Inspiration: Reds and Teals/Turquoise/Tiffany Blue

I absolutely LOVE the hot color pairing this holiday season – Red and Teal!

When I moved into my new place this summer, I decorated the kitchen in this color scheme! Red and teal or turqouise with white… oh-so-heavenly.

Here are some holiday (and other) uses for this color palate I’ve found in my online travels.

via eat drink chic

This gorgeous paper. I couldn’t find it online, but I bought this teal with red birds paper at Broadway Paper and used it to wrap up some Christmas gifts. (img via karleighjae)

Teal and red felt bows? LOVE! (via Twig and Thistle)

This hat would look fabulous on my head. Just sayin’. (via knitsational)

I actually bought one of these a couple of weeks ago at an antique shop! It’s in my kitchen now. (via ricracandbuttons)

(via dedeetsyshop)

Oh, and don’t even get me started on the vintage pyrex casserole dishes!

Bloody Brunch Holiday Extravaganza

Bloody Brunch is a charity event I started with my friend @sarandipity. And we’re pulling out all the stops for our next event, the Bloody Brunch Holiday Extravaganza! Here’s a li’l info:

Bloody Brunch™, the popular Milwaukee Tweetup event in search of the city’s best Bloody Marys, is making its next stop at Stack’d Burger Bar on Sunday, December 13^th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a Holiday Extravaganza. That’s right, Bloody Brunch ™ is going beyond Twitter for a day of celebration, benefiting Toys for Tots, the Blood Center of Wisconsin and the Great Lakes Hemophilia Foundation.

All guests bringing a new, unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots (don’t be a grinch – suggested value of $10) will get a free Rehorst Vodka or Gin Bloody Mary with a Buffalo Water Bison Blonde chaser (while supplies last). The first 25 people to bring in a toy valued at over $25 will receive a swag bag full of coupons and goodies from local businesses, a Bloody Mary with chaser and a Build-Your-Own-Burger.

The Blood Center of Wisconsin and Great Lakes Hemophilia Foundation will receive all proceeds from the silent auction, with items including a one night’s stay at The Iron Horse Hotel and a custom pet portrait. Other festivities at the event include free pictures with Santa Claus, holiday tunes from DJ Ed Cetera and the Packers vs. Bears game on flat screen TVs.

Trivera Interactive president Tom Snyder will be on hand for mini-workshops. Just getting started or even an old hand, he’ll have tips and tricks to help you get the most out of Twitter. Tom will share all the latest tools to help you get the most out of Twitter as a powerful business tool, or just for fun.

If you’re looking to do some good this holiday season, please stop by the event. There’s no cost to get in, but if you want a swag bag, you’ll have to bring an unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots.

Bloody Brunch was even highlighted in this article from OnMilwaukee.com.

It began as any Sunday morning might. Two new friends met for brunch only to discover they share an affinity for a well-crafted Bloody Mary. As one Sunday flowed into the next, an idea was born. The Bloody Brunch was born.

On a personal level, Bloody Brunch co-founders Amy Kant and Sara Conrad hope to try as many Milwaukee Bloody Marys as they can through this venture, but that’s not the real goal, they say. The ladies went public with their weekend events via Twitter and accrued quite the following. Today Bloody Brunch is a popular monthly Tweetup that gathers the Milwaukee Twitter community to raise money for a good cause.

Custom Wordpress Design: James Wigderson

I finished this project awhile back, but finally remembered to blog about it! Life has been pretty crazy lately, and I’ve let my blog suffer. James Wigderson contacted me this summer about converting his Blogger blog to a self-hosted Wordpress blog. He has been blogging for years and finally made the switch to a superior platform! Click on the image below to check it out!

Vintage Plum: All Buttoned Up Necklace

I was selected as a finalist for Vintage Plum’s August Guest Designer contest… for my “Style is what you make it” layout.

The challenge for the finalists was to create some jewelry. Here’s what I did:

To see how I made it or to vote for my necklace so I can be the August Guest Designer, please visit Vintage Plum! Thank you!!!