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A Look Back on April Through Instagram

 April was an adventurous month for me with our trip to New England, a lot of which was excitedly documented on my Instagram. Here’s a look back on our trip last month!     Getting home, things were quiet and rainy. Back to work, back to reality, back to pictures of our Scotties ;)   [...]

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mumford & sons!

mumford and sons was a happy discovery for me a few years ago, and now i’m lucky enough to say i’ve seen them live twice. the first time was not superb; an outdoor venue during a major thunder and hail storm in the dead of summer which put everyone (including the bands) in a damp [...]

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farewell, 2012!

Well here we are – another year (and apocalypse prediction) gone.  And I don’t know about you, but I feel pretty damn good about the way last year played out. Even a little lucky, in fact. In 2012 I was featured in the “Quit Your Day Job” blog on Etsy in January. It was a [...]

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eat, drink, and be married!

well, we did it! on october 19, 2012 we tied the knot after years of planning for and dreaming of the perfect day.  i know lots of people say that your wedding is supposed to be the happiest day of your life. honestly? i thought that was a bunch of hooey. how could this ONE [...]

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giveaway!

july and august are big months for my shop and i.  on july 1st i celebrated my one year anniversary of self employment and on august 11th i’ll be celebrating my 5 year etsyversary!  in honor of both, i’m giving away any item you would like from my collection of customized pieces – made to [...]

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disney world!

it’s been almost 2 years since i’ve had a real vacation, so i was beside myself when a deal came through for tyler and i to go to disney world on our tight budget. not only was it an amazing time, but we got engaged, too!  this was definitely one for the books.  the only [...]

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fine tuxedos

i was recently contacted by the wonderful folks over at finetuxedos.com and have been given the opportunity to have my men’s products voted on to be their “next big thing!”  if i get enough votes to win, they will be carrying my work and offering it to thousands of hip handsome dudes all over the [...]

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well i’m 3 weeks in to self employment and (aside from some snafoos with UPS, darnit) life has been pretty sweet.  business has picked up even for it being the dead of summer, my 2 shows this month went very well and i’ve never felt so peaceful or happy! so, a few highlights. about a [...]

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life is moving fast. so while i don’t have a lot of time to share much, i’ll just share a tidbit of things keeping me going! *i finally had a moment (and the inspiration) to pick up my 680 the other day and shoot a few. my favorites: *i can’t stop listening to this. *groupon [...]

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japanese relief efforts

this week, my shop has been booming; my cherry blossom earrings in particular thanks to a feature in the etsy finds email.  since the massive earthquake and tsunami in japan recently, i had been mulling over the idea of doing a donation piece in my shop to help with the efforts for the victims of [...]

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