All the gift guides out there got me in the mood to do a few of my own.  These are things that I have come across and loved.
FOR HER (aka as things I’d feel lucky to find under the tree;)

sconce  / oval cabochon ring  /   earthenwear pitcher  /    brown leather doctor bag
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Here’s hoping you have a lovely weekend!  I am chaperoning a ‘girls night’ at my daughter’s school (seems like everyone I talk to had a universally horrible middle school experience, me included).  I also am itching to paint and work on a horse costume.  As in a costume for a horse.  Good times!
Here were my […]

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Ah, Friday.  I picked my husband up at the airport this morning.  He’s been in Asia for the past few weeks, so this weekend we will be adjusting to having him back around (what my friend calls ‘re-entry’)!  Oh, we will also be burrying our beloved ‘fishy’ who died a few days ago.  He was […]

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I just wanted to share this beautiful shop I just discovered, Elk.  Not only are their things beautiful, but the packaging is lovely.  That always earns huge bonus points, and even though they are in Australia, their shipping is super fast!

(thanks Annie for introducing me to this beautiful store!)

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Toast, please stop.  You are killing me.  The clothes (yum) but also the little videos for each piece.

(thank you to Olivet for reminding me how amazing their stuff is)

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these gorgeous cameroonian juju hats at la viva home  (via Jeana Sohn)

this ceramic trophy at yellow owl workshop

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and i’ll take the view, too.  I’m seeing a yellow trend in my life lately…

the saipua blog (via Chelsea)

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Loving this print by William Powhida over at 20×200.

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I am now taking full and complete advantage of this blog by (not so subtly) posting my holiday wish list.  Now, if my wonderful hubby just happens to read this post I have ever so helpfully included links to each one

1. porcelain beaver skull here   2.  porcelain dahlia candle holder here 3.  […]

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:everything at emmerson made is so simple and beautiful.  (also i want to live at the house where all her products shots were taken, and i’ll take the duck, thank you.)

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I have a very sick kid at home (day 4 with super high temp=no fun, poor kid).  So while we watch every Harry Potter movie (again, again and again) I have been sitting here finding all sorts of stuff I now want.   The list includes:

adorable dress via lamixx (i will be wearing this a lot […]

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this tape holder from DWR

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nearly convinced…at design public

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School feels like it’s coming fast.  I used to love, love buying new school supplies.  I mean LOVE.   I am such a sucker for a good grown-up schoolish product, here are some of my favorite.         book city jackets        lemon tree for pencils and alphabet rolling stamp

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at social designer

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look at me, three posts in one day.  Every summer, our kids beg, beg, beg for a tree house.  The problem, we don’t have a tree.  Look at these!  Make it a little larger and add some indoor plumbing and I’d live in it!Worapong Manupipatpong found via ohdeeoh 

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just spotted these at UO, so fun, you can custom color your bike!via moderncraft

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available here 

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honey, as in stone and honey.  Currently coveting this necklace…

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The new poppytalk handmade market is up with some wonderful items for mother’s day (it’s May 10!).  So I thought I’d pick some of my favorites, my own and others, that would make really lovely gifts.  There’s still time to order a portrait, if you’d like it by mother’s day please contact me soon and mention […]

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