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Birthday Candles

I received the cutest little card in the mail from Anthropologie the other day.  A Birthday discount coupon with a candle wish necklace. I was pretty excited when I opened it! Just had to share with all of you & wish any other January Birthdays out there a happy one!

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Home for the Holidays

I just got back from Seattle this week & am already a little homesick! Here are some pictures from my trip & a few of my favorite things to do when I’m home sweet home.
Drive my mustang around for old times sake

Admire the family Christmas tree!

Drink lots and lots of coffee! My mom even put...

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Berry Clove Inspiration

A clove & berry inspiration board created for a May bride :)

This one is for you Alexandra!

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Dino rave’n, hair product crave’n, mint m&m eat’n, wall art hang’n, win by tweet’n give away!

Check out my sister Promise’s blog for an awesome give away! All you need to do is tweet for a chance to win! You better get tweet’n while you still can!
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the love in a name

I LOVE names. I love naming things. I love hearing of off-beat names. It’s just the best “ah-ha” moment! A couple of readers have asked how I came up with “homespun forte” for my blog, and I must say it took some deep thought. I felt drawn to the word homespun because it is such...

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Ballerina Bears

When I was little, me and my sister shared a room wallpapered in ballerina bears. I remember lying in bed and looking up at the dancing ballerinas patterned on the wall. If I stared at them for too long, they started to move. Oh the magic of wallpaper!

Although cluttered, small patterned wallpaper is out (shown...

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Getting my “Grove” on

In just two short weeks I am going to be a “Grover”. Changing my name hasn’t set in until recently. I’ve heard that the whole name change situation can be difficult for some women – almost like a new identity. I will miss being a Tangeman – such a strong German last name. But, being...

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I love the weirdest smells.

Today Troy & I had the opportunity to do an engagement shoot in Disneyland. We had a blast! Upon leaving, I ran over to get my “exit hand stamp.” Since I was little I have loved the smell of Disney’s hand stamp. It may smell like a mixture of cleaners to some people – but...

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wise willow.

This has been an exciting weekend! My sister flew in & we went on my bachelorette trip to Palm Springs, where we stayed at the Ace hotel. It was quite a relaxing trip! We soaked up some sun, made s’mores, went out to eat & rented a good chick flick. On Saturday, my aunt Shay...

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