Yes, I have purchased my first holiday paraphernalia of the season (found at Wally World). I can’t help myself. I partly blame Mabel of Make Every Day Count because she has posted not once but twice about Christmas decorations in … Continue reading
My sister-in-law Jami and I are going to check out the Bloomington Handmade Market this weekend. I hear it’s pretty good. I’m always a little leery of “craft shows”. I can’t tell you the last time I’ve been to one, … Continue reading
I pretty much want to marry whoever designs jewelry for Trina Turk. I mean, look at this stuff (in order of importance): [on sale on TT's website] [sold out on TT's website but available on Amazon] [on sale on TT’s … Continue reading
Head on over to the Draw! Pilgrim blog. You might see something you recognize: I paid for an ad for the month of November. Best case scenario, it will bring a little bit more traffic my way. We’ll see how … Continue reading
This is what I did with my weekend: It’s Little Orphan Annie’s wig. It took me about eleventy hours to make. But did she wear it? Of course not. Here’s the best picture I got of the little whirling dervish: … Continue reading
#1 – from Zoe Ingram #2 – from Linda Ketelhut #3 – from Veronica Diago (and #4 which isn’t really a print but should be [found on Pinterest via Capree Kimball]) And someday when our spare room becomes my “studio”, … Continue reading
Look how cute this little Rubik’s Cube chest of drawers is (found here): Guess who had a similar brilliant idea back in college: Yeah, that’s me, circa 1998 (check out the word processor box behind my chair!!). Yes, I have … Continue reading
My cousin Amy just sent me a link to these Jonathan Adler giraffe sconces at Macy’s (left and right, respectively): At first glance I thought they were table lamps, but the fact that they’re sconces makes them cooler. Why aren’t … Continue reading
I’ve been trying to shake things up a bit here on the blog (ok, really it’s more like a few nudges…). I really didn’t like the background I had going on, so after a few days of playing around with … Continue reading
I was passing out my “scratch and dent” prints to friends and family recently, and my friend Kelly chose my blue deco-y print. Soon after that, she texted me saying that she had framed the print, and it needed a … Continue reading
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I saw this adorable vintage fabric on the Jane Foster Blog today… … and it reminded me of some illustrations by Mamoru Yamamoto that I saw on Image Zoo: Aren’t they great? It makes me want to be a kid … Continue reading
I almost forgot about this one. My cousins hosted a surprise anniversary party for my aunt and uncle last month. I didn’t want to share it too soon in case Aunt “Sasha” visited my blog, but then the party came … Continue reading
Remember that awesome clip they played on Sesame Street back in day that showed how they made crayons? Well here it is (via Jenn Ski): Speaking of Sesame Street, here’s the trailer for the upcoming Elmo documentary, Being Elmo (via … Continue reading
Yep, I’m getting me an iPhone. I was just notified that it’s on its way. I’m pretty excited about Instagram, and I plan on being on Twitter more often (Hi, I’m on Twitter now. Come follow me!). But what I’m … Continue reading
Well, we have shrubs, but they don’t look so great. The two sad ones and the less sad one on the far left are Golden Vicary, and the ones in between are Arbor Vitae. We’re pretty sure they’re sad because … Continue reading
Chris and I both took the day off from work for Jane’s birthday last Wednesday. We took her to the Louisville Zoo, did a little shopping, and then ended the day at Mom’s for a cookout. We both took the … Continue reading
Remember when I saw this chair at HomeGoods over the summer? I’ve now seen four other chairs since then that are very similar, like this PB teen one that I found on Effortless Style: And these two that I saw … Continue reading
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