Sunkist® Citrus Tips with Kimberly Schlegel Whitman: DIY Grapefruit Scrub

Friday Favorites!

The best cards/prints/gift bags ever! 

LOVE this jewelry line and thrilled to share a discount code with you!  Use GOLD20 for 20% off!

So much fun when a new store opens in Dallas!  My sister and I got in to the celebration. 

So excited about MTV ReDefine!  I hope you will join us tonight at the opening party!

Are you one of the over 32.5K people loving my sister's Instagram Feed?  If not, you should be!

Feeling good today after my facial from this amazing lady yesterday!

I got to meet this sweet and stylish transplant to Dallas yesterday!  What a treat!  You will love her blog.  Check it out and let's give her a nice warm Texas welcome.

Have a great weekend!

Follow the Hollow!

Such a treat getting to know the founder of my favorite new makeup line, Charlotte Tilbury, at a dinner hosted by the amazing Bag Snob this week. She gave us all a little tutorial on her incredible products and taught us to contour by sucking in our cheeks and then "follow the hollow!" It was a blast and I couldn't wait to share some of my favorite products from her line with you.

Sunkist® Citrus Tips with Kimberly Schlegel Whitman: DIY Place Card Holder

Here is the video tutorial on the Lemon Egg Cup Place Card Holders I shared photographs of yesterday.  I hope you like it!

Tablescape Tuesday: Easter Egg Cup Place Cards

Easter is my favorite time of year!  I love the deeper meaning behind the season but I also love the bright and cheerful way we celebrate this time that reminds us of our greatest blessings.  

Here is a detail from our the Easter Egg Cup Place Cards I created using Lemons to add a bright and cheerful touch to our table.  I simply pulled bright Meyer Lemons and made a small slice in them to hold the cards.

Here are a few links so that you can shop the look:

Blue and White Platter - Similar
Blue and White Egg Cups - I love these!  - On my wish list!
White Egg Cups - Similar but these are on sale!
Green Glass Plates - similar.  I snatched mine at an Estate Sale but these are pretty too!
Yellow Napkins - I had mine monogrammed by Halo Studio.

Photography by Kelsey Foster

Styling by Hilary Walker

Food Styling by Stephanie Greenwood
Calligraphy by Halo Studio
Flowers by Hope Hill Desgin

Friday Favorites: First Day of Spring!

We have been prepping for our annual Easter Egg Hunt and I couldn't wait to share these stunning Azaleas with you!  More photos of the centerpieces to come!  For details from our previous hunts, click here!

The perfect little spring/summer dress. Just ordered it and I have a feeling like it will be the one I throw on all the time!

Speaking of Egg Hunts, have your ordered your little one a bonnet yet?

This bathing suit is sold out everywhere but you can get it with this link! 

Love this article about the different ways that people see humor!

These are my favorite evening bags ever!

I'm going to pester you about buying tickets for MTV ReDefine Event or Pre-party because my sisters and I have been working hard on it as co-chairs!  I hope you will join us!

The Perfect Playdate Snack: Citrus Salsa

I just love getting to create fun, easy and entertaining ideas for my family so when Sunkist asked me to come up with a few video ideas, I was thrilled!  Here is the first in a series that I can't wait to share with you about a delicious Citrus Salsa that we made.  I hope you like it!  I know my son does!

Proper Portraits: The Amazing Stella Ehrich

It's spring and that means that the amazing Stella Ehrich is headed back to Dallas!  I just love it when I get the email from her that she is headed my way.  She is one of the loveliest people I have had the pleasure to meet. 

A few years ago, she painted a portrait of my son and he just fell in love with her too!  At the age of five, this was the first adult he referred to as his "friend" and it truly warmed my heart.  She captured every detail of his charming little spirit and physical traits that made me smile as well.  She even caught that his second toe on his left foot slightly crosses over the third, just like my father's does.  

But I am not the only mother who has been thrilled with Stella's work.  Here are some excerpts from some notes that mother's have sent to her after they have received the portraits:

"Honestly, there are no words to describe my endless gratitude to you for creating such a beautiful portrait of my love, Hannah.
You have created a perfect reflection of the most precious gift in my life, my daughter.
Your generous, kind spirit is so beautiful  and comforting. Thank you for all that you are. You too are a gift "

    Sandra Magsamen

"Well, I am finally over my emotional reaction to seeing Will's portrait.  (She burst into tears when she walked into the studio.)  You have done a remarkable job of capturing his essence and channeling it through his eyes and smile into your painting.  There is something very much like the Mona Lisa in his face - you have caught a spectrum of emotions in this single expression.  I could not be one iota happier.  Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!"

