I am mama of two, a nonna of two and a wife to my adorable hubby. I am also a budding photographer who sees life through the lens of a camera. I am constantly on the lookout for a new photoshoot site and love taking natural light photos for my sweet families.... I have recently started repainting thrift store and discarded furniture and bringing it back to life.
Saturday Sales
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Happy weekend everyone! Here are some deals from my lovely sponsors. The
Intrepid Thread The Intrepid Thread just put a couple hundred new fabrics
in their...
Great Ideas — 20 Happy Projects!!
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The warmer weather always makes me feel happy … and so do all of the happy
projects linked up this week! Here are 20 of my favorites: Painted Berry
Boxes @...
Lucketts Eve
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I’ve been having a few technical difficulties this evening, so I posted
some of these pictures and this information on Facebook ...
The Week In Stitches
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I have been working on a custom order this week, an order for a* quilt top
only* as my customer is going to be hand quilting the quilt herself. This
m...
My Favorite Room.....The Lilypad Cottage
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Hey Savvy Southern Readers, I'm Kelly and I blog over at The Lily Pad
Cottage about all things...
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I Left My Heart
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Hello everyone! I hope your month of May has been merry! For your weekend
viewing, I’m bringing you a colorful tour from our recent adventure in San
Franci...
Painting The Pantry
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I noticed something serendipitous while the paint was going up on the walls
in the pantry yesterday. Do you see it there, too? That’s our (50%
lightened) G...
SnapShop {June course & registration dates}
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The next SnapShop will be June 10 – July 1, 2013 Registration will open on
Thursday, May 23rd at 9:00am US Central To visit the SnapShop website for
more i...
Bloggers' Quilt Festival - Giant Indie Star
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Hi, and welcome to the site if you're visiting from the Bloggers' Quilt
Festival. Since one is allowed to enter twice this year, I thought I'd
give my dad...
My Top Ten Picks From MM #123
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*Hi, Do you ever watch that show called "The Middle" on ABC?*
*It's my favorite show and the Mother's Day episode was hilarious!*
*Here is a picture of ...
Weekend Reading
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Hi everyone! Thanks for all the sweet compliments on yesterday’s dresser
makeover post! What are you up to this weekend? We’re celebrating an
aunt’s 90th...
In Zinc
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*You're all I ever wanted! Zinc furniture, you're all I ever needed,
YEAHH. So tell me what to do now, 'cuz I can't ... afford ... you ... *(That was an N'...
String Fever: more Prizes
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Thank goodness it's Friday. This week has been a bit rough for me, just
some things that didn't turn out as expected and also some disruptions to
our regu...
See Anything Missing?
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I am back in Florida and Steve is left with finishing the packing of our
home.
We did get a lot done in the last seven days though.
Do you rem...
Did I Mention the Lilacs?
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I don't want to forget about the Lilacs. Yes, Peonies may be my first love, but Lilacs are a very close second. I bought these lavender beauties at the farme...
Weekends with Friends: Bike Ride Adventure Part 2
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Last week we posted the first steps for throwing your own weekend bike
riding adventure with friends. We were dogged with rain for what felt like
weeks, bu...
this week....
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we have had a FULL week with more excitement still to come. life skills being taught.... waffle was naughty and completely dorky as usual. he got on the couc...
Graduation Gift
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[image: Graduation Gift]
Graduation season is in full swing. Chances are you know someone who is
graduating from High School or College…or in my case…...
Randomness
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Oh hi, remember me? I had a blog that I used to update regularly. I suck.
I'm sorry.
I've been so busy lately with loads of stuff, but thankfully some ...
Favorite Party Ideas This Week
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1. Letters & Numbers make for an adorable 3rd birthday party theme (via 100
Layer Cakelet.) 2. Name tags just got a whole lot cuter. Thanks Julep! 3.
We lo...
Jasper
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We sadly had to say goodbye to our big old puppy Jasper this Wednesday. He
was diagnosed with Leukemia a few weeks ago, so we knew our time with him
was...
