{photo from the Studio Stems Blog} I will often get questions from readers and brides that I photograph about some of the best of this or that. One of my favorite floral designers is Audrey O'Brien of Studio Stems. Her work is absolutely beautiful and my first thought when I think of floral designers for weddings. Each bouquet center piece and boutonniere is as unique as each of the brides she creates them for. Check out her site for inspiration. Read Full Story

Remember our yummy giveaway from The Sweet Tooth Fairy a few weeks ago? It's time to plan a fun summer party because we are giving away another wonderful treat from the granter of sweet wishes. A dozen sunny august sunflower custom gourmet cupcakes just for one of you! 6 chocolate and 6 vanilla to please everyone at your soiree. {Enter to Win a Dozen Sunny Sunflower Cupcakes} ~ Send me an email with Cupcakes as the subject to sweetlifeinthevalley@gmail.com~ Answer the question of the... Read Full Story

Let me introduce you to my new blog Sweet Green Living were I talk about the transition we are making as a family into living Green & Organic Natural not because it's trendy but because I want to live to at least 100 and have a great place to live when I finally make it there. Of course I want to leave a great place for my kids & grands too. If you ever wonder what it means to be green or what on earth are they talking about when it says NO GMO or things of this sort this is the blog that... Read Full Story

{photo by me} Looking: Sweet Life in The Valley is growing so we are looking for a little help-students & moms welcome. We need people in the following areas no degree required just some pretty darn good talent will work just fine for me: web designergraphic designerpr assistantwriter Please email me links of your work, website, blog, etc. or send me some copies of any work you have done. Tell me about your experience or education or both. A little tidbit about yourself would be great too... Read Full Story

Sundance Resort is a great place to ski and snowboard in the winter but did you know they have so many great things to do in the summer too? They have a few places to eat from the casual Sundance Deli to the Foundry Grill to the Tree Room you will find something you will enjoy. The Sundance Art Shack is a great place to take that pottery class you have always dreamed about or a fun photography class. They also have jewelry making drawing & print making courses. If would rather just... Read Full Story

For the first 6 people who send me an email I will give you a free photo session. Why 6 because it is my lucky number! I am looking for fun cute happy stylish couples, families, brides, & children. You must of course live in The Valley or be willing to travel here in the next few weeks-Oh and give in to my ideas for fun photos. sweetlifeinthevalley@gmail.com Read Full Story

{ Image from Arcadia.com} I have for a very long while now been thinking about buying some oilcloth to make a table cloth. Oilcloth is cloth fabric was at one time a heavy cotton or sometimes linen cloth that was treated with linseed oil. Today it is a cotton fabric that is coated in a thin plastic/acrylic. It is easy to wipe clean but is much prettier than the cheap plastic tablecloths. An oilcloth tablecloth is one of the very easiest things you can make. Simply cut to the cloth to your... Read Full Story

{photo by me click to enlarge} As long as I can remember Cucumber Salad with onions and vinegar have been a family favorite. Every summer when we went to visit my Grandma & Grandpa Bohman Grandma would pick fresh cucumbers and onions from the garden and make this yummy salad. We had our first Cucumber Salad from the garden this week. It was so delicious. Give it a try. Cucumber Salad Peel cucumebers then slice into thickness of you desire. I like mine thicker my Grandma likes her's... Read Full Story

{ Photo by me} One of my favorite finds while we were on vacation in the Vermont are these handmade vintage 1930's sap buckets. The buckets were used to collect sap from sugar maple trees to make pure Vermont maple syrup. I love containers of all kinds. Vintage sap buckets are a lovely new container to add to my collection. We are going to use one for a trash can in my boy's bedroom. They are also wonderful flower vase. The antique dealer told me someone came in and bought a few to hang on... Read Full Story

I have decide little by little it is time to detox my home. Starting with the food we eat to the products we use and staying away from petro-chemicals artificial colors and fragrances. The great people at Sweet Grass Farm have these amazing natural products from Farm House & Farm Baby product lines. They are full of yummy essential oils to make them smell great. The Farm Baby line has lavender to sooth and calm baby. If you are watching what you put in your body you need to watch what... Read Full Story