post.

Casa De Perrin, literally has everything in terms on event accessories.

Legit!

- Vintage Teacups

- Bubble Glass

- Waterford

- Antique Cutlery

- Silver

- Apothecary Jars

Turtle Bay Resort.

Aloha! So last time I was in Hawaii, I rented a house instead of staying at a hotel. It was different, but turned out to be a great two weeks! Oahu and the north shore is pretty stunning, and I promise you would never want to leave that stretch of beach. I chose to post about Turtle Bay Resort, because it is one of the most talked about resort chains, as well as it was in my fave movie, "Forgetting Sarah Marshall".... ( I seriously could watch this over and over again, all day - how cute is Jason Segal?)

So here is Turtle Bay Resort, and please if for some odd reason you haven't seen the above movie, or been to Hawaii, get on it.

Turtle Bay Resort, boasts some serious space. I'm talking 5 miles of beachfront, that entitles guests to so many activities(i.e. surfing, paddle boarding, snorkeling, scuba diving, kayaking, swimming, etc.) its crazy!

With over 443 rooms, Turtle Bay offers your choice of a Cottage, Villa, guest room and/or suite.

In terms of event space, Turtle Bay has definitely got it. They boast a total of 28,000 sq feet of space, which can host parties of about 400. They have the latest in technology including high-def video conferencing, lighting and av capabilities, and an all day conference concierge. When running meetings, or conferences they also host an all day refreshment kiosk!

Ball Rooms: Kahuku Ballroom, Kuilima Ballroom and the Sunset Room

(Each of these rooms can be divided and made smaller as per request)

Outdoor Alternative: The beautiful grounds that Turtle Bay calls home can host events for up to 2000 people. The weddings and parties that can be done on these grounds have the perfect backdrop, which as you know means less $$$ on decor.

Hope you all get a chance to experience Turtle Bay. Enjoy the below pictures.