I was poking around Pinterest looking for ideas to capture my growing baby when I found this clever series and was reminded of this doll house project by Nicole of Making it Lovely. The nursery above features Snow & Graham Tweets wrapping paper on the walls…..but that is just the beginning. The whole house is filled with pattens and papers I have always loved as well as a nicely curated collection of chairs.
My doll house was hands down my favorite toy growing up. I spent hours and hours making furniture and switching the rooms around. The humble wire and felt family that lived there would have loved such a well appointed space. READ MORE
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A few weeks before my son Buck was born, we had a little party at Snow & Graham in honor of his impending arrival. The design team recreated the Meadow wall installation that was designed for the New York Gift Fair, which made a stunning backdrop to the prettiest spread of desserts.
It just so happens that many of my favorite sweets are a perfect match to the bright hues of our Meadow pattern. The fresh raspberry and buttercream macrons, brown butter custard fruit tart and assorted cookies all came from Bittersweet, one of my favorite bakeries here in Chicago. There was a fudge frosted cake from Sweet Mandy B’s as well, which is my kryptonite. But before all the treats we had pizza, which was the number one thing I craved throughout my pregnancy. I joked I may give birth to a calzone.
The Meadow wall went up without too much trouble using a combination of 3M command hooks and strips. We were all so sad to see it come down a week or so later. For a more permanent installation, which would be so fun in a little girl’s room, you would need to use more robust supplies to make it last. READ MORE
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The summer sun will soon be shinning and bold fresh color is what we want in our closet as well as in the mail. The graphic creamsicle stripes on this Lem Lem frock are a perfect pair to the citrus punch of our Pom Pom notecards.
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My newly expanded family and I stole away to the other side of Lake Michigan for a few days of pancake breakfasts and togetherness. This handful of Instagram pics highlights some of my favorite things from the trip, and I love that there is a very clear color story. I always thought it was from the clothes I packed for myself and the boys, but here I seemed to find red, white and blue just about everywhere. Do you ever notice that your vacation photos take on a color scheme?
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My fondness for all things Uusi is hardly a secret. Their latest project, these Blue Blood Playing Cards, are available on kickstarter for just 11 more days. Take a look at the video to hear how these extraordinary images came to life and check out all the cool loot they are offering for your support.
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In early February my design team realized this stunning installation in our booth at the New York Gift Fair. Using tissue paper fans and paper leaves of our own making, Heather and Cecily brought our new pattern, Meadow, to life on the walls of our space. While I did not get to see it in person, I received lots of sweet messages (and photos) during the show from many of our wonderful customers who did.
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We welcomed our THIRD boy into the world last week and our hearts are filled to the brim with joy. If you follow along on Instagram, you may have seen a belly shot or two. This was the last one I took just two days before we met our little guy. His name is Buck.
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With Valentine’s Day just a few weeks away, I thought I’d share this pretty (and pink!) dessert spread I made with our Garden Roses paper and store bought pastries. While I love to bake and have a number of tried and true recipes that rarely fail, time is not always on my side. This is a pretty presentation of sweets that takes a little effort but doesn’t require a sink full of dishes.
I used our Garden Roses paper to line simple white plates, make a table runner and fashion a few cupcake liners using our template and instructions found here. Buying the spray roses a few days ahead will allow them to become full and lush for presentation, just be sure to wash and dry them throughly the night before topping the cupcakes with them. This collection of white cake plates is one I have been working on for years, but you could achieve a similar effect by placing dinner plates on paper wrapped vases like I did here one Holiday.
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The New York International Gift Fair is happening this week and Snow & Graham is exhibiting in what might be our happiest booth ever. Inspired by our new Meadow pattern and my deep love of tissue paper decorations, we decided to realize one of our designs in this larger than life scale. I am so sad to be missing it in person, but so grateful for the photo updates I have been getting from my awesome team.
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As I mentioned earlier, we do not know the sex of baby #3. This means that our friends and family are going crazy with their predictions and that we have not done a thing to our existing nursery. Should baby #3 be boy #3 I feel an overwhelming desire to give him things of his own…..while also making good use of the many, many boy things we already have. I love the idea of layering patterns and textures in this incarnation of the nursery, while also keeping it clean and unfussy. Since we already have the foundation pieces, it will be a treat to bring in a few things that will make the space unique for the newest little either way. READ MORE
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