i miss the beach...

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Cheap Charm

Cheap tricks for interior flare!  

Crates making quite the visual statement!

Yep, neon re-wire. 

Break out your artsy side. Spray paint cheap (thrifted) vases white, and paint 'em!

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Stone

A wooden crystal from Studio Fludd. 

By Nature

Amazingly beautiful and nature-inspired wedding invitations from the minds of the graphically-skilled bride and groom themselves and the use of a local laser cutting shop.  How cool is that 3D invitation?  

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9 to 5 Plants

Inspiring work spaces with plants.  How many of you keep plant life at your desk?  I think I need something, that doesn't require a ton of sunlight, to keep me company at my desk.  Any suggestions?

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Hint: Pixar

Can you guess the movie without looking at the bottom of each poster?

See the other posters here!

West Coast Trippin' + Leap Day!

Today is my birthday!  I'm a leap day baby so I only get to celebrate my "true" birthday every four years.  This year I treated myself and took a trip to the west coast with a good girl friend of mine.  Along the way, we saw the most amazing scenery (mountains, and of course the beach), ate the most delicious food, and spent time with some amazing friends!  I am blessed and this trip was a great way to celebrate my 28 years of life!!

Here are some pictures from our adventure.  As you can imagine, I took a TON, so this is just a glimpse of what we did/experienced.

San Diego -> Los Angeles -> San Diego

Seal beach at La Jolla

We stayed in Beverly Hills one night (couldn't get enough of the palm trees!)

Visited the Getty Center for the afternoon

Santa Monica beach (absolute fave!!)

Brunch by the beach = killer view! 

Beachside by day and night...

Extraordinary Desserts

Sailing on a friend's boat

And here's the gal that took on this adventure with me!