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The Shoot Fly guys have launched another e-training class, so I wanted to share a bit about it here today!
Photoshop CS5 is a training class designed for beginners, and is updated to include changes made in CS6. It’s for people who are interested in learning how to use the basics of Photoshop. It's taught by...
Snapped this yesterday...
I guess he thinks our new sign is for him since it's hanging on one of his favorite windows. Birds, and lizards, and bugs- mmmm! :)
PS- A little birdie (not the one Kit-Cat is watching) told me that the Photoshop CS5/6 training class is up and on sale for 30% off over at ShootFlyShoot.com...
I'm gearing up for an very exciting weekend this week. Filmmaker Chris Wiegand is coming to town!
Do you read his wife Casey Leigh's blog, The Wiegands? Such a great read and fun photos!
Unfortunately I won't get to meet Casey Leigh or the kids on this particular trip, but I am pumped that we'll get to hang...
Hello- and welcome to the final installment of my favorite countertops series!
Today's countertop picks are antiqued Absolute Black granite and carrara marble. I have a crush on both of them- so I asked my friend, Kim, if she would snap some pics of the pieces she has in her kitchen.
Here's her antiqued Absolute Black...
Hi, and welcome to part 4 of my favorite countertops series!
If you're just jumping into the series today, basically, I've been featuring my 6 favorite countertop materials this week, strictly based on the way they look. (No cost break downs or installation instructions here. They make my brain hurt and seem to vary...
...and because I love the look of concrete countertops, I also love Eco by Cosentino in the color Crystal Ash:
Their website says, "ECO by Cosentino is an original product manufactured from 75% recycled materials such as mirror, glass, porcelain, earthenware and vitrified ash. Even 94% of the water used in its manufacturing...
Welcome to part 2 of my favorite countertops series! (Here's a quick link to part one if you missed it and are interested.)
Today's pick is gray concrete. I love it. I love it. I love it. I know it costs quite a bit if you hire someone to install it, but I just love it! (I should've mentioned it in yesterday's post,...
...and speaking of kitchens:
I got a comment from a reader named Claire the other day that inspired a series of posts about my favorite countertops. Her comment read:
"After reading this post last night, I thought about your counter top decision and your style all day. What kind of countertops do you like? I have...
So, remember those cute (Minnesotan) second-cousins I mentioned in my last post? Well, this is their Grandpa Kevin:
He's my uncle, and he owns a cabinet business called Mainstream Cabinets. It's located in Mapleton, Minnesota and it was so fun seeing him and his showroom in person last month!
I'm a sucker for...
"Come with us, Kevin!", called my second-cousins, Carter and Toby.
I was ordered to stay put by the littlest one, but I was so curious about what they had up their (short) sleeves. It was the first time the boys had ever called Kevin away from the rest of the family like that, and the mama-to-be in me just couldn't...
I always drive by my grandparents old house when I'm in Minnesota. My grandpa built it for he and my grandma shortly after they adopted my dad in the late 1950's. My grandma was one of my very best friends, so I spent a lot of time there when I was a kid.
That's me (on Easter in 1977) hunting for Easter eggs in the...
We're home sweet home!! We had tons of fun with friends and family, and we're thankful to have made it home safe and sound. I posted lots of Instagrams as we made our way to Minnesota and back, but I'm hoping to get some of our DSLR pics uploaded so that I can blog about my favorite parts of the trip soon.
But...
Greetings from the midwest! Kevin and I are having an absolute blast on our road trip, and I look forward to blogging all about it when we get back home in a few days. In the meantime- check out the cool cuff I got from my friend Becky yesterday:
She mailed it to me at my aunt and uncle's house in Minnesota, and...
I started blogging exactly five years ago today, and whoever said "fun flies when you're having the time of your life" must have been a blogger because I sure have enjoyed adding posts to this thing over the past 60 months!
To celebrate, I thought I'd share 5 of my favorite blogging tips today.
Tip #1: Go with...
Did I say we were leaving for Minnesota yesterday? I meant today!
Slight change in plans, but we're all set to leave this morning now. Yippeeeeee!
PS- That's the view of our Gray Lake paint (in the sunroom, on the left) and our Gray Owl paint (lightened by 50% in the kitchen, on the right) from our back door...which...
We're headed to St. Louis today. That's about the halfway point to where we're going in Minnesota. I'm hoping our pets don't give our house-sitters too much trouble while we're gone.
Something tells me everything will be just fine though. ;-)
PS- Know any must-stop-for flea markets between southern Alabama...
It's been a shuffle-y couple of months around here, but now that the wall paint is dry, we've started putting things back into place.
There's still a fireplace to paint (Simply White), and tile to (temporarily) cover up...
...but things are definitely starting to feel more like us around here.
I've...
Our hearts and prayers go out to everyone affected by the tornado in Oklahoma yesterday afternoon.
Father,
We ask that in your most gracious Love,
You may send Protection, and Help
Strength and Peace;
Courage and Comfort
To all of those within Oklahoma
as they move forward.
Loving Jesus,
Please be...
I got an email from a gal named Traci recently, and I thought I'd make a blog post out of it since cottage style is one of my favorite things to talk about. She said it was okay for me to share it here today, so here's what her email said:
Dearest Layla,
I love the way you mix the old with the new and make it look...
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