{design nerd} our diy upholstered headboard

this project has been on my to-do list for way too long, and i'm so excited to finally be able to share it with you!  we bought this fabric from urban outfitters about a thousand years ago.  it used to be on our dining room wall as faux wallpaper in our last two apartments, but it doesn't really fit on any of the walls in our house, so we decided to make it into an upholstered headboard.  i used grace's diy instructions on design*sponge here {fyi: i tweaked the shape of the headboard a little bit and skipped the legs altogether} and i couldn't be happier with how it turned out {the cats like it too}!

{just because} helplessly hoping

some sweet song lyrics to sweeten your day...

{three little things} diy jewelry organizer

so i got a little crafty yesterday and made a jewelry organizer from the following ingredients:

1. an old barnwood frame that i thrifted a while ago, maybe $3?
2. stainless steel hooks, $3
3. perforated aluminum sheet, $12

and a few nails of course, but this blog post is called three little things, and that's just so much catchier than four little things... anyway, what do you think? i'm a little in love!

{20 items or less} daylight savings

it's time to spring forward this weekend... i'm looking forward to longer days, but i'm less excited about losing an hour of sleep... at least i have these pretty clocks to distract me!

kit-cat clock, $59;  minty vintage alarm clock, $35;  hedgehog wall clock, $68;

white alarm clock, $35;  robot wall clock, $25;  hexa wall clock, $98;

be here now clock, $50;  vintage london clock, $54; modern cuckoo clock, $100

vintage square alarm clock, $42;  bamboo cuckoo clock, $96;  

vintage orange alarm clock, $47

{20 items or less} chocolate

well, valentine's day is behind us now, but that doesn't mean we can't still have our chocolate, right?  besides, who can resist this gorgeous packaging?

mast brothers;  marou;  dude, sweet;  wild ophelia;  sweeteeth;

chocolove;  droga;  vosges;  divine;  taza

{holidays} happy president's day!

happy president's day!  a little bit of wisdom from honest abe:

{design nerd} our travel gallery wall

just finished working on our travel gallery wall in the basement and i kinda heart it! the hardest part was trying to pick our favorite photos and souvenirs...good news is, there's room to grow!

what do you think?

{party animals} elysa's fondue birthday party

i recently had the honor of designing a party invitation for my dear friend elysa of genpink! she's 31 today and celebrating with fondue and wine... sadly i can't make it to dallas to party with her, but here's a peek at my inspiration and the finished invitation!

{thank you, pinterest! mine and hers}

p.s. if you haven't already, check out my etsy shop!

{shop} valentines

customized printable photo valentine cards are now available at my etsy shop - ready to print {or send in an eco-friendly e-card} in 24-48 hours!

{pinteresting} room by room: wallpaper lust

wallpaper makes everything better, don't you think?

...{thank you, pinterest!}

{local love} firefly handmade

hi friends! i'm taking a break from gift guides for a moment so i can tell you all about the incredible firefly handmade market i went to this weekend with my friend e: over seventy super-talented local artists selling their beautiful products in the stunning boulder museum of contemporary art building. three floors of handmade crafty goodness and endless inspiration {not to mention plenty of really fantastic gift ideas}. oh, and cupcakes!

{design nerd} karma living

i'm dying over these insanely gorgeous quilts made from indian textiles {on sale right this second at this website}! the colors! the patterns! they make me want to travel to far off places and ride an elephant and all sorts of other such fantastic things...

{art nerd} and speaking of resolutions...

my friend just shared this website with me...