There were so many unexpectedly delightful details at Monday night’s flower arranging class, but some of my favorites were the amber glass bottle arrangements that Carly set up around the room. If I remember correctly, they were leftovers from a weekend wedding, and I love that she re-purposed them as decor. I’m definitely planning to […]

“Anything is possible with a little sunshine and a little pink.” -Lilly Pulitzer (1931-2013) Graduation is only a month away, and I have finally figured out the perfect outfit to wear with my cap and gown! I wanted something sweet, summery, and undeniably Southern, and I can’t wait to share what I ended up with. […]

“The New York Times credited me with the rediscovery and revival of 
red velvet cake. I consider 
this as one of my great life achievements.” -Robert Harling (writer of Steel Magnolias), via Garden and Gun December 2012/January 2013 {By Michelle March Photography via Ruffled} Have a sweet weekend! Love, Lisa

This sign is one of my favorite things I’ve picked up during my time in college. It was hanging up at a little boutique a few blocks away from where I live, and I fell in love with the pink paint and rustic finish. I definitely don’t fit the mold of a stereotypical vintage-loving, hippie […]

2012 was not the easiest year for me. Between seeing all the people I started college with graduating, a breakup, and the most academically stressful semester I’ve ever had last fall, I was constantly overwhelmed and stressed. Through it all though, I was blessed beyond belief through my friends. I reconnected with so many people […]

One of my goals when I moved to Austin a year and a half ago was to turn my room into a space that I truly loved being in. I had been blogging for almost a year and was looking forward to some new internships, and with those things on top of school, I knew […]

I spent my junior year of college in Pittsburgh, and just about everything that could go wrong went wrong. For the first time since I started college, I was terribly homesick. My family had just moved to Texas, but even though I had only spent a few weeks here over the summer, I fell in […]

There are few things that make me happier than flowers, especially my favorites: pale blush peonies, cafe au lait dahlias, and ranunculus in any color. The peonies and dahlias are expected of me, I think–they’re girly and pretty and completely romantic–flowers that no one would be surprised to find out were my favorites. But ranunculus […]