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OK…the second installment of your questions. *If you could eat only one snack for the rest of your life what would it be? Serious?  One snack?  This is hard. Do I get to choose cupcakes and my butt won't get big? Because if my butt won't grow…I pick cupcakes.  But knowing how my butt reacts […]

First of all I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your beautiful and encouraging words regarding my collage. You have blessed me once again! I also wanted to let you know that I will be selling prints of my collage….I will let you know when they are available. […]

Sometimes there are seasons in our lives that grow and stretch us more than others. Maybe it is my age. I don't take a lot of stuff anymore. I only spend my time with friends I cherish. I am much better at making time for my art and other passions. I am able to look […]

I have loved taking photos each day for my 365 photography blog. It has been fun working with different textures and actions and learning a little more on Photoshop. I do not get much time to play…but when I do it is pure joy. Thank you for all of you that have taken a peek […]

  I truly believe that people are good. I know there are exceptions to this belief….but I think as a society we have shown over and over again that when we know WHAT to do…we do great things. When something huge and devastating happens like 9-11 or the earthquake in Haiti …people want to help. […]

Does this room look familiar? Up until last week my studio was in our unfinished basement. My husband had been trying to talk me into taking our dining room as my studio for over a year. He couldn't stand that the room was only getting used three to four times a year. I had been […]

I have seen this on a few blogs and I thought it would be fun. If you have questions….I have answers. I am pretty much an open book anyways. Do you have a question about starting a business, decorating, fashion, creating, homeschooling???? Ask whatever you want. I will answer the questions on Monday, January 18. […]

Have you ever caught a glimpse of yourself in the mirror and thought….I wish I looked older? Have you ever been hanging out with your girlfriends…you look at each of them…and you are jealous of their sunspots and crows feet? Do you wish that restaurants would give you the senior citizen discount? Do you want […]

My story begins back in October. I had just met my friends Lissa and Becky in Boise for Brave Girl Camp. We had only known each other through our blogs at this point. They had arrived earlier in the day and I was arriving at bedtime. We had been talking for 30 minutes or so […]

Dear Golden Vintage I have a little bit of an obsession….with the show Mad Men. Timeless Vixen Vintage First of all you have to remember that I grew up watching old movies and later always designing clothes inspired by the 30s, 40s and 50s.  First Love My husband and I watch every episode. I love […]

Not far from me there is an old, historic farm that is being brought back to life. Slowly the roofs are being repaired and the barns repainted. I do not know who owns this farm. I have no connection to this piece of land…but I can't pass the farm without looking. I have stopped more […]

This is kind of like Christmas in Connecticut:-)  OK, maybe not…but that is one of my all time favorite Christmas movies. Have you ever seen it? We had a wonderful white Christmas that was full of hot cocoa, playing outside, shoveling, playing on the piano, snow covered trees and movies. Christmas Eve was at our […]

The Homies voting is down to the six finalist. I am so excited for my friend Meg at Whatever. As in..whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy–think about such things. Don't you adore her already???? Her blog is so […]

 There are awards for all sorts of blogs, but no one ever pays enough attention to the shelter blogs, so we started The Homies. It's our way of surveying the blogosphere each year for the best new home design blogs and sharing what we find. It's not so much a competition as a celebration of […]

    For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His Name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince Of Peace. Isaiah 9:6

This past weekend was full of pajamas, creating and lots of movies. We didn't shop or run all over the place. We created and made a lot of messes. We watched some of our favorite movies and of course we watched It's A Wonderful Life. It doesn't matter how many times I watch it…I always […]

We all love a night out with the girls. (My beautiful friend Juli. I would like to point out that I was the only one that didn't dress up.  I didn't know…I was thinking paint + me = a mess) Lets be honest….we all NEED a night out with the girls! The usual plan is […]

…..or it will be gone!    I can't believe that we are a week away from Christmas. I always think that I will do things differently each year….and each year I realize that it all went by so quickly. I closed my shop earlier this year but I still was shipping out the last of the […]

  I am so thrilled that so many of you loved the paper wreath! I got so many emails about how I made it that I am glad that I took some photos during the process. This idea is not mine. My friend Lissa had seen it somewhere and sent a picture of it to […]

  On Saturday night we had our yearly progressive dinner with our neighborhood. We hosted appetizers and cocktails this year and we had so much fun. The house was all cleaned (thanks to the lovely cleaning ladies that I hadn't seen since the spring) and we had finished decorating the house. I snapped some photos […]

   

…I have loved papers. What child collected vintage books because they thought they were beautiful and smelled amazing..that would be me. I can not walk past a paper shop…it is truly one of my very favorite kinds of shops in the world. I am a fan of vintage books, cards, sheet music and any vintage […]

  (originally $42) Today I am offering the discount on all my items that help you accessorize! This is through Thursday ONLY! These are the things that pull your outfit together and help you stand out.   (originally $56) Accessorizing is one of my favorite past times:-) (originally $12) You remember all my hats don't […]

  (originally $52) The discount for Wednesday is on all my purses that are currently in stock. ***remember that I can ship for you and everything will arrive wrapped beautifully*** (originally $28) I will show what their original price was and what the sale is for TODAY only! FREE SHIPPING still applies to the sale […]