Casual Chic Wedding Style

I love the idea of an over sized cardi over a wedding dress...so casual chic.

Cajun Chicken Pasta

I've been experimenting with Pinterest recipes.  Here's the thing...I'm used to Pioneer Woman recipes and Peanut Butter Runner recipes that are perfect as is.  Pinterest recipes I've discovered are not so much.  They usually require adding one ingredient, removing another, adjusting quantities.  This one was particularly jacked up, but I managed to salvage it and it turned out quite tasty.

Cajun Chicken Pasta

3 chicken breasts (I substituted for 1 lb of shrimp)
8 ounces pasta, cooked al dente (called for linguine, I used penne)
4 teaspoons Cajun seasoning (I used Tony Chachere's...note, the hot is HOT...only use 3 tsps of it)
1/4 cup onion chopped
1 tablespoon of EVOO
1cup heavy whipping cream (I used half and half)
4 tablespoons chopped sun-dried tomatoes
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried basil (fresh would have been good if i had it)
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder (I used a giant clove of fresh garlic minced)
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions
1. Place shrimp and Cajun seasoning, salt and pepper, basil, garlic and sun dried tomatoes in a bowl and toss to coat.

2. In a large skillet over medium heat, saute onions.

3. Reduce heat add cream. Add shrimp and spice mix and heat through.  I had to add a bit of flour to the sauce to thicken it up.

4. Pour over hot pasta and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

Ivy and Aster

Check out these dresses from Ivy and Aster.  They're a local Atlanta wedding dress designer.  Their gowns are beautiful and very reasonable priced.  These are my favs from the Fall 2011 collection.

Check out more of their gowns here: Ivy and Aster

Pinterest Picks - All the Rest

Funky key chain.

Gold monogram bracelet.

Old mailbox to store gardening tools!

Pinterest Picks - Weddings and Entertaining

Love the mismatched place setting...all of it came from Anthro.

Cute engagement pic!

Bunting...Hardee, you can do this will all your quilting scraps!

I just like the striped table runner...it would look cute over a burlap table cloth!

Ruffle cake with mini bunting!

Cute get away car pic!

Pinterest Picks - Home Decor

Sorry if I've posted some of these before, they look awful familiar but I wanted to make sure to share them with you if I haven't already!

Love the shelves to the side of the stove.

Open shelves and subway tile.

Love this home office layout!

The right mix of color and neutrals.

White lacquer shelves in a tiny bathroom.

Pinterest Picks - DIY

Crape paper floral headbands - who wants to make me some of these for my birthday party next year?

Napkin rings - cute concept, I'd prob change the fabric if I actually did this myself.

Chalkboard greeting card...can be used over and over again.  I love this idea because I hate what a waste normal cards are!

Stove top Christmas potpourri.

Pinterest Picks - For My Future Children

Ottoman pouf and pillow.

Jenny Lind beds - I love that style

Fish toys...love the idea of homemade toys!

Bronco toy - Perf for a Hipster baby!

Noah's Ark - Duh.

Plaid Onsee - Duh.

Pinterest Picks - Fashion

What I love about this outfit:

1.  Mustard sweater

2. Striped tunic

3.  Flare jeans

Like this outfit.

I also like the idea of maxi skirts for maternity wear!

Something like this is going to be my summer uniform next year!

Anthropologie Items of the Week

My boss likes to work me to the bone. 

That greatly decreases the time I can spend surfing the Internet to bring you new blog posts.

I think Anthropologie items of the week is going to be a Friday thing moving forward since  I can never seem to get it up on Thursday any more.

I'm going on Thanksgiving break in an hour, but I'll try to post a few things for you next week to keep you occupied!

Here are this week's picks:

This one isn't new, but it is newly on sale and its growing on me even though the print is very different.

This could be a fun holiday blouse, don't you think?