Re-Inspiration

As many of you know, Lauren and I moved into a 2 bedroom apt a few days ago. That has given me a good excuse to buy a few things for my room and spruce that space up a bit. Since I don't have a house yet, I have to work with what I got :) I went to Louis and Sharon yesterday and bought some fabric to cover a canvas for my bathroom and on my way, noticed the cutest little store that almost looked like an open garage. It was called The Re-Inspiration Store Located in the heart of Atlanta’s thriving Westside Design District next to the iconic Forsyth Fabric, the Re-inspiration Store is putting a unique spin on the traditional retail experience. The store puts a special emphasis on items made in Georgia by local artisans...everything they sell is made with recycled materials. It is such a fun place to just browse for random knick-knacks...they aren't cheap though :( I actually found an interesting wall piece that I'm still trying to find a place for in my room.
I bought this to hang in my room...

New Jewelry :)

Tonight I had the itch to make some jewelry...so I did! A few weeks ago I bought a bunch of chain at a local bead store because I want to start experimenting with that medium as opposed to just beads. Recently, I have been totally inspired by http://www.maggiegracedesign.com/. This is a girl who went to UGA (Maggie Drake) and then moved to NYC and followed her passion for painting and making jewelry. I am in awe of what she has accomplished and all of her fabulous pieces. (I would not be surprised if we see her stuff in Anthropologie soon!) Below are the two necklaces I made tonight! I'll keep you guys updated on the fun things I am making! I also enrolled in a paint class that starts in June so hopefully I'll start painting more too :)

Philly in a Flash!

This past weekend I went to Philadelphia for wedding and it was so much fun! A couple Joe and I know from Columbus were getting married on Friday @ 4 so I flew up that morning and met Joe and everyone else...since they flew themselves, ha. It was such a great weekend! The wedding ceremony was at an old Catholic cathedral in downtown Philly called Old St. Joseph’s. The church was so pretty and right in the historic district of the city. A cocktail hour and reception followed the ceremony at The Downtown Club...and might I add that the food was AMAZING and NEVER ENDING. The cocktail hour had an open bar and everything under the sun in regards to food. I was so full after an hr of eating and drinking! ha. Following the cocktail hr, we were escorted into a beautiful ballroom for a delicious sit-down meal and TONS of dancing. It was a blast! After the wedding, about 15 of us went and danced the night away (until about 3 AM) at a bar/restaurant called Plough & the Stars right downtown!

Since the wedding was on friday, we had lots of time to play on Saturday. I slept until about noon (ha) and then we met up with the group and for a tour of Independence Hall which was fun. Then Joe and I walked around the city, grabbed a good lunch and then headed back to the hotel to get ready for dinner that night. The bride and groom spent all day with everyone on Saturday and came to dinner with us that night...we went to the same place where they said I love you for the first time! The food was FABULOUS. All in all it was a very fast but very fun weekend. I didnt want to leave :( The city itself is so pretty...feels exactly like NYC but much cleaner and with lots of trees. Lots’ of traveling this month