Category Archives: inspiration

friendship bracelets

i’ve been looking at these pictures every day for a full week. it’s an understatement to say that i used to L-O-V-E making friendship bracelets. while everyone else was playing tetherball and trying to make their friends throw-up on the merry-go-round at the community center, i was the girl camped out next to the boondoogle [...]
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when you escape

loving these prints by Mizaru. whimsical. found via paper n stitch.
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rainbow brights

beautiful dresses arranged by color by style bubble. found via black*eiffel. purl soho has a new website with images of yarn that make me want to start knitting again…
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tiny get-away

C and I had a great little 24-hour get-away to Toronto. The original goal was to buy some furniture for the upstairs, but I’m under doctor’s orders to not drive for at least 4 weeks, so we were limited on space in our GTI for much of anything significant. C wants mid-century modern and/or Danish [...]
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focus on the positive

wednesday morning i’m having an upper endoscopy. read what that is here. truth is, i’ve been avoiding medical tests like this for 18 months. although i’m very very very sick of being poked and prodded and drugged over the last 6 months (kidney stone surgery, bike accident, etc), i think i’m ready to find out [...]
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elbow wish list

my goal this week is to focus less on my increasing elbow pain & more on things i can do while i heal. C suffered through 2 major melt-downs with me this weekend, & i’d really like to avoid another one. C’s been a champ. i, however, am struggling to ask for the help i [...]
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find it or make it

watching Gigantic. i’ve suddenly decided that i want a robe and little heels like the ones zooey deschanel wears around her shared apartment with her dad. i think i want to wear this get up around our house all summer. now the question is…make it or find it? I vote make it. once the elbows [...]
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i think i’m in love

with these “typing” with one hand, elbows on icepacks. C is reprimanding me for attempting a blog post but it’s hard to stay away!
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catch my breath

me & oli have the most breath-taking images for their latest clothing line. All of the images on their fabric are hand-drawn and then repeated in the styling. I’d love some jammies out of this one: Visit their etsy shop for more inspiration. (found via n.e.e.t. magazine)
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lizzie love

Lizzie Fortunato Jewels has come out with another stunning collection. all photos via here. found first here.
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