Friday Favorites

Have a great Friday y'all!  Check the links below to see some of my favorite on-line treats of the week. 

Are you going to try my friend Alex Hitz's recipes from House Beautiful?

Absolutely signing up for a trip like Gwyneth's when my kids are a little bit older.

I love keeping up with Carolyne Roehm's Charleston Project and can't wait to see the finished home.

Looking for a new color obsession? I love Privet Berry Blue.

Hosting a baby shower?  This is cracking me up!  I have to do it sometime.

Missing my sisters today.  I'll be emailing them this quote in a moment.

Do I spy a Chiang Mai Dragon swatch on the floor in this kitchen?  I can't wait to see the finished project!

Tablescape Tuesday: Carolyne Roehm

Carolyne Roehm is one of my favorite tastemakers.  She is so elegant and has impeccable style.  A career highlight for me was the day that I was able to help her fix her photo-slide show presentation before a speaking engagement.  Her keynote presentation wasn't working on the country club's PC computer system so I excitedly came to the rescue as I had stressed over the same issue just a few months before at a different speaking engagement!

If you haven't had the chance to hear her speak, please find a way!  Hunt her down! Stalk her!  Chase her until you find her because she is so inspiring! From fashion design to floral design, she has truly become a style maven!  

I first met her many many years ago when I was a teenager and she was giving a floral design presentation on a family trip we were on.  I watched her arrange flowers and knew then that I wanted to go to flower school in Paris just as she had.

I have bundles of each of her books, and I love giving them out as gifts.  Order them today if you don't already have them!

Photos courtesy of Carolyne Roehm

Here are some links to some of my favorite tablescapes created by Carolyne:

An Autumn lunch in House Beautiful.

A great collection of images on Stylish Serendipity Blog

A blue and white Alfresco Entertaining Story in Veranda

One of my favorites from The Enchanted Home Blog. 

Clearly, she loves blue and white as much as I do!

You can visit her website by clicking here.