Board No. 61: Cherry and Sky Holidays

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Like last week's aqua and kelly inspiration board, I thought this week's sky and cherry palette was a nice twist on red and green. A little red party dress, some brightly hued ribbon candy, and, of course, the Lenox Chirp dinnerware that inspired it all. Isn't it amazing? I would really, really love to have just a few pieces of that pattern, but alas, it is obscenely expensive. Le sigh. They do, however, have some Chirp ornaments right now that are also beautiful.

The Details
Clockwise from top left: Lenox Chirp dinnerware from Macy's; ribbon candy from Amy Atlas; paint chip wrapping from Real Simple; Christmas tree from Christmas Traditions; envelopes calligraphed by May Belle; little red dress from Demoiselle; notions by Allsorts; carnation chair decoration photo by Jennifer Kloss; jelly bean favors from Martha Stewart Weddings; poinsettia card by Smock

Monday, Monday + One Horse Open Sleigh

{via this is glamorous}

Or two horse, as the case may be! It's my last week down South before heading back to Connecticut for the holidays on Saturday, and I'm already getting excited about the possibility of a white Christmas! We haven't had one in a few years (and by that I mean snow actually falling on Christmas morning), but I'm still holding out hope.

P&P Christmas, Day 4: My Cards, Part I

My Christmas cards! Or, at least one version of them (I made three this year). These definitely have a handmade quality to them, but I actually love that you can tell I cut the circles by eye. Also, the colors are a nice twist on traditional red and green, don't you think?

Holly Farrell

Love her paintings. See more here.

P&P Christmas, Day 3: Gift Wrap Inspiration

{paint swatch tags from Real Simple}


{silver tissue paper from Martha}


{bow tie pasta bows from Real Simple}


{criss-cross yarn from Martha}


{velvet ribbon from Real Simple}


{black and white graphic paper from Blueprint}


{silver bells from Martha}


{tone on tone from Real Simple}


{DIY gift tags from inchmark}


{bright on bright from J. Crew}


{vintage paper initials from Martha}


{vintage ephemera from d.Sharp}


{dots on dots from Carolyne Roehm}

A little gift inspiration for you from some of my favorite sources. Have you started wrapping yet? It's one of my favorite Christmas preparation activities, so I always try to start early.

More Modcloth

More dresses that aren't right for the wedding but would look just right in my closet. Because I can't get enough, clearly.













All from Modcloth, and all (all!) under $100.

The hunt for the bridesmaid dress is on!

And mind you, this is me making that declaration. I have this vision in my head of what the maids should wear at Kate and Cormac's wedding, and I think Kate vaguely agrees with me, but I'm not exactly sure. I'm guessing the two other ladies will have some opinions, as well, so really, this is just me doing my own research.

Or trying to do research, as it turns out. The image in my head is of a navy and white patterned dress, knee length, in a summery, more casual sort of fabric. A fancy sundress. Or else something like this:


(Image by Brooke Schwab)

Cute, no? That's what I thought.

Well.

So far I have looked at the online sites of:

J. Crew
Ann Taylor
LOFT
Banana Republic
GAP
Old Navy
American Eagle
Coren Moore
Jenny Yoo
Melissa Sweet at POB
Thread Bridesmaid
Queue
Vineyard at POB
Anthropologie
BCBGMaxAzzria
and Shoshanna

Whew.

Unfortunately, I really didn't find anything, except for this frock at Old Navy:



Then I remembered Modcloth. And whoa. I didn't exactly hit the jackpot (as in, the perfect dress for the maids), but I sure did find some cute possibilities, and way too many dresses that I just plain want in my life. Here are some I found that could possibly work for the wedding:

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So tell me, which Modcloth option is your favorite? Or do you like the Old Navy one better? Or do you have another source for cute summery dresses that I'm forgetting to check?

P.S. I'm thinking maybe the situation will improve once designers/companies debut their spring/summer lines. Thoughts?