gift guide: yummies from sur la table

1. sicilian cherry tomato topping, 2. pommery meaux grain mustard, 3. pommery mustard with cognac, 4. giuseppe giusti balsamic vinegar

shiny garden tools

One of my favorite things to do when spring rolls around is to sink my hands into the soil and plant some beautiful flowers! These shiny gardening tools from Terrain are so lovely. 

sweet little cookies

These cute sugar cookies from Sister's Cakery Bakery are perfect stuffed into a basket or set out on a tray for Easter. Each little treat is 2.5 inches wide and hand-decorated with a layered-meringue icing.Yummy.

one dozen eggs please

Soon we will be inundated with candy eggs and all things sugary, fluffy and pastel. Here is my homage to the egg. I can't help but be inspired (and a little hungry).

Imprinted Palette Egg Caddy, Anthropologie

Golden Egg Truffles, Terrain

Chicken and Egg, Anthropologie

Egg Cake, Williams-Sonoma

Egg Hatch Plant, West Elm

DECORATE

I can't wait to get my paws on the new design book, Decorate. Written by one of my favorite bloggers, Holly Becker of decor8, this book is jam-packed with photographs, design ideas and solutions for all budgets. Available at Anthropologie and Amazon.

look UP!

When painting any room of the house we often forget about the ceiling. Here, we can take a bold color to draw the eye up, creating height and depth in the room. Why not extend the color down to the walls? Here are my top picks!

{photos from decorpad}

trying hard not to buy...

I love the Matryoshka Measuring cups designed by Carl Mitsch to look like a Russian doll. Set of 6 cups include 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 3/4 and 1 full cup that neatly stack together when not in use. These would look adorable sitting on a kitchen counter. Available at the MoMA Store. $12