Photographer Spotlight - Polly Wreford



I just came accross with home and interior photographer Polly Wreford, and I'm still mouth-open. Her beautiful images capture the casual and yet elegant spirit of spaces, and this combination is truly captivating ¡total inspiration! What a better way for us to start this busy week? Enjoy!

via Sarah Kaye

Birds for The Invites

As I mentioned before, one of the things keeping me busy lately is a party we're hosting in a few weeks. Our girl is doing her First Communion, and eventhough it will be a small gettogether, there's a lot of planning and organizing to do. Just as I promised, I'll be keeping you posted. ;)

For the invitations, as requested by my daughter, I made this tree.

It simbolizes the Holy Spirit who grows inside our hearts, just as a seed grows into a tree.

I call it the "bird tree".

:)

My idea is to do something fresh, simple, sweet, and original.

Hope to show it soon.

Happy Bloggiversary Casa Haus

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It's our birthday! Yay!

Casa Haus started a year ago like a tiny seed waiting to flourish. And boy has it! This has become quite an adventure, and I couldn't feel happier or more thankful. I've met delightful people, I keep finding inspiration everywhere, but best of all, I'm thankful for having people interested in reading me. It's amazing.

So what comes next year?

I've got many plans (as usual)! And I'd better share them with you, because that's my way of forcing myself to make them all (it might take longer than I wish for, but I get there).

For starters, our family is soon having a party, so I'll be sharing with you my adventures in decorating and doing it (a WHOLE new world for me, and I'm loving it!).

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And of course, Christmas is almost here, so I'll be sharing tutorials and easy decor. Plus, lots of images for inspiration, of course!

As if that wasn't all, I'm full of design issues here at home, so get ready for beautiful inspiration images and dealing with low budgets, NO time, and HUGE ambitions! 

Better get working.

I promise to write as soon as I can.

;)

Last Days of Fall Decor

I love getting emails and pics from readers. These last days, I received a great surprise from Patti, with fall/halloween decor photos from her mother-in-law. Just in time for sharing them with you!

How do you like this gorgeous fall wreath? I love the colors in the dry leaves... so yummy!

Here's a close-up for you. ;) Don't you just love it? My daughter would go crazy!

More details elsewhere!

Pumpkins, grapes, dry leaves, branches... and the candle! In fact, I have three very similar candles in my living room. I love the colors in them -perfect for fall!

There's a similar arrangement in the dining room. What a pretty place, isn't it?

To wrap up, check out the beautiful legs...

... witches' legs! I love them, they look so easy to make, and look great! To bad I saw them late. I love the big pumpkins, and those spiders! Awesome!

So, which is your favorite?

Did you decorate for Halloween or Fall, or are you waiting for Christmas to come?

Oh, and if you're in the mood for fashion, check out Patti's blog, it's full of ideas!

Have a wonderful week!

Keep Calm and Carry On

I guess most of you have seen the "Keep Calm and Carry On" poster anywhere (or should I say everywhere?). In case you're wondering about where it came from, let me share the story with you.

This poster is part of a 3 poster series made by the Ministry of Information in 1939, in the early beginings of WWII. 

 War had just been declared, so the British government comissioned some posters to the MOI especially made to uplift the people's spirit. They were meant to have a bold background color, a simple yet effective tipography, the symbol of the King's crown, and short messages.

The other two were printed, distributed and placed in public spaces such as bus stops and stores. However, the "Keep Calm" sign was only meant to be used in case Germany invaded the Great Britain. Since it never happened, the posters were destroyed, and were never used

The poster would have remained unknown forever, but in 2000 Barter Books  second-hand bookstore discovered the poster in one of its books, and decided to print copies of it for its clients.

Since a long time had passed, there were no more copyright issues, and prints have been made by people all over the world.

It's funny how, decades later, the message is still meaningful to people. I find it very inspirin and full of wisdom.

The one with the British flag is my favorite.

There are infinite options.

It is so popular, you can find all kinds of thing with the print. 

As well as all kinds of parodies. I find this one cute.

I even found this page where you can design your own "Keep Calm" poster.
I had fun doing this:

:)

You can even order T-shirts, posters or mugs with your design.

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After so many images, I remembered I need to make one for home.
So simple and cute.

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By the way, I haven't forgotten about our little trivia from last post.


I asked you to figure out which was the Main Bedroom out of these two:
Option 1

Option 2

Ready for the answer? It's option number 1! 

The red room is the guest room.
How cool is that?
I want to be their guest!

images via:
1. kingdom of style
2. barter books
3. uber london
4. baby bites
5. le creazioni
6. decorpad
7. apartment therapy
8. tch
9. manolo home 
10. audrey's design blog
11. jratlee
12. keep calm-o-matic