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OK, I know your thinking…”Um, Mermag, I’m sipping hot apple cider in a chunky sweater and curling up inside with a good book, thinking of my final Halloween preparations…so why are you posting about summer?” Good question readers! All I can say is that this is the last summer installment and we are off to …
So I mentioned that I was hooked on this paper cutting thing right? Well after our Halloween snowstorm of paper pumpkin snowflakes. the scissors just kept on wanting to cut. Anything they could get their shears on…so many ideas…no paper was safe. No Halloween is complete without a little black cat mask right? So one …
So I thought it might be nice to get you all that travel desk tutorial I promised you before the summer was over. Maybe you can squeeze in some sewing time right before your last road trip of the summer. This might seem pretty extensive but I promise that it’s easier than it looks! My …
I’m very much enjoying the hair, makeup and styling of these Noa Noa photographs (clothing line originally found on Ill Seen, Ill Said – a great little blog full of fabulous fashion finds and other pretty things). Fun stuff I tell you.
This delightful dress by Emily Ryan (originally found here) is little work of art. Darling.
This post on family photos by Garance Doré is wonderful. I especially love the part about making up your own family myths, such as your grandmother being the most beautiful woman in the town. Thank you Garance! I’m off to scour my own family photos and to start my own little seeds of magical myths.
I’ve been enjoying the work of Color Field painters as of late and this particular painting by Kenneth Noland really captures me. More here. Wouldn’t this make a great quilt? I’d even hand paint the pink as it washes out…
Jon (husband) found this and made me promise to post it. I love it, and him…so I said yes. Happy, snoozing, eating, camping or whatever else you have planned for the weekend…just don’t get eaten by any bears…unless it’s this one.
I’m a sucker for attractive organization and am slightly obsessed with labels so when I saw these fantastic Matthew Mead creations in the latest Country Home I was more than smitten. So pretty. I would want to bake everyday if my pantry looked likes this. Download the labels for yourself here.
The winners from the Portrait Christmas Giveaway (chosen using randomizer.org,) are…drum roll please….Kate Horowitz, of things written down…and…the biggie goes to… Randi, of Life with Randi and Hudson. I will be emailing the winners later today to get things started. Thank you ALL for participating! It was so wonderful to hear all of your thoughts …