Sprinkles Cupcake

Summer is almost here! The first 50 people to whisper "summer" at each Sprinkles store today receive a free vanilla!

It's a boy

I have been very busy this month with my new baby boy. I want to apologize for not blogging this past month.

Etsy Craft Show in Dallas

Shop Etsy Dallas Spring Bash Craft Show
Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
South Side on Lamar,1409 S. Lamar St.


From 50-plus local talents: A mega craft show of handmade creations.

.There will be free goodie bags for the first 50 peeps. Free raffle.

. Free Make-&-Take crafts with Girl Scouts Troop 1637 .

. Bring CASH for shopping and donations benefiting The Family Place.

Dallas Textile Maven Bonnee Sharp's M-Street Home

photography by Terri Glanger

After reading about Dallas Textile Maven Bonnee Sharp’s home in DHome Magazine I fell in love with her style. Bonnee's cottage home is both charming and contemporary.

From the article: Things couldn’t be better for Bonnee Sharp. She and husband Marc Fuller are entertained daily by their 2-year-old daughter Georgia. Her business, Studio Bon Textiles, is booming. High-end textile supplier Schumacher will carry her designs in its New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Houston, and Dallas showrooms beginning in August. And she has loved being able to bring her style to the 1924 M Street cottage she and her family call home. “We’ve had a contrast with the structure and the style inside,” she says. “There’s a real push-pull juxtaposition that makes it interesting.”

Sharp re-covered this antique French chair in “Bellows” by Studio Bon Textiles, her line of fabrics. photography by Terri Glanger

The large, open living room is home to a vintage mirror, vintage Lee Industries chairs, and a coffee table and side tables they bought at a New York City flea market. The jute rug is from Crate & Barrel. Built-ins house a number of antiques the couple inherited mixed with contemporary items. photography by Terri Glanger

The dining room boasts a pendant light by Le Klint. The Danish vintage table and chairs are by Poul Denisen—Sharp re-covered the chairs in bone leather. The curtain panels are “Oodles” by Studio Bon Textiles.photography by Terri Glanger

The headboard in the guest bedroom was designed by Sharp.photography by Terri Glanger

The kitchen is one of Bonnee Sharp’s favorite rooms. The breakfast nook has a pendant light from Le Klint, a framed wallpaper panel by Studio Printworks, and vintage chairs re-covered in black hide. The Roman shade and window seat are covered in Studio Bon fabrics.photography by Terri Glanger
From the issue of D Home May-June 2009

Happy Mother's Day

I wanted to wish every mother out there a Happy Mother's Day.

Celebrity Flea Market Finds

I came across this an article about celebrity Flea Market Finds on Instyle.com. Here are a few of my favorites.

Constance Zimmer's Book Collection

The actress loves to shop flea markets for vintage editions. The books get displayed around her home and help to create the overall "eclectic, flea-market vibe" she's looking for.

Molly Sims's Chandelier and Chairs

The Las Vegas actress furnished her guest room with chairs and a chandelier found at a Paris flea market. "Sure, it's convenient to go into a shop and buy a ready-made couch or chair," says Sims, "but I think it's more original to customize antiques." And that includes flea-market finds: The actress loves salvaging and recycling cast-off relics with hip fabrics and accents.

Brittany Murphy's Perfume Bottles

"I grew up flea-marketing," says the actress, who has been collecting vintage perfume bottles over the years. Murphy caught the collecting bug from her mother, who owned an antiques store in Edison, N.J., and instilled in her only child an appreciation for heirlooms.

Nicky Hilton's Chanel Tray

A vintage Chanel serving tray, which Hilton scored at an antiques store in the Hamptons, was converted into a side table. "I only buy things that have some meaning to me," says Hilton. "I don’t put objects in my home just because they look cool."

The Traditional Home Bedroom Sweepstakes

Win a $20,000 Bedroom Makeover from Traditional Home Magazine!

The Traditional Home Bedroom Sweepstakes is underway now and ends June 21, with the winner being announced around July 2. It’s free and the best part is that people are allowed to visit the site every day and enter again and again.

Enter to win the sweepstakes at http://www.traditionalhome.com/bedroom/

The winner will receive a professionally designed bedroom plan plus furniture, flooring, mattress set and bedding from vendors Darryl Carter Design, Thomasville, Scandia Down, Armstrong Floors and Vera Wang by Serta.

Best of Interior Design Award

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I feel in love with this bedroom design. The colors are so uplifting and charming. The combination of fabrics on the headboard, bedding and drapery fabric are very bohemian and whimsical..

Washington Spaces' 2009 Design Competition

Interior Designer:Barbara Billet, Billet Collins LLC

TUFENKIAN Annual Sale 45-75% Off

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DIY Sink Skirt

A skirted sink dscan provide you with additional under sink storage while hiding unsightly plumbing pipes. It also breathes new life into an older bathroom. It’s simple to do and can be easily accomplished even if you don’t know how to sew. And if you have any leftover fabric, you can stitch a fabric border on your hand towels or your shower curtain to give the room a custom look.

1. Measure the width, depth and height of the sink. Most sinks range in height from 32” up to 36” and since most fabric is 54” in width, a solid fabric or one that can be turned sideways (railroaded) will prevent you from having to sew any seams, creating fewer sewing hassles. For a fuller skirt, measure between 2 and 2 ½ times the width and depth of the sink; or for a more tailored look allow 1 ½ times the width and depth of the sink.

2. Cut the fabric to desired dimensions allowing an extra 1 ½” on top and bottom, plus an additional 5/8” on either side for hemming.

3. After hemming all four sides, sew 2 lines of basting stitches about 1” from the top and gather the fabric to the fullness you like. An easier option is to use shirring tape (available at any fabric store or online). Shirring tape comes in lots of styles and sizes so you can easily achieve different looks depending on what style you buy. It’s even available in iron-on options, so no sewing is required.

4. Cut and glue Velcro onto clean, dry sink. Then stitch Velcro to the skirt about 1” down from the top of the skirt.

5. Press the skirt onto the sink starting from the middle and working out to the ends.

6. If all else fails, take your fabric to your local tailor with your measurements, and for a minimal fee let them do the work for you.

Images {Ballard Design}