[brag] My design firm, Pulp Design Studios, has some work featured on HGTV.com! So exciting. I have the fabulous Jeanine of Aphrochic to thank for the fun interview & for featuring my work. Check out some Neutral Rooms That Wow!

[wear] I have been totally lusting after these micro lockets I saw over on the bows & sparrows blog. Just can’t get them out of my head!

[sip] Doesn’t Oh Joy! just have the best eye? I spotted these teacups over on her blog this week… I would look really good drinking tea out of this mug.

[nest] Hop on over to the Lower Oak Lawn blog! Kendall is vacationing in Italy & asked me to share how I incorporated some modern Italian designers into my client’s interiors. See some of the sources in my client’s designs!

[shop] My amazing friend Lauren, of Aspiring Kennedy, just launched a new etsy shop! Aspiring Kennedy, A Picturesque Life has photographic prints of all her travels around Europe. Gorgeous!

I have some BIG plans this weekend…

A special treat for my dear friend & business partner, Carolina! We’re having a spa day, staying the night in a hotel, and then taking a trip to Austin to meet a new client. A little business & pleasure… Hey, we’ve both worked until the wee hours of the night for weeks on our design projects. We deserve it!

What are your plans for the weekend?

On another note…

Thank you so much for celebrating my bloggiversary with me this week!

Don’t forget we still have THREE giveaways going strong… Hurry & enter! One of them ends tonight.

So, one of my favorite new people, Abbe Fenimore, just happens to own a pretty amazing online boutique called Shop Ten 25. She’s exactly the talented and generous person that you want to support, and she’s pretty darn cute, too. I just love that she’s helping me continue the celebration for my last giveaway of the week with this amazing embroidered pillow, valued at $125.

To Enter:

MAKE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY BELOW!

1. FOLLOW :: Become a follower of Hello, Splendor via Google Friend Connect or by email.

2. COMMENT :: Visit the Studio Ten 25 blog & make a comment on your favorite post.

3. BLOGROLL :: Add Hello, Splendor to your blogroll.

4. TWEET :: Tweet about this giveaway! Be sure to mention both @hellosplendor & @studioten25.

5. LIKE :: Like Hello, Splendor on Facebook.

6. LIKE :: Like Studio Ten 25 on Facebook

Good luck!

Thanks for celebrating with me… Tomorrow we go back to our normally scheduled program!!

Giveaway ends at Midnight on Monday, 5/3. The winner will be announced on Wednesday, 5/4.

I’m sure by now, you know that I am an interior designer & own a design firm called Pulp Design Studios! So, it didn’t take much convincing to have Pulp Design Studios do a giveaway of one of our favorite side tables/stools.

This Bungalow 5 Stool is valued at $350.00 & if you win, you get your pick of color!

To Enter:

MAKE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY BELOW!

1. FOLLOW :: Become a follower of Hello, Splendor via Google Friend Connect or by email.

2. FOLLOW :: Become a follower of the Pulp Design Studios blog via Google Friend Connect or by email.

3. BLOGROLL :: Add Hello, Splendor to your blogroll.

4. TWEET :: Tweet about this giveaway! Be sure to mention both @hellosplendor & @PULPdesigns.

5. LIKE :: Like Hello, Splendor on Facebook.

6. LIKE :: Like Pulp Design Studios on Facebook

7. SIGN UP :: sign up for the Pulp Design Studios mailing list.

Good luck! Thanks for entering! And, stay tuned! I’ve still got more planned for you this week!!

Giveaway ends at Midnight on Monday, 5/2. The winner will be announced on Tuesday, 5/3.

This weekend was, literally, insane! So much fun and WAY too much packed into just three days… But, it was the best of everything with a little drama mixed in, too (like my car exploding on the way home from a Fort Worth design install & having to break into my own home before a rock show). Now… for sleep!

How was your weekend??

Did you have an amazing Easter?

Links from my weekend: Pulp Design Studios | Perfect Last Bite | UltraViolet

In celebration of Hello, Splendor’s First Birthday, Studio Surface is giving away an amazing bracelet from their new collection! Valued at $85, this modern bracelet was created from cocobolo and sterling silver. Cocobolo is a beautiful highly figured wood species and this piece was finely crafted by hand. The wood is polished to perfection using multiple steps and processes and only finished with sandpaper and non toxic tung oil. Mixed with multiple strands of silver, this piece is modern on it’s own or stunning layered with other bracelets.

To Enter:

MAKE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY BELOW!

1. Become a follower of Hello, Splendor via Google Friend Connect or by email.

2. Add Hello, Splendor to your blogroll.

3. Tweet about this giveaway! Be sure to mention both @hellosplendor & @studiosurface.

4. Like Hello, Splendor on Facebook.

5. Like Studio Surface on Facebook

6. Stop by the Studio Surface Etsy Shop & name your favorite piece.

Good luck!

Stay tuned tomorrow for another giveaway… It’s gonna be a good one!

Giveaway ends at Midnight on Friday, 4/29. The winner will be announced on Monday, 5/2.

Today is such and exciting day! My other baby, Hello, Splendor, is turns 1 today. I have so much to be grateful for when it comes to this little blog. I’ve met so many amazing people and had so many new opportunities.

I’m a fan of the ‘Birthday Week’… So, I’ve got some exciting giveaways & celebrations planned, but we will start the celebration with a little link party to celebrate YOU.

From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU so much for being here.

You’re invited to

Hello,Splendor’s Birthday Link Party!!

Post a link to your site at the link party below!

image via tulips & flight suits

After a long week of day long meetings to bid on a new interior design job & preparing for a great residential install today… I’m signing off for the weekend!

Saturday, I’m looking forward to an amazing fundraising event that we’ve been preparing months for. And, Sunday of course, looking forward to being with family and enjoying some relaxation.

Happy Easter Friends!!

Any plans? Who’s traveling?

Image via La Tartine Gourmande

Have you been following along on my Finding Splendor series? This is the second check off the list of projects I’ve created for myself to inspire happiness. Really, it’s just a fun project to make me schedule time for myself and my family during all the busyness. On Saturday, we went to the Dallas Arboretum & had a blast. I even got a bit tipsy on sake! See some pics from our fun family outing…

This is what every weekend should be like!! It was simply… the best.

And, never mind my poor kid’s beat up face! He’s one hot mess. All boy.

All photos by Kevin Dotolo.

Can you tell I’m itching for some new fashions?? With this change in weather & the crazy storms I am looking forward to spring… but, we’ve got to get through these rain showers fashionably, right? I just love a spring thunderstorm… especially from the comfort of my warm, dry home!

Has is been stormy where you are??

1. Diane Von Furstenberg Athena Jacket | 2. Jean Paul Gaultier Striped Umbrella | 3. Owl Umbrella Stand | 4. Ribbon Band Straw Hat | 5. Dolce & Gabbana Tall Rain Boot | 6. Shop Ten 25 Bollywood Pouch

Come see me this Saturday!!

The hubs will be playing in El Gato & I’ll be raising funds over at the merch/raffle table…

Lots of fun things to do including a photo booth, art auction, raffles, & rock music.

I’d love to have a drink with you & raise some money for a good cause.

Find out more about CF or to donate by visiting my Great Strides page.