From the monthly archives:

May 2009

Projects

May 18, 2009

It’s late here, and I’m just sitting down to the computer for the first time today. Feels a little strange. Here’s the thing. I got all excited about some house projects and I pretty much let them take over my life. For example, my piano is now green. Benjamin Moore Yellow Green to be exact. [...]

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Downtown Chic

May 15, 2009

Guess what arrived in the mail yesterday? Downtown Chic. The book by Sixx Design — the husband-wife interior design collaboration. (Remember the interview I posted with Sixx Design? It was awesome.) Friends. This book is the best design book I’ve read in ages. There are at least 10 ideas I want to copy right this [...]

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Fun Shops to Check Out

May 15, 2009

Some of my recent posts at Cookie’s Nesting blog: 1) Great baby announcements and invitations from a new-on-the-scene company, Paper Culture. 2) Haciendo el Indio, a design and illustration shop in Spain that is producing beautiful children’s products. 3) Adorable plates and placemats from Smiling Planet. Share and Enjoy:

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New Sofas

May 14, 2009

We left our tired, well-used sofas on the street as we packed up our house in New York. Which means we now have very little to sit on and are in couch shopping mode. Here are four I’m considering: 1) The Florence Knoll Sofa in fabric by NJModern pictured at top. 2) The Bucktown Sofa [...]

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Mini Moderns — Now in Clothing

May 14, 2009

Mini Moderns, one of my favorite wallpaper/textile design shops has partnered with Clothkits to create a collection of easy-to-make dresses featuring Mini Moderns print designs. How cute is that? I’ve never tried Clothkits before but now I’m all curious. Kind of a wallpaper theme happening today. Unexpected, but I like it. Share and Enjoy:

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Draw-Your-Own Wallpaper

May 14, 2009

Spotted on kirtsy. Kellie of Scrapblog redesigned her long hallway with 2 gold paint pens, a step stool and 3 hours of time. She based her pattern on an image (the one at top) she found in a Fossil catalog. Fabulous! I like this so much I might have to copy. Lots more photos and [...]

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The Perfect Dress — by Guest Mom Starr Keller

May 14, 2009

I’m in love with this dress from Anthropologie. I want to wear it for the family photos I’ve been trying to schedule for months. If the family photos never happen, at least I’ll have this pretty dress to wear. Share and Enjoy:

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Betty’s Birthday

May 13, 2009

Betty Blair turned 3 on Saturday. Of course, that is probably a lie, because I can not imagine such a thing to be true. I started this very blog on the day she turned two months old in an effort to ward off post-partum depression. (It worked!) And that was only like last month or [...]

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Summer Dresses for Little Girls

May 13, 2009

I’ve located my nearest Target. It is big, well-lit, well stocked and fully staffed. I love it. While I was there, this collection of dresses for toddler girls by Osh Kosh caught my attention. Have any of you seen these? Really great patterns and colors and so fun to find this much variation in one [...]

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Be an Original, Upcycled Vintage Bride — by Guest Mom Starr Keller

May 13, 2009

One part of Starr Strung that has come to mature quickly over the past year are my bridal jewelry and accessory lines. Specifically, the vintage section gets more attention than I ever thought possible. I know most of you reading are young mothers and aren’t planning your wedding, but for any of the brides-to-be out [...]

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Kid Size Guitar

May 12, 2009

For a look-how-great-your-new-house-is surprise for the kids, we gave them a child-size guitar. They LOVE it. It sits next to Ben Blair’s guitar and in the evenings we can get a little bit of a jam session going on. The kid guitar is from First Act. It comes with these handy little cards you can [...]

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Paring Down & Upcycling — by Guest Mom Starr Keller

May 12, 2009

I will never forget the look on my sister’s face several years ago when she first walked through the front door of the home I had full intention to buy. Old, yes. Nearly dilapidated? Check plus. As my sweet honest father walked around and pointed out things of great concern: exposed electrical wires, etc., she [...]

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Pretty Things for Mother’s Day

May 11, 2009

For Mother’s Day I was spoiled. My kids gave me a beautiful table cloth from Orla Kiely’s Collection for Target and the gracious folks at Seeing The Everyday (have you subscribed yet? You must. It is excellent.) sent an unexpected bouquet of gorgeous gerbera daisies. They were delivered by Flowerbud.com and the packaging was out-of-sight [...]

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Hello Starr!

May 11, 2009

Dear friends. Please say Hello to Starr Keller! She’s this week’s Guest Mom and I can’t wait to get to know her. Here’s a short bio in Starr’s words to serve as an introduction: I am Starr Keller, the face and creative mind and hands behind Starr Strung Jewelry Designs. My jewelry is a mix [...]

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Handmade Gardening — by Guest Mom Starr Keller

May 11, 2009

When I was diagnosed with adenomyosis last year, I started desperately doing research on the cause and effects of the disease. All signs pointed to what I was putting into my body, and unfortunately for a lady that loves sweets and the occasional fountain soda (caffeine!), all things that fell in the “refined” processing categories [...]

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We’re Officially Locals Now

May 11, 2009

Morning all! It’s a brand new week. Our house is now wired up. I’ve got a new Guest Mom to introduce to you today. And I’ll be announcing winners of last Friday’s Giveaways in a bit. Life is good! While I’m writing today’s posts, here are some pics of our maiden voyage to the library. [...]

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Mother’s Day Giveaway Week 2009 — Coach Handbag

May 8, 2009

All right, Friends. This is it. The final Giveaway of Mother’s Day Giveaway Week 2009. As you’d expect, the prize is fabulous: it’s a handbag from Coach’s Bonnie Collection. That’s right. You read correctly. The prize is a Coach Handbag!! To be exact, it’s the Leather Olive in Green and it retails for $248. It [...]

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Mother’s Day Giveaway Week 2009 — Clarisonic Plus Skin Care System

May 8, 2009

For the second Friday Finale Giveaway, the prize is a Clarisonic Plus Skin Care System with Spot Therapy. The kit includes everything you see in the picture below: a cordless Clarisonic® PLUS with 3 speeds, universal charging cradle, sensitive face brush head & spot therapy brush head, 1 oz. trial sizes of Refreshing Gel Cleanser, [...]

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Mother’s Day Giveaway Week 2009 — $200 Shopping Spree at DownEast Basics Plus a Layering Kit worth over $50

May 8, 2009

Happy Friday! There are 3 Giveaways scheduled for today — it’s like a super-duper finale to this amazing Mother’s Day Giveaway Week. So please check back, I’m writing up the other two posts right now. Today’s first prize is a $200 Shopping Spree to DownEast Basics plus a a complete Layering Set in white (an [...]

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Mother’s Day Giveaway Week 2009 — $200 Gift Card to Red Envelope

May 7, 2009

For the fourth Giveaway this week, the prize is $200 worth of Gift Cards from crowd-favorite-gift-shop Red Envelope. $200 to spend as you please — woot! Technically. It’s two $100 gift cards. So you could give one to your Mother for Happy Mother’s Day. And keep one for yourself. Or you could just spend the [...]

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