ramblings..
...as i walk down the hall and turn the corner every morning...i am greeted by my new eggplant striped chair ....placed next to my turquoise writing desk....alongside my mood/ inspiration/things i love board...and i know it's silly how much that all makes me smile...
...but seriously...i started daily photographing or journaling.....taking in the details of my life and my surroundings...in the beginning purely for inspiration, but then i realized how it made me slow down and savor so much more of my day....
...memories and bits and pieces to pass on and leave for my children... that give them a window into more than the norm....it has truly changed the way that i go through my day......changed the way i appreciate the little things...little things like love notes from my husband that are pinned up ....pictures of my children.....and of junk trips with my dad...and before i know it i've had a moment....of gratitude...and appreciation....
...so. i challenge you to daily photo journaling....slow down and capture all of it....every single bit....and i promise people will look at you funny, and you may even get called a nerd...but it's all good friends...
xo
home run...
...this latest issue of lonny magazine totally blew my socks off! there is so much goodness in this issue....it is going to take me a week to soak it all in....so for now i'll just give you my top four favorites and why:
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| john derian for target....need i say more!.... |
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| ....check it out!....so much goodness...i can hardly stand it!... |
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| ...cath kidston's take on what a home should look like... |
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| ...love, love, love all of the color combos... |
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| ...i'll take it all... |
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| ...rachel ashwell's reinvention of her brand...i really enjoyed the article, and admired her honesty about what she did right, what she did wrong and how she is doing it better this time.....good read... |
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| ...the goods... |
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| ...this guy has it going on....and is truly living with what he loves... |
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| ...the bike coming off he wall is crazy good... |
...and there are so many, many other photos i could post....but i have already been very long winded....so just go check it out.....k?...
xo
this little girlie went to the market...
...this past saturday my mom and i went downtown to the saturday market...and these are just a few of the beautiful and scrumptious sights that i captured....and on sunday we all sank our teeth into some of that super sweet corn....it was delish!...
i thoroughly enjoyed the saturday market...and am so glad that our little greenville has such a thing...we're pretty snazzy i do believe...{wink!}
...have a great one friends!
xo
i'm back in the saddle....and havin' a little giveaway....
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| honey mustard bottle cozy |
...hello my sweet, sweet friends! welcome to a great week....it's gonna be great right?!....yes it totally is...
...i know it's going to be great for me, because after a month of being away from the studio for vacation and surgery...i will once again have paint on my hands and if i'm lucky it will be in my hair too!...i may go crazy...
...i know you all are getting antsy to meet some new friends....and i promise you that hermione and fay are dying to meet you too...i hope to have them finished this week or next...
...SO, to tide you over with fun things to keep you busy until then...i'm having a giveaway today! cassie from moon face has recently opened a new etsy shop called little love...and it is full of crocheted goods....
....one of you lucky readers will win this bottle cozy....in my favorite mustard color i might add....just by visiting the little love etsy shop and then leaving me your comment and info here...be sure to stop by cassie's blog as well and say "hello"...
...have a great day!
xo
this week at knack....
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| ...i found out amy butler is knitting...very fun things mind you... |
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| ... i received etsy love from fiona designs and the fuzzy monkey ... |
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| ...i chomped on special treats to help my eye heal...wink!... |
...and, i wasn't so sure i was going to like this week...but my nervous frown has been turned upside down in a big way! my surgery went so well that i didn't even need stitches...instead i went home with a little divot, a few missing eyelashes that they assure me will grow back and some "magic" cream to heal the wound with minimal to no scarring....woo hoo!...what a huge blessing this is to me...and to say that i am relieved and grateful is an understatement...
...thank you all for your uplifting and encouraging comments and emails....seriously you are amazing...and i'm so lucky to have such great blog friends...
...have a wonderful weekend...
xo
before and after basics : painting furniture
...todays post is up on d*s....check out my tips on painting furniture!....
newness...
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| just between you and me by crave studio |
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| new creations by blue moss |
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| collage necklaces by lily pottery {and they are so new, they are not in the shop yet! email lily@lilypottery.com for orders} |
...these are just a few of the beautiful things these ladies have been whipping up lately...
...i am not only extremely giddy that all three are knack sponsors, but even more so that they are all my sweet gal pals...and they inspire me on a weekly basis...
... creative friends = priceless...
xo
laid up...
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| image via style files |
...well friends...today is the day of my skin cancer surgery..the doctors will remove a small basil cell cancer from underneath my right eye, and then the plastic surgeons will work their magic...i am feeling good....everything will be ok...no matter what...
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...i hope you have a great wednesday...and make sure you tune in tomorrow afternoon for my post on d*s... before and after basics: painting furniture...i divulge secrets my friends...
xo
**thank you all so much for the amazingly heartfelt and wonderful thoughts and prayers! my surgery went very well, and the best case scenario happened in the end! i'm so relieved, thankful, and now just trying to keep myself from itching my eyeball out! it feels like there is a hair in it constantly!:)**