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SNAP the Conference in Utah

April 24, 2012
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I am back from a very busy 3 days at the brand new SNAP conference near Salt Lake City, Utah, where I spent time with some of my dearest blog friends.  Those conferences are tiring, but they sure are fun.  Connecting with my blog friends is such a huge part of blogging for me and [...]

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Spring Fling Link Party!

March 1, 2012
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It’s that time again! Spring is right around the corner and my blog buds and I are going to host another round of Spring Fling Link parties coming up at the end of March. Join Layla, Kate, Sarah and me for a fun spring-time celebration and you can link up your faves too. Layla will [...]

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My {Not So} Storybook Life: A Book Giveaway

February 18, 2012
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{Giveaway is Closed} Winner is:  Sara from That’s Sassy!  Congrats, Sara! Back when I first started blogging, sometime in 2007, I met a girl named Liz.  She blogs at Mabel’s House and I loved stopped by her blog to see her weekly musings on life, decorating, and enjoyed her general witty banter.  Liz is a [...]

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The Holidays are Coming! Let’s Party!

November 7, 2011
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Hey y’all! The girls and I are up to our tricks again this year and can’t resist once again, hosting Holiday/Christmas parties on our blogs. So, join us won’t you for the 2011 Holiday Home link parties! First up will be Layla, hosting table decor on Dec. 5.  I’ll be up next with mantels this [...]

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Petaluma Antiques Faire

October 18, 2011
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On the weekend of my visit with Kate in Petaluma, CA, it happened to be the time of year for their annual streetside antiques fair.  Even though we did get a little bit of rain that morning, we decided to head on out for a day of browsing the vendors.  The rain stopped and it [...]

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Sonoma CA Wine Country

October 11, 2011
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Back to my visit with Kate in Sonoma County, we headed out to the wine country one afternoon and wow, was it beautiful.  There is nothing like this part of our beautiful country, with the vineyards and gorgeous rolling hills.  I do believe I picked the best time of the year to visit. The wineries [...]

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Beautiful Petaluma, CA

October 4, 2011
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Over a week ago, I had the pleasure of spending a little more than 4 days with my friend, Kate, out in her hometown of Petaluma, CA.  I had been through the wine country before, in Sonoma County even, but got an extra special treat of hometown tours from Kate herself.  And boy was it [...]

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Design TV at Queen of Hearts Antique Mall

October 2, 2011
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I’m circling back around to a couple of weeks ago when I did the antique shopping trip with Kevin and Layla, for their HGTV pilot show! It was an exciting time.  I tagged along, with some other bloggers and readers and we scoured the antique mall in search of a few things for the makeover. [...]

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Shopping Cashiers: Rusticks

September 22, 2011
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It seems I get further and further behind on sharing all of my outings and my trip to NC had several fun stops, which I haven’t gotten around to sharing yet. So today, I will share another great decor shop in Cashiers, NC, Rusticks. Another beautiful shop, you will love the way they put it [...]

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Shooting a Pilot TV Show with The Lettered Cottage

September 20, 2011
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My friends, Layla and Kevin, were shooting a pilot for a TV show last week over in Suwanee, GA for HGTV!  This was my first time behind the scenes of the makings of a TV show and WOW, was it interesting, exhausting, and busy.  My hat is off to the folks who tirelessly do these [...]

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Feature Friday: Angela’s NC Cottage

September 2, 2011
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My friend, Angela, and her family have a beautiful cottage in the mountains of NC.  Waynesville to be exact.  I had never been to Waynesville, but it is a beautiful part of the state and not far from Asheville, another beautiful NC city.  NC is near and dear to my heart, as I grew up [...]

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Girl’s Getaway Weekend in Cashiers, NC

August 31, 2011
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What do you get when you mix 6 design-loving girls in a cozy cottage in the NC mountains for the weekend?  A really fun time! (Lori, Angela, Shannon, Heidi, me, and Renae) Five of us are bloggers and one wannabe who is highly considering starting her blog (jump on in, Heidi!).   We were invited by [...]

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7 Days, 7 Blogs, 7 Moodboards: Coastal Cottage Challenge

August 24, 2011
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I hope you enjoyed seeing all the mood boards from the Olioboard Coastal Cottage Challenge last week.  I’m going to do a recap post here, just in case you missed a few of them.  It was fun to see everyone’s take on this fun design style that everyone seems to be crazy about these days. [...]

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