a PINK bedroom

When we moved into our new house, Emma had only two requests. First, she wanted a puppy {done}, and next, she wanted a pink room. I tried to convince her that pink accessories make a "pink" room. She wouldn't buy it, and so her room is a lovely shade of light pink with aqua colored accents {turns out, I love it}, but now what? Ashlyn has moved into her own room and there's this HUGE empty space forcing me to make a decision! Below is some inspiration I found around the blog world... will update soon!

{if you have any ideas or pics to share, I need all the help I can get}

I've always liked hanging lanterns and these tissue paper balls, but I couldn't hang them in a way I loved... until I saw this!

{all photos are from ohdeedoh.com}

A little bit of rain

So, this week we've had the biggest storms they've seen in San Diego for 10 years! I love the rain. More accurately I love having a fire in our fireplace, wearing cozy clothes, and the way the weather can make things slow down! Tonight my dear husband had a class and the baby went to sleep early, so Emma and I had a hot chocolate and movie date. We tried out a chocolate filigree topping I saw in this month's Martha Stewart. It was SO easy! Just melt the chocolate chips, and pipe out onto a piece of wax paper in the pattern you like. We just did hearts and a few letters. We also put them in the freezer to make them harden faster {about 5 min}. It made the hot cocoa a bit more special!

finally!

It's been a long summer {and fall, and half of winter}, but I'm finally back in the blogging world! I've missed it, but with a new house, walking baby, and a puppy, the family has had a lot going on. I'll be posting not only the coolest kid/baby ideas, but also lots of do-it-yourself projects for home {as ours is old and in need of heaps of TLC}. Can't wait to see you around here more often!