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"My Five Year Stretch" • $31 • Nippaz with Attitude Giraffe growth charts too tame for you? This Johnny Cash style one adds some edge and humor to a kid's room with space to record height, finger prints, a yearly mugshot and developmental milestones. More

oh, lookee. ’tis summer on the way and what is it about summer that just screams ‘stripes!!’? i dunno either. i think it has something to do with sailing on those summer seas. anyhow, i digress. this week on new and noteworthy i’m rounding up some of this summer’s sassiest stripes. traditional blues and reds, yes, and some perhaps with a more surprising twist of modern color. 1. Anthropologie Blue Striped Linen Dishtowel; 2. Anthropologie Handwoven Meridian Blanket; 3. Anthropologie red Chival-Striped Hand Towel; 4. a close-up look at Anthropologie’s Blue Striped Linen Dishtowel. 5. toast uk selsey stool; 6. toast uk oleron striped quilt; 7. striped nutcase bike helmet from public bikes; 8. clare vivier striped painter tote from anthropologie. 9. striped edge WALNUT SERVING TRAYS & PLATTERS BY DAVID RASMUSSEN DESIGN; 10. NOTTING HILL DUVET COVER from h.d. buttercup’s in bed; 11. striped color edged chopping boards from the hambledon; 12. PINK and yellow LINEN DOUBLE DUVET COVER from lab; 13. Indigo Stripes Pillow at shop terrain. Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}

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Farmhouse Cottage Featuring: Wendy Posard & Associates Friends! Have mercy. I think I’ve found my dream farmhouse cottage. What took me so long to find it? I was gathering up more ideas online for our summer projects when lo and behold, this little GEM was discovered. I think my heart stopped when I saw it. Could [...]Read the post Farmhouse Cottage {Hello, Dream White Farmhouse!} at The Inspired Room Republishing this article in full or in part is a violation of copyright law. © 2009-2013, all rights reserved.

It has been raining and storming for days. Here in Tulsa, we came out unscathed. We did not see what Central Oklahoma, namely Moore, Oklahoma, saw. Moore has seen more than its share of tornadoes. It has been practically leveled a number of times. And still it seems to rise back from the ashes. It’s [...]

There have been moments lately when my husband and I both look at each other and say, "Is this our child?" This is usually while our son is throwing himself on the floor after not getting the remote control or being reprimanded for his own safety.

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Name: Chole, 4Location: Toronto, CN Chloe loves all things princess so we dreamed up a royal celebration for her and ten of her friends.  More

Hostess with the Mostess®Glam, gold and favorites… what’s not to love! I am swooning over all the chalkboard inspired details and sparkly accents in this Glam Favorite Things Party by Mindy from a a {day} with lil mama (and not just because she used some of HWTM’s free printables)! ;) This year, Mindy and her best girlfriends are all turning 30… so she decided to throw a birthday bash to celebrate! And, as part of a group gift exchange she asked each guest to bring 3 gifts containing one of their “favorite things,” how fun!PARTY HIGHLIGHTS to look out for:– Fun “Guess What Year” Game + Clever “Favorite Things” Gift Exchange – HWTM Wine & Cheese Party Printables {Free download here!} – DIY Gold tissue fringe backdrop with big pink bows – White hydrangeas in pink ribbon wrapped vases + black candle votive *****PARTY DETAILS, as told by Mindy… ;My girlfriends and I are turning 30 this year. I wanted to do something different for my birthday where we could celebrate all of us.Each person thought of a $10 item they love. They brought 3 of that same item. Each person’s wine glass had a number 1-12 at the bottom and I had numbers 1-12 folded up in a bowl. The first guest to arrive at the party had the honors of drawing a number from the bowl first. Whoever’s number she drew, she received their favorite thing. Then that person drew a number from the bowl and received that person’s favorite thing and so forth. Everyone explained their gifts as they were given out. We repeated the drawing from 1-12 three times so everyone went home with three different favorite things!I embellished plain white gift bags so everyone could take their new favorite things home. Since the party was to celebrate all our birthdays, every bag included a simple {~$10} gift that I specifically picked out for each long-time friend.In addition to their favorite things, I also requested everyone bring a favorite appetizer, drink or dessert. We enjoyed a delicious spread of food as we reminisced about the past 15+ years. After our bellies were full, we played a quick little game of Guess What Year?! I displayed an old picture of me and each guest.  The person that guessed the most years (and places) correctly was the winner! I love that I’ve known each of these girls anywhere from 9 to 27 years ago!*****VENDOR CREDITS & RESOURCES:– Party Styling & Photography: a {day} with lil mama – Invitation: TinyPrints – Free Wine Printables: Hostess with the Mostess – Free Gift Tag Printables: Ellinee – DIY Fringe Backdrop: inspired by Shiny Happy SprinklesHostess with the Mostess®