Go Green

Happy St. Patrick's Day! The day where everybody goes "green" and is sporting green shoes, belts, bags, shirts, etc. I happen to LOVE the color green so I am absolutely a fan of the day! Here are a few things that have me excited about the day of day dreaming in green.

Green cocktails by Camille Styles.

Adorable green shoes worn by a bride in Southern Weddings Magazine.

{photo courtesy of Millie Holloman}

The beautiful Julianne Moore with her gorgeous emerald earrings at

the 2010 Golden Globes.

The gorgeous green lawn at the Delano in Miami.

Green Louboutins. I die!

{photo courtesy of Marie Labbancz}

Buttons I should totally make. I'm Italian, Polish & French, not Irish, but kiss me anyway! Thank you Make Merry Events for the cute template.

A beautiful green wedding table, oooo, I love.

{photo courtesy of Rebecca Thuss for Martha Stewart Weddings}

HAPPY St. PATRICK'S DAY!

xoxo~Becca

Do What You LOVE ~ free download

On the wonderful blog How Joyful, Joy uploaded an amazing free printable...print. Being that I oh so LOVE pink and well, its Valentine's week, I want to print the photo below. I think the print is fabulous even for my house. I think beau would love it in grey or maybe orange. How inspiring is this to look at every day when you wake up? I love it. This for sure is a reminder to me!

Click here for print!

xoxo~Becca

Wedding Wednesday ~ Valentine's Day

Oooo, a Valentine's Day wedding! Last year one of my girlfriends got married Valentine's Day weekend and honestly, I think it made the weekend just a little bit more romantic! Reds, pinks, sparkles, ruffles, romance, ooo la la, there are so many pretty ways to incorporate the holiday

into your big day!

{Valentine Inspiration created by me. images: Martha Stewart Weddings, Style Me Pretty, Delectable Deliciousness}

{Sweet treat image courtesy of The Bridal Bar}

{Valentine's table decor images courtesy of the Bridal Bar}

{Valentine's Day Wedding Invites from the amazing Ceci New York}

{a beautiful table by Rebecca Thuss}

I'm Dreaming of a Pink Christmas

Pink. Pink trees, pink flamingos, pink sweets, pink pink pink. Happy Holidays!

A Happy New Year in Holland

Beau and I are in Holland visiting his family for the week. The picture below is of the beachhouse where beau's parents are and we are staying right next door. How cute is it, right?

Today we are off to Amsterdam to visit his friends from college and do a little exploring. I must arrive home with some little Dutch clogs for our backyard to plant flowers in.

Gelukkig Nieuw Jaar {happy new year in Dutch}! See you in 2011!

How funny, I did spellcheck on this post and everything came up highlighted, even the spellcheck in Dutch!

xoxo~ Becca

The State Department gets a Stylish Christmas!

I am a huge fan of David Stark. His creative work on events is absolutely amazing! I was quite surprised to see that the State Department dressed up quite stylish for the holidays and hired Mr. Stark, but I was not at all surprised to see how beautiful and chic he made it for Christmas! Enjoy the photos. See the rest at the WashingtonPost.Com.

Can I get the red and white striped carpet at our house? How about the gift box arch! LOVE!

xoxo~Rebecca

It's FRIDAY!

{image from Eddie Ross}

I have had a week full of holiday parties and am glad for a little festive weekend ahead! One more week until Santa comes, the family is here and we start packing for our New Years trip to Holland! Just a few little things I'll be up to this weekend! Happy Holidays!

{image from Martha Stewart}

I will be making some sparkly table decor for Christmas. The whole D'Amato family is coming to Florida to visit so I am making the house shine and be a little glitzy.

Red Velvet Souffle - Contemplating testing this recipe before Christmas Eve. From Southern Living. Check it out, it looks divine!

Lonny Mag - Have you checked out the most recent Lonny Mag! Click here for some last minute ideas.

High Gloss Magazine - omg. LOVE the girls behind this new online magazine. I will be entering all of their Holiday contests. Do the same...here.

I had my Stella & Dot party the other night and it was so much fun! I'm in love with these items. The necklace is to DIE for! I will be placing my order this weekend. If you are interested in anything go to Stella and Dot then click find a host and type in my name and shop away!

Have a great weekend shopping away, baking cookies and getting ready for the Holiday week ahead! xoxo~ Becca

A little cup of Cocoa!

Today I woke up to a chilly Florida morning, it was 40 degrees! I am contemplating making this hot cocoa I whipped up last week for a work event. I was a little hesitant about the powdered milk in the recipe, however it is 1. so easy and 2.... SO GOOD! Enjoy.

{image from Real Simple}

Peppermint Hot Chocolate

Serves: 10-12 people

Ingredients:

For the basic peppermint hot chocolate:
3 cups nonfat dried milk
1 cup powdered sugar
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup chocolate syrup
1 tsp peppermint extract
7 cups water
marshmallows and candy canes for garnish

For a “mocha”:
Pour the cooked hot chocolate over a shot of espresso or a half-cup of very strong coffee.

For an “adult drink”:
Omit the peppermint extract and pour the hot chocolate over a shot of Peppermint Schnapps.