Want some Savvy Swag?
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Hey ya'll...(I am a living back in the South now and I guess I can say
that)...we have something great up our sleeves for our Savvy readers!! In
the next t...
single girl {blogger's quilt festival}
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Yay, Blogger's quilt festival hosted by a wonderfully talented Amy is here
again.
[image: Spring Blogger's Quilt Festival - AmysCreativeSide.com]
Unlike ...
Feathered Nest Friday
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It's Feathered Nest Friday time again!
How has your week been going?
Hope it's been great!! It's almost Friday so even better!
Do you have any big plans ...
Another Year, Another Homemade Fabric
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Clara turned three on Tuesday (Threesday?) so we’ve spent the last few days
marveling at this wonderful little lady before us and wondering where the
heck ...
Annie Laurie Cottage + Vacation Pics!
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[image: House of Turquoise: Annie Laurie Cottage]
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[image: House of Turquoise: Annie Laurie Cottage]
[ima...
mini high five
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Welcome to finish it up Friday!
It's amazing that I even have a finish to share today. Earlier in the week
I was restless. I started at least 4 new project...
Summer Sampler Sew Along: Block 3: Cupcake!
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Cupcakes anyone? Today's pattern is a festive cupcake with a decorative
topper, all dressed up for a party!
*
* *Click here to download the Cupcake Patt...
Lucky Duckies
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Hey friends! In order to provide you with a better reading experience, I'd
love it if you'd take a minute to resubscribe to Girl. Inspired. This feed
has ...
Chic Storage - Decorating Your Home With Baskets
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Tackling clutter is an ongoing issue in most homes. One of my favorite
ways to corral the clutter is using baskets. Here is some great
inspiration on ho...
Blogger's Quilt Festival: The Jumbo Star
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[image: AmysCreativeSide.com]
Welcome to any of you new to my blog! My entry for the Blogger's Quilt
Festival is probably not a surprise for those of you w...
Creating a Meaningful Home: Lolly Jane
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[image: Creating a Meaningful Home blog series featured on
www.sasinteriors.net]
*Today’s guest post for the Creating a Meaningful Home Blog Series is Ke...
Blogger's Quilt Festival 2
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One of my favorite finishes of all time is this quilt I made for when my
littlest (19 months) moves into a bed. I had intended for it to be a long
ter...
Strawberry Vanilla Doughnuts
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When the first quart of spring strawberries arrived in our produce delivery
bin a few weeks ago, Andrew immediately asked if we could bake something
with...
Weekend plans/ Mindy Gledhill
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Happy weekend to you!
Mr. Nielson is taking our boys on the Fathers and Sons camp-out.
This camp-out which is put on by our church is for dads, sons,
brother...
The creative process ~
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I've been working a few new goodies...
one for a friend and one to sell!
Two sweet flea bags, embellished with stuff I love ~
gorgeous old lace, vintage b...
Blogger’s Quilt Festival: The Low Definition Quilt
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It’s that time of year–International Quilt Market & Festival (the
semi-annual quilting industry trade show and related festival). This also
means that Amy ...
Whimsical Gypsy Swing
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I do a lot of thinking when I'm on my sweet Husqvarna riding lawnmower.
A lot.
I love my lawnmower.
I love mowing.
Four hours of sunshine on my shoulders;
t...
Use dark wax to bring out the best in a piece!
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Its been awhile since I blogged about a piece I painted at the shop~ we
have had a vanity in the shop for almost a year, and it has not sold. So
that al...
It's Frugalicious Friday!
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Hey guys welcome to Frugalicious Friday!
I'm so excited to see your creative projects this week! If your new here
this linky party is all abou...
New Disney Story App
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*This post is sponsored by **Disney Story**. To find out more about this
brand-new story-creation app - and how it puts the power of storytelling in
your h...
first look at my (still in progress) kitchen
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welcome to my new house!
there is still a staggering amount of work that needs to happen, but i am
SO happy to be in the house, and i know that each little ...
