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It’s Fancy Friday and Inspiration is in the air!! I love this table from Ruffled. If this was my table or
this was my table (from Making It Lovely)- I would probably eating something lovely like this-
from Canelle et Vanille’s table. I would have loved to be seated at this table-
from Joy The Baker’s party gals’ On the Lamb.
Unfortunately, I missed sitting at this table, for Kristin’s party.
You know you want to open the door and take a peek inside!
Kristin’s (very patient) mom, wood-burned her entire front door!
This is in Kristin’s mom’s study…she free hand painted it.
Look around at some of our fancy walls!
This is a close-up of Chris Ann’s bedroom wall. Her bedroom is painted in Ralph Lauren’s Candlelight finish called Tea and Sweets. Who can resist Tea and Sweets? It has the softest luminescence yet is still modern.
To cure her cabin fever-
Kristin completed this during Snowapocolypse in B’More.
This is Chris Ann’s pink dining room! (Sherwin-Williams Memorable Rose). Suburbia Man never ever questioned painting a color that looked like pepto-bismol in the dining room.
Chris Ann’s office in a soft suede finish (Pratt & Lambert Classic Suede in Amarula)-it’s a perfect quiet background behind the linen bulletin board.
We just have to show this again, because it’s totally fancy and we love it…so much we have wallpaper envy.
(This wallpaper is currently hung in the house of the Hollywood Housewife)
As you know every Friday we post about what inspires us. We started Fancy Friday because we wanted a place to express and rejuvenate our artistic senses. We get inspired from colors, textures, experiences, adventure, food, spices, and travel. We also get inspired by hearing about what inspires others. Today’s first guest blogger for a Fancy Friday is Laura, from the Hollywood Housewife blog. After chatting with her in our virtual world of blogging and Twitter, we finally caught up with her in the real world at Blissdom, the blogging conference Chris Ann recently attended. We know you will enjoy what she has to share about what’s “fancy” in her Hollywood home. I am drawn to fancy. I’ve been chasing the glitter since I was a little girl. This led me from a small town in Oklahoma to the sparkly lights of Los Angeles, and I’ve never looked back. (That’s not true. I look back all the time. But Los Angeles does achieve all levels of Fancy.) Naturally, I appreciate high drama in a home. I’ve filled our 1920’s abode in the Hollywood hills with things that make me smile. Things that are a little unexpected. Like the red flocked wallpaper in the bathroom off the kitchen. I was inspired by the wallpaper at a Mexican food restaurant and I couldn’t get it out of my head. So I found something similar at Walnut Wallpaper.
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One of my little projects at Blissdom was to try and capture a little of what was “fancy” for our “Fancy Friday” post each Friday. Fancy Friday is where we capture a little bit of what we think is beautiful, artful, inspiring, or whimsical. Basically, it’s just what has to catch our eye and make us happy. With those thoughts in mind read on….and for those of you wondering- I’ve got a picture of -”THE DRESS”.
Our fearless leader, Alli, rocked her wicked cool red boots!
This was a beautiful feathery black hair piece on Kim, of Twice Remembered.
And here is the “tip” of the day and something that definitely could make Our Happy List!
While I was chatting with the Kat, who is the Sassy Irish Lassie, I happened to catch a glimpse of her fingertips and notice that she was wearing the exact shade of blue nail polish I was wearing. Thus began the photo-op! OPI Russian Blue it’s SO the new black!
While in line to hear Harry Connick Jr., I laid eyes on this bead-work!!
Well, of course I was starstruck!! I went in for the kill, ahem, I mean the photograph. After a bumbling explanation of how I wanted to get the picture “in the good light” I read “THE DRESS” owner’s name tag! It was Laura, The Hollywood Housewife. This may be THE killer outfit of Blissdom. It’s 3.1 Phillip Lim - I asked.
Later, Laura could be seen accessorizing with the best thing ever, her baby girl, aka Pigtail.
And here is the BLAH BLAH BLAHger, JJ in peacock blue. She was anything but blah!! She was definitely wearing what we like to call “Party Peacock” style!
This beautiful red scarf was on Kimm, from Reinvented. It was made by Pretty Stinkin’ Green. It was pretty stinkin’ cute!
And, The Nester, from The Nesting Place, wore amazing metal lace earrings.
Sibi, from Pearls & Grace, wore a stand out red floral neck piece from Anthropologie.
Here’s the close up!
And, why not wear the princess dress? This was the perfect gown, worn by Robin of Pensieve.Me enchanting!
When I saw this gal, Dawn, from My Home Sweet Home, I stopped her right in her tracks wanting to know where she got her cute pin!
The answer, some woman wearing a yellow scarf! Well this was funny because I was on the lookout for a woman in a yellow scarf! Kristin (at home in Maryland) had twittered me to look for Lindsey, from The Pleated Poppy, who we had linked to our last Fancy Friday, while I was at Blissdom!
She was pretty easy to find in the crowd! Fabric poppies were all the rage at Blissdom!
This is Kim & Kris, from the DIY dish! Kim is wearing yet another cute fabric flower!! I bet you can find a way to make it on their new site!
This beautiful necklace was on Carrie, of Bilingual in the Boonies. I am sure you could find some fancy tees to go with something like this at her new shop, ChiChi & Flaco.
And, finally another pair of shiny red boots on Leah, from Bookie Boo!
That’s a little of what I saw fancy at Blissdom!! Anyone else?
**For at tasting of previous Fancy Friday’s visit here. We’d love it if you’d guest post your own Fancy Friday here at LoveFeast Table! Email us at lovefeasttable@gmail.com
There are many talented and wonderful bloggers at Blissdom 2010…here are just a few, who have photographs that inspire us!
http://cararolinson.blogspot.com/search/label/%22how%20to%20dye%20wool%22%20knitting
http://asouthernfairytale.com/2009/06/02/eight-ill-take-eighty-please/
http://www.shewearsmanyhats.com
http://sbees.blogspot.com/search/label/photography
Snow, snow, snow. And, now you see just why I had to go on my little “research trip”. What destination is on your mind? Love snow? Or, gotta’ go!! What’s your Fancy?
I’ve always been fascinated by mosaics. So, this sunny afternoon, I grabbed my camera and toured my city! I found…
a meadow of flowers on the side of a cafe,
a school building, created by Banner Neighborhood Arts Club,
a Bluebird of Happiness by Dick Brown,
even a school bus adorned with mirrors and cracked tiles,
a reflection of my city,
(not a mosaic) but a very cool stained glass window,
bottoms of bottles, china plates and mirrors covering the American Visionary Art Museum,
friendship,
a starry night,
an entire row house wall showing things that will help lead you to your dream,
turquoise and cobalt blues,
and a promise that with love, goals, determination, knowledge and will power, Dreams Do Come True!
Knit bombed by The Baltimore DIY Squad.
What meal brings you comfort and warmth? Do you have your soup on?
Picking out a tree is a very personal thing. You really have to find the right one. The tree that speaks to you….the tree that says I want to be in your life.
You need to round up the right posse to look for a tree.
You need to look hard at the tree from every angle….
More than one set of posse is even more helpful…and fun.
And, you need to bring along a professional tree analyzer.
And, a professional tree rapper. This makes the tree feel special.
And, even if you don’t have a professional tree cutter…it will be OK.
Make sure you have a little elf to decorate it.
How do you do your tree?
