this handmade porcelain by samantha robinson is bold, yet delicate and feminine all at the same time.  i love the the bright colors and floral, girly patterns.  her website alone is piece of art, and each vase, kettle and tea cup i see there gets me finding the perfect place for them around my home!

isn’t this set up a vision?  she also sells fresh flowers and if you happen to be in australia, you can find her at the paddington markets.

i hope you have a sunshine-y weekend, and hope to meet you back here on monday!

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ninainvorm is the featured seller over at etsy, i couldn’t help but make sure you saw her work!  the color, design and presentation all just jump out at me- and i feel like any one of her pieces would cheer up a room.  aren’t they beautiful?

nina is an interior designer & crafster from the netherlands and works with ceramics, screen printing and collages.  all are bright and happy pieces and have definitely just been added to my wish list! ;)

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hi dear ones!  well, it seems that the hubba has passed his cold on to me. :(  i’m at home today with a scratchy throat and dizzy head, so i’m going to take the rest of the day off to relax.  i did however, want to thank you for all of your sweet comments lately, they are so special to me!

if you want to see more of our house and the small things that really make it feel like home, i’ve added a few new flickr albums that you can browse.

for lovely things :: home details

for more rooms shots :: our home

i’ll be back tomorrow with some handmade goodness and a little something else i’ve been working on. :) i hope you have a wonderful day!

xoxo, bonnie

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hi lovelies!  finally, i’m going to be able to share with you what i’ve been working on!  i’ve been trying to take the official ‘after’ pics of our home for a while now, and i’m very excited to finally share them with you!  though some of the decorating isn’t finished (is it ever?) most of the renovations are, so i’m going to go ahead and let you see our new house! most of you know, we just bought it in november and have been busy doing projects ever since. 

i hope you enjoy our before and after pictures!

LIVING ROOM BEFORE

this is the living room the way my grandmother had it.  we took down the railing, gave everything a fresh coat of paint and replaced the chandelier with a clear acrylic ceiling fan.

LIVING ROOM AFTER

it feel a lot bigger now! we’ve got plenty of room to spread out and entertain now.

LIVING ROOM – BEFORE

this is the living room from a different angle. we added some shelves and dressed up the windows a bit.

LIVING ROOM – OTHER SIDE AFTER

we tried to make it as bright and cheerful as we could, and all the natural sunlight fills the whole house!

KITCHEN BEFORE

this is one side of the kitchen, before.  we replaced the flooring, painted and added some storage on the far end for food.

KITCHEN AFTER

all of the ‘pretty’ food is displayed in labeled glass jars, and the cereal boxes and tortilla chip bags are nicely concealed behind the doors.

KITCHEN BEFORE

KITCHEN AFTER

KITCHEN- BEFORE

this is the working side of the kitchen.  we painted, replaced the counter tops as well as the door knobs.

KITCHEN – AFTER

as you’ll see below, we took out a few walls! therefore, we were able to add this island in the middle, giving us so much more work space!

KITCHEN – BEFORE

here’s that wall we took out..

KITCHEN SIDE – AFTER

we actually took out both sides of that wall (below) to open the living room and kitchen  up.

see?  now, we have so much more space and light!

DEN TO MASTER BEDROOM – BEFORE

the den just so happened to be connected to the master bathroom (which also had a closet in it)- and since it’s the biggest room, we decided to make it our bedroom!

DEN TO MASTER BEDROOM – AFTER

just some fresh paint and new carpet here..

DEN TO MASTER BEDROOM – BEFORE (other side)

DEN TO MASTER BEDROOM – AFTER

DEN TO MASTER BEDROOM – BEFORE

DEN TO MASTER BEDROOM – BEFORE

GUEST ROOM BEFORE

here’s the (messy) guest bedroom.  we just painted and dressed up the windows here.

GUEST ROOM AFTER

i’m not done with this room yet, but here’s the start.  it’s going to have a bit of a ‘fishing getaway’ theme- see the vintage hooks on the wall?

MASTER BEDROOM TO OFFICE – BEFORE

this was the master bedroom, but we decided to make into our office.

OFFICE AFTER

i have a think for vintage prints- and the art on this wall changes constantly.  but, this is where i blog and write to you, every day!

OFFICE (OTHER SIDE) – BEFORE

OFFICE (OTHER SIDE) – AFTER

this also ends up being david’s guitar room, the yoga room and 3rd bedroom when we need to accommodate more guests.

