Vintage Rose Wedding

1. Bridal Gown by Vera Wang

2. Bridesmaids Dress by Collette Dinnigan

3. Bridesmaids Posy by Romantica

4. Manon Wine Flutes in Rose from Imbue Weddings

5. White Candle Stick from Imbue Weddings

6. Cake image from Brides

7. Image from The Knot

8. Image from InStyle Weddings

Inspiration: Bento Box Making

This lady is one serious Bento Box maker! From Sakurako Kitsa. Via Stranger Than Fiction.

And the 2nd winner is...

The other assistant had a hard time choosing from all the wonderful entries and in the end, her master had to make the final pick. The 2nd winner of the Domino Book giveway is: Jaklyn Andrews from Halifax, Nova Scotia! Congratulations and thanks to everyone for entering and to Simon & Schuster for the giveaway!

And the winner is...

The first winner of our Domino Book Giveaway is........(thanks to our furry friend) is Alexandra of Virginia! Alex we're emailing you right now!

Stay tuned for the next draw shortly!

loving this

Photo by Jea Jea

I'm loving this black building - Stable Cafe, in the mission district, San Francisco featured at Remodelista today. (via this tweet).

Just a quick note - we're gathering all the entries as we speak and will announce the winner of the Domino book giveaway we held yesterday shortly, so stay-tuned! I'll announce when the post is up on twitter or check back here!

The Incredible Print Show

Lisa Kirkpatrick
Jaime Derringer

If you're in the Rochester, New Hampshire area this weekend, the much anticipated Incredible Print Show is opening on May 1st at artstream . And incredible is a good word for it as there are 50 artists from around the world. All the work is under $400 and hundreds of pieces under $100. Printmaking mediums such as photography, digital, intaglio, wood and lino cuts, silkscreens, lithographs, monotypes, and letterpress were printed on paper, textiles and clay. online and at the gallery. Work can be previewed right now online at artstreamstudios.com and will be available for sale on the 1st both at the gallery and online. There will be an opening reception on May 2nd from 5-8 pm featuring the artists, good nibbles and incredible sips. (See below for more images - I wish I could post them all)!

artstream LLC
56 North Main Street
Rochester, NH 03867
v-603.330.0333 f-603.330.3444
http://www.artstreamstudios.com
http://www.artstreamstudios.com/shop


Lisa Solomon


Heather Smith Jones


Sarah Ahearn

Ashley G

Art for Kids!

Art for kids should be happy, whimsical, adventurous and dreamy. We asked a few wee ones for their picks on what they would like in their rooms. Here’s what they chose! Top left clockwise:

Octy w/Hat, kateendle.etsy.com; Co-existence, shirae.etsy.com; Owls, cathynichols.etsy.com; Rooster School Bus, matteart.etsy.com; The Sandersons,vivstrauss.etsy.com; The Slide, kikiandpolly.etsy.com

Affordable Art for kids & H&H new blogs!

Perusing the new blogs over at the re-designed Canadian House and Home website today, I came across a post by Sarah Hartill on Cheap Art for Kids' Rooms. And since I was featuring some Affordable Art for kids from our marketplace today, I thought this post was an appropriate read. Sarah hung some twine and then attached Charley Harper flash cards as artwork! Click here to read. Photos: Sarah Hartill Photography

Whiteboard Paint

I just read over at Design Hole (who twittered me about my book giveaway) that there's now a whiteboard paint out there on the market. This is news to me and apparantly lots of companies are making it, including Idea Paint and Rust-oleum. Jennifer suggests using it in your laundry room to note your stain removal cocktails or on furniture and accessories to create personalized gifts. I can see lots of fun paint projects appearing soon!

Clothes Art

I don't usually post about fashion here, but this blouse from Akina out of Australia is really a piece of art, isn't it?

hannanyman.se

Beautiful papers from Hanna Nyman out of Sweden have caught our eye today. Via this tweet.

Baby Love

Wooden Sailboat from Willow Baus (Poppytalk Handmade table 110); Dandelion Decal from Lewas Designs (Poppytalk Table 74
A bat mobile, Jen Hewett; and Heirloom Baby Quilt by Jewelweeds (Poppytalk Hanmdade Table 33.



Monte Ninna - Nanna Bassinet from Fawn & Forest; Jungle Friends Mobiles by Petit Collage; The Sarah Tote by Inklore (Poppytalk Handmade Table 29; Kids Hooks by Beehive Kitchenware (Poppytalk Handmade Table 5).




