Board#232: Black & Kraft

I can't believe we're already a week through January.. kinda feels like New Year's day was just yesterday! It's a bit scary that it's mid-Jan next week and before you know it we'll be into February. I hate it how the beginning of the year just seems to disappear before your eyes!! Slow down time! I have this crazy list of things I want to have done, or in place by the end of this month... really hoping I can get about 80% of them achieved. We've been working on a fairly big project in our garden which we finished today so that was very satisfying... although no sooner were we done I was suggesting the next one! Yep you can be sure my husband more than rolled his eyes at that!

I'm generally not a black and white girl, but I'm rather partial to it used with a warmer ivory and even more so when there's a hint of kraft or taupe thrown in! It's so elegant yet modern.

Photos from top left; Couple | Danelle Bohane, Cake | Baked by Yael (photo Jen Huang), Invitation | Ruby & Willow, Yarn display | Jose Villa, Shoes | BHLDN (photo Scobey Photography), Wallpaper | Anthropologie

Board#116: Appalachian Trail

OK right off the bat I have to let you know that the name of this board is possibly the most random I've ever used!! I was really struggling to come up with a name so I dragged the husband into the game (he's not bad... he's named several of my invites!), and we brainstormed for 10 minutes coming up with some ridiculously laughable names, and then he decided it looked like what he thought the Appalachians look like (despite never having been there... but now after googling it we really want to!). Anyhoo that's how this board got it's name so I apologise for those of you who know this area if this is way off the mark... can we please just go with it for today :-) And anyway surely the prettiness makes up for the name?

Photos from top left; Bouquet | Camilla Flowers by Allyson Magda via Style Me Pretty, Pumpkin Placecard | Twig & Thistle, Kraft Programs | Tec Petaja via Style Me Pretty

2nd row; Truck | Jose Villa, Pheasant Feather Centrepiece | Carrie Patterson, Boutonnieres | Elizabeth Messina

3rd row; Tablesetting & Cake | Jose Villa, Outdoor Table | Steve Steinhardt via Style Me Pretty

Board#91: Kraft & Wheat

Gosh I seem to be on such a fall/autumn kick with these boards lately! Must be cause I'm working on weddings for that time of year down here. Next week... summery boards coming your way! I would love a set of plates like the one in this board, wouldn't you? And the crate of kraft programs gets me every time - LOVE!! Friday here... which means slowing down for the week doesn't it? Hmmm not me, not today but the weekend is nearly here thankfully! Have a lovely day xo

Photos from top left; Suit | Love me Do via Green Wedding Shoes, Table setting | unknown, Kraft Programs | Geneve Hoffman via Style Me Pretty
2nd row; Vintage Plate | 509 Photo, Mini cakes | unknown, Kraft Tags | by Sweet Monday via Style Me Pretty , Macarons | Katie Quinn Davies
3rd row; Whiskey | Gina Maxine Photography via Grey Likes Weddings, Chair | Trent Bailey via Wedding Chicks, Tablesetting | Marlin Munoz via Style Me Pretty, Model in wheat field | Rebekah Westover via Ruffled

And if, like me you're loving the rustic vibe check out another board I've done for a guest post on the lovely Aleah + Nick's blog Valley & Co today.

The week in review...

This has been one of those weeks where I've been running around like a chicken with it's head cut off, not knowing quite what to do next (of course that really wasn't helped yesterday by having to water 350m of freshly laid concrete every hour!! Yes you did read that correctly! Who knew? I can now tick that one off my list! Unfortunately by the time I got to the end it was almost time to start again... who needs that on a crazy busy day?) You know the kind of week you complain about but thrive on at the same time. I've felt so utterly and incredibly overwhelmed with so much positive feedback and lovely comments from you all this week after the feature in Utterly Engaged and of course the blogging relay that was Elegant Decay yesterday, so today I'd like to send out a HUGE thank you to all my lovely readers and in particular fellow bloggers who never fail to leave lovely positive feedback for me!!

Due to the afore mentioned busy-ness, I haven't got anything prepared for today's post so apologies to those of you who have already seen and commented on this elsewhere. This was a recent invite I worked on which was featured earlier in the week on the fabulous paperie blog Oh So Beautiful Paper, and for a recent guest post over at my pal Naomi's blog I created this inspiration board around it. All based on Vintage Love Letters it's definitely one of my favourites!

Have a wonderful sunny Friday! Kxo