Chicken Little
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When I was a little girl I loved to watch our mother hens with their
chicks, gathering, clucking & tenderly tucking them under the wing.
Unfortunately the ...
Sharpie Art on a Table
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Today is Laura's, from Finding Home, debut on Infarrantly Creative as one
of my new contributors. She brings to us a cool font art sharpie table she
made....
Mother's Day in Seattle (Part III - The Color Run)
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Woke up Sunday morning to a dreary/overcast day and a house full of sick/cranky kids (Happy Mother's Day to me!) and got ready to head downtown for the Color...
A not so fun day.
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Yesterday was a beautiful, sunny day. It was our first day home from
vacation and we spent most of it outside in the yar...
New quilt finish: Woodland Trails...
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I created this fun quilt within the last few months. I don't normally go
with these colors, but they really called to me. I think it was mostly the
owls an...
Remodeling Stinks and the Wisdom of Young Children
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I haven't been around blogging much the last week or two and I have missed
it. We have unfortunately had to do some unexpected remodeling on our
house.
...
Dixie's Reign Of Fame. . .
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I want to thank everyone who left us such nice comments when we were
helping and then losing our sweet chicken, Dixie. It meant so much to us.
We really ...
Maggie Rabbit's Back!
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Remember Mags? Yep, she's back! You can find her in kit form right HERE. She has one previously available dress fabric and four new ones. There's Betsy: And ...
broken pinky
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My little guy was playing football on Sunday afternoon. He went to catch
the ball and his little pinky finger got in the way. A trip to the
emergency ...
Spring in a log cabin quilt
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This must be my week to finish older quilts, because here’s another that’s
a long time getting finished! The blocks in this quilt were made by my bee
membe...
Gilded Gray Vanity
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Happy Thursday! I am SOOOO excited today because Barb will be arriving
later today! I am headed out to downtown Frederick with Emmy and Barb's
family. A...
superpowers. | huntsville children’s portraits
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These girls have superpowers… because within moments of finishing up our
session together, where they looked absolutely lovely and were the absolute
epitom...
Super Tote Pattern by Noodlehead
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I bought this fabric to make a bag to take with me to Quilt Market. I knew
I wanted some as soon as I saw those butterflies and it's even prettier ...
I hope you know you’ve got the ocean blue
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Nikon One Touch // Expired Kodak 400 ‘Oh Sailor’ by Mr. Little Jeans came
on KCRW as I pulled into the driveway this morning and I sat there and
listened a...
Garden Patios
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Potted Gardens
via
A little patio inspiration today.
Amazing what a lovely garden you can make with lots of planted pots.
via
The easiest way to make a garde...
pretty patchwork.
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I always crave super simple projects that I can finish right away in
between the long, more difficult ones. It doesn't get much simpler than
patchwork, but...
project book pouch
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I made this project pouch almost a year ago. I wanted something that could hold everything I needed in one place when I was in the middle of embroidering som...
Four Years Ago!!
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Four years ago today I started my blog. It has to be one of the best
decisions I have ever made! I never could have imagined back then all the
amazing th...
japanese vegetable pancakes
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Japanese Vegetable Pancakes [Okonomiyaki] with Cabbage, Kale and Carrots
Adapted, just a little, from Josher Walker of Xiao Bao Biscuit, in
Charleston, SC ...
Troy Fest 2013
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[image: Troy Fest 2013]
Nothing has spurred on my sense of community as owning a shop on our
downtown square. I absolutely love the [...]
To Market, To Market...with a new bag!
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Whenever I travel, especially on quilty adventures, I feel the need to make
a new bag. And usually this feeling doesn't come over me until the last
possibl...
Decorating with Flowering Branches
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*~ Good morning ~*
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*I hope all of you moms out there had a wonderful Mother's Day!!!*
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*We spent Mother's Day at my mom's house, and just wh...
WIP Wednesday: Off to Portland
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[image: WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced]
I spent this week working on a project that I can't show you yet, plus I'm
leaving later today for Quilt Market, so...
granny square
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I first saw this quilt here, and LOVED it. Some quilts I like and some I
love and this one I really, really loved. I had to make one too.
