budding beauties

anthropologie has gone floral this season and i love it.
i adore the anna sui for anthropologie line as well as the jewelry pieces by alexis bittar, so forgive me for reposting them. i am doing it soley because i am obsessed with them!

pomona sweet heart top $58; boat neck sweater $98; deauville tee $58; picnic v neck $58; rosa canina trench $148

bellis perennis chair in white & blue $198 (also available in other colors); astrid chair $998 (i would love to recover a second hand chair in a print like this because i can't possibly justify spending this much) water color posy table cloth $78 (it reminds me of a tea party and or my grandmother and i love it...i'm pretty sure my boyfriend would hate it though--everything else i could totally get away with!:));

okiya lusterware plates $48; wild dandelion dessert plates $48;

all @ anthropologie.com

i love super bowl parties for the commercials, the food, the beer, nipplegate, oh yea and the football--it is the ultimate "american" party. there will be no tom brady or brett favre this year and no janet jackson (or britney+aerosmith+nelly+nsync=best superbowl halftime ever, other than janet+justin), but the rolling stones are sure to be more entertaining than sir paul mccartney (sorry paul). regardless, i'm an american so i'm going to do my patriotic duty on sunday and sit on my couch and eat like i'm 500 lbs.

not quite sure where to start check out this article on ehow on what else but how to throw a superbowl party

decorations:

vinyl nfl tablecloth; inflatable football; nfl napkins; football lights

football shaped dish; football shaped cookie cutters; football candy dispenser; etch-a-cup in clear (also available in colors)

bombed beer bands @ shocking fun; mine beer bands @ plum party

another idea for drink identification is to print off custom labels...you can create them using the different teams; team colors; football trivia; or funny sayings...be creative!

one thing to remember if you use the football shaped cookie cutters: laces out! all items can be found at local party supply stores plum party and party games etc.


for food ideas check out martha stewart for some fabulous recipes!