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Category Archive: Decor

17 Feb

Hello Dollface…

  This weekend I discovered these knit dolls that are soo adorable I want to fill a whole room with them. Seriously, I can’t stand how cute they are! Designed…
February 17, 2014 at 7:58 am Leave a comment
03 Feb

February Favorites…

Ahh…February is here. Love is in the air as Valentines Day approaches and Spring is not far behind. I have been having fun making some personal cards for friends and…
February 3, 2014 at 1:25 pm 2 Comments
21 Dec

Too Much Fun…

While out shopping for stocking stuffers, I discovered the most clever and humorous line! Pet Rocks is a unique fusion of our fascination of pets and cult of celebrities. From…
December 21, 2013 at 12:58 pm 1 Comment
18 Dec

Let’s Get Organized…

With the new year right around the corner I’ve started thinking about goals and a very big one is getting organized. I want to organize everything in our home from…
December 18, 2013 at 8:08 am Leave a comment
13 Dec

Creative Christmas Trees…

Sometimes the time, money, or space needed for a traditional Christmas tree isn’t available and you find the need to improvise. I’ve even gone with out a couple of times…
December 13, 2013 at 7:57 am Leave a comment
09 Dec

Holiday Home Goodies…

This weekend was our local Christmas Parade and for me it truly kicks of the holiday season. As always, it was super fun, and put me in complete Christmas mode.…
December 9, 2013 at 7:58 am 1 Comment
06 Dec

I love color and am always excited to see what Pantone chooses as the next “color of the year”. For 2014 the color gods have selected Radiant Orchid for inspiration…
December 6, 2013 at 8:00 am Leave a comment
02 Dec

The last four days were amazing! Completely relaxing with the perfect balance of downtime and social hour. I had a great time participating in Small Business Saturday which promotes shopping…
December 2, 2013 at 8:00 am Leave a comment
18 Nov

Handmade Goodies…

Yesterday I went to my favorite indie craft fair of the year and had a great time seeing familiar designers and meeting new ones. They are all local, small business…
November 18, 2013 at 8:00 am Leave a comment
21 Oct

Kitchen Conversation…

This weekend I discovered a small family business out of Wisconsin, Second Nature by Hand. I actually found them at Nordstrom so good job for them, they must be doing…
October 21, 2013 at 9:28 am Leave a comment
16 Oct

Not Just Dessert…

I recently purchased some candles from a friend’s sister just to be supportive and to my delight they turned out to be really yummy. I ordered two dessert scented candles…
October 16, 2013 at 8:00 am Leave a comment
11 Oct

Gold..Glitter..Goodness…

I saw this yesterday on another blog and can’t help but share because it’s so adorable. Emily of cupcakes and cashmere used gold foil to cover 1/2 of a mini…
October 11, 2013 at 8:02 am 1 Comment
07 Oct

Spooky Spider Welcome…

I love Martha Stewart’s holiday crafts and always pick up her Halloween magazine for inspiration. This year she featured a black wreath with creepy crawly creatures that I couldn’t resist!…
October 7, 2013 at 7:58 am Leave a comment
04 Oct

Be Smitten…

I just discovered the most adorable Etsy shop! Pretty Smitten is run by a mother of three who introduced her line with custom paper products and eventually grew it into…
October 4, 2013 at 8:00 am Leave a comment