i’m feeling all inspired by pretty prints and patterns lately. bright and cheerful, they add a great pop to any room – particularly ones dressed in white. add a stripe or a fancy floral, or maybe both and pow! it looks fresh and modern. just check out kate spade’s london shop’s striped staircase – wow! ka-pow! today, i spy prints and pattern. floral... 
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It’s feeling quite springy out here in San francisco today, so this tuesday’s girl i’m dropping into amy butler’s inspiration page to get in the mood. i love her photographs, sharing all sorts of grand diy ideas. With all the beautiful products amy butler carries, she was running out of room on her little web shop, so to make things easier for you,... 
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i am so excited to share this [talking picture] today. not only does it comes from one of my very favorite designers, amy butler, it also comes with a very inspiring story. i’ve yet to meet amy butler in person, but she and i have shared some fun emails and discoverd we had much in common. and i have come to realize amy is one of the kindest and most generous designers... 
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or is that purl bee? i love knitting. i’m not very good at it, in fact i only know how to knit, not purl — which is completely pathetic. my mum showed me how a few Christmases ago, and i found the left brain-right brain process so meditative and calming, i can really get into the ‘zen zone’ when i knit. the purl bee is the blog for the knitting &... 
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i dunno why. i just feel like sharing polka dots & patterns today. so i’m gonna. lots of fun ones. who doesn’t love a good polka dot or dot-like pattern? when done right (i do think there is a wrong way — like way too many or something). but hey, it’s friday. let’s get nutty and see some spots! [ Elsita (Elsa Mora) ] [ dutchi ] [ emma bradshaw... 
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