Category: Honor Roll

Honor Roll
- Let’s be real here; there was a 100% chance I’d like this nerdy fangirl letter to Nate Silver.
- Andrea’s nursery for her baby is white plus neon. Super cute.
- Anthony Bourdain is fighting mad.
- There’s a new trend toward internet shaming. I’ve seen dog-shaming (innocent, sometimes funny) and husband-shaming (innocent, not funny), but then there are also sites outing racists and homophobes. I think the mentality is that it’s OK to bully the bullies, but I can’t say that I agree. What do you think?
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November 21, 2012
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- The secret to Jonathan Adler’s success? “Have a f— it attitude about everything.” That, and keep other people’s opinions out of your creative process. Wise.
  [via Explore]
- Horsing around.
- The world’s skinniest house is only four feet wide! Crazy/cool.
- It’s about time. We finally have official Instagram profiles on the web (mine is instagram.com/makingitlovely), and we also have the ability to create secret/private boards on Pinterest now. Thanks, interwebz!
- “Why I blog.” Well said, Erin.
- Inspired by my Nutcracker Bowling League craft, I’ve gathered 20 handmade holiday gift ideas!
- These limited edition teapots are gorgeous. (I like the Julia Rothman and Lourdes Sanchez designs best.)
- Glittery goodness for girls.
- Golden rules.
- I am a little obsessed with this round knife block. If I didn’t already have a nice set of knives from when Brandon and I were married eight years ago, I’d probably spring for the knife set just to get the block.
November 9, 2012
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- I feel like this all the time when I read others’ blogs. You too?
  
  [via The Jealous Curator]
- Lisa Congdon’s new line of wallpaper for Hygge and West is so good! (Hmmm, where can I find a spot for some more wallpaper?)
- Get the look: a retro-modern living room.
- This little toy bowled me over.
- I usually like a lot of color in my statement jewelry, but I can get behind these too.
- Hey, good news if you like giant, oversized botanical prints: I found a version for only $20!
- Send a lovely Lovi.
- Why am I such a sucker for old-school (literally) badges?
- Uh oh, I have Pac-Man fever, and the cure costs $5000.
- I fell hard for collections of vintage Pyrex (there are entire blogs devoted to it — who knew?), but I don’t have the space or cash to acquire such a collection. This poster is an excellent stand-in.
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November 2, 2012
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“Let’s consider the most versatile piece of punctuation — the dash. That’s right — I’m talking about the horizontal line formed by typing two hyphens in a row. It’s the mark that — unlike commas, periods, semicolons and all the others — doesn’t seem to be subject to any rules.” (Continue reading…)

— Ben Yagoda, Mad Dash: How to Use the Dash in Writing

(I once included my love for and overuse of the em dash in my bio — because somehow that would help people know more about me?)
- Kate Spade announced a new brand: Saturday. It looks pretty fantastic.
- Plaid pants for boys. They’re either “oi!” or “ow, my back!” — I can’t be sure.
- Everyday, I’m shufflin’.
- I wouldn’t mind the stuffed animals strewn about the house if ours were all this adorable.
- I’m digging Sigerson Morrison’s new line for Anthropologie, Pied Juste. (Can I pull off wedge booties, I wonder?)
- I’m not usually of the monochromatic, pared-down simplicity sort, but perhaps if I had some of these, I would give it a go.
- On second thought… bring on the color!
Because it’s awesome. [via Gawker]
October 27, 2012
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- So that’s what the interwebz look like inside.
- Really? No such thing as work/life balance for successful startup entrepreneurs?
  p.s. The referenced article by Elon Musk’s ex-wife can be found here.
- Hey, you, with the closet full of cute clothes that you never wear. Stop that.
- And on that note… “I decided getting back to a more comfortable size should be something I celebrate with a new sweater, not something I acknowledge with something I wore 10 years ago and kept because it was expensive.”
- For those of you who don’t comment on blogs…
  [also via Jules]
- “I really don’t want everybody thinking of me as Tim’s weird roommate.”
- I can’t resist a good cake stand. Or twenty.
- Slatted wood top with an industrial steel base? Glass top, cast-metal branch legs? How would you put together your mix + match dining table?
- Toggle up the whole family.
- Zara Home finally became available in the US. Here are my favorites from the brand.
- I was already wishing I had one of these bookshelves, and now look.
- Etsy can help prepare you for Halloween.
- Ah, gold. So pretty for office accessories. (I hated gold as a teenager though, I remember quite clearly!)
October 19, 2012
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- Aubrey and Lindsay finished their kitchen, and it is beautiful. (Those are IKEA cabinets!)
- Makeup tips for ladies with glasses.
- I sometimes still wish we’d gone with white flooring in the bedrooms upstairs instead of going the opposite direction with nearly black bamboo. Look at how pretty these nurseries with white floors are.
- Thank you, Babble, for naming me one of the top design blogs for moms.
- Mamas, stay in the picture.
- I can’t get enough of rustic industrial style lately. (I just put similar chairs in my dining room!)
- A quick video tour of my closet. How do you keep yours organized?
- These castle block sets are amazing.
- Pink in the living room? Why not.
- Such a pretty desk to work from.
- I wanted some fringed Minnetonka boots for Eleanor last fall, and now this fall I’m loving them for the whole family.
October 5, 2012