Here it is Sunday morning and I’m perusing the photos at Project Nursery for some kiddo party inspiration. I was particularly drawn to this strawberry inspired pattern and found myself staring at the photo (by Maggie Russo) of the hostess… gee that apron looked so familiar. I no longer have it offered in my store [...]
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The other day A and I (and a whole slew of family members) were taking a casual stroll around Ikea, taking in it’s wonderfulness. I started thinking to myself how when I bought Ikea furniture right out of college I thought of it as a certain phase of my life and how when I “grew [...]
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Can you believe that Memorial Day is this weekend? Well, this Monday. The start of summer already? Wasn’t it just snowing!? A. and I are hosting our first real party in our new house (yeah, we moved in a year and a half ago but we’ve been busy!). We’ve had family gatherings before, but this [...]
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One year ago today I started this little blog. I hadn’t yet opened my shop and thought I should start a blog to promote my own stuff. Over the past year (and 177 posts) it’s turned into more of a collection of pictures and stories that inspire me as well as a place for me [...]
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So I wasted no time in finding a replacement chair (kind of). I’m so excited about my haul I had to share right away. I was on my way to Joanns to pick up some fabric to make table runners for a Memorial Backyard Shindig we’re having. On the way inspiration struck and I detoured [...]
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I love finding new art and the random ways to come across it online. Here was how I made this “discovery” this morning: I have been speaking with the owner of Papier Valise (which I blogged about last year here) about a “gift certificate” for my Step-Mother who’s getting her MA in Art Education this [...]
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My feelings on houndstooth are much like my feelings on faux bois: if it’s used correctly it’s awesome. If it’s used incorrectly… it might look a little retro-in-the-bad-way. I picked up a light green houndstooth almost a year ago to reupholster one of my dining room chairs, but quickly realized the green was all off [...]
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I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! A. and I spent the entire weekend working on our yard. That’s a lie. We spent a good amount of time at Home Depot too, but that’s for a different post. I’d love to show you some before and after shots but they would be kind of boring. [...]
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If you a fan on Facebook then this is old news to you now (by less than 24 hours!)… but just in case you’re not then let me introduce you to some of my new dishtowels in the shop! You’ve probably picked up on my recent fascination of repeating patterns, especially those with a Moorish [...]
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In one of my very first blog posts I told you all about my history with peonies. Click the link because there’s a bunch of pretty photos, but as a quick summary: I grew up in upstate NY where peonies bloom on June 15th every year. EVERY YEAR. I know this because it’s my birthday [...]
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