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J’adore Donnelly

I’ve been living under a rock. For some time it seems. Now that I’m back in the realm of non-wedding related lines of thought, I killed some time in Dunnes Home department yesterday to get back to normal, and am I glad I did. I found Carolyn Donnelly’s new “eclectic” collection exclusively for Dunnes Stores, and it’s ab fab.  

Bold black and white prints, aubergine hues, leopard print on anything that will stand still {those lamp shades – kill me now}, teacup sets, velvet, chevron and miss-matched florals. Shut. Up. 

If I wasn’t so run down from my post-honeymoon dose of strep throat {mini violin solo} I would have walked out up to my pits in CDe. Gorgeous. Eclectic. Perfect contrast. Affordable. I think I have a lady-crush. 
p.s. Our honeymoon was amazing, so keep your eyes peeled for a couple of highlight pictures in the coming days 🙂 Happy Thursday everyone – we’re almost there!!!

Cut-out images via Dunnes website.
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It’s good to be back

Now that the craziness that is planning a wedding is over, I can’t wait to …
… feel normal, have my life back and chillax with my man. We have big plans to do a whole lot of nothing.
… cook meals at home, from scratch, at my own pace. Oh man.
… feel creative. Weddings tend to sap the creativity from other aspects of your life.
… make stuff. I can’t express how much I am looking forward to knitting, crocheting, sewing and painting to my hearts content.
… spend time with my husband and do things like hold hands, go to the movies, snuggle kitties, and focus on planning our life together.
… get used to saying and using the word ‘husband’. 
… enjoy the coming seasons! Autumn is my favourite. And don’t get me started on Christmas. Hell yeah. 
I’m so excited to get back into the swing of things, so I already have a couple of projects lined up for the immediate future …
– A recycled pillow tutorial. Painfully simple.
– Some spray paint furniture projects. I had way too much fun spray painting teapots for our wedding.
– A halloween themed crochet pillow project {which I’m hoping to tackle during honeymoon travelling}.
– And back to basics with some interior design goodies. Keep your eyes peeled for delights coming soon. 
Happy Monday all 🙂
Image cred 1 and 2. 
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Sneak peek – our wedding

At long last, I can finally say I am someone’s WIFE. Even just writing that is crazy. Our big day has come and gone, and three days in we’re still catching up on sleep and adjusting to having a non-hectic schedule. We had an amazing time, but it’s true what they say – it was all over in what seems like an instant!

Today I share a snippet of our big day with you. And when I say snippet, I mean these are the only pictures I have of the day. Up first, my bouquet in waiting – especially matched to the bridesmaids dresses, grown and flown in from Holland. I have Dolores from Dunboyne / Ongar Flowers to thank for her extreme attention to detail …

Our wedding cakes and the perfect tea themed boxes they came in. You can’t plan stuff like that. Huge thank you to Mannings Bakery for our amazing cakes. I had some for breakfast this morning. After all, I don’t need to squeeze into a dress anymore … Please don’t judge me.

And a shit-ton of hydrangeas, teapots and teacups. So much eye candy. We’ll be getting our wedding photos in a couple of weeks from the incredibly talented Karina Finegan, and I am beyond excited to see and share how she and her lovely assistant Emily captured our day.

But for the moment, keep your eyes peeled for a little tutorial I’ll be posting soon! Then we’ll be off on our honeymoon, so I’m going to try my hand at timing some blog posts for while we’re gone so ya’ll don’t get bored.