Such Pretty Things

Pretty Easter Centerpieces

Here's a super quick, easy, and inexpensive centerpiece for your Easter table...

All you need are some glass votive holders, some colorful candy, and some fresh flowers.  I found my votive holders at A.C. Moore (I chose them because of their "egg-like" shape...and because they were on sale for 3 for $1!). I just filled them with some pretty pastel candies. I am loving the sherbet shades of these speckled jelly beans!).

Then I trimmed my flower stems and placed a few blossoms in each votive holder.

If you do this right before your guests arrive, you won't even need to mess around with water. But, if you need them to last for a longer period of time, your stems can be placed in small water vials (found at any florist shop) and then placed in the candy.

I love these clustered in groups going down the center of a dining table, but they also look so sweet placed individually at each place setting. These are so easy - you have to try them!

I also want to say a huge thank you to the The Huffington Post's Stylist Home for featuring my Paper Flower Easter Eggs today!  You can check out the full article here.

:-)

Jessica

Paper Flower Easter Eggs Revisited

I just wanted to say a big thank you to Parenting Magazine for including my Paper Flower Easter Eggs on their website.  This was a project I actually did several years ago, but in case you missed it, you can find the complete tutorial here.

:-)

Jessica

 

Mollie Makes!

I am so delighted and thrilled to be a part of Mollie Makes Magazine this month! It's issue No.Ten and it's the Valentine's Day issue. There is a piece on my collection of vintage valentine candy boxes! If you are not familiar with Mollie Makes, it is an absolutely gorgeous design, collecting, and craft magazine based in the UK. I was an instant fan when I read their first issue last year, so you can imagine how honored I felt when I found out I would be included on one of their pretty pages.

Here I am...

 

 Thank you so much, Mollie Makes!

* This issue goes on sale in shops in the UK tomorrow (12/19), but you can also find copies at bookstores here in the U.S. (I usually find mine at Barnes & Noble).  You can also subscribe or download an ipad version!

**And you can read more about my collection of vintage valentine candy boxes here, here, and here! And buy some here! I'll be adding more to the shop over the next few weeks...

:-)

Jessica

A Big Thank You & Romantic Homes Magazine

Hello Everyone!  I want to say a huge (HUGE!) thank you to all of you for all your sweet comments, emails, and orders! I am so delighted that you are pleased with the new shop. It has truly been a labor of love for me, so I am thrilled that you all "got" it.  So, thank you, thank you, thank you!

On another note, I wanted to share with you something that I am super excited about...

I am honored to have been featured in the November issue of Romantic Homes Magazine. My how-to article for making a glittery holiday centerpiece can be found in the "Make It" column.

Romantic Homes has always been one of my very favorite magazines, so I am so happy to be a part of it.  :-)

Have a lovely evening!

XOXO

Jessica