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** Happiness Is...**
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My inspiration blog on love, music, art, travel, books, food, photos, nature, film, design, retro style…and other such things that make me smile. My name is Shannon. I'm a singer & songwriter in Seattle. This is my happy place. May it be yours too.
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Making Out

Are you celebrating Valentines Day over the weekend? Too bad it lands on a Tuesday this year, bleh. We dont have any big plans, but Im inspired by this photo. Maybe well hit the movies and sit in the...

1 day ago 1 person likes this

Fan Club

Oooh, kids, youre in for a treat. Admirers of Busby Berkeley choreography and Ziegfeld Follies will go gaga over "Fan Club", a dazzling fashion film by Ruth Hogben fo...

1 day ago

Destination Wedding Invitations

How cute are Ashleys destination weding invitations? She sent each of her guests a doll suitcase filled with map stickers and paper planes. Is it too late to change my wedding venue to an Italian vil...

1 day ago

A Sexy Red Salad

You know, for Valentines Day! Using radicchio, red lettuce, grapefruit, blood oranges, radishes, pomegranate seeds and large chunks of feta. I think this might be the most gorgeous salad Iv...

2 days ago 2 people like this

A Wine Bottle Chandelier

This wine bottle chandelier both excites and scares me. It looks very heavy. What if it falls down? But it definitely adds a touch of whimsy to a minimalist space, dont you think? {Images via Elle De...

2 days ago

Oscar, The Hospice Cat

Meet Oscar. He lives in a nursing home in Providence, Rhode Island. When he curls up on a patients bed and stays there, the staff know that its time to call the family. It usually means the patient h...

2 days ago 2 people like this

The Glow

Over at The Glow, there are some achingly beautiful photos and interviews of well-known creative and stylish working mothers. And if I wasnt already, now Im officially inspired to be a mama myself. {...

3 days ago 2 people like this

Tubohotel

Spending the night in a cement tube has never been on my bucket list, but that was before I spotted the Tubohotel in Tepoztlan, 45 minutes south of Mexico City. Did you know such a place existed? {Im...

3 days ago 1 person likes this

Lunch Sack Poetry

What a man. Kermit writes poems and illustrates on brown bag lunch sacks for his daughter. They were such a hit at school, he eventually started making them for his wife and friends.&n...

3 days ago

Color Palette Heaven

Im not sure why it took me so long to discover Jessicas blog. Its strictly devoted to luscious color palettes and allows you to search by theme or hue. I could get lost in there for days. P...

4 days ago 3 people like this

Seven Days of Love

An advent calendar for Valentines Day? Why not! Corie made a special countdown for her hubby using a seven-day pill box filled with candy and love notes. Isnt this a sweet idea? {Images by The D...

4 days ago

Living Movie Stills

Like cinemagraphs for films. Theyre alive! {Images via August and After by IWDRM}

4 days ago 3 people like this

A Rooftop Boat

Remember my dream of owning a houseboat? Which got neatly tucked away when we happened upon our little cottage? Well, according to the rentable 1-bedroom boat anchored to the roof of Londons Southban...

5 days ago

Trophy Cupcakes

The owner of Trophy Cupcakes was also at Blogshop and at the end of the session, she generously provided the entire class with delectable cupcakes and accompanying gift cards. Arent they the pretties...

5 days ago 1 person likes this

Colors, Lines, Shapes & Designs

My head is spinning with all sorts of new Photoshop tips and tricks! Blogshop was incredible.  {Images by Coramantic by Yvonne Stewart}

5 days ago

Honeymoon Research

So far, my favorite part of planning this wedding has been the honeymoon research. We just started dipping our toes into the process and Im already giddy with anticipation of endless white beaches, e...

04 feb 12 1 person likes this

Blogshop In Seattle

Yippee, Blogshop is coming to Seattle tomorrow! If youre unfamiliar, its a weekend-long Photoshop boot-camp specifically designed for bloggers, held by the enormously creative talents, Bri ...

03 feb 12 1 person likes this

Flowers For Men?

Ah, February. The month of love. I suppose its about time to start thinking about what to get my sweetie for Valentines Day. Since were saving for our wedding, well probably forego gifts. But fresh $...

03 feb 12

A Food Planner Poster

This shnazzy food planner poster by Scandinavian designer, Mette Bonavent, might help us solve our nightly question, "so... what do you want to do about dinner?" It comes with a magic chalk m...

03 feb 12 1 person likes this

Marilyns Unpublished Photos

How fabulous are these photos of Marilyn Monroe? She was only 24 years old. The images were randomly discovered by an editor at LIFE Magazine. They had been stored away and forgotten in a New Jersey ...

03 feb 12 2 people like this

Wood Burned Wildlife

The detail of Julie Benders wood burned wildlife portraits is unbelievable. She calls her ancient artform, "painting with heat". Thats it, I must learn pyrography! {Images via Sweet Station}

02 feb 12 2 people like this

The Pothole Gardener

Have I ever told you about my secret desire to be a guerrilla street artist? Im not sure how Id make that happen, but Im inspired by the The Pothole Gardener. Planting shrubs in potholes isnt anythin...

02 feb 12 8 people like this

Tea Bag Cookies

The perfect milk-dipping cookie right here. In tea bag form! Heres Rebeccas photo tutorial on how to make them yourself.  {Images via Tasteologie by I Feel Cook}

01 feb 12 5 people like this

Where The Sea Goes Up To The Sky

"And there I would rest, and lie,My chin in my hands, and gazeAt the dazzle of the sand below,And the green waves curling slowAnd the grey-blue distant hazeWhere the sea goes up to the sky." ...

01 feb 12 2 people like this

Real Pin-Up Girls

Isnt it fascinating that vintage pin-up girl paintings were actually modeled after real women? {Images via Miss Mabiel by Ukacurl}

01 feb 12 3 people like this

Bread Hearts

I think Im going to make Hal a special bread heart sandwich on Valentines Day and sneak it into his bag. Made with peanut butter, nutella, chocolate sprinkles, and love. Then Ill make one for myself ...

31 jan 12 3 people like this

A Journey On The Orient Express

Ive always wanted to ride the Orient Express. And if it looks anything like Stefanias delightful illustrated depictions, I need to make this luxury train trip a bigger priority in my life! Have you e...

31 jan 12 1 person likes this

A Floral Wedding Dress

An engaged friend of mine is thinking about wearing this floral wedding dress, and although its beautiful, it didnt seem bridal enough for me. But then I spotted these images of Marys garden wedding,...

31 jan 12 2 people like this

Octopurses

Why hello there, sweet little vintage transistor radio purse. Please say youll be mine. {Images by Octopurse}

30 jan 12 3 people like this

The End of a Meal

Everyone photographs the beginning of a meal. The mouth watering display of food. The anticipation. Never the dirty dishes or mess to clean. So I love how Ines photographs focus on the aftermath. Ins...

30 jan 12

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