08 Thursday Dec 2011
Posted in Creative Commons, Daily Life, Gorgeous
I love crafting but I’ve never considered myself an artist. That title belongs to my sister. She is the mother of two awesome nephews, has a part time job, and will be getting her degree in Studio Art in the spring; in short, she’s awesome. She made some pieces that were based off of her love of knitting.
03 Wednesday Aug 2011
Posted in Gorgeous, Photography, Travel
These are all from Stump Pass Beach State Park on the Mansota Keys in Florida. I took walks here almost every day and the sunsets were always stunning.
20 Wednesday Apr 2011
Posted in Creative Commons, Fah-shun, Gorgeous, Polyvore
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How Do You Do It? by edufracked featuring owl jewelry
02 Wednesday Feb 2011
Posted in Creative Commons, Daily Life, Fah-shun, Good Things, Gorgeous
This awesome up-north shop is owned by my friend’s mom. She is a sweetheart and a very talented lady. Check out some of the pictures I took while at her store!
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30 Sunday Jan 2011
Posted in Good Things, Gorgeous, Inspiring, Move Me Mondays
22 Wednesday Dec 2010
Posted in Creative Commons, Good Things, Gorgeous, Wedding Wednesday
I think these dahlias would be great in a backdrop of dark greenery.
The colors in these bouquets are the color scheme I would want for my wedding. (I believe the second picture is from Ladies Home Journal November 2010 issue.)
I love the moss and wood accents. The moss frame is my favorite part; I you could use it to direct guests to certain areas (tables, bathrooms, etc.).
The distressed wooden frame is a great natural accent.
20 Monday Dec 2010
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15 Monday Nov 2010
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11 Monday Oct 2010
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The abandoned houses are from a project called 100 Abandoned Houses and all are from Detroit, Michigan. Check out the rest for some amazing architecture that is crumbling apart. They are all heart-breakingly beautiful.
27 Monday Sep 2010
Posted in Good Things, Gorgeous, Inspiring, Move Me Mondays
30 Monday Aug 2010
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19 Monday Jul 2010
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05 Monday Jul 2010
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Via LoveMaegan (picture linked).
There is a willow grows aslant a brook,
That shows his hoar leaves in the glassy stream;
There with fantastic garlands did she come
Of crow-flowers, nettles, daisies, and long purples
That liberal shepherds give a grosser name,
But our cold maids do dead men’s fingers call them:
There, on the pendent boughs her coronet weeds
Clambering to hang, an envious sliver broke;
When down her weedy trophies and herself
Fell in the weeping brook. Her clothes spread wide;
And, mermaid-like, awhile they bore her up:
Which time she chanted snatches of old tunes;
As one incapable of her own distress,
Or like a creature native and indued
Unto that element: but long it could not be
Till that her garments, heavy with their drink,
Pull’d the poor wretch from her melodious lay
To muddy death.
–Queen Gertrude
Hamlet, Act IV Scene VIII
Hamlet Prince of Denmark
I believe that on the first night I went to Gatsby’s house I was one of the few guests who had actually been invited. People were not invited – they went there.
The Great Gatsby
It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of Annabel Lee;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.
16 Wednesday Jun 2010
Posted in DIY, Do it Yourself, Good Things, Gorgeous, Inspiring, Wedding Wednesday
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air dry clay, birch covered can, DIY, Do it Yourself, guestbook, matchbook seeds, name rocks, photo jars, ribbon candy, ring bearer, wedding, Wedding Wednesday
Not only do they look fantastic but they probably taste delicious too.
Seed matchbook favors, easy and eco-friendly.
Cute substitute for a message book.
I would love to put small double sided vintage/black-and-white pictures propped up in some moss.
Maybe with a small LED on the top of the jar if the wedding is at night.
Made from air-dry clay and stamps.
Cover an old coffee tin with some birch wood and it’s bee-yoo-tiful.
Those pillows are tacky and over. Keep it classy with a book instead.
10 Thursday Jun 2010
Posted in Creative Commons, Fah-shun, Good Things, Gorgeous, Inspiring
A few months ago when I saw Alice in Wonderland (by Tim Burton) I immediately wanted to make this post. Finally, with the release of the DVD there are screencaps to describe how awed I was by the costumes. In Alice in Wonderland, the animated Disney version, Alice’s dress never changed. Burton decided to change it up a bit and her dress changed whenever she grew or shrank. Although you know it’s not exact the effort is nice and you end up begging her to change size just so you can see the next dress.
She starts out in this dress. Then falls into Wonderland
Where she shrinks and ends up the in long dress (not shown; second dress)…
But she forgot the key so she has to grow…
And ends up in the second dress again
She shrinks to hide in a teapot…
With a little editing by the Mad Hatter, she is now safe, out of the teapot, and looking gorgeous.
She gets to the Red Queen’s castle and grows out of her dress. She is naked behind a hedge. The Red Queen likes unusually large things (i.e. her head) and orders a dress made out of the castle’s curtains.
Alice is given a dressing gown to sleep in from the White Queen and fights in armor (no pictures ‘cuz they weren’t amazing)
She leaves Wonderland and emerges a strong woman who becomes a business woman (in a West Indes shipping company).
Costumes aside: the girl who plays Alice, Mia Wasikowska, is beautiful
All screenshots are from here or here. The publicity stills are from here.