I made a few...
Quilt Market
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[image: Quilt Market by Jeni Baker]
Quilt Market, a photo by Jeni Baker on Flickr.
I'm hopping on a plane to Quilt Market in about nine hours! If you're
att...
The Pile in Progress
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Hi there, quilty friends! It's been quiet here, seems like I've been doing
everything else but quilting these days! I don't have anything finished to
...
A Southern Adventure
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I’m packing for an early flight tomorrow. I’ll be heading to the beautiful
state of Tennessee to visit the famous Blackberry Farm and attend the
Internatio...
Window Herb Garden with Chalkboard Labels
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It's *Wood You Like To Craft* week again! This month we are making
"chalkboard" projects and I'm sharing my window herb garden with chalkboard
labels. G...
Nada Farm Sale - GIVEAWAY!!
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Anyone have time for me to sneak in a last minute giveaway???
Entries start today, and I will pick a winner Thursday night at 9pm central
time!
The lu...
This little chick is going to Market!
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OK so first of all - a winner! And the winner is.....#27 - Veronica! Congrats!! And yep, I'm heading to Quilt Market. It was a very last minute decision - I'...
a day in may
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hal-an-tow! jolly rumble-o! we were up - long before theday-o! to welcome in the summer - to welcome in the may-o! for summer is a coming and the winters gon...
oh-so girly
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Got a bit of pink paint on my hands last week... Pulled out the vintage Meyercord decals... Finished the Posy diamonds doll quilt and a matching pillowcase.....
A quinoa salad full of spring
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[image: SpringQuinoaSalad_AranGoyoaga_0784]I returned from Tuscany last
Saturday night where I had spent ten amazing days teaching a food and
lifestyle p...
Hummingbird Cake
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I made my mom this cake Sunday afternoon. A Hummingbird Cake and it was so
good. This cake is basically healthy. At least in my mind it is. I mean
bananas,...
Filled with Quilt Love :)
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Look what we've got in the mail just a few days ago! It is an alphabet
quilt for a tiny pink penguin growing in my belly made by a collabora...
Then & Now
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Happy Mother's Day! I am so thankful for the sweet little ones who call me
mommy.
When we lived in this house 6 years ago, our living room looked like thi...
Another Super Tote!
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My good friend, Tracey, asked me to make a bag for her to take to Quilt
Market this week. After (much) debate, she finally decided on a slightly
modified...
happy mother's day
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I know, I know. Not the normal Mother's Day pic! But this mug was my mom's and reminds me of her more than candy and roses. So to all of you whether you are ...
New Blog Link...
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Don't forget to visit me at my new blogging home! I recently shared some tips on how I edit my photographs. Click here to visit See you over there! ~Alice W.
quilts made with love.
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*deep breath*
i, rachel griffith, wrote a book.
a book that i am both proud of and in disbelief about.
[image: quilts made with love.]i give y'all, quilts m...
We LOVE Baseball!
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Our baseball season is coming to an end. :(
Before that officially happens I thought I better blog about it…because
dang it…I am going to be a better bl...
Visiting Napa, CA
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Can you believe it? I am here two days in a row! Whoa!
So let's get to business. I am so excited to tell you about our Napa trip
that has sadly come and...
in 75 words or less
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Rachel from *and then she snapped* asked us to nominate deserving moms for
a $50 Target giftcard.
And pretty much every single mom who reads here *...
V and Co: why yes...i'm still sewing.
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well, this week... wait...no, last week and this week have flown by in super hyper drive sonic speed. yep, couldnt decide which one, either way it was fast ...
Wonky Bee... the traveling edition!
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this round of wonky bee has been super fun. we are doing traveling quilts
and i am a bit behind in reporting my work... i had sara's quilt last month.
i lo...
While I was Moving...
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... an exciting event happened, my class, Improvisational Piecing - Modern
Design went live on Craftsy. I'm so excited to share it with you.
In the clas...
