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Bridesmaids On the Same Page

Bridesmaids On the Same Page

If you ever feel as if you need a shot of humility, start a blog. As soon as you think you’re the cleverest person alive, you’ll realize 500 other blogs have already thought your thought…and done it even better. I thought I was super clever with this idea: gathering paint-chips in the colors of the wedding and giving a set of each chip collection to each of my bridesmaids. Yeah. Its already been…

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wedding season

I haven’t had a moment to even think about blogging since the Reign of Spring Quarter Terror began showering down its projects, due dates, and never-ending processional of assignments, classes, forms, and tests. Its so frustrating screaming through these months because I love this time of year and want to do so many things that never make it on the YOU HAVE TO DO THIS TO SURVIVE list. Despite…

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All at Once It seems as if life finds it interesting to string you along without any change, excitement, or alteration month after month, and then enjoys pouring out its bucket of love or turmoil to see how you handle the windfall, adjust to the magnificent or magnanimous changes, or squirm and squeal with the overwhelming-ness of all of it, all at once.

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Valentine Sparkling Wine Cake

For the cake

3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

1 cup…

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Apronology

Way back in DecemberI mentioned that VMMV’s Etsy shop was going to be published and guess what?…

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A Vintage Inspired Spring Fling

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2014 "Unword" of the Year

I can’t believe it’s already coming to the end of January. There’s Valentines reminders in every…

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DIY Silhouette Pillow

Having me write a Photoshop tutorial is a bit like saying the Jabberwocky is a researched piece of…

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Spicy Sweet Potato Winter Salad

For the salad:

1 yam and 1 sweet potato

1/4 cup olive oil

salt and pepper

1 shallot

large handful…

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Reel Women: If a Man Answers: re-new your relationship

giambattista tweed dress | coral necklace | obi wrap belt | coral pump

There’s lots of new year…

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Word of the Year: Forgiveness

A lot of blogs are plotting out a “word of the year” for this brand-spanking new 2014 as a sort of…

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If Only: Graceful Resolutions

How the Devil are You? Keep in touch

Paperclip Dome: Keep it together

Chalk Pad: Keep a list

Pomde…

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DIY Resolution Calendar

Thank goodness I finished this project while still in 2013 because if I believed in luck, this…

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For the New Year

In Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, Jo and Meg are invited to a New Year’s Eve party and with “the…

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Christmas Cocktails and a Holly Ice Bowl

I wonder when “are you ready?” entered everyone’s vocabulary around Christmas. Besides Merry…

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Throwback Thursday: Christmas DIY's

Even though it’s rather mortifying to look back at former posts, honestly, what was I thinking some…

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Spiced Cranberry Shortbread with Fudge Sauce

If you’re looking for a new twist on Christmas cookies, these are pretty wonderful: Shortbread…

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