These photos from Hilda Grahnat of The Alhambra of Granada are so incredibly gorgeous.  Really inspiring patterns!

{images shown belong to Hilda Grahnat}

This photo cracks me up!  Such an awesome Halloween costume, and super easy too.  Check out all the details at Oh Happy Day!

{image shown belongs to Oh Happy Day}

I love this simple, striped bulletin board from Darling Dexter.  I have a magnetic, dry erase board above my desk, but I’d love something less stark to be able to easily pin inspiration to.  The directions they followed are on the blog post!

{image shown belongs to Darling Dexter}

These photos from Swedish photographer Hilda Grahnat are making me really excited for our family trip to the White Mountains this weekend!  Hoping for some good hot, summer days to go for swims (& and picnics to accompany them!).

{images shown belong to Hilda Grahnat}

If you’ve been following Chelsea from frolic, you’ll know that she visited Sweden this summer and now she’s in Germany!  She recently visited a beautiful area called Spreewald and I’m with her on imagining yourself living a more simple life.

I wonder where she’ll turn up next?  It’s been nice to follow her travels on the blog & on her Instagram.

{images shown belong to frolic!}

If I had any spare money at the moment, I would plunk it down immediately on this Wildflower Arrangement Class at Elmwood with Amy Merrick.  I have such a bloggers crush on Amy and can only imagine how beautiful Elmwood could be from her posts; since I’m in New England this seems so close, yet so far away (at least from my bank account).

Someone, please go and then tell me how amazing it is!

{images shown belong to Amy Merrick & An Apple a Day}

Loving the typography and simple color palette of these North Carolina Garden wedding invites by designer & photographer Ross Clodfelter.  Via 100 Layer Cake.

{images shown via 100 Layer Cake, photography by Ross Clodfelter of F5 Photography}

I’ll be making this cake by Mark Bittman for tomorrow’s 4th of July festivities – so excited at the chance to bake again (it’s been a while).  We’ll be having a really low-key 4th of July with just another couple tomorrow, but I’m welcoming the quietness after the last few crazy weeks.  It’s sort of funny having a holiday in the middle of the week; we weren’t sure if we should even do anything or just hole ourselves in.

Whatever your plans are for tomorrow (if you’re celebrating), hope it’s a relaxing day with those you love!  See you here again later on this week.
– Colleen

I loved following Chelsea Fuss and her blog, frolic, the last time she visited Sweden, and now she’s back there again for the summer.  Stay tuned to her blog for updates and news, and follow her beautiful photos on her Instagram at “frolicblog”.

{images shown belong to Chelsea Fuss via her Instagram feed}

Absolutely in love with British company Rowen & Wren – their product, their photo styling, & their website.  Thanks for the heads up, Jane (from simple + pretty)!

{images shown belong to Rowen & Wren}