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Three things I am loving  today:

A new clutter free way to store ribbon...that actually looks pretty!

Thinking of buying a piano just so I can paint it this color and arrange pretty plates above it.

Love the vintage safari feel these simple fern stamps lend to a postcard.

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Cute Tape

 Cute Tape: my new favorite shop!

 

 

They sell Japanese Washi tape in any pattern you like and all different colors, the cutest stamp collections, and this sweet little mustached man envelope below!

  I am totally smitten and dreaming of sending out pretty packages that are covered in tape and stamps and stickers! There's so much to look at so go over and take a look. You just have to!

cute tape!

5 x 5 by Aaron Shapiro

My ever talented husband just opened up an Etsy shop named 5 x 5 and you guys should all go take a look [and buy a print maybe?] ! His photos in the shop are taken with a Holga and used as an accompaniment on his photo shoots and travels. To see his other work visit his site. 

[Click on his "Nashville" project to see his senior thesis work which will be hung later this month. We're so excited!]

Have a happy weekend! I will since it's my bdayyyy tomorrow!

Etsy Must Buy

    

P O I N T E D

Items made from recycled, re-purposed, or salvaged materials.

collected

Like many, I have a strange facination for collections. There's something wonderful about a grouping of the same or similar objects. What do you collect? 

When I was younger it was Barbie Dolls. Then in High School it grew to notebooks used as diaries and list makers. Now that I'm older I gravitate toward heart shaped leaves, vintage cameras, craft supplies, and tickets of memorable events. Together, my husband and I collect soil from wherever we have traveled and keep it in little jars on the kitchen windowsill.

I just recently started accumulating vintage portraits. In Chicago Aaron and I ducked into a shop called Vintage Underground where I bought about 7 vintage black and white poloroids of just some interesting and fabulous ladies. I don't know where I'll put them yet or if I'll frame them or not. How do you store your collections? Once I figure out how to show them, I'll let you know :)

All photos can be found on my Pinterest

Favorite Finds: Threadfest

I recently posted about my adventure at Threadfest last week and wanted to share all the goodies I came home with. I'm already at work in my craft room sewing up a storm. Maybe tomorrow I'll show you what I've made so far :)

Above: 4 spools of ribbon for $1?! wow!

4/$1 !!

sequins, pretty ribbon, and lace

50 cent hoops, 10 patterns for $1, and trim 

stuffed one plastic bag of scraps for $1-all this was in my bag!

I am fully stocked right now, but secretly I'm already waiting for the fall Threadfest. 

Aesthetic Outburst

Two images from a new favorite blog Aesthetic Outburst. 

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