These are { still } a few of my favorite things...
Monday, March 31, 2008
{ More things to smile about... }
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{ monday making me smile: strange fascination photography }
I hope it was a fun one...full of new adventures. I have a busy Monday, catching up on some projects, but I quickly wanted to share the intriguing and fascinating photography of a fabulous new etsy shop, Strange Fascination, opened by artist and photographer, Robin Collins.
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Friday, March 28, 2008
{ friday finds... }
Daydreaming of an escape to this lovely London, England cottage on this fine Friday morning...
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Thursday, March 27, 2008
{ thursday: things I'm loving...ink + wit }
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008
{ succulents: personality plus for your home & garden }
I've never really had any interest in succulent plants. As someone who favors cottage style gardens and colorful, scented blooms, I always considered succulents to be a little too contemporary for my taste. However, the eco friendliness of succulents and the new colors and textures I've seen popping up, inspired me to take a second look.
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These little lovelies come from Greenware Design, a two woman design team that combines the talents of two longtime friends–Irene, {the potter } and Leslie { the planter }. Irene creates the original pottery pieces that are then planted with unique arrangements by Leslie. They are then shipped out directly from their Savannah, Georgia etsy shop–fabulous!
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Five groups of green gray, burgandy and silver succulents make up this distinctive wreath that can last up to a year with light watering every 3-8 weeks.
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{ all you need is love }
Have you spied the fabulous prints recently designed by the lovely Jennifer Ramos of MadebyGirl? I just love her latest Love Candy prints, available in Pretty Lavender, Cotton Candy, Sky Blue, and Lemon.
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008
{ tempting me tuesday: gorgeous paintings by Paris Gerrard }
Currently taking delight in the beautiful and captivating paintings of this talented, young artist, Paris Gerrard.
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Sophisticated without being stuffy, Paris' paintings have a fun, lighthearted essence–capturing the splendor of simple pleasures and everyday objects. I'm hoping she will continue with her bicycle series of paintings–alas, the two pictured above have already sold. { I've started saving my pennies just in case }.
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Monday, March 24, 2008
{ creating curb appeal: pillows by Olive }
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Visit the Olive etsy shop here.
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{ monday making me smile: chet & dot }
I think I added one of each item to my 'favorites' upon visiting the shop of Etsy's featured seller, Chet & Dot. These talented designers of 'handmade lovelies for you and yours' take cuteness to a whole new level with their distinctly delightful line of totes, softies, & notions.
A mere few–of my many favorites–are pictured above (clockwise from upper left corner):
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Friday, March 21, 2008
{ friday fun: Easter memories }
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{ friday finds...chez larsson on etsy }
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Thursday, March 20, 2008
{ crafting springtime cheer }
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Labels: DIY, inspiration