Hello and happy weekend friends, the sun is shining but I’m spending most of my weekend organizing my office now that the bookcase project is done!  Pics to come this week – meanwhile, here are a few lovely sources of inspiration I stumbled across.

The new Lonny is out and as always it’s filled with beautiful rooms and features. 

Emily finished her home office – I just love this bright, fresh, and chic space!

Have you been to Target lately?  Their new Modern Cottage collection has some really great pieces, I picked up a few aqua vases for myself last week, but I love these other accents too.

houndstooth throw / ottoman / coral vase / lamp / horse / tray / end table

More informative and inspiring posts from the week!

The Best Time to Buy Anything

How to Style Kitchen Countertops

Ten Secrets to a Better Night’s Sleep

5 Tax Deductions for Clever Crafters

Random Acts of Kindness in action

Are you an artist?  Maybe the Sketchbook Project is for you

Never Ever Give Up

Have a great weekend! 

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Christmas is all cleaned up, packed and put away, and now we’re moving on to a few projects around the house.  We’re assembling some new shelves for my office this weekend and I’m prepping for a big photo shoot at my house too, I’ll be sure to Instagram a few shots of the process going on next week (follow me here.)

Have you toured the HGTV Dream Home for 2013?  This colorful bathroom is my favorite space, what’s yours? 

I’d get way too grumpy on a juice cleanse, but I’m drawn to this food lover’s cleanse – a lot of these recipes look both healthy and tasty!

I’m so excited about the return of Downton Abbey this weekend, are you?  I took the quiz Which Downton Abbey Job Is Right for You? and apparently the one for me is the same as my favorite character.  Awesome.  Take it and tell me which job you get!

A few other links I enjoyed reading this week:

Tips on Blogging as a Career

The Most Surreal Places You Can Travel

Keep It Pithy: Say More With Less

Flashback: the 25 Best Selling Christmas Presents of All Time

A stunning series of Startrails

6 Tips for Categorizing Clutter & Staying Organized

The Importance of Being Current

Have a great weekend friends, see you all back here on Monday !

Christmas weekend hellos to you all, time to enjoy the last few days before the big holiday.  I’ve got most of my shopping done, but a few stocking stuffers remain.  We’re entertaining a crowd tomorrow so I’m in full party mode, but before signing off for the weekend, I wanted to share my latest articles over at the Better Homes & Gardens blog. 

I rounded up plenty of holiday inspiration this month, but also shared some tips on introducing color and creating storage, enjoy!  

No doubt you’re feeling the winter chill, so don’t miss my picks for staying cozy this winter with style. 

Also, a few other informative and inspiring posts I found this week

“Roots Before Shoots” (great insight on reducing stress)

Ten Ways to Entertain a Toddler on a Plane + more tips in comments

Hotel de Glace – beautiful!

A Wall of I Love Yous

50 of the Best Little Black Dresses of 2012

Colorized Historic Photographs

How to Take a Leap of Faith

Have a great weekend! 

Hello and happy weekend friends!  Thanks so much to all of the participants in the Craft Link Party, you amaze me!  There are 600+ holiday projects to explore so I encourage you to hop around and get inspired!

I was out of town this week in Atlanta for a quick trip so this week’s Friday Finds is a short one, not too many links today.  I’m still recovering from several nights of very little sleep so I’m happy to spend a quiet weekend at home and decorate our Christmas tree, perhaps do some local shopping too.  Here are a few interesting links I came across this week, enjoy.

Perhaps you’ve heard that Emerald was announced as Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2013, following what’s been hot in fashion.  Are you a fan of this jewel tone? 

Starbucks has a secret menu?  I never knew!

The 50 best food products to cook with

30 baby animals that will make you go “awww”

Your brain while holiday shopping

Ten steps to boost your creativity

Most outrageous baby names of 2012

25 great closing lines from the movies

The Holiday Home Link Parties continue next week so I’ll share a few more scenes from our home this season. 

Have a lovely weekend! 

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