Ric Rac Revolution: May 2012

Inspiration: Welcome to the World

I spotted this creative baby shower over on You Are My Fave and I need to dedicate a post to this idea! If I ever have a baby shower thrown in my honor - this would be my first choice! As an homage to the next few weeks of baby shower posts I'm planning (two dear friends have asked my to help with inspiration for their summer baby showers), let's kick off the baby fever with map motifs and such!

*All Photos via You Are My Fave

GET THE LOOK:
For this one I recommend using paper projects to carry your theme. The map motif can make an appearance on everything from gift wrap to pinwheels - you can go real vintage and intermix airmail stripes and suitcases or you can keep it quaint. Below are some resources for picking up map-related goodies!

Grab a map poster to frame as a backdrop for a dessert table or try to mimic the mantel display from above:

Map Poster via Urban Outfitters

Using bamboo silverware is a great alternative to plastic - it looks better and it's better for the environment!

Bamboo Silverware via Garnish

All that bunting had to come from somewhere, pick up map-printed wrapping paper for a variety of paper projects:

World Map Wrapping Paper via Paper Source

You can re-create those little drink flags in milk bottles from above:

Baby Blue Straw Assortment via HeyYoYo

*If glass milk bottles are out of your price range, you can pick up these plastic ones for the same effect at a lower price tag!

Plastic Milk Bottles via Shop Sweet Lulu

Spell out the baby's name or a message using these map covered monograms:

Monogram Letters at Urban Outfitters

Display favors and silverware in little suitcases to keep with the travel theme:

Teal Suitcases via Paper Source

Baby Blue Suitcases via Shop Sweet Lulu

OR you can even scour flea markets for some vintage suitcases like the ones we rented and piled up at our wedding:

Photo by Jennica Jo Photography

You can pick up that bitty jadeite cake stand just about anywhere, put a simple white cake on there and use your map paper to string up a bit of cake bunting to embellish:

Jadeite Cake Stand via Sweet and Saucy Supply

How great are little compass favors?!

Image via OneWed

Don't forget to toss globes everywhere - find them at flea markets and thrift stores - you can always dress up a damaged globe with some DIY projects:

Using stencils or rub-ons - embellish a globe! Seen on The Bedlam of Beefy

Spray with Chalkboard Paint - photo by Jennica Jo Photography

*That last photo is from our wedding, the chalkboard painted globe was a guest favorite!

Get inspired!

HUGS!

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Shout Out: Sea Pinks

I'm sending a big hug over to Sea Pinks on Etsy. This girl is talented - her needlecrafts are so detailed and quaint, how could you pass them up! I've ordered several things from her in the past and I couldn't be happier with them.

Please check out these little felt birdies for a mantel scene or for cake toppers, they come in a bunch of colors:

Felt Bird - Pale Ice Blue

Felt Bird - Robin

How about a baby tomato for your crafting needs? She's got em' in every pattern imaginable:

Orange Plaid Tomato

Think about these little pillows for a ring bearer, homespun and gorgeous:

Honey Bee Pincushion

Buttercream and Periwinkle Pincushion

I ordered the quails for our wedding pie from Sea Pinks - a little floral gal and a little pinstripe guy. They were perfect! Here they are looking dapper on our big day:

Photo by Jennica Jo Photography

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Freebies: iPhone Wallpaper

Eat Drink Chic has some adorable iPhone/iPad screens for FREE! Head over to Amy Moss' genius little blog for the downloads.

Download here

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Hemingway & Gellhorn

I've been spoiled by HBO. Now I can watch The Wire and Boardwalk Empire whenever the couch is calling my name - and don't even get me started on Game of Thrones (I've read the whole series, and I'm about to re-read the first three). Last night was the perfect end to a long weekend - I utilized my new hole punch to embellish some bridal shower items and I watched the premiere of Hemingway & Gellhorn on HBO.

A Farewell to Arms was one of my favorite books growing up - I've always been a bit of a WWI buff thanks to my Papa - so I wanted to see how this film portrayed one of my favorite childhood writers. Clive Owen was the Hemingway I'd always imagined, completely rough around the edges with a bitter war-torn cynicism. Perfect.

The story picks up when he is near the end of his second marriage and he heads to Spain to document and write about the Spanish Civil War in the late 1930s. His anti-fascist sentiments are shared by a group of activists and writers - one of which is Martha Gellhorn, a war correspondent.

The film follows their inevitable romance and the ideals that bound them together. I appreciate a love affair based upon adventure and a passionate crusade to show journalist truth. I find Martha Gellhorn fascinating and I'm anxious to pick up some of her writing - after some brief research it seems she was a war correspondent for every major conflict in the 20th century. Any woman who was such close friends with Eleanor Roosevelt must have been very spunky, bravo Ms. Gellhorn!

Did I mention her effortless waves and red lipstick....

I'm a sucker for a bullet-riddled drama, hence my affection for The English Patient (far from Elaine's opinion of the film from Seinfeld). To get a taste of Hemingway & Gellhorn, check out the trailer!

Go get some great red lipstick.

Oh, and a silky blouse.

HUGS!

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Saturday Scenes

Quick Home Depot run - let's just hope I can keep the stuff I bought alive!

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Kiss this Week Goodbye!

Here's to hoping you had a wonderful week - and are ready for an extra long weekend! I'm hoping to get some crafting done for the bridal shower I'm hosting in July paired with some BBQ parties and sunshine. I'll do a DIY post for some of the decor later on - be on the lookout!

Here are a few things that inspired me this week around the web:

A new "Living in" post over on Design*Sponge tackles the style of my mom's favorite movie.

She's right about the dress - what a stunner.

Some great florals (as usual) spotted on An Apple a Day.

Quirky matching shoes editorial from the 1940s via Miss Moss.

Sometimes Martha is a little "after the fact" BUT her summer issue MS Weddings Magazine is always a good one, thanks for the heads up Ritzy Bee Blog!

Great stuff in the Pop Up Shop on 100LC - Ban.do and Geronimo Balloons are featured!

Now for my Anthro New Arrival of the week:

Blue Violet Shorts via Anthropologie

I'm a sucker for silky printed shorts, now if only my legs were tan....

See you Tuesday everyone! xx

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Color Crush: Dreamy Pastels

Pastels make me think of hazy summer days and breezy warm evenings. These ladylike hues add some romance to everyday life. Check out some of my favorite pastel hued finds!