Someone is turning four today...

Let the party begin.

Happy birthday, darling!

I love who you are.


In other news, stay tuned for a
great giveaway on La Maison Boheme starting this Monday!

The Hudson Bay Blanket

Generations of fur trappers, frontiersmen and Native Americans can't all be wrong.  Introduced in 1780, the Hudson Bay Blanket is a keeper for all time.  It will never ever ever ever go out of style.  Ever.  I love them but can't afford the real thing.  I might consider some button down shams, though. 

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Oh... and on a totally separate note: here's a little something I made yesterday.  I was playing with my son's art stash - some bleeding tissue papers.  Walker's 4th birthday is tomorrow and we're doing an art project with these papers.  I thought I'd give them a whirl before letting the kiddos have at them!  I consider the Heron my totem animal.  I love these strange and graceful birds.  They seem to find me where ever I go.

Saturated Blues

One of the things I love about collecting photos is that the collection starts to speak to you.  Today, I was looking through my files and saw these saturated aqua, cobalt, turquoise, lapis and sapphire hues staring back at me.  I guess I'm feeling the blues lately.

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Me, Elsewhere

Today, I'm guest posting over at Bright, Bold and Beautiful.  Laura asked me to join her "I'm thankful for..." series.  It was a bit tortuous narrowing the "grateful field" down to only three things, but I did it.  Here's a little hint:

Click HERE to visit Bright Bold and Beautiful and see my full post.


And just for fun...
Here is a little sneak peek at Walker's new big boy room.  We painted this past Saturday.
I'll post the full photos when the room is complete, but until then:

If these walls could talk...

My home was built in 1971.  There is nothing special about my walls.  Their construction and their history is pretty mundane.  But the walls in the photos below have a story to tell that begins well before the Nixon administration.  If these walls could talk, I wonder what they'd say.

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Dreamy Creative Spaces and a Winner

Everybody needs a little

space to dream.

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And...

the winner of the Easy Canvas Prints Giveaway is number 24:  

Mommydoll13.  Congrats!

Sarah Saw Something

Hello lovely readers... time for another installment of Sarah Saw Something, where I share little odds and ends that I found interesting around the blogosphere this week.  Hope you had a good one!

I am in love with this mustard settee that I spied in the holiday issue of House of Fifty.  The pink and turquoise pillows paired with the black and white graphic rug are pure awesomeness.

This video posted by Amanda at Blue LaReve is a stunning display of nature's beauty, changeability and mystery. 

THIS incredible list of creative art materials, tools and equipment via Play at Home Mom.  If you are a mama who encourages creative arts and play at home, then this is a not-to-be-missed blog.

And lastly, Monday was Halloween and I couldn't let the week go by without posting Walker in his pirate costume. 

 

And here's one of Charlie too.  He just hit 15 months this week and got his first haircut!

P.S.  Don't forget to enter our giveaway!
You could win $70 in gift cards towards a canvas print from Easy Canvas Prints.
Click HERE to enter!