Announcing the "Blog It Forward" Mashup!

I am so excited to announce that I will be part of the "Blog It Forward" mash-up...lovingly organized by Victoria over at sfgirlbybay.

The excitement begins this Wednesday and the the first theme is: "What Inspires You Personally?"

In the meantime, head on over to sfgirlbybay to read all about it. From there you can also check out the full lineup of the blogs participating. The list includes lots of favorite bloggers.

I am scheduled to participate on Wednesday, February 23...so, mark your calendars.

Thanks so much to Victoria for putting together this amazing mash-up and for including me! :)

Friday Inspiration Files

I'm thinking of starting a new "column" every Friday...Friday Inspiration Files. Just a round-up of images, ideas, links and/or other goodies from my files to carry us all into the weekend!

First up...gorgeous shoes from an old Nordstrom catalog that I adore...



...fluffy coconut cupcakes (sorry I don't remember where this clip was from)...



and this exotic tablescape from the Real Simple web site. I love the floating orchids and candlelight...

Happy Weekend!!