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Caraway Soda Bread ~ Simply Recipes

Colleen — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:02:51 +0000

With St. Patty’s coming up and all the Irish folk in my family, I think this recipe is in order for the weekend!

{image shown belongs to Simply Recipes}

Terrarium Thinking

Colleen — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:34:24 +0000

With all of the gorgeous spring weather the past few days, I’ve been thinking and wondering why on earth I never tried making another terrarium after my first attempt last year (I over-watered them and had an issue with mold, so I dismantled them and was able to salvage much of the plants and replant them in my garden). These gorgeous terrariums from Flickr have my hands eager to work with loose soil again.

{images belong to helloyarn, koko studios, ex.libris respectively}

Mossière

Colleen — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:55:07 +0000

I am swooning over this photoblog from Unruly Thing’s Alyson Graves. Love the color palette and use of Gill Sans. And I cannot get over that bathroom with the clawed foot tub and insect print.

{images shown via Mossière, actual owners of the photos are listed there}

Late Winter Tablescape ~ 100 Layer Cake

Colleen — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:37:38 +0000

Loving these gorgeous photos from 100 Layer Cake, especially the paperwhites and gigantic pinecones!

{images shown via 100 Layer Cake, taken by Jose Villa}

Eunice and Daniel’s Wedding

Colleen — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:13:57 +0000

Oh. my. goodness.

I don’t even think I can fathom a more original, beautiful, more delicious wedding than that of Hello!Lucky’s Eunice and her husband, Daniel. Going through their wedding’s slideshow on Martha Stewart (yes, their wedding is not only featured in MSW but is on the cover!), it was if my brain was going to explode from the overload of gorgeous ideas. With every click to the next image, there was yet ANOTHER fabulous and well-designed wedding idea. This was truly a designer’s wedding with every detail well thought out. I love the fruity color palette, her ruffled dress, the backdrop of the ceremony… it’s all perfect to me. I am totally in love with this wedding! (can you tell?)

More info on the wedding at the Hello!Lucky blog. Eunice also blogged about the wedding on The Bride’s Guide here and here. DIY Project how-to’s from the wedding were generously shared via here.

{all images shown were found either at Hello!Lucky or at MarthaStewart.com}

Twigs & Honey ~ Veil Alternatives

Colleen — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:02:54 +0000

Forever one of my favorite accessory makers of all time, Twigs & Honey always has THE most beautiful, handmade pieces. These veil alternatives are so gorgeous. How can I come up with a reason to purchase and wear these since I’m three years married?

They would look marvelous while I’m gardening…

Available in her Etsy shop.

{images shown belong to Twigs & Honey}

Jenny Willardson

Colleen — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:16:59 +0000

Beautiful, textured collage work from artist Jenny Willardson (found via Darling Dexter). They remind me a lot of one of my favorite artists, Joseph Cornell.

{images shown belong to Jenny Willardson}

Alice Melvin

Colleen — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:09:27 +0000

While blog-hopping this past weekend, I came across the work of the Edinburgh-based illustrator Alice Melvin. She has a lovely collection of “cut out and make” animals, and much of her work is inspired by screenprinting. The collection of screenprinted birds called “Alice’s Aviary” are my favorite.

{images shown belong to Alice Melvin}

March Anthro Catalog

Colleen — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:00:43 +0000

Hooray! What a glorious way to start Monday but with a new Anthropologie catalog to flip through (even if it’s online). I love the plants, ferns, and fauna found throughout the catalog, especially the greenhouse section towards the end.

{all images belong to Anthropologie}

Objects from Nature

Colleen — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:05:02 +0000

Being inspired today by the colors, textures, and variations found in nature. I’m definitely one of those people who can’t leave an experience in nature without picking up something small (*and not alive, mind you) to remember their experience by. Just looking at these items I’ve collected I’m reminded an afternoon at the beach on Cape Cod, a hike in the White Mountains of NH, a walk through Central Park in NYC, a rocky shoreline on an island in Maine, and a path at my favorite nature sanctuary near my home.

Bringing the outdoors inside is definitely a good thing.

{for more of my at home photos, check out my Flickr}