Friday, April 29, 2011

Love This: Personalized Tray

I just love this personalized tray from Fontaine Maury ($45).  It is the perfect gift Mothers Day gift!  To order yours, click here. 

Do I Need and Umbrella?

I am one of those people who keeps and umbrella in the car all of the time but never remembers to wear my raincoat.  Uggggg!

I have now found one of the greatest gifts known to man on the Internet.  I swear!  This website is so easy to use and I am an addict this time of year!  DoINeedAnUmbrella.com is a God-Send!  You simply go to DoINeedAnUmbrella.com and type in your zip code and it will give you a very simple Yes or No to the question.  It also gives you a mini-forecast but nothing complicated.  Check it out as you are getting dressed or running out the door for the day and it might just make your day!

Stay dry out there!

Thursday, April 28, 2011

The Royal Wedding's Dress Designer for a Princess to be!


Although we still don't know what Kate Middleton will be wearing on her big day, we do know that another Princess-to-be will be in Akris!  Albert Kriemler of Akris has created the wardrobe for Charlene Wittstock, fiancee of Prince Albert II, for the Royal Wedding Festivities.  Charlene is set to wed Monaco's Prince and the son of American Actress Grace Kelly this summer.
Ms. Wittstock will be wearing a dove gray silk dupioni evening dress with laser-cut silk organza applique and a silk chiffon stole to tonight's royal dinner.
For the ceremony tomorrow, she will wear a light gray coat and dress with a hat and crocheted gloves.  She is also going to carry the Akris Allegra clutch in dove gray ostrich.  I can't wait to see the photos!

Style Setters



Jan Showers is one of my Style Icons.  I have had the privilege of working with her and developing a relationship with her that goes beyond friendship!  To me, she is like a super stylish aunt who always shows up just when I need her.  She has taught me so much over the last ten years and I can't wait to learn more and more from her every day!
One of my favorite ways to keep up with Jan's style lessons is to read her "notebook."  Leave it to Jan to give a blog a more stylish name!  One of my favorite blog entries is about Style and Jan's favorite style influences and style icons.  Click here to read it!

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Steps: Arranging Hydrangea

Photo by Krystal Schlegel

I love hydrangea.  I would actually go as far as to say that they are my favorite flowers!

However, they are not easy to arrange or care for.  Here are a few steps to help you keep your looking happy!

Step 1:

Choose flowers that are very open and look alive.  They should feel a little bit papery if you touch the petals.  I like every color of hydrangea so you can't go wrong mixing them or choosing to work with a single color.  The blue varieties are my favorite.

Step 2:

Prepare your hydrangeas by slicing them above a leaf stem at a sharp angle with a knife.  The more of the inside of the stem you expose, the more the hydrangea will get to drink.  This is important because they are very thirsty flowers!  You can also give them stem an extra little slice to allow more water to sneak in to the center. Place them back into a bucket of cool water after you slice the stem.

Step 3:

Condition your hydrangea by dipping the stem ends in to really hot water for about 30 second before you start arranging them in cool water.

Step 4:

Hydrangea are so lush and pretty and sometimes a single bloom of a jumbo hydrangea can be gorgeous in a simple container.  Other times, I like to mass a bunch of them in various colors an oversize urn.  They can also be torn apart and made into smaller flowers and stuck into hydrangea.  Oasis can almost suffocate a hydrangea so don't expect an arrangement like this to last for long.

Check out my video where I show you the steps to make a square bouquet that included hydrangea!

You can also check out my sister, Krystal Schlegel's blog, for more tips on arranging hydrangea!

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

invitation etiquette

I am crazy about this Guide to Baby Invitations by Tiny Prints !  Check it out for etiquette and advice on any Baby event invitation from a baptism to a baby shower.

Monday, April 4, 2011

Charmed, I'm Sure!

Hosting a birthday party for a friend is a blast!  Finding the perfect gift can be a challenge though!
I was recently introduced to a new friend over lunch and I complemented her on her wonderful charm bracelet!  I could not believe it when she told me the story about it!  It is genius!

When she had a "big" birthday, her friends got together and hosted a party.  Instead of sending everyone on their seperate way to find a gift, the hosts suggested that they purchase a charm for her instead!  The hostesses bought her the bracelet and each of the guests presented a charm and explained why they picked the one they did.  They suggested to each of the guests that they shop at a certain store which offered to keep track of the purchases so that there were no duplicates.  She said that they laughed and cried and had the most memorable evening when each of her friends presented her with a story and a charm. Isn't that a lovely idea!

3000 Cupcakes!!!

I am so thrilled to share the news that we sold over 3,000 Red Cross Red Velvet Cupcakes at Sprinkles last week!  That means we raised over $10,500 for the American Red Cross Dallas Area Chapter.  I am so grateful to everyone who showed up to indulge in some sweet treats for a great cause!

I also owe a huge thank you to all of the media who helped us get the word out!  Thank you to PaperCity, Dallas Child, Good Morning Texas, Pink Memo, and The Gene & Julie Show!
 

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