{Baby Love}
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All three of my kiddos are asleep (miraculously!) so I'm going to keep my
words here short and my bowl of ice cream big. :-)
Twins are almost 4 weeks old ...
Finished Preppy Knee Socks Quilt
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This is just a quick post with some photos of the finished Preppy Knee Socks Quilt. You can read more about how I made the top here. Here's the back of the q...
It's that time of year...
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Finally! I've been over here binding like crazy trying to get all of my new Market quilts finished up and ready to go, and today I finally get to show you wh...
A Big Debut: Hill 'n Holler Soaps
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A few months ago, I shared about a goody package
that my sister-in-law sent me filled with all kinds of treats...
Mainly, her handmade soaps.
Scrubbin' So...
a little loopy
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Sometimes while driving, Tyler or I will say some string of words like,
"Numbers is math," and these weird words sound funny to us and so we will
repeat ...
A Contributing Editor
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Last Fall, while discussing the details over the feature on our guest house,
I was asked to join *Country Living* magazine as a contributing editor.
...
dress up days for a 3 year old
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Someone turns three today. And it's kind of killing me! Her birthday
always make me feel so nostalgic for some reason. Partly because her birth
coincide...
The Set Point
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In a recent blog
post, my sweet
*friend* wrote about
stepping on the scale
for the first time
in a while, after
returning home from
spring break.
I c...
Dream
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[image: dianthus]
It was so windy. I was preparing to plant something, pink flowers I think,
but didn't recognize where I was. I did so as I would right ...
Cottage Side Table
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This little side table came to me from the same client who wanted thisdresser and
this side table done for their cottage by the lake.
He explained that thi...
instaweek
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It was "Take your Child to Work Day" and Dave was out of town so I took the girls with me for the day. We ran errands and then decided to stop by Aruba Beach...
Sour Cream Fudge Layer Cake
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The world outside is waking up, and new beginnings are everwhere. Just
yesterday I saw robins, worms and the dreaded wasp, all going about their
busy l...
I like luggage racks
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I like using them when we stay in a hotel
and I like being able to offer them to my children or friends when they
are here.
A few Saturday afternoons ago, ...
Saying Goodbye for….awhile.
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It’s been a long run. I’ve been blogging since November 2007. I started by
writing family bits and pieces. It eventually turned into some furniture
bits an...
Crazy for Neon
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I have let another little obsession take me over. NEON! I'm crazy for it.
My 80's life is coming back and I am loving everything about it. I think it
start...
It has begun...
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It's been started, the ball's rolling, the iron's in the fire, project is
launched, I'm *doing* it!! I bought the pattern, had it blown up a little
bit a...
Welcome Archer Cole!
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Better late than never, right??
My family and I are so thrilled to announce the birth of our new baby boy,
Archer Cole Norwood
He was born at 6:06pm, 8 pou...
Panda Valentines
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I adore Valentines Day!
And oh how I loved it in elementary school!
Making pretty boxes. Selecting She-Ra valentines. Carefully picking out
which valent...
Paris: Under Grey Skies
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Always elegant, always beautiful, no matter what the weather.
We hope you are well and, as always, greatly appreciate your visits and
kind comments.
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Mirasol Farms
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Today I just wanted to give a quick shout out to one of my new favorite
Etsy shops, Mirasol Farms.
You guys, their products are amazing.
I mentioned how mu...
Jasper Green, and a little announcement.
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This year is going to be awesome! You know why? It's a green year. Pantone has claimed Emerald to be the color of the year. Now, I must take a color snob mom...
Magic Summer
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Hello beauties, how are you? How is your summer shaping up? I must say...
mine is turning out to be rather magical. There's a certain enchantment
swirling...
Free Sample Preview Actions From Nodding Violet
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Hey everyone! I am working on a new set of Nodding Violet actions and I
wanted to share three from the upcoming set for free!! In the photo are
samples of...
9 Months Later...
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Christmastime is here!
And I couldn't be more excited to enjoy all that December brings. Our
family of five is busier than ever, and this month, just look...
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