Ciao, Bella!

Finger Monkeys

2009-11-02T17:10:00.000-08:00

If I just had one of these little finger monkeys....my life would be complete.

Poladroid

2009-10-20T17:19:00.000-07:00

I am quickly becoming obsessed with Polaroid pictures. Unfortunately I dont have a Polaroid camera, so I decided to look online to find something that could make pictures look like Polaroids...and here is what I found...

May I present to you...the Poladroid!

I love this thing.

All you do is drag a picture from your computer onto this little guy and then a couple seconds later...out pops a Polaroid picture! It takes about 2 minutes for the picture to "develop" and then it looks like an authentic Polaroid picture!

How cool is that?!

Here are some of mine...

Monday Quote

2009-10-19T20:48:00.000-07:00

Retro Kitchens

2009-10-11T20:27:00.000-07:00

I think going to an arts school has made my love for retro and vintage things even stronger.

In my opinion, the perfect kitchen would consist of these:

OR one of these:

And check out these ADORABLE retro kitchens....

All of these stinkin cute photos from: here

Doing Nothing

2009-10-04T16:25:00.000-07:00

I've been reading The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewix lately and it is one amazing book! Here is one quote that I really like:

"And Nothing is very strong: strong enought ot steal away a man's best years not in sweet sins but in a dreary flickering of the mind over it knows not what and knows not why, in the gratification of curiosities so feeble that the man is only half aware of them, in drummingof fingers and kicking of heels, in whistling tunes that he does not like, or in the long, dim labyrinth of reveries that have no even lust or ambition to give them in relish, but which, once chance association has started them, the creature is too weak and fuddled to shakek off." -The Screwtape Letters (page 56)

I found this very interesting. Typically I would think that doing nothing would be better then "getting into trouble." After reading this, though, I realized that much of my time is spent wasted away doing absolutely nothing whatsoever. There are tons of things I could be doing that have more value. I decided to list a few things that I could do instead of "nothing."

1. Make Christmas gifts (its never too early to start!)

2. Blog!

3. Draw

4. Take photos

5. Read a good book

6. Bake something!

7. Exercise (especially after baking!)

8. Write letters to faraway friends

9. Clean my room (there is always something to clean..)

10. Do some yoga!

So there are ten good things to do if I find myself bored. Hopefully I can eliminate that nothing time!

-Meg

Etsy Finds

2009-09-29T21:00:00.001-07:00

My aunt told me about Etsy a couple weeks ago and I have spent many hours browsing the thousands of pages of homemade items, vintage finds, and a whole lot of other cute stuff. Here are some of my favorite Etsy sellers and items so far:

*Petite House*

She doesnt have anything up for sale right now, but I love looking through the sold items at all of the adorable little houses! Hopefully there will be some for sale in time for Christmas...

*City of Dionnne*

These drawings are so beautiful! Some of the illustrations are then gone over with hand stitching.

*Greenbriar*

I am in love with these little Moss Terrariums.

Greenbriar definately makes some of the cutest ones I've seen!

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These are just a few of my favorite Etsy finds, but I will be posting more very soon!

A Sunrise a Day

2009-09-14T16:04:00.000-07:00

One morning a couple days ago, I looked out my window and saw that the sky looked kind of orange.

I walked outside and saw the sun as it was just starting to come over the horizon.

I cant even remember the last time I was up to see the sun rise.

Its one of those things you forget happens everyday.

"Thats how God's word vaults across the skies from sunrise to sunset; melting ice, scorching deserts, warming hearts to faith."

-Psalm 19:6 (the Message)

Quotes

2009-09-01T20:06:00.000-07:00

“When you come to the edge of all the light you know and are about to step off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things will happen: there will be something solid to stand on or you will learn to fly.”

~Barbara J. Winter

For attractive lips, speak words of kindness,
For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people,
For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry,
For poise, walk with the knowledge that you will never walk alone.
People, even more than things, have to be
restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, redeemed.
Never throw anyone out.

~Audrey Hepburn

Colorful Little Cottage

2009-09-01T19:49:00.000-07:00

this little cottage in Nantucket is just so darn adorable.

it shows how much color can really affect the atmosphere of a house!

cute photos from here

Blueberry Muffins

2009-08-24T10:43:00.001-07:00

these muffins are heavenly.

and here is the recipe:

blueberry buckle muffins

ingredients:

2 cups flour

1 Tbsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 cup sugar

1 egg, beaten

1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup sour cream

1/3 cup butter, melted

1 tsp. lemon juice

1 1/2 cup of fresh blueberries

topping:

1/3 cup sugar

1/3 cup flour

1/4 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp cinnamon

3 Tbsp. butter

directions:

preheat oven to 400 degrees.

sift the first four ingredients.

stir in the next 6 ingredients till moistened.

fold in blueberries.

mix the rest of the ingredients until crumbly.

fill muffin tins full with batter.

sprinkle topping over the top, and bake for 20 minutes.

makes 12 muffins.

mmmm.

love, meg

Vintage Bikes

2009-08-23T21:30:00.000-07:00

I love love love these bikes.

and I happen to think they are the cutest things ever.

if I had one I would put a bunch of flowers in the basket and ride all over.

so I showed my dad and he said, "seriously?! those are the dumbest looking things I've ever seen! they look like an old person bike!"

thanks dad.

I love you too.

The Uniform Project

2009-08-23T18:24:00.000-07:00

I found this site: http://www.theuniformproject.com/ and I love the idea!

this lady is wearing a dress (she has seven of the same one) every day for one year, but changes the look by adding donated or vintage accessories and clothes.

the purpose is to exercise sustainable fashion and raise money for the Akanksha Foundation.

some of the outfits are a bit wacky but others are pretty cute!

xo, megan