Happy Tuesday to you all! I was delighted when the gals from Kelly + Olive asked me to share little tutorial with all of you on their blog. Hop on over and check it out. You’ll be amazed at how easy it is to make this ruffle pillow.And while you’re over there, stay awhile and …
[thus begins our…]
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I’m not in school. My husband isn’t in school (hooray! :)) and I don’t have any children in school yet…but there is something in the air for all of us when school gets out. It seems to truly mark the beginning of summer, and this past Friday, June 19, was just that day for us …
[spend an afternoon with…]
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I love that you can find printable versions of all the vintage Betsy McCall paper dolls on the Blue Door website. If I had a little girl I would print one out each day and play with her.I went ahead printed out these goldie and three bear puppets for little A the other week and …
[arts and crafts corner]
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Last week little A and I had so much fun making cookie cutter art – an idea I’ve had in my head for a while now. Not everything turned out as I had imagined (such as the paint from the cookie cutters not showing up as well as I’d hoped) but I like how things …
[my pick…]
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I would love to give these classic vellum cards, from Kate’s Paperie, to Jon for Father’s day. Aren’t they just devine? Well…the key word in this “my pick” heading is “my“. Jon’s pick would be something entirely different…and because it is in fact his day…I think I’ll get him that ipod/swimmer headphone/thing-a-ma-jiggy. After all he …
[archiving]
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I thought it might be helpful to all of you if I started archiving all the looks that I spotlight here on mermag. Here are few from the past week or so. Enjoy and I hope you have an event filled weekend. Wear something fabulous! links: ulla johnson; philip lim; cloak and dagger; philip lim
[Sunday in the park with…]
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Some of my dearest friends in the world, the Eltons, just had a family photo shoot that I’m nuts about. A few of you might know Julie Elton, my companion writer for the long neglected blog, domestically dressed (we’re mom’s…with other blogs…you know how it goes.). Julie and I have been friends since being house …
[color cues: focusing in on the…]
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I recently purchased what just might be my most favorite purse…ever…and I’ve been so inspired by its colors. The exterior shades of blue and interior marigold yellow are just the right take on their primaries for me.I also have been purchasing a lot of vintage paper products as of late. This pad of air mail …
[I’m off on my…]
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I shalln’t be going anywhere fabulous this year. No trips to Florence or Athens or Nice…sigh…but I’m not going to let that stop me from planning the trip of my dreams. In fact, I think I’ll go this weekend. First and most importantly it’s got to be full of delicious, imaginary details that I simply …
[pretty and thrifty]
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Tin cans and bull dog clips never looked so good. I love how a little creativity can make these inexpensive, every day items organizational eye candy. Thanks Country Home for the inpiration.