Botanical Lemons Green Yellow Monogram Elegant Invitation I did start to write about the huge range there is to be found in Botanical designs for wedding invitations but was side tracked by some history of the wedding invite. In the 1700s (when wedding invitations apparently began to emerge) most people couldn’t read or write so wedding invitations were announced usually by the Town Crier. Which meant, of course, that the entire town was invited. The wealthier families, who c

From Apartment Therapy (Image credit: de Gournay) Check out Just Fine Designs on Zazzle take on the Chinoiserie Style Sometimes color has a mind of its own and takes over my home décor, bringing along its textured fabric, friends with it. I gather that I am not alone in this, so if you also have this diverse lively décor I have discovered a new design style that allows you to stick a hot pink set of chairs along side a black lacquered cabinet. I have been falling in love with

Old Photos, Guest Books and More. Elegant Personal Photo Bat Mitzvah Guest Book by Just_Fine_Designs Recently the family had reason to all come together from their far flung homes. They brought their families with them and as the grandkids raced around the yard, wrapped in their own little piece of space, their parents began to look more backward in time to their childhood and their lineages. The Fashionable Scientist 1950s Old Family Photo There is nothing better than findi

I did start to write about the huge range there is to be found in Botanical designs for wedding invitations but was side tracked by some history of the wedding invite. In the 1700s (when wedding invitations apparently began to emerge) most people couldn’t read or write so wedding invitations were announced usually by the Town Crier. Which meant, of course, that the entire town was invited. The wealthier families who could afford to have a monk write out the invitations in a b

Thanksgiving Rustic Autumn Leaf Serving Tray Living in the southern hemisphere we do not celebrate the holiday of Thanksgiving However as this holiday is approaching I thought I would look up some facts about the Thanksgiving Day holiday. I was curious so I decided to pass on a few facts. 5 facts I didn’t know about Thanksgiving. 1) The pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving in 1621 in Plymouth Massachusetts, and they were joined by Native Americans. 2) Pumpkin pie mad