A Giveaway From Timeless Settings

It's giveaway time! I'm happy to announce this exciting giveaway from Timeless Settings, an online home decor store you are going to love!I have spent the last two days perusing this wonderful store which is full of treasures, all reasonably priced! In fact, there are over 600 unique items!Here is a sampling of what you will find at Timeless Settings, my personal favorites, hand selected by moi!Melamine French feedsack tray, a must for the summer...

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Pulp Fashion

photo: Legion of HonorThe art of Belgian artist Isabelle de Borchgrave is being featured at The Legion of Honor in San Francisco, and I had a chance to see it yesterday. All of the costumes above represent the Medici and are made entirely out of paper.Paper is her medium, textiles and costumes are her muse.photo: Legion of Honor We were all amazed the way the artist manipulates and paints the paper to create such detail! It is hard to believe they...

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Your Roses Look Tasty!

While planting the tomatoes a few weeks ago in Asti, I looked up to see this young buck staring at me! There were two of them. Luckily, we are completely deer fenced, or they would eat my white Iceberg roses down to the ground. It's like crack for them!What magnificent creatures though, don't you thi...

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Tuesday Inspiration: Succulents

I'm a sucker for succulents these days!I love them for their organic and rustic feel, and for how they always seem to be perfect planted in unexpected containers like above. Once a sconce for pillar candles, now repurposed to hold succulents.Sandy KoepkeIn fact, seeking out the unusual containers to hold these wonderful plants is half the fun.I'm inspired by how Sandy Koepke uses succulents in her design.Sandy KoepkeHere, she used colorful California...

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