appropriate

am i the only one who feels lost when it comes to what kind of art belongs in a bathroom? in my previous bathroom, I had a sort of nautical inspired thing going on and so that made it easy. but in my constant need for decor change, the nautical theme feel to the wayside when we moved.

so, my bathroom wall has been empty for almost a year now. how pathetic. well, i was finally motivated to fix my situation and it struck me how thoroughly appropriate it would be to transfer my toilet paper roll art from my office to my bathroom. so i did just that.

I also added to it a bit since I had some more tp rolls stored up.

It is just the right size for the space and even Josh commented on how he liked it. I call that a win.

party picks

i have really good intentions for planning killer parties, especially in the summertime. but somehow life always gets in the way and I end up with a cookout where people are lucky if I remembered to get out my favorite yellow gingham serving tray. but if i had all the time and money in the world, here's what i would want to do for all my parties:

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someday i'll pull it off, mark my words.

p.s. we've reached 100 followers!! as promised, keep your eyes peeled for an awesome giveaway coming very soon!

happiness booster

Do you guys have something in your life (save people and pets) that when you see it you instantly become happier?

Here is mine:

I don't know if it's the unique pale green color, the pretty little planter, the way it grows or the combination of all of these, but the sheer sight of it is a happiness booster for me.

And who couldn't use a little boost of happiness every now and then?

Celebrating 100

 Today I am celebrating my 100th post!

Since I started this blog, I have learned a lot about the blogging world, met a lot of really great people, and received a lot of kind encouragement to keep up my blogging. I want you all to know that I really appreciate each and every one of your comments - they are the fuel to my blogging fire for sure.

In honor of my 100th post, I thought I'd do a little recap of my blogging adventure thus far.

Blogger told me that my top five most popular posts were:

Labor of Love: How we built our own farmhouse table. 

(This post also received a few features on other great blogs - thanks guys!)

Inspired by knack studios: How we redid our kitchen hutch.

You had me at hello: How to make a personalized wooden sign

Serendipitious: An fun, upcycled jewelry holder

Baby girl nursery mood board: A mood board creation for my bff's baby nursery

(if you like this, you're gonna love the finished product!)

I also shared some great recipes,

 some thriftiness, 

some diy ideas,

some craft projects, 

and some home decor inspiration.

I hope you've all enjoyed reading thus far - if you have any ideas or suggestions for stuff you'd like to see more of, please leave a comment and let me know!

In other exciting 100 news, I have a fun giveaway in the works for when we reach 100 followers - so spread the word! Love and thanks to all my loyal readers! :)

cherished

I just wanted to share with you all this picture I snapped of my beautiful friend Jessica just days before Baby Brayden was born. When I saw this photo it reminded me of the cherished photo of Diane Keaton's character that is given out in the movie The Family Stone. I hope that one day this will be a photo that Brayden will cherish of his mother.

out of my system: diy moss letter

I have had this image bookedmarked forever. 

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in this case forever is 2009 in case you were wondering. i had recently gotten married and i remember wishing I had seen this image a few months earlier so that I could have used the idea. 

when I saw this image again recently, I found myself still wishing I would have made these for my wedding. i knew there was only one way the feeling would die - I either had to convince someone I know who is getting married to let me do it for their wedding or I just had to do it for myself now.

at this point it became apparent to me that I am totally out of the wedding phase of my life - I couldn't think of anyone I know that is planning a wedding! weird. am I really old enough that now all my friends are going to start having babies?!

on to plan B: do it for myself.

materials needed: cardboard letter, package of moss, hot glue

This is a very simple project - take your cardboard letter, be generous with your hot glue, and go to town attaching your moss.

It only took half a bag to cover my letter.

Then display it in the place of your choosing. I wanted to use mine to help cover up my old granny front door.

But the letter itself wasn't cutting it, so I put my huge grapevine wreath back in it's normal spot and incorporated the moss g with it.

Glad I got that out of my system. 

ironic

if you've ever wondered why i named by blog honeysuckle, i answer this question in my very first blog post. i was always a little miffed that there was no honeysuckle to be found on or around Honeysuckle Court, but we've just discovered we have wild honeysuckle growing at our current house. how ironic.