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• Marie Antoinette Costume Recipe

  

  The ghoulish games continue with another costume idea for you: Marie Antoinette. Marie Antoinette is a perfect dress up option if you're into decadence and goin... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2014 HOME, LIFESTYLE

• This Week

  

  I became an aunt! My brother and his wife, living in England, had a baby girl this week--Wynne Maguire. She's adorable and I can't wait to play the role of a... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2014 HOME, LIFESTYLE

• These Girls

  

  enjoy a waistband-less style like me. Here's how they rock it.These girls | Play | RestSee more This Girl Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2014 HOME, LIFESTYLE

• Will I Retire from Blogging?

  

  Today I was featured in The New York Times in an article entitled, "When Blogging Becomes a Slog." The journalist, Steve Kurutz, based the thesis of the... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2014 HOME, LIFESTYLE

• Vanitas Halloween Costume Recipe

  

  It's officially fall and us DIY bloggers capitalize work really well with holidays and the only one we have to work with is Halloween so...let the ghoulish game... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2014 HOME, LIFESTYLE

• Fall Floral Fashion

  

  You know what bums be out more than most things? Fall. It's pretty, but it means winter is near and that is what truly bums me out. What I can stand is how the... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2014 HOME, LIFESTYLE

• DIY Room to Room: Wire

  

  I have a bunch of chicken wire sitting out in the yard waiting to be turned into something magical like a...DIY laundry hamper from The Merry ThoughtDIY basket... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2014 HOME, LIFESTYLE

• Birthday Pancake Cake

  

  A pancake cake. I know, I know "but the calories, the sugar...", SNOOZE FEST! It's a PAN and it's a CAKE! A pancake cake! And it's delicious, which these days i... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2014 HOME, LIFESTYLE

• The Work of Louise Saxton

  

  I came upon the work of Melbourne-based artist Louise Saxton on Pinterest awhile back and I stopped dead in my tracks. I don't know if you can tell the scale... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2014 HOME, LIFESTYLE

• DIY Birthday Candle Crown

  

  You guys loved the birthday cake chandelier. Hooray! Well, continuing on the Lars birthday celebration, here's another for you, a birthday candle crown. Your... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2014 HOME, LIFESTYLE

• This Week

  

  the Internet was all abuzz with talk of Merrilee Liddiard's new kid's craft book, Playful, that I styled with Meta Coleman and photographed by Nicole Hill... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2014 HOME, LIFESTYLE

• This Girl

  

  | Descends | ReflectsSee more This Girl hereSee what style pins I'm pinning here Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2014 HOME, LIFESTYLE

• Playful is Out!

  

  K, you really gotta get on Instagram because I've been sharing up a storm the release of Merrilee Liddiard's, Playful, a book that she wrote and I styled with... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2014 HOME, LIFESTYLE

• DIY Birthday Cake Chandelier

  

  It was this time 6 years ago that I started The House that Lars Built for a residential design class for graduate school. I used my new blog as a place to put m... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2014 HOME, LIFESTYLE

• DIY Room to Room: Cork

  

  Whenever I see cork in the craft store I always think that there's gotta be something awesome to make with it. I have yet to experiment with it but I found othe... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2014 HOME, LIFESTYLE

• Lars (play)List: Bak 2 Skool

  

  Is everyone back in school now? We thought we'd brighten up your bak-2-skool gloom with a rad playlist from Kev. It's all about insecurities, secret crushes... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2014 HOME, LIFESTYLE

• Mommy Blog for a Day with Kiwi Crate

  

  No, I haven't been keeping a secret from you. I don't have a long lost daughter but after this shoot I thought about stealing her. Isn't she precious?! Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2014 HOME, LIFESTYLE

• This Week

  

  Ever reach that point where you just need to sit and do nothing? That's me this week. Only I'm still waiting to sit down. I have some fun projects in the works... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2014 HOME, LIFESTYLE

• This Girl

  

  Lemon Girl and I are holding onto summer for dear life with citrus-infused prints.This Girl | Enters | GiftsSee more This Girl Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2014 HOME, LIFESTYLE

• Finding the Perfect Shade of Pink Paint

  As you might remember, I’ve been struggling to find the perfect shade of pink to paint the walls of our house. In fact, I currently have a wall of paint swatche... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2014 HOME, LIFESTYLE