Happy New Year!

Wishing you a happy 2013!

Hope the new year treats you well, 

see you in the new year! :)

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Plan An Emerald New Year's Eve

Still need ideas for your New Year's Eve Party? Plan and Emerald Green night.

Celebrate the night in the color of the new year. Incorporate the color into your

party's elements, from dinnerware to your desserts, your pillows and even your

dress. Go all out or just add a touch of emerald with a necklace - I'm currently

obsessed with the Shorouk dazzler featured below - or a simple but

dashing bow tie.

Black & White and Emerald Green Tablescape // Chevron Napkin / Emerald Green Mini Cake //

Shourouk Ivana Bib Necklace via Charm&Chain // Green Pitcher via Anthropologie // Green Candle Holder via ZARA Home // 

Dessert Plate in Emerald via Anthropologie // Velvet Emerald Pillows via ZARA Home //

Piamita Andrea Silk Charmeuse Long Dress via Shopbop.com // Kenneth Jay Lane Zirconia and Ruby Necklace via net-a-porter.com

A link to Party Souk's Emerald Green Party essential options: click here

Images via Pinterest, and resepective brands' websites

Holiday Sparkle...

This time of year just shouts out sparkle! Christmas lights, holiday ornaments and..somehow..jewels and glitter everywhere.

So here are a few ideas of how to add a little sparkle to your december!

   

add a little glitter to your manicure

(note: If you're doing a whole nail, I would opt for

the ring finger, rather than the middle finger)

celebrate with sparklers on your cake/dessert

put a smile on someone's face, make it extra

special and use glitter ribbon

get experimental or a little daring with your make up

and try a line of glitter eyeliner over your regular black liner.

just one skinny line, a little goes a long way...

Get the kids involved and create DIY, home-made

christmas ornaments, or seasonal decor with glitter and glue!

...or pair a sequins top with a neutral, plain maxi skirt, or your favorite

pair of pants for a holiday party/outing

How do you get your sparkle on?

source: pinterest

Unique & Themed Dining Rooms

Dining rooms can be an art in themselves, from the centerpieces, to the chairs, to the artwork on that adorn the walls...or anything really that's part of the room makes a difference in the over all look. Here are some fun and unique ones that I love

A chic and luscious cafe/restaurant style dining room 

mixing old and new. a frame adorned wall, woodsy table, and ghost chairs

A country shabby-chic, pastel palette, dining room  

jade and mint, ombré green tones make for a serene dining space here

 monochromatic and rustic...

A see-through dining table?Clear glass makes up most, if not all,

of this dining room. Definitely unique

A paris like, baroque-esque, inspired dining room...

This dining room's focal point are definitely those chairs. In Pantone's 2013 color of the year, these emerald green chairs go perfectly with the black and white floor  and brass & white, artistic lamp fixture

and finally..with a touch of pink

Sources: pinterest, sadie+stella, simply seductive