Directions:

1.Use a 4 quart crock pot. Combine the dry ingredients into your crock pot and stir with a spoon. Squeeze in a half-cup of chocolate sauce, and add the peppermint extract. Add the water, a cup at a time, and stir well. The chocolate mixture will be bubbly and look powdery but it will cook together.
2.Cover and cook on high for 2-3 hours, or until completely hot. Serve with marshmallows and candy canes. If serving to guests, keep the pot on low with the lid off, and provide a ladle. If kept on warm, the hot chocolate will not stay warm enough.

xoxo~Becca

Happy Weekend!

I hope you are looking forward to a fun holiday weekend worth jumping for!

(Jumping on a bed with a pink ruffled skirt sort of one!)

{Image from Paper-Maiche}

Beau and I are off to DC this weekend to attend one of my best guy friends weddings. I can't wait to see them, I can't wait for some chilly weather to remind me the holidays are here! Enjoy your weekend. I hope you are decorating the house, making cookies and listening to carols. Here are a few links I thought I would share.

*FREE HOLIDAY MUSIC - If you haven't downloaded the free Target tunes, do so this weekend. They put together a great mix! Download here!

*CeciStyle - I'm LOVING her new issue with holiday sparkle! For those of you who live in NYC, check out her city holiday cards, so great! See it here.

* Tiny Prints - Gilt Groupe has a 50% Tinyprints.com holiday purchase today! If you are looking for holiday cards, check out their site. I love their personalized stationary.

*Every Day Chic - I love the sequins band aids on Lonny mag's blog. A must here.

*Giada at Home - I am putting together my menu for my Stella + Dot party and am dying to make these Ginger, Lemon & Lime Martinis and Sweet Basil Cheesecake she made recently on her show. Yum. Also, set your DVR for her holiday episode on Saturday at 1pm, love her!

*Martha Stewart Holiday - I will be ordering some sequin to make these adorable sparkle balls for the holidays. Check out how easy they are here.

*10 things I can't live without - I love reading bloggers ideas of what they can't live without. Read Coco+Kelley's post on La Dolce Vita's blog this week. Two of my favorite blogs out there!

Enjoy the weekend! I can't wait to share our fun weekend

in my old town of DC!

xoxo~Becca

It's a KATE SPADE Christmas

Every year Miss Kate has such fun holiday ads, they are only getting better! Way to go fabulous Kate Spade, you have us in the festive spirit!

{I'm inspired to make paper chains from the picture above!}

{Wow, so bright and happy! Nice hors d'oeuvres tray!}

{A cocktail inspired Iphone case sounds perfect to me!}

{Wrap me up in that skirt with that striped bow around it!}

{The photo above of from Kate's NYC store. sigh....love, need I say more!}

{How cute are these holiday invites!}

{This is from the new 2010 Holiday campaign. I am drooling over the shoes, the Glori!}

Happy Holidays to ALL! Kate and Andy were in Elle magazine with pictures from a recent holiday soiree they hosted, I'm sure she is quite the hostess.

xoxo~Becca

Christmas on Las Olas

Tomorrow night I am heading downtown Fort Lauderdale to a little holiday cheer filled event, "Christmas on Las Olas". Las Olas boulevard is only a few minutes from our house and is lined with cute shops and nice restaurants. Being that this is my first year away from chilly winter weather I am REALLY looking forward to the night to get me in the Holiday Spirit! Even though the street is lined with Palm Trees, tomorrow they will be covered with Christmas Lights and maybe we will be drinking hot chocolate.

They actually bring in snow machines, in the past Starbucks had a Snow Mountain, there is an ice skating rink, choirs singing carols, Santa is around (good I need to give him my list!). I can't wait! If you are in the area stop by from 5pm to 10pm on Las Olas Boulevard.

Thanksgiving for Two

This year it was just Beau and I for Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving for two. It definitely was not the same without a loud house full of family, but that being said, it was still so nice. This was mine and Beau's first Thanksgiving Day in Florida, I decided to still make it a big one. A nice relaxing day at home with a big Thanksgiving Day feast! It was pretty difficult cutting the recipes into smaller servings, however, I still made a 10 pound turkey for two!

The day started with a Breakfast Feast.

Fresh Coffee with these adorable napkins made by fabulous sister Charity at Chartreuse.

I made these baked eggs I had read about here. You use sliced bread, bacon and eggs. Such a cute way to serve all of the yummy components in one.

Freshly squeezed grapefruit juice! I've been eating these all week from a box in our office, so fresh and citrus season in Florida is just starting, yay!

For dinner it was simple table setting for two.

My glittered pumpkins I made earlier in the week added a little bling to the table, mixed with modern candlesticks by my dad, bundles of wheat and a few antique votives.

A little Beaujolais Nouveau to accompany the meal was perfect.

The day was topped off with a short Skype session to my parents and my 86 year old Gramie who was amazed at it. It was almost like we were together, but not...I'm looking forward to Christmas! But I have to say, it was a really nice day. I am thankful! I hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving and all that we have to be thankful for!

xoxo~Becca

Wedding Wednesday

I have always loved a Fall themed wedding.

How about a Thanksgiving themed wedding!

{Gorgeous NYC Fall wedding!, Image from Karen Wise Photography}

{Beautiful table decor for a Thanksgiving wedding. Image from Wedding Splendor}

{I am loving this Thanksgiving themed wedding board from With This Favor blog.}

{Amy Atlas always has a beautiful dessert display!

I wonder what her personal dessert table looks like on Thanksgiving.}