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Holiday DIY Wrap Up

After the Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Green Monday (what is that even?) dust has settled you should have all your shopping taken care of, right? Yeah, me neither. But once you do get all those presents you want to make sure they beautiful under the tree, or in the stocking, or where ever you’re […]

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Winter Wonderland Craft Time

Now that December is officially here, I feel better about all the holiday crafts I’ve been drooling over the past few weeks. Something about snowflakes and gingerbread before Thanksgiving seems a little wrong. But as I sit here sipping my hot chocolate laced coffee (half a pack of Swiss Miss to a mug of your […]

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Turkey Day Tablescapes

Ever since I moved away for college I’ve spent Thanksgiving with friends and their families. Originally, it was the most practical option; traveling over 700 miles for one meal just seemed silly. Then it grew to having other people over who also weren’t able to go home, whether due to distance or work schedules. “Friendsgiving” […]

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On the Road Sneak Peek!

Hey y’all! I’ve been traveling this week (Wilmington, Baltimore, and DC yesterday – en route to NYC as I type), and didn’t have time for the Friday Five (sorry!). BUT! I did have a great day yesterday with Ellen at Local Color Flowers in Baltimore. Full post with pictures coming after the weekend, but here’s […]

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Monday Morning Blues…and Rock, and Pop!

Still trying to answer all those emails from the weekend? Do it to music! It helps it go by faster and hopefully puts you in a better mood. So delete that last sentence, write it again NOT IN ALL CAPS and dance it out (just make sure your headphones are in, this is still a […]

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Obligatory Post-Grammy’s Music Post!

I know very few people who can work without music playing in the background. I mean, even the dentist office has some sort of late-’70’s singer-songwriter/smooth jazz muzak in the background. It’s practically narcotic (10 points if you know that movie reference!) But I wanted to share my latest playlist with you all. It’s my […]

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Field Trip: The Renwick Gallery

This weekend I visited the Smithsonian Craft Museum at the Renwick Gallery. I was very excited because it was the final weekend of the 40 Under 40 exhibition and I really wanted to see what the “craft futures” had to offer. It truly was amazing the things people create. Unfortunately, I couldn’t take pictures since […]

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