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Thanks for visiting my blog! I am a girl who loves all things anthropologie, DIY & homespun. If you are interested in making arts and crafts, chatting it up, doing a photo shoot or submitting to my blog please contact me!

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Monthly Archives: February 2010

California Vineyards

This weekend I had the honor of celebrating my friend Alyssa’s upcoming wedding! For her bachelorette party we took an old fashioned trolly ride through the Temecula vineyards. It was my first time wine tasting & it was such an experience!! Though it was a little cold and rainy, the afternoon skies cleared & we...

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DIY Sushi!!

For our wedding, my sister-in-law gave us all the necessities for rolling our own sushi, complete with recipe cards & a shopping list! As avid sushi lovers, we were so excited to try it out! We decided it would be fun to attempt this adventure with our friends & fellow photographers the Frenzels. Here are...

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What You Make of it.

I had such a fun time being home in Washington! Time of relaxing, working out, drinking smoothies, watching movies & of course shopping. While walking around our favorite Macy’s, I couldn’t help but notice most of the same employees still working there. The women at the make-up counters still looking beautiful doing the same thing...

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One eyed Leo.

My heart is so big for all of the little rescue dogs on AdoptAPet.com! I have SO much compassion for animals & I hope someday I can be a rescuer. Above is an adorable puppy Poodle mix I found on their website named Leo. He has such a touching survival story & I hope that...

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Shiela’s Phrases to Live by

For Wednesday, I thought we could all use some encouraging words. No matter how many times I watch this, it’s just so funny!! So “Keep on keepin on!”

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My Yay Nays

Yay!  I have decided to add a new segment to my blog called ‘My Yay Nays.’ Whenever I am looking for advice on new things to try, I ask my friends…tonight at Target was a perfect example. I was browsing the cosmetic section trying to find a new eye-lash curler. My sister came cruising down...

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A Travel’n Love

This is a very special Valentines Day for me! Me and my sister flew up to Washington and surprised my mom for her Birthday. She was born on Valentines Day, which happens to be the same day as her dad’s Birthday! How special can you get?? Our husbands made a huge sacrifice by letting us...

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Our site was nominated!

Hey everyone! Exciting news! The website that Troy created for our wedding is nominated for ‘Show It Best of 2009 Plus Site’ award. Being the amazing husband that he is, he put a lot of time and love into building this site & truly deserves the winning vote! BUT…we can’t do it without you!! We...

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Flora and Fauna

The drive down to the Newport peninsula is in full bloom! I’m not sure if the trees have been falsely alerted that it’s spring, but they look beautiful! Driving past the white and purple blossoms have lifted my spirits this rainy season. The first day of Spring on March 20th is fast approaching! In the...

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Call me {cook}

After hanging out with my newly married friend Marina, she inspired me to start cooking! Awhile back, Troy & I were walking the isles at Barnes and Nobles, and came across some Trader Joe’s cookbooks. Since then, we have heard nothing but good things about the books, so we decided to buy one. We may...

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Craft Time.

Wahoo! It’s craft time! After all of the busyness this last month, I made it out to one of my favorite stores – Paper Source! They have some really cute paper in right now! Here are my crafting treasures along with other paper materials I have collected over the years…I think it’s time to create...

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