Archive for October, 2011
Happy Halloween!
Posted on Oct 31, 2011 | Filed in: by mrs splendor, celebrate, eat, entertain, holidays, mom

Happy Halloween, friends!!  I hope you had a fantastic weekend, filled with goul-ish cocktails and tons of sweets… This weekend, I channeled my inner Martha and made some vampire sugar cookies (although, box cookie mix & a fang cookie pan from Target hardly reach Martha standards)! Either way, it was fun to be in the kitchen! (and, [...]

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bits & baubles… links for your fab autumn weekend!
Posted on Oct 28, 2011 | Filed in: bits and baubles, by mrs splendor

• Ok, I clearly have a soft spot for s’mores. (and, by soft spot, I mean the one by my waistline) • These antlers are insane. • Just commissioned one of my favorite illustrators for one of our favorite clients! • Who’s watching Grimm tonight? • While I’m watching it, I’ll be drinking this to nurse my cold! This weekend, I’ll be [...]

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Please Touch!
Posted on Oct 27, 2011 | Filed in: by mrs splendor, here and there, kids, splendid little ones, the whole family, travel

The Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia (my hometown) is absolutely the coolest place I’ve taken Maxton to yet! It is a huge two-level indoor children’s museum that is completely interactive for your child. Every thing is safe, fun, and touchable which allows you a place to let your child run free without constantly saying ‘No, [...]

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Design*Sponge comes to Dallas
Posted on Oct 24, 2011 | Filed in: by mrs splendor, dallas local, in case you missed it, reads

Last week Grace Bonney from Design*Sponge came to West Elm Dallas for a book signing for her new book Design*Sponge at Home. The event was sort of a blogger reunion of sorts! We were in and out pretty quick, but it was good to see some of our blogger friends while we were there. We [...]

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bits & baubles: links for your weekend
Posted on Oct 21, 2011 | Filed in: bits and baubles, by mrs splendor

The braid bandwagon… I’m hoping on that one, for sure! Seriously? S’mores cupcakes. This is going to happen in my kitchen. I am totally smitten with these necklaces! I so wish I had the patience for this! It’s time to start thinking of Christmas cards… These are calling my name! Hope everyone has a fab [...]

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Again & Again | shop, eat, & listen!
Posted on Oct 20, 2011 | Filed in: by mrs splendor, dallas local

If you’re in Dallas and haven’t been to Again & Again‘s new location, this weekend it the time!! They are participating in Riverfront’s Fall Antiques District Streetwide Sale (not to mention over 200 other vendors)! Again & Again will host Dallas food truck favorites, Nammi and Three Men and a Taco, serve Pearl Cup Coffee, and provide live tunes by [...]

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Pulp joins Pink Memo!
Posted on Oct 19, 2011 | Filed in: by mrs splendor, dallas local, guest blogs elsewhere, interior design, nest, Pulp Design Studios, reads

We are so excited to join the online fashion magazine, PinkMemo, as the latest home style contributors! Each month we will scour the city of Dallas for trends and finds to share them with you. Check out our very first post! (and, pretty please, leave a comment!) Sign up to Get The Memo in your [...]

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PULP petite | a texas glam entry
Posted on Oct 19, 2011 | Filed in: interior design, Pulp Design Studios

At PULP we love a good before and after! Some of our favorite projects are the ones that provide instant gratification.  We call those small projects PULP petite. This is one of the entry foyers we recently transformed for one of our clients.  Its amazing what a little paint, a new console, light fixture and [...]

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splendid little ones | mr. potato head halloween costume
Posted on Oct 18, 2011 | Filed in: a little piece of me, by mrs splendor, holidays, splendid little ones

See… I told you I’d still torture you with cute pictures of Maxton! I can’t help myself. This past weekend, we took our annual trip to the arboretum for family pictures in the pumpkin patch. This year Max is going as Mr Potato Head. And, let me tell you… he loves his costume. Don’t try [...]

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a getting to know you link party!
Posted on Oct 17, 2011 | Filed in: hello splendor

I’m so excited about the new changes on Hello, Splendor that were announced last week and being a part of it. I’ve known Beth for a long time and spend more time with her than I do with my husband.  It’s actually ridiculous…I mean we are like sister wives.  This has been a big year for [...]

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