Dian Mayasari: May 2015

Friday, May 29, 2015

Authentic German Grain Sack Pillow

Hello everyone!

Not long ago, I was fortunate enough to sell a lot of stuff at a consignment store which allowed me some extra spending money. I chose to buy my first authentic German grain sack pillow with it. I have been wanting one for a very long time. I have some reproductions, but I really wanted a REAL one.

It has been all over the house, but landed here for now.

The lady that makes these does very good work. I'm not usually very picky, but for the price I paid for this one, I am! Here is her label sewn on the back.

You can tell it's old by all of the imperfections in the fabric. This is the back of the pillow.

I know this is one pillow that will not be put away any time soon (if ever)!

Here is the contact info for the lady that makes these if you're interested.

Hope you all have a great weekend! I will be heading to FL for our family summer vacation this weekend. So, I may not be around as much next week.

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Dian Mayasari ~

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Share Your Style Party #15

Hello everyone!

Welcome to Share Your Style this week. I'm so glad that you decided to join us again. This week, Ron from The Uptown Acorn is your host.

Hi y'all!

It's my turn again to host this great weekly soiree. I hope you will continue to Share Your Style with us.

I spent the Memorial Weekend in my "happy place", Grand Isle. The unofficial start of summer is here, and I am most excited that my summer will be here in just two days.

This is me and my cousin Monique outside Kajun Kastle at age 7, 40 years ago!!!! Do you like my flowered raft???

Do you have summer plans? This summer I have trips planned to Perdido Key, Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, and Palm Springs. I cannot wait to share the adventures of Uptown Acorn coming soon....

Thanks to all of you who shared your style with us last week. Here are a few of my favorites:

Southern State of Mind shared her beautiful foyer transformation.

You must see this chair redo from Decor to Adore.

I am a lover of white flowers and silver. Ramon of Rowhouse Blog shared his favorite combination with us.

Meatloaf and Melodrama shared this idea for summer cookies, flip flops. I adore these so much. Brilliant!

Who doesn't love a good summer cocktail? Life In My Empty Nest shared the delicious sounding Simple Cranberry Margarita. Cheers!

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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

A Country Wedding Part Two

Hello everyone!

Here are the rest of the pics from the wedding we went to last weekend. If you missed part one, it is the post just prior to this one.

We headed downstairs to the reception being held in the barn. Everything was very rustic!

The decorations were very country and simple with a homespun feel. They were perfect for this venue. The cakes looked like simple homemade cakes rather than elaborate bakery style. They were placed on risers covered in moss. They served a variety of pies and cakes just like you would expect at a family gathering. Each dessert had a wooden stick in it and a handwritten label of what kind it was.

Behind the table of desserts were these pretty country style flowers. They were filled in simple bottles and jars as if they had been picked from the outside fields.

The tables and chairs were all wooden with mismatched chairs and the centerpieces were made from materials you could easily find on the farm. A tripod of sticks held small bouquets of baby's breath and a slice of wood supported a small jar holding fresh greenery. Each table had a different form of greenery.

While we were waiting on the wedding party to arrive to the reception, my husband and I snapped some pics of each other.

This cute food truck served alcoholic beverages for the guests. In another section they offered sweet tea, water and lemonade.

This is the back side of the barn set up for dancing. A DJ played music and made the announcements. After dark, the string lights were turned on and it was very pretty.

Here is a view of where the wedding ceremony took place on the hill in front of the plantation. You can just barely see the white folding chairs and the fountain.

And finally, here is the happy couple taking their first dance as husband and wife!

As you can see, her gown was even in line with the country simplicity of the evening. It all felt very charming and comfortable. There was nothing pretentious here.

I hope that you enjoyed seeing these pics from this pretty country wedding! I wish we could've stayed to see the couple off to their honeymoon, but we had a long drive to make back home. So, we didn't get to see their exit!

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Dian Mayasari ~

Monday, May 25, 2015

A Country Wedding Part One

Hello everyone!

My husband and I went to a wedding over the holiday weekend. I love sharing pics from a wedding because there are always so many great ideas shown. I'm a romantic at heart too, so I enjoy going to weddings as well. This wedding was for the daughter of a firefighter friend of my husband. We have known his family for many years and were so honored to be a part of their big day. She just graduated college at UGA and her husband recently graduated from Ga Tech! Hmmmmm........and they actually like each other! LOL! For those of you that don't live in GA, those are big football team rivals! Anyway, they have a wonderful future planned. They will move to Texas, where the groom has a job lined up as a chemical engineer, and she will be an interior decorator with the degree she just earned. Pretty exciting huh?

As we approached the venue, Sanctuary Plantation, we followed the sign to the ceremony.

This is what we saw as we drove up. It's an antebellum plantation!

This was an evening outdoor wedding. The guests were seated in front of the plantation overlooking a beautiful view (which I'm sorry to say I did not get a picture of).

Here is the bride coming out to greet her groom at the beginning of the ceremony.

Regrettably, I did not get any pics of the ceremony itself. I wish I had, though, because it was a beautiful setting in front of a large fountain.

After the ceremony was over, the wedding party walked back into the plantation.

We were all instructed to drive down the hill to the barn on the property to enjoy the reception.

There was a beautiful gravel path lined with roses leading to the barn.

We were greeted by this cute old window with the wedding date added to it.

Upon entering the barn, we were able to add our names to this picture featuring their wedding invitation.

We walked in to the upper level of the barn, so when looking down over the railing this is what we saw. Very festive!

Want to see more?

Well, you'll have to come back for part two. Sorry!!!

I hope all of you are having a restful Memorial Day today. We will be cooking out later today with family.

Thanks for stopping by.

~ Dian Mayasari ~

Friday, May 22, 2015

A Summery Bedroom

Hello everyone!

Well, I did it again. I changed a few things in my bedroom. The reason? Well, since my walls are white and my draperies are neutral, and the bedding is white, it's just so darn easy to do! I could come up with just about any color scheme I wanted to in here and just by changing a few pillows and accessories it wouldn't cost much. So, that's what I did in my bedroom for the summer.

This time I added some cherry and pink. I don't want anything fussy just simple cottage style with a summery feel. I think I got it.

A simple change of pillow shams with a cherry paisley design got me off to the right start.

I also added a vintage grain sack with a red stripe to the bench.

On one side table, I added some cherry blossom branches to a pitcher and some books with prayer beads on top.

On the other side table, a simple white crock filled with white hydrangeas.

Adjacent to the bed, is a chair and ottoman covered in a ruffled blanket and some simple pillows.

It feels very summery in here now.

Have a great Memorial Day weekend!

I hope that you can all take time out of your fun weekend plans to remember those that made the ultimate sacrifice for our country too.

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Dian Mayasari ~

Linking to: Best of the Weekend

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Share Your Style Party #14

Hello everyone!

I hope you're having a good week so far. I'm really enjoying seeing what everyone links up every week. There is just so much creativity out there. This week, Martina with Northern Nesting is your host!