Mood Board Link Party - Week 12!

Happy Tuesday! Thanks to everyone who linked up a design board last week and congrats to Moxie Design Studio for being the favorite mood board of the week!!

Time to link up your beautiful designs and vote for your favorites this week!

The four requests for participation:

1. Follow Your Host and Co-Host via GFC or Bloglovin'

Host: Beth - Design Your Dwelling

Co-Host: Kelly - Olive Lane

2. Grab A Button!

Grab a button below and include it in your blog post or where you share your link parties on your blog.

3. Share it!

Spread the word about this link party by tagging me (@beth_dydblog) in a tweet with a direct link to your mood board post and using the hashtag #moodboardlinkparty! Feel free to share it on Facebook too!

4. Like it!

Like your favorite mood boards by clicking the 'like' option below your favorite!  The design board with the most favorites will be featured next week on my blog!

Each week I pin all of your mood boards to my Design Boards board on Pinterest!

Most importantly, connect with, be inspired by and follow other design bloggers!

Grab a button, link up, and have fun! :)

<center> <a href="http://designyourdwelling.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l194/krferrall/moodboardlinkpartydyd_zpsb2f7dbf5.jpg" border="0" height="150" width="150"/></a></center> If you are interested in co-hosting the Mood Board Link Party send me an email! designyourdwellingblog(at)gmail.com
** Make sure to 'like' your favorite design board - they will be featured next week!

High Five For Friday

The weather forecast for Western Iowa is mid 60's and sunny with good weather all weekend - woohoo! I can't wait for the sun to shine and get outside.  Now if only I had a clothes line to hang clothes on to dry my laundry, (boo for laundry) life would be real good!

One. I did some serious wedding-related ordering on Etsy last weekend and my items are already starting to arrive! Including this sash applique to go with my dress!

Two. I spent two days in a training session on coaching this week.  To be honest, I dreaded it (even though I work in training) but it actually turned out to be great.  The facilitators were fun and the content was good!

Three. We got a new (old) refrigerator! This sounds completely silly I know but I am thrilled.  I don't have to bend over to look in the fridge now! The whole concept of the freezer on the top and fridge on the bottom is silly - who thought of that anyhow?! Plus Adam got his "beer fridge" for the garage now. My parents are building a new house so they were kind enough to donate their current refrigerator to their nearly 30-year-old children as a temporary upgrade until we re-do our kitchen.

Four. I have begun the wedding registry process - tho I'm not far, a start is ok!

Five. On nice evenings in the spring and summer we often grab a couple drinks and do a little walk thru our pasture to check out our calves.  Sounds so simple, but it's pretty fun.  Here are a few shots from last night.

Cows don't really like their picture to be taken. Notice how they are all avoiding the camera?!

A shot of our sunset last night. 

This is Kitty Kitty, she rarely goes out to the pasture but if we are out there, so is she. So of course, he has to take a break to pet her. :)

Hope you all have a great weekend! :)

Linking up for H54F, That Friday Blog Hop, Follow Friend Friday, Aloha Fridays Blog Hop, and Happies and Crappies.

Mid Century Modern

One of my favorite TV shows lately is Vegas on CBS. I love the characters, the actors, the story lines and I really love the mid century modern inspired set. If there was an actual Savoy hotel, like the one in this TV series, I would seriously stay there. I definitely did not experience the 1960's but this show kinda makes me want to go back to that era, in Las Vegas of course! :)  Unfortunately I can't find any pictures of the hotel set so you'll have to take my word for it or watch the show - Friday Nights at 8:00pm!

Since this show has sparked my love for Mid-Century modern decor, I pulled together this design board. I love the bold colors and clean lines.

1. Clock - Etsy
2. Wall prints - Etsy
3. Club Chair - Room and Board
4. Chevron Pillow - Target
5. Couch - Room and Board
6. Pillow - Etsy
7. Pillow - Etsy
8. Pillow - Etsy
9. Lamp - Target
10. Side Table - Overstock.com
11. Wire Magazine Rack - Target
12. Olive Ottoman - Target
13. Accessories - Etsy

I've also created a Mid Century Modern Pinterest board. Check it out here.

Wedding Wednesday - Tips for Creating A Wedding Registry

It's about time that I get my butt in gear and start a wedding registry! To be honest, I've been procrastinating on this.  While registering for a wedding is probably fun, I want to be practical about it plus there really isn't a lot that Adam and I need considering we will be both be in our 30's (I'm not quite there yet!) and have had our own homes for quite some time.  Plus, we both have solid careers that allow us to purchase what we may need so we don't necessarily need gifts.  But, of course families want to host wedding showers in our honor which is so kind and generous and people enjoy giving gifts as part of the typical wedding tradition.

While we wont have a huge registry, we are looking to upgrade some of our basic kitchen necessities like pots and pans, dinnerware and a few small appliances. Since I've been thinking about this whole registering thing for awhile, I've come up with a few tips for being practical about registering!

Here some great online resources for registry ideas! 

Wedding Wire

Real Simple

The Knot

Martha Stewart

Once we are registered, I'll let you know how to look it up in case you are interested in getting an idea of what thirty-somethings registered for! :)

For all of my wedding planning posts - visit my Wedding Planning page!