Happy Friday, friends!! Per usual these days, it’s been a crazy busy week… But, here’s a few links I’m loving this week!  • Isn’t this photo fantastic?? It’s got me feeling a little fancy! • An Open Faced Italian Fig Sandwich? This is so up my alley & perfect for a fall picnic. I [...]

This weekend I leave for Blogfest 2011 in NYC… I am so excited to meet some new bloggers & interior designers!! If there’s anyone there that you want me to say ‘Hello’ to for you, let me know! Now, I just need to pack! I’ve been so slammed that I haven’t even thought about what [...]

I’ve been a lover of the anatomical heart since my friends at F. is for Frank created their Justin’s Heart keychain. Justin Sullivan sculpted this heart for a benefit that helped him pay his medical bills during his fight with cancer. Though I wasn’t close to him, there are so many things dear to my [...]

We are so thrilled about all the amazing sponsors for POST Blogger Social! And, of course, here is yet another one. I have been in love with Bella Card Company‘s amazing products since I first set eyes on Alicia’s incredible blog. The fact that their blog is what brought me to their line is a [...]

source Congrats to Belle on Heels for winning the Bella Card Co. giveaway  by Hello, Splendor & Aspiring Kennedy! Email beth [at] bethdotolo [dot] com to claim your amazing love birds party collection!  Thanks to everyone who entered!! Have a lovely weekend…

You know my blogging bestie, Aspiring Kennedy? Well, us two birds of a feather are sticking together to giveaway Bella Card Company’s Love Birds Party Suite! The winner will score invitations & lined envelopes, thank you cards, party tags, & foodie flags. Enter Now: 1. Become a fan of Aspiring Kennedy & Hello, Splendor {entry 1} 2. Be a fan of Bella Card Company [...]

I graduated college 5 years ago, but I still troll the back-to-school aisles every August without fail.Why? For a simple reason. Well, two reasons, actually. One, I now work as a college newspaper adviser and love stocking my office with goodies. And two, I just love office supplies. Some might say it’s bordering on an [...]

Well, yes, this is a shameless attempt to brag about my Maxton’s first work of art… But, I thought I’d share anyways! Since Max started going to pre-school he has been working on foot and finger painting. In anticipation of his first piece coming home, I drew a frame on our kitchen wall to proudly [...]

source When I first saw this new ‘thank you’ note writing service, Thanks For Everything, I had mixed emotions. On the one hand, gathering a list of your gift-givers and getting a post-wedding break by blindly having someone else write your witty ‘Thank You’ notes is… well… genius! I know my hand was cramping after [...]

The hand written note is so important… Especially now that we are a society full of blogging, twitter, facebook, and email! I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t always send out my thank you notes in a timely manner, but I always send them out. In the past few years, with a wedding, [...]