there’s a new year creeping up on us quickly (how the heck did that happen?) and i’m all for some new inspiration! so i thought i’d round up some, well, very inspiring, inspiration boards. that’s a whole lotta inspiration for one paragraph! it’s time for me to rotate out my inspiration board (above) and wire (below)! i like the organized chaos... 
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the folks over at felt & wire were very kind to ask me to do a little guest curating, and round up some of my favorite pieces from their online shop. well, that was pretty fun, and i got to shop ‘virtually’. very easy on the pocketbook. here’s a peek at some of my felt & wire favorites — pop on over here to see all my picks.  
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hello everyone! it’s meighan from ml4u. this week i got a bit of a terrarium bug! they’ve been the rage for awhile, and i’ll admit i have totally bought into the little microcosm eco-world. i have always wanted to make one, but never found the time. so over the weekend my good friend, rae and i took a terrarium workshop class at workshop. it was all... 
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Salut, It’s Anna again from European Chic in Paris! In my last guest post on sfgirlbybay I promised to share more mid-century design from up north. I spent the last few days browsing my favourite Danish, Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian interior magazines for Scandinavian mid-century interior design and I found, well, nothing that appealed to me. So instead I picked... 
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i’ve been a big fan of singer-songwriter aimee mann since her days in ’til tuesday. then, i became almost fanatical about listening to her magnolia movie soundtrack over and over (i may have been in a slightly dark place). i just love the soothing, melodic sound of her voice. and, i love her easy, effortless style. she always looks fabulous without trying too hard.... 
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