Look what arrived in today’s mail!

These beautiful, hand-stamped antique silver forks are made by my friend and client, Kerrie Balma, of WoodenHive. I met Kerrie on Etsy last year and had the privilege of designing her new website  – http://woodenhive.com/ – just in time for her upcoming announcement: starting in May, WoodenHive designs will be carried on BHLDN, Anthropologie’s newly launched wedding line!

I am so excited for her and especially happy I got my anniversary present request in hand before the big rush starts.

If you’ve got an upcoming bridal shower or anniversary, I highly encourage you to check out Kerrie’s beautiful designs. In addition to “Mr.” and “Mrs.” she does “Bride” and “Groom” – I already have one pre-ordered for one of the weddings we’re attending this year (that should start my engaged friends speculating!).

Kerrie will stamp the wedding/anniversary date on the stem, too, making it an incredibly personal keepsake. Enjoy!

As a passionate home gardener, I am always looking for ways to enhance our yard. Thank you, Sheila, at Lookiloos* for introducing me to the garden markers of my dreams. Not only do they embody the ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ ethic, they are GORGEOUS to boot! You may find them on Etsy if you are not this month’s lucky winner http://www.etsy.com/shop/WoodenHive; however, here’s hoping YOU are!

Please leave a comment in THIS post to enter the giveaway; the winner will be randomly drawn from all entries on Friday, September 10th (noon-ish, PST).

*If you are not familiar with Lookiloos http://www.lookiloos.com/, it offers amazing peeks into stylish Bay Area homes, remodels, parties and more. One of the founders is Julia Prodis-Sulek who also writes for the San Jose Mercury News and SCENE magazine (Julia wrote a profile on me, ‘The Party Evangelist’, for SCENE’s inaugural issue last fall)

Good luck to all!