Chalkboard kids retro style RV Wall sticker from Spell It Out Designs (Poppytalk Handmade Table 77); Crib Bumper Set by Aunt Bucky (Poppytalk Handmade Table 9); Maple Seed Pod Bib by Jewelweeds (Poppytalk Handmade 33).

A Domino of a Giveaway!

We were very sad (like many we’re sure) when the news of Domino Magazine closed. However their innovative and gorgeous ideas live on in their book, Domino, The Book of Decorating. The folks from Simon & Schuster have kindly sent us two copies of their book to give away to our readers.

Having a chance to flip through this book over this past weekend, not only are the images amazing (in the Domino way), but there are some creative decorating tips and innovative how-to's too! I love this book, and truly didn't know how good it was! (I wish I could keep a copy)!

Please leave a comment here (at this post only) with your email address and location. We will run this giveaway from now through to the end of Wednesday, April 29th/09 at 11:59pm. We will post the winners (there will be two) here Thursday, April 30th/09. Good luck and a HUGE thank you to Nina at Simon & Schuster !

One entry per person please.

UPDATE NOTE: We have so many comments, that if you are using Safari, you are going to have trouble reaching the bottom of the comments page to comment, so if you could, please use Firefox to comment. If you don't have Firefox, please email us at poppytalkblog[at]yahoo[dot]ca and I will enter your name in. Use the words 'DOMINO GIVEAWAY' in the subject line. Sorry for the inconvenience. Blogger and safari aren't mixing well with our creative fandangled coding! Thanks!





Simon & Schuster
Domino: The Book of Decorating
A room-by-room guide to creating a home that makes you happy
By Deborah Needleman, Sara Ruffin Costello and Dara Caponigro
ISBN-10: 1416575464
ISBN-13: 9781416575467

New Trend in Bouquets

There is a new trend emerging in the U.S for more natural and organic styled bouquets, different from the normal structured posy or trailing bouquet. Using lots of different shapes and sizes of flowers and foliage these bouquets are earthy and fresh, as though you've just picked them from the garden and they've happened to fall into a stunning arrangement in your hands. I especially like the idea of including Australian natives in these kind of bouquets as the style suits them very well. If you don't want something that looks too "Australian bush" then only use native foliages and filler flowers leaving the focal flowers to the more romantic and soft types.

(Image Credits: InStyle Weddings & Brides.)

Ceramic Clocks

We came across these unique ceramic clocks in our hunts today. They are from Maria Kristofersson out of Sweden. What more can we say than, wow! Click here to see more.

On the "all things little" radar!

1. Cushions, Famille Summerbelle
2. Letter Lights, Romp
3. Monte Cubino Chair, Fawn & Forest
4. Vintage Desk, Bianca and Family



5. Metal Basket, Bianca and Family
6. The Oeuf Mini Library, Oeuf
7. Metal Number Knobs, PBteen

easy retro d.i.y. kids tee!

We found a very fun and easy di.y. kids tee tutorial online the other day and had to let you know about it! Guest blogger Jenn from Ambrosia Girl posted this on the Tangled and True blog. Using a great font, and printing it on freezer paper, then painting the stencil in, voila. Check it out at Tangled and True.

Wedding Style Guide Now Online!

Issues of the Wedding Style Guide are now available to buy online! This is one of my favourite magazines, always filled with gorgeous styling ideas and stunning real weddings. Go to their website at Wedding Style Guide for more details and to purchase the current issue and back issues.

Wedding at Mijas Villa Bancales

How lucky are these brides at the moment with our Spanish weather, every wedding I have decorated since March has been perfect and the sun has shone on everone. Here we decorated and coordinated a beautiful wedding for Leilani and Eric,

who flew in from San Francisco and what a fabulous day they had in such a beautiful setting at Villa Bancales in Mijas.

Our thanks to such a smooth running day goes to the ever amazing Jeremy Standley, JH Productions, Michael Taylor Catering, Sue with her lovely cakes, and of course the wonderful Matt with his beautiful spanish guitar and last but not least Reviva Weddings!

We are of course waiting for the most fabulous photos from Jeremy and his team! So watch this space x

To watch the ceremony filmed by JH Productions for the family that could not attend visit
http://www.vimeo.com/4309456

Beach themes for weddings

As we work on more beach theme wedding ideas for Brenda at PS Events, I found this lovely post on green wedding shoes I wanted to share with you, enjoy! x

circus violet

Loving the new Circus Violet collection from Violet Studio that I just got a glimpse of after lunch. From playful porcelain and prints to whimsical stamps and wall stickers, creators, Camilla Engman and Elisabeth Dunker bring magic to home decor. Click here to view the entire collection.