Inspired Goodness

Modern Bride Trendsetters

Looks like the the project I worked on with Bee from WeddingBee is finally being unveiled. She's been honored by Modern Bride Magazine as one of the Top Trendsetters of 2009!

A few months back, Bee contacted Inspired Goodness to help her scramble together the ultimate 'wedding blogger's home office' in about two days time. The issue is finally on newsstands - make sure to check it out this month and be sure to congratulate Bee on her success!

Below is the article from Modern Bride:

image from WeddingBeePro

Gold (Leaf) Accents

Found this great gold-leaf tutorial today via Free People's blog. 

Whether used for table numbers, place cards or to simply add a small bit of embellishment to your wedding decor, this idea can be used with great flexibility.

Used sparingly, an interesting graphic, font or hand-drawn illustration can help you impart a unique twist at your event.

For a full step-by-step how to, visit Poopscape Projects.

Blushing Bride (and Groom)

Loving this wedding posted by Our Labor of Love - these photos exude such a beautiful color palette, a wonderful ambiance and a super-adorable bride and groom, Shana and Rob!

View more pix right here.

Special Thanks

Wanted to thank a few people for a helping out this week to make things so special. First, Amy from Birdhouse Jewelry sent me an adorable pair of her sparrow hoop earrings - I've been rocking these puppies all week! Make sure to check out her Etsy shop!

Next up, Lindsay, our great DIY-expert and all things crafty guest blogger for Tuesday's great post. Who thought that centerpieces made of crepe paper could be so simple and pretty. I love the color palette we're seeing for her projects - the green, white and brown feel so fresh and fun for her upcoming May nuptials.

Looney Wedding Jewelry compiled a Power 100 Wedding Blogs List using technical ratings, stats and page ranking software, and Inspired Goodness made #90.

And lastly (and a little bit overdue), I've wanted to thank a few fellow bloggers for recently posting about Inspired Goodness or adding us to their blog role. I've been noticing more and more traffic here and hope all the new people are enjoying what they find.

Special thanks to Emily of OnceWed, Vané of Brookyln Bride and Jen of Green Wedding Shoes. Here a few of my favorite recent posts from each:

  
photo by Jeff Newsom, Michelle + Josh's LA wedding featured on Green Wedding Shoes

Thing's I'm loving board posted by OnceWed

Brooklyn Bride's Favor Bag-DIY-How-to video featured at Etsy

Polka-dot Inspired Party

Love these beautiful party photos from Inchmark.

Thanks to Claremont Road for the find!

An Inspired Workspace

Make sure to take a peek over at WeddingbeePro - Mrs. Bee posted some great pix of the workspace I designed for her a few weeks back.

 

Flower Arranging 101

How on Earth do they do it? Yes ladies (and gents) I'm right there with you in asking this very same question every time I see this amazing flower arrangements done by the likes of people just like you and me.

It seems that some people have quite a knack to arranging simple Trader Joe or bodega blooms into über fantastic works of art that I have a tendency to drool over. But, there is hope for us once horticultural-challenged kids.

Looks like last season's Top Design offered more than just insane challenges. It has introduced us to the likes of Eddie Ross. If you haven't yet heard of Ross, its likely you need to quickly get on board and join the ranks of us "in the know."

A Martha Stewart alum with a panache for flea market outings and collecting anything engraved, silver and antique, he also just happens to have some amazing flower arranging tutorials on his blog.

Don't trust me, check them out for yourself here.

What a total trend Ross has begun – it looks as if Apartment Therapy is along for the ride too!

{arrangement by Michelle Workman}

Orange Beautiful Calendar

I''m thrilled to finally have received my Orange Beautiful 2009 calendar, which arrived at my door today. If you have any friends who love paper, type and great design, this is a wonderful gift for the holidays.

You must, must, must check out this talented duo's blog for some more stylish paper goods.

Click to buy one for yourself.

The Weddingbee Potluck

Here's some photos from the really fun Weddingbee potluck/meetup I got a chance to "crash" on Saturday night. It was a ton of fun to meet some of the ladies who've been so inspiring to me over the past few years while I was planning my own wedding or just checking in to see what they've been up to since getting hitched.

A great recap was posted by Mrs. Bee today - make sure to give a peek to check out all the yummy goodies these domestic divas put together! Thanks to my awesome SIL (Miss Cupcake), Mrs. Bee for letting a non-bee crash the hive and to The Peonies who graciously hosted us.

{ photos by Mrs. Bee }

Bees in attendance included: Mrs. Lovebird, Mrs. Snow Pea, Mrs. Dahlia, Mrs. Emerald, Mrs. Bee, Mrs. Bell Pepper, Mrs. Onion, Mrs. Cupcake, Mrs. Peony and Mrs. Caramel - plus Mrs. Ladybug and her adorable little ladybug.

Uber Amazing Blog Award

Thank you to Gift Girl from Wishpot for nominating Inspired Goodness for an Uber Amazing Blog Award. We admit, we've never been tagged or nominated before for something and are really honored to be in such good company.

My tagged list of blogs make me laugh, inspired me and and always are enjoyable to read. As a fellow blogger who's always lacking free time, I know how hard all of you work creating wonderful inspiring reads to girls like me out there!

Without further or do, here are my five nominations:

• Design Mom
• Abbey Goes Design Scouting
• Once Wed
• Ruby Press
• Party Perfect

If you're not aware of these blogs, I hope you'll visit them soon and enjoy!