Free Printable Gift Tags or Banner

I wanted to create a fun Mother's Day printable for you. Gift tags are always useful, right? The awesome thing about these gift tags is they serve other purposes too... make a banner, party favor note... What will you use them for?

Click the image above or here to download. Aren't they pretty colors? I pulled my color inspiration from this lovely photo from Style Me Pretty that I shared here.

Holiday Colors

I found this bouquet on Style Me Pretty. Wouldn't these make lovely colors to decorate with for Christmas as well?

RoomPolish

One of my favorite sites to go for interior decorating ideas is RoomPolish. You should stop by and say hi to Mary. She is a sweetheart. Here are a few images she recently posted that stood out to me.

A few other favorite posts are her $0 room revamp and Dresses and Rooms. It's all good so go check it out now!

Brassica

I have a bit of a thing for the color purple and flowers. I have never seen these flowers before they are called Brassica. They may just be a new favorite. See more on Design*Sponge.

Oh, Hello Friend

Since I am thinking about pretty things lately, I thought I should share one more gorgeous blog. Oh, Hello Friend is another favorite of mine.

Oh Joy!

Here is another inspiring blog I'd like to share. It's Oh Joy! It really does make me happy to go visit and see beautiful things.

Happy Table Setting

I am a sucker for a pretty color palette. Isn't this table setting happy? It is a wedding but I could see these colors used for a birthday or summer party. See all the great details...floral arrangements, lanterns, candles, the table number, the napkins...? Ahh. Find out more at Style Me Pretty.

Soft Floral Colors

What a nice, soft color palette for a wedding, tea party, or baby shower from Style Me Pretty.

Photography Tips

First off, sorry that my photos aren't the greatest. I am still learning to take nice photos and my camera's not extraordinary. However, I am quite happy with some of the photos I have been taking of things around our yard lately. This is mostly because of the subjects and not the photographer though.

Anyway, I have been searching for good tips and I thought I would share a few with you:

1. Understand your camera. This explains your camera in plain & simple English!

2. Make a lightbox. This one is inexpensive to make and folds to store neatly.

3. Use natural light. It is pretty simple but it has made all the difference for me.

I Love Purple & Flowers

from Style Me Pretty
Purple is one of my favorite colors. I especially love shades of purple combined. The first flowers my husband gave me were purple roses. They smelled so good.

from Once Wed

Above is a little softer purple palette. Here's one more I found via Style Me Pretty.

from Merrily Wed

Stunning Color

This image took my breath away. These colors are simply stunning. Ariella Chezar is so talented. Thanks for sharing, Jordan Ferney.

Thinking About Pretty

One of my new favorite inspiration blogs is Thinking About Pretty. Friday Mandi posted about Mary Swenson, an amazing photographer. I particularly love some of the photographs she took for Project Wedding. They are so cheery!