Last Week In Review....

It was a busy week.. There was an article in our local paper about the book I have 6 cottages published in from Australia. It was great PR for Tybee Island and I was proud of it all...COAST.LIFESTYLE ARCHITECTURE.
http://savannahnow.com/accent/2012-06-15/rich-wittish-designers-blog-gets-tybee-island-homes-international-notice

Next.."Design in a Day"
Anna is out of school for the summer and she is helping me with my new project.".Design in a day" we call it. Actually it takes two full days and the project is 99% done right down to the bar of soap in the shower and the beds made and ready for guest.

I had to share this great photo of Anna sitting at the Purple Pickel..It made smile when I saw it.

The fabrics I am using for this project make me smile also. You know how much I love color so I am thrilled with these great fabrics...............

My job isn't all pretty things.......................


 Often it begins here or like this.  I guess that is why when the project is complete and it looks beautiful..I remember what it took to get to the BEAUTIFUL stage.

discovery and making a plan B

the cabinet are not worth saving because they are not wood inside and have begun falling apart...unexpected added expense but worth doing it right

old counter tops and sink

Ucky!!!!

Stay tuned for more of the beautiful part!!!!!!!

More Anna Magic............

 Anna fluffing the house before the wedding...............

Her amazing talent as an artist.........

 Fluffing the porch swing with beautiful pillows...............
Her beautiful mix of fabrics ,colors and textures

spring colors ..............

  blues, greens, pinks and  honeydew melon....

driftwood , tulips and roses in a wire basket

closeup

the wedding spot..........................beautiful custom wrought iron gates  to the dock. Anna added the tree stumps and the egg baskets full of flowers.

preparation...............

the amazing contrast of the soft fabrics, the greenery and the wooden dock

the perfect spot for a wedding

      

 I love the colors of flowers she used

the  wedding cake plate she made with leaves

she wrapped the candles in moss ribbon

oyster shell clusters and flowers



 The porch is the gathering place.....ready for guest and springtime!!!

Grandmother's egg basket put to great use.................

the arrangement for the dinner

Her touch of red!!!!!

She creates such wonderful things...

Something Bleu................

I am soooooooooooo excited  ..Anna got married last week at a very small yet beautiful ceremony.  She did an amazing job on her own flowers (as she always does  wedding flowers)  and we had fun snapping pictures of  everything.

 Here  are a few small details of her  wedding. It was a very special day ..so we are sharing the simple elements ....beginning with Something Bleu.....

the colors ....

the shoes and the pillows

I think they are magic shoes............

the groom's bow tie....with her shoes

the shoes with the bouquet..............




there were blue jewels in the bottoms of the shoes

 


the beautiful shoe box



Anna's favorite photograph..taken in the groom's grandmother egg basket (an element of surprise, interest and function)

           

the dress....



the vintage  lace and  the  belt Anna added to her wedding dress




back detail

close up detail

the ear rings

 The wedding photographer, Christine Hall had a few beautiful photographs of the day http://christinehallphotography.com/blog/

 
 Christine Hall is a very talented and gifted photography...Enjoy!!!!!

 

Emmaline's Birthday Surprise!!!!!

Anna called me to help create a birthday surprise for her niece's 13th birthday. She painted an old sleigh bed the color of her favorite scarf

The guys brought the bed and mattress up stair to what had been an empty off white bedroom...walls and carpet.................

She want to create a fun bedroom ( we had three hours) for Emmaline as a surprise. Of course she had IRONED the beautiful white sheets and pillow cases and the room had the beginnings of  her magic.
Her other inspirations were 2 beach house blue pom pom euro shams, a fun sock monkey with polka dots and stripes and a yellow green fan. I walked in with a green scarf and and an eggplant jacket on and  I was perfect for the room.....color...color ... and more color!!!!!



the soft freshly ironed sheets................



Anna knows I am ALWAYS up for creating fun and happy spaces. (especially for a surprise)  We had such fun making this room for Emmaline. We took off to my storage unit and my office to pull and dig and grab some pieces for the room.

The Isle of Hope table, The Jellyfish Table, and The Luscious Little Table from  my on line store janecoslick.myshopify.com were thrilled to be included. Some of my "I dont know why I love this piece so much" storage unit treasures together with  things we pulled and grabbed and pondered (for 10 seconds or less) filled Anna's car and my truck.

the monkey looks thrilled at his  seat on the new pillows ..............

a vintage piece of string art (a gift from one of Anna's friends) had all of the colors plus some....................

The Luscious Little table in key lime parrot green and some art from the wall of the office...pondering fabric but a wee bit short on time...............

the monkey likes it here too!!!

a funky shot across the bed into the sitting nook

the jelly fish table in beach house blue worked great with the shams

Looks like we succeeded in creating a " Happy Place" for the birthday surprise................................

Even the pup seemed to like the room..............

a visitor feels right at home.....

she also dressed for the space...............

Happy Birthday Emmaline!!!!!!!!!!



A good time was had by all!!!!!!!