What A Nice Surprise!

I was notified today that I had won a $25 gift certificate to the Cupcake Social online store, and that just made my day. There were so many neat cupcake liners, sprinkles, toppers, and so much more to chose from. If you are a lover of cupcakes, you have GOT to check out this store, www.thecupcakesocial.com. Here is what I finally decided on:

L to R: silver fir tree toppers, assorted red liners, cold one toppers, red foil liners, free-wheeling toppers

I'll be sure to make a post when the baking is done. I loooove decorating sweets, and this is going to be fun! I can't wait to put those retro silver fir trees in a mint icing on a cupcake baked in the red foil liners. I've also had my eyes on those beer can toppers, they'll be perfect for a tailgate. So many ideas...

Decoration Inspiration - Bedroom

My undecorated bedroom is driving me nuts!  I have been racking my brain in the past few weeks trying to decide what to do with the large yet plain master bedroom my partner and I share. Can't be too girly, and I don't want a man cave. What to do? I had to meet in the middle. I've decided to go with a cozy lake house feel.

I have been very inspired by listings from fellow Etsy sellers, and treasuries created, that remind me of relaxing days by the water and the old family lake house I grew up going to in the summers. Granted, the old lake house interior was decorated by my grandmother like a classy 1970's bachelor pad (?!?), so I am going for exterior inspiration on that one, and imagining what my dream lake house bedroom would look like.

Obviously I am dealing with big blank walls in my room, because most of these items are to hang. As I get older, I feel lonely in a room with no wall hangings. What a change from my 20's where clean simple modern was the decor, haha! So now I have the furniture and the bed, I just need the fixin's...

top (L to R) : PointDeAmour, Dolan Geiman, Ichbinsein,

middle:  Old New Again, Open Door Studio, Boutique Girl, 

bottom: The Wheatfield, Blackbird Letterpress, Chez Sucre Chez

I wish I could purchase all of these items right now! But for now, you all will have to serve as my inspiration. I am grateful for that though, and thank you :)

Musical inspiration today: it's time for a Ryan Adams marathon!!