Kelly
And introducing another new column, “Well Said.” I’ll be picking some of my favorite quotes and sharing them here. And this week we’re starting with a man that most people right off just as a gangster rapper (when I think poet is much more accurate). And I have to agree with Pac here, don’t you? The man has a point. Have a good Father’s Day weekend everyone!
Watercolor by Anna Montiel and available for purchase here.
Kelly
How fun and happy are these pink doors? I want one!
Images from top, right to left: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Kelly
I don’t know about you, but I am so happy for the long sunny days, endless excuses for margarita parties, and the opportunity to turn up the volume, and wear lots of color. I’m in love with this happy print dress by Modcloth, the most perfect summer sandals by Trina Turk, simple aqua necklace and hoops by Anthro, and of course this effortless chic and neutral beach tote by Jack Spade.
Shop it:
Kelly
Ah spring, the time when flowers are at their best and some of the most coveted varieties are readily avaliable (hello peonies!). This table was inspired by a vibrant spring inspired dress I bought from Anthropologie years ago.
To translate this dress into a tabletop, I started with the flowers: poppies, peonies, local garden roses, ranunuclus, sweet pea, viburnum, and bluepuerm all from Florabundance. Blooming jasmine and citrus blossom clipped from my yard added a hint of white.
To recreate the floral look you will need:
3 6″ hammered footed containers from Jamali Garden avaliable here. Cut three blocks of floral foam to fit the containers and soaked in water. Place in your containers and start arranging.
Spring flower shopping list:
4 bunches pink garden roses
4 bunches coral charm peonies
4 bunches yellow ranunuclus
4 bunches light pink ranunculus
2 bunches bupleurum
2 bunches viburnum
1 bunch jasmine
3 bunches pink sweet pea
4 orange blossoms branches (substitute with other flowering branches if not available)
Begin by placing your branches to create the base shape, and then add in bupleurum and viburnum. Place coral peonies and garden roses slightly higher than your ranunculus and poppies to create depth to your arrangement. Place sweet pea in gaps and add in the jasmine as a final touch.
To add a more casual vibe to the table, use your napkins as as placemats for a pop of color. If you have brass goblets laying around like I do, use them instead of a traditional wine glass (mine are vintage). A fleur water glass (available at Anthropologie here) looks extra pretty when set with spa water with colorful wedges of orange, lemon, and lime.
And here’s a cheat for the rentals from Town & Country:
1 8′ king table
6 white square plates
6 stemless wine glasses
6 pink fleur water glasses
6 dinner fork & knife
Linens from La Tavola:
1 8′ king drape, lacy pearl
6 tuscany camelia napkins
And a big thank you to Jess Wilcox for capturing these images on film! To see more of this table hop over to Grey Likes Weddings.
Kelly
I’m so happy my farm to table editorial was published on Snippet & Ink yesterday (check it here) so I can finally share some of the gorgeousness I captured with the amazing photographer, Karen Wise.
Nestled just before the foothills of Carpinteria a variertable flower wonderland of dahlias of all types and varietes trive under the Santa Barbara sun. On this day, I was picking up flowers for a little engagement dinner for Samantha of Could I Have That.
Varieties grown here range from dinner plate to petite red lollipop dahlias like these guys.
For Samantha’s table I picked a variety of bright summer colors, bright reds, yellows, oranges, and fuchsias.
Thanks so much to John of Greenwell Floral for hosting my little editorial project. I will be sharing more of the farms we shot and, of course, the delicious dinner catered by the Duo in the coming weeks.
Kelly
Today I’m featuring a tabletop that was recently published in Santa Barbara Magazine and Style Me Pretty Living. It was a collaboration with the always amazing Nancy Neil and super chef Ayda Robana of Om Sweet Mama.
We set a simple table; with a god’s eye patter runner from Heather Taylor Home and china and flatware from Botanik.
Simple salads, like the panzanella with Haricort Verts featured farm fresh ingredients (recipe for the salad is here).
Instead of traditional flower centerpiece, I opted to make a flower garlad to keep the vibe relaxed but still very pretty. To make the garland you will need:
2 bunches of bay (depends on length of table)
2 bunches clematis
1 bunch hot pink ranunuculus
1 bunch wax flower
Begin by simple laying the piece of bay leaves end to end. I created a zigzag effect here so you could see the pattern of the linen. Then I simply took the blooms of clematis, ranunuclus, and wax flower and tucked it into the bay. You can wire all these pieces together but its not necessary. And that’s pretty much it! You can see more of this table right here and here.
PS I apologize for my blogging absence. A lot if going in my personal life and I will blog about it once things are more settled. For now, posting will remain on the lighter side. Thanks for hopefully sticking around here and enjoying some pretty 
.
Kelly
I was so happy when Nancy Neil invited to participate in this spring entertaining story with Ayda Robana of Om Sweet Mama. We shot at a private estate in Goleta and setup this table on their private dock (you know to go with their private lake). I used a low wood bowl and placed the centerpiece at the end, so the star of the table, the FOOD would stand out.
A menu of seasonal and local ingredients made up for a delicious feast (post-shoot this was dinner for the crew, it was rough but I got through it). My favorite? The squid ink pasta with eggs over easy…
For the rest of the table, Nancy pulled gorgeous plates & glassware from Botanik in Summerland and used God’s eye linen from Heather Taylor Home.
Wine was generously provided by Cambria Winery. For recipes, and the floral how-to, hop over to Design*Sponge right here. There were two more tables we shot that day, including one that is being featured in the current issue of Santa Barbara Magazine and can be seen here. Thanks ladies for a fun, creative shoot!
