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last week i posted a sweet little story about my friend Lani and the DIY Guest Crate i put together for her stay here at the sunny California coast. as we began putting together this giveaway, i couldn’t help but think that perhaps we should share the splendor with 1 of you as well!! so, [...]
i am a momma to 2. a writer, sometimes. an obsessive magazine-ripper-outer (essentially Pinterest lives in my binders full of clear sheet protectors that sits in wall cabinet). a gardener. a committed spin biker. coral & turquoise make me swoooon. anchors & the sea influence my life. but a designer? a blog designer? an expert [...]
it’s time for visitors to stop by. for friends to come on a weekend trip. for your best girlfriend to stay the night and grab as much quality time as you can. as an adult (yes, i’m 30 now!) with small children, it’s important for me to show my love, attention and hospitality to those [...]
if you had all the money in the world, would you be a philanthropist? i would. yes, i can honestly say that the more i have, the more i give. i know this because the more i am asked, the more i give, the EASIER it is to give. my giving has been tested. my [...]
i have crates galore. big ones. small ones. bike crates. crates full of magazines. full of lenses for my camera. full of empty notecards that will be sent to friends. full of animals and baseballs. do you collect crates? my dad started building them a few years ago and has opened an Etsy shop to [...]
spring is in bloom. here at Fancy Little Things and in NY (where the kids & i just spent a week visiting family) and definitely here in southern California where we spent the afternoon at the beach playing and having a picnic, the windows are open in all the rooms, the sun is shining… and [...]
hi. april has arrived. and so has feverish spring cleaning. with several boxes, bags and bins packed full of items from our life that are no longer a necessity; we quickly return to our minimalist roots. eager to let shelves breath with white space, empty space for color to invade. my lowly work space got [...]
2 friends. 3,000 miles apart. Danielle & Aimee / Summer 2012 / Painted Post, NY Danielle: I mentioned to Aimee over a Facebook message that I’ve made some amazing new Mom friends. They are bright, entrepreneurial, inspired-and-inspiring. We’d started a little group to talk about dreams and share ideas. And oh, how I wish Aimee was still close [...]
Has it really been 2 years since Danielle & I launched this site with several friends authoring their favorite topics? Have we really been plugging away for 24 months? Writing new content, bringing in new authors, being inspired by scripture, prayerfully considering the direction that God wants to lead us, stepping out in faith and [...]
What have you done this month to make a difference? To the poor. To the needy. To the homeless. To the windowed. To the orphaned. These sweet children in Africa just needed some cloth; cut into sizes, shipped to NC and then managed by Sole Hope to ensure that these pieces made it to [...]
spring cleaning. spring organizing. spring weather. spring is in the air. spring has been on my mind — fresh & bright colors, lovely prints, DIY projects that can be done outside in the loving sun — and then when i saw this beautiful vector image at The Graphic Fairy i knew i wanted to do [...]
i’m ready for Spring. now, please bear with me… when you find out that i live in Southern California and our weather rarely gets below 50 during the day or 38 at night!! but the flu, sick, cold season still hits us. and this year is no different. our whole family was sick this past [...]