 Gayle Brindley

So, now it is your turn to meet Stella and commission a work.  She will be in Dallas April 16th - 28t and you don't want to miss this wonderful opportunity to meet with her.  You can read a bit more about the process of the portrait by clicking here.  I know you will be as happy with it as I have been.  I can't wait for my daughter to reach the age of five so that we can have her sit for Stella!

Please give her a call at 802-922-3989 or email her at sehrich@comcast.net.

St. Patrick's Day Round Up for You!

Hi there!  I hope you have a lucky day today!

Here are a few of my favorite St. Patrick's Day links for you:

17 Great Last-Minute Party Ideas for St. Patricks Day on Brit + Co today including this amazing Ombre Cake from IamBaker.com

Check out famed Irish chef, Kevin Dundon's Irish Eclairs on The Salonniere.

I love this amazing Diamond and Emerald Ring by Halleh

Great green party ideas on this silly site.

My husband and I are really excited about spending a weekend at this gorgeous Irish Country House this summer!  What else should we do while we are in Ireland?

Friday Favorites

My favorite pin of the week.

I love every single post on this site!

This could possibly be the cutest baby gift ever! 

Love this summer "playsuit" for grownups!

I hope you will join us for MTV ReDefine.  My sisters and I are co-chairs and we are working hard to bring you a fantastic evening!

I'm thinking I might order this to cover up my messy hair this summer! I always love it when other people wear them but I don't know if I have the guts but, for $1, I think I'll give it a shot!

You can "contour" like a Kardashian with this makeup! I swear it makes you look ten pounds lighter!

Lettuce Ware

A few years ago, I did a story for Southern Living Magazine about Alfresco Entertaining.  I was so excited by the assignment because it was my first as Editor-at-Large and it gave me an opportunity to pull out my Lettuce Ware!  

Do you know it?  Do you have some?

Lettuce Ware has an interesting history, weaving its way onto the tables of the world's most stylish ladies from C.Z. Guest to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.  To learn more about it, check out this wonderful article in the WSJ about collecting Lettuce Ware.

But here is the good news for you:  

Tory Burch has launched a new collection of Lettuce Ware, Dodie Thayer for Tory Burch, so that you don't have to stalk antique stores and ebay to piece enough for a table together!

I hope you will add some to your collection and send me photos of the tablescapes that you create!  

Happy Hosting! 

Southern Living Photography by Laurey W. Glenn

Dodie Thayer for Tory Burch image via ToryBurch.com

Masters of the Monogram

You already know how much I love monograms but have I ever told you how much I love The Printery?  It is one of my favorite stationery houses on the planet.  I had the pleasure of visiting their charming Oyster Bay Press a few years ago and there is just nothing like their wavy and warped old floors to help you appreciate the old presses and printers.  They are featured in my book about monograms that comes out this Fall (can't wait!!!).

They are masters with a monogram and now is the time to order some papers of your own.  Let them help you create something special. Now is the time because their annual half price sale on new and engraved dies and plates is on until the end of March!  You can save 50% on new monogram or name dies, return addresses and even on hand cut plates for invitations. 

You don't have to make your way to Oyster Bay to order though.  Give them a call at (516) 922-3250 and let them guide you through the process.  In addition to their beautiful dies, the can help you create a stunning stationery suite in unique color combinations that will make your notes stand out!

Photo courtesy of The Printery

Little Goodall Coats

photo from Little Goodall

Don't you love it when someone stops you in the street and asks you where you got something?

I do!  

I love to share my favorite sources but I have never owned anything that gets as much attention as my daughter's Luxe Bunny Coat from Little Goodall.  It is made right here in Texas by the talented perfectionist, Molly Goodall, and I'm seriously not kidding when I tell you that I have to add a few minutes on to our outings to allow time to answer questions about where the coat came from. 

The bunny ears are so precious and irresistible that it can make the naughtiest and loudest toddler look adorable white out and about - trust me, I know that part from experience.

So, if you want one, you need to reach out right away!  There is a linen version available by pre-order for spring that will melt your heart but they do sell out so hurry on over to LittleGoodall.com to get your paws on one now!

and p.s.  If bunnies aren't your thing, there are plenty of other darling creatures available too!

Paul Montgomery Panels

I'm working on sprucing things up a bit at White Oaks Ranch and I've been wanting to do some pretty papers in the dining room. It is a little jewel box of a room and I think that hand painted wallpaper panels would be the perfect touch to make it feel special. I'm crazy about these panels by Paul Montgomery Studios but how do we pick just one! What is your favorite? The great news is that they are priced to move on One Kings Lane this week so we have to move fast!