SEWING ROOM BEFORE

this is the sewing room- before we painted, and added some shelving and counter tops.

SEWING ROOM AFTER

all of the lower cabinets are what we took out from the kitchen, and ikea counter tops and upper cabinets made this renovation very affordable.

SEWING ROOM BEFORE

SEWING ROOM AFTER

SEWING ROOM BEFORE

SEWING ROOM AFTER

i bet you couldn’t guess that this is my favorite room in the house! it’s where i get away, and get creative.  it’s a big change from my little sewing table in the corner of our bedroom in our last house!

i came across monique’s shop ouma last week, and have had an open tab floating around my browser ever since!  i didn’t want to lose this one in my style files (or should is say piles?) so before she got lost in the abyss, i’m sharing her to you!

striped retro playsuit

striped french pierrot

clouds of cotton candy

blushing in pink

striped carnival party dress

hand dyed tea length tulle skirt

now, don’ you feel better?  wouldn’t you love to know what city this is?  it looks like the most lovely old carnival town, and i love how these photographs share so much of the city’s character. i would love to walk these streets, camera in hand.

monique also has a wonderful blog, the dress girl. i especially love her lost city post, and it seems so fitting for this post!

{photography by galaxie andrews}

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happy friday!  what are you doing this weekend? i don’t have much planned other then spending some time in my sewing room.  i’ve got tons of projects screaming my name! if you’ve got some downtime, check out inkbloom- because you could get seriously crafty!

inkbloom puts design- right at your fingertips.  ever go to the fabric store and find that they’ve got your fabric- but in the wrong colorway? with inkbloom, you can create your own fabric, right at home. you can download designs, easily recolor them or personalize them and click print!

inkbloom offers downloadable designs and also inkjet fabric stabilizer and blank fabric, so you have everything you need to get creative.. and crafty!  the stabilizer sheets allows you to run the fabric through your printer, and you can use their blank fabric, or any fabric you have at home.  the stabilizer sheets also allow you to print double sided fabric and, once you’re done, can even be used to create beautiful matte stickers and labels.  they have an amazing selection of beautiful prints and patterns to choose from, and i’m thinking you could get pretty crafty with designing your own, too!

their website is full of inspiration and beautiful ideas to help you envision all of the possibilities.  this is truly, a designers dream come true!

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hi dearies! i wanted to share with you my latest obsession, a creative mint. the lovely leslie shares her projects and photography in this dreamland of a blog- and like to sneak away there to find loads of inspiration.

exploring green :: more pink lemonade

vignettes of color :: vignettes of color

vignettes of color :: pinks, melons and peach

i hope you enjoy! xoxo

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did you all have a good weekend?  i spent friday at home most of the day because it was snowing!  we’re having the longest/coldest temps since 1974- so i’ve been doing a lot of roosting.  saturday, however, david had a bike ride to attend in greenville, sc, so i bared the weather and went with him.  it was a balmy 3 degrees when we left- ah!  i found this adorable store called maymebaker studio while i was wandering the downtown streets, and ended up taking some pictures to share with you!  i must tell you about my sunday though first .. some of you may know that my mister, david, is in basic law enforcement training- and will be police officer in just a few weeks!  (i never thought i married the cop-kind- but he’s breaking the mold and doing so well at it!)  anyways, he took me to a shooting range yesterday and taught me how to shoot (i’ve never shot a gun in my  life- yikes!).  i’ve got mixed feeling about guns, not sure what i think most of the time, and generally, they scare me.  but i figured if i’m going to be married to someone who has to carry one everyday for his job- i might as well get comfortable with it.  so needless to say, we all survived.  it was 20 degrees and i was shaking, but managed to hit some pretty good shots on our make-do target (front page of a yoga magazine)!  ok- now to mayme baker:

this lamp hits you first thing when you walk in the door- swoon! it’s so beautiful!  i think my next major project might be to do something like it.  it was a bit flimsy to the touch- almost like it was done paper-mache style.  the post of the lamp itself looked wrapped as well.  i can’t get it out of my mind!

the store was set up exquisitely. every time i turned a corner i got lost in all the goodness!  this branch flows over one of the sections, with beautiful clay flowers hanging ever so softly from it.

the building itself led to an amazing set up with skylights and exposed beams and pipes.  hanging chandeliers brought it all to light.

this picture really stood out to me. it’s so simply yet represents such a story line.  this might be the next next project, as i was happy to find tons of etsians selling vintage keyholes!

update!

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