I was most happy to receive an email that the LEIF shop is officially up and running. leif has a well-curated selection of home accessories and living items, such as jewelry, stationery, candles, serving pieces and more. All with a colorful, modern and cheerful aesthetic, and many of which are uniquely handmade by the artist. And, in honor of their launch leif is kindly... 
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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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the new issue of covet garden is live (apparently we no longer say ‘available on newsstands’ in this century!), and it’s got a stylish, manly-man feel to it. and i mean that in the most gentlemanly of ways. this issue of covet visits dennis, a professor and real-life curator of a hidden hothouse of plants and books. i love this look at his kensington loft,... 
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*cinnamon. i think i’m on a kitchen binge today. i just really love a pretty window sill. there’s nothing like cooking, or doing dishes with a lovely view. okay, maybe i could do without the dirty dishes, but you catch my drift. what do you like to keep or grow on your window sill? anything special? {jooJoo}. i love a big picture window streaming hazy sunlight... 
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this weekend, i was in gardening heaven. just call ms. green jeans (or, really, really dirty jeans) because i was up to my eyeballs in dirt with my latest home improvement project (that i shared here, from an idea i saw in lonny)- the sun room herb garden. of note: i’ve re-dubbed the nook, the sunroom – just fyi. it sounds so sophisticated. silly me! anyway, here’s... 
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