hiya and happy monday! i hope everyone had a wondrous weekend. today we have a special guest post as part of the Weekend Handmade blog tour from author kelly wilkinson, celebrating her new book, which shares loads of creative Weekend Handmade projects for you to consider. Hi everyone! I’m so thrilled to be here at sfgirlbybay as part of the Weekend Handmade blog tour –... 
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yep, it’s a bit more about alyson fox. but this, time it’s about her photographs. you see, the woman is very talented. not in the, “oh, how annoying” way. nope — it’s in the inspiring way. Through a series of chance encounters and word of mouth (no pun intended), The only thread tying this series of women together was a willingness to wear... 
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we’ve all been anxiously awaiting the arrival of this design book to hit the shelves, but it’s finally here! for two long years, grace bonney has put her heart and soul into her new book, design*sponge at home and we can finally get our hands on the 400-page, 3.4 pound design*sponge book with over 700 photographs to inspire and delight us! grace has provided me... 
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today i’m super excited to share artist lisa occhipinti’s beautiful diy craft book, the repurposed library. the book features 33 projects share lisa’s unique, art-meets-craft aesthetic, as well as instructions to create your own projects and give new life to cast off books. and if perhaps you’re not super crafty, you can also find lisa’s beautiful... 
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so, this sunday in the city is a little bit different. because this really is my sunday, but after accomplishing a ridiculous number of chores, i treated myself with a little hammock time, complete with a stack of design books to peruse. it’s kind of a two-for-the-price-of-one post, because i’m sharing a glimpse of my sunday (and by default, my red toenails), but... 
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