can't wait

til the new feist album is out...oct 4...here is a little preview

ruthie sommers' home

I have seen LA designer, Ruthie Sommers' home in quite a few places lately.
I love her style: classic, livable and colorful.

Photos from House Beautiful and Lonny.

card for m-powers ministry

I designed this card for M-POWERS ministry to sell for raising money.

100% of proceeds from the sale of this card support the ministries of 

M-POWER including the Health Center, Education Center, and Literacy Center. 

M-POWER Ministries provides opportunities for people to break 

the cycle of poverty through education and health services.

If you are interested in ordering a set please e-mail me at

holly.b.cook@gmail.com. There are 10 in a set and the cost is $15. 

Orders need to be in by September 9.

new love stamp

I am so excited about the new Love stamp for 2012, 

designed by Jessica Hische.

stephanie & mike

yesterday i did the flowers for stephanie & mike's wedding at a gorgeous showroom in columbus circle here in nyc. it was a personal challenge for me because the look of the showroom and the taste of the couple was much more sleek & modern than my usual style, but altogether i was really happy with how it all turned out! argh - i am kicking myself because i didn't get a single photo of the bouquets! but i know that the wonderful photographer did, so i will post images when he puts them up. his photos will be better than mine anyway!

here are some images- 

billy balls & safflower in the bouts

eremurus at the altar

centerpieces

buffet table arrangement

ps - this was the view from the outdoor patio!! - amazing.

neon neon!

**alert: this is a shameless re-post (with credit) from someone else's blog**
i have been staring at the images in this post from miss moss off and on for about two days straight now, so i figured now would be a good time to blog it. i love neon colors so much and am a huge fan of yago hortal... miss moss is so so good at coming up with street fashion images to relate with artwork!

God bless America!

I hope everyone had a happy 4th! 

Saw this cute picture this morning by Lucy Olson 

on Three Little Peppers and wanted to share.

flowers for tandus

yesterday morning i put together some flowers for an event at the tandus carpet showroom. the theme was james bond, so i was trying to channel "bachelor pad" for this one. i was really excited with how this little trio turned out - the deep red cymbidum orchids were to die for.

birmingham, save the date

I am so excited about the Design Sponge book coming out in the fall.

Grace has scheduled a book tour and will be coming to Birmingham on November 1.

Can't wait, it would be so fun to meet her.

matchbook magazine!

I am so excited about the feature of the just married section of Matchbook Magazine. 

Click here to see and turn to page 149.

doily placecard

I love this place card idea I just saw on the Ritzy Bee Blog (they saw it on Martha Stewart). I can't wait to use this at my next party.

scout happenings :: new space

We recently expanded our space at the Pepper Place. It is so nice! I love our new Steelcase Desks, we now have a roomy awesome conference room and our Mannington carpet really finishes the space off well.

peony prints

I am loving these peony prints by Keri Herer seen on Design Sponge this morning.

designing women

i honestly can't remember how i came to this link (probably via someone's twitter feed?) but i really love this slideshow from GOOD and finally got around to posting it after a seriously busy week. it features 25 super-talented women designers and illustrators. the full slideshow is here, with some of my faves below.