dottie angel’s images always inspire me. like this image of her newly upholstered diy (dumptie) foot stool. cute, right? so i thought i’d round up some vintage-inspired inspiration for y’all showcasing some yummy shades of blue — aqua, turquoise and hints of yellow and green. c’mon, let’s get the blues. clockwise, from l to r: Charlottenberg... 
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all weekend long i saw the tweets from fellow bloggers and friends attending new york fashion week parties. i couldn’t help but feel a little bit green with envy thinking about all those fun photo opportunities. but in truth, the other half of me, the shy half would have been freaking out, trying to decided what to wear! anyway, today seemed like a good day to i spy... 
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well, this is happy spring news to share! Waverly is so excited to introduce their new fabric collection, Modern Essentials, they’ve offered me a cool reader giveaway! sfgirlbybay gets to giveaway 10 stacks of five one yard pieces ($100/stack value) to ten lucky readers! simply  share with us all below in the comments* what you might sew with these colorful pretty patterns... 
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Stephanie from N.E.E.T. here! Today’s N.E.E.T. Finds for Your Nest bring the sunny yellows and fresh greens of spring indoors – we’re ready for brighter weather! Clockwise from top left: Yellow Rose Card $4.50 Pie Bird Press at felt and wire; Writing Tray $80 John Derian at paper trail; Vintage Pendant Lamp $145 hindsvik; Petals Field Organic Cotton Napkin... 
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i am super excited today to introduce y’all to a new regular guest blogger here on sfgirlbybay. bri emery, of the fabulous blog design love fest, will be joining us each monday to share some of her favorites spaces. i know you’re gonna love this bit of inspiration as much as i do. please, kindly welcome bri! today i was captured by the work of adrian briscoe. his... 
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