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Earth Day Whiskey Apple Pie

On Monday my lovely friend Daphne paid me a visit. She’s just graduated from university and is going home for the summer, so it will be the last we’ll see of each other for a little while. In honor...

Apr 26, 2013 Like

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Community Garden Plot

On Sunday I went and visited my community garden plot for the first time. They were hosting a new comer’s orientation for the small group of us in our first year at the garden. They walked us...

Apr 22, 2013 Like

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Weekly Roundup – Friday Favorites #02

| | | This photo that I took on Dinosaur Ridge while in Denver last week. I hate that I didn’t have my polarized filter because the sky is blown out, I had to play with the contrast, but I quite...

Apr 19, 2013 Like

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Favorite places and sacred spaces #1

While I was away in Georgia, James bought us our first DSLR camera the Pentax K-r. James works at camera shop so he was able to test out a lot of cameras from different years, with different...

Apr 6, 2013 Like

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Weekly Roundup – Friday Favorites

It’s been a super fast week and I can’t believe it’s already Friday! I’ve been incredibly busy with craft projects, my new line of pieces for Clever Plumage, and working on building a training...

Apr 5, 2013 Like

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My thrifty Threads – Urban boho

Saturday was the very first time I took our new Pentax K-r out on my own. James equipped me with several lenses and gave me a run down on what gear I had before I left. It was like driving to...

Apr 1, 2013 Like

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Cotton Wedding Aniversary

Tuesday was James and I’s second wedding anniversary. It’s quite the new thing for us to celebrate an event by going out places or buying gifts, we’re that weird couple who doesn’t ever celebrate...

Mar 14, 2013 Like

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Blue Christmas an Etsy Gift Guide for Her for Under $25

In need of a few quick gifts for your sweetie on a budget? No worries, Etsy has you covered. For those of you who are unfamiliar, Etsy, is an online market place for the handmade artisan and...

Nov 27, 2012 Like

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Historic Savannah Halloween

So I just got back from a little mini road trip to the historic Georgia town of Savannah. There really isn’t a more perfectly ghostly place to be on Halloween. Last night we got in around 7:30,...

Nov 1, 2012 Like

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Hurricane Sandy, Unknown Legend

I’ve been thinking a lot about Sandy, the hurricane. Frankly, hurricanes scare me to death and are right up there with my fear of tornadoes. I remember the tornado drills back in elementary school,...

Oct 30, 2012 Like

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Easy Pumpkin Spice Flax Seed Vegan Smoothie

There really is nothing like a good smoothie to kick off the day right. This week I experimented with my age old banana smoothie by adding in some pumpkin goodness. I spiced it up with a few easily...

Oct 26, 2012 Like

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Southern Blogger Mixer in Chattanooga

This past Saturday I went to an awesome Southern Blogger Mixer hosted in Chattanooga by Beca of Tales of a Tumbleweed and Danielle of Dinosaur Toes, both amazing artisans and awesome bloggers. I...

Oct 25, 2012 Like

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CleverPlumage farm feather haul

Sunday I went out with my folks to a farm in Taylorsville Georgia to collect feathers for crafting. This is an annual fall trip for me and I was excited to see what little treasures we’d find. We...

Oct 17, 2012 Like

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Fall recipe Round Up

The gorgeous changing of the seasons has inspired my palate and lately I find myself craving the flavors of fall. With the abundance of pumpkins out there for sale at road side stands, farmers...

Oct 16, 2012 Like

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Interview with Lynda DeSouza

1) How did you get started in vintage? Was it always a love for you or was it happenstance? I have always loved vintage clothing particularly clothing from the 70s, and did most of my searching on...

Aug 28, 2012 Like

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Preparing for a Green Juice Feast

So I am doing it. I have been gearing my body towards a juice feast for the last three weeks. I started by eating a nice big raw breakfast for two weeks and then into a week of fresh citrus, fruit...

Aug 27, 2012 Like

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Etsy Feature Friday – The Gorgeous designs of Lauren Kemp

I just discovered the beautiful DIYed designs of Lauren Kemp on Etsy. Truth be told I found her through Uncovet and searched her out to find her shop and low and behold there she was on Etsy! These...

Aug 24, 2012 Like

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Urban Craft Market September 1st

It’s official: Clever Plumage will be at the next Urban Craft Market on September 1st at the Great Canadian Theater Company (GCTC) in Ottawa! All you locals and wonderfuls come find me there, I...

Aug 20, 2012 Like

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Strawberry Jam – A Poem by Hillery Sawyer

I have been rolling around the idea of sharing my poetry here for a long time and in doing so I have been trying to decide if that’s a side of me I want to share in this space as I have shared it...

Aug 17, 2012 Like

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10 things I love – End of Summer Gypsy

I’ve had my eye on some of the pretty items since the temperatures were starting to slowly warm up and as summer comes to a close I feel myself hanging on to those small bits of warmth knowing that...

Aug 14, 2012 Like

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My weekend, sick days and movie watching.

This was a really do nothing weekend. On Thursday I started getting cold sweats and felt really fatigued, by friday I knew I was sick and it was time to do something about it. Other than taking...

Aug 13, 2012 Like

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Being a balla – Delicious and packed with nutrition Almost Raw Chocolate Truffle or the Date Ball Recipe

It’s been more than a minute since I’ve shared a recipe on the blog. This one is killer and more than staple in our home. Truly we can’t get enough of them and we eat them by the thousands! Just...

Aug 10, 2012 Like

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Why I loved this weekend

Late night movie watchingNew couch cuddlingPhoto shoots with the hubsMess making crafty timeInsomniac-ic uke rock out sessionsBirthday partiesFamily time and catching upBar-b-qs in the parkSplash...

Jul 25, 2012 Like

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What I wore #6 – Sidewalk sale street style

These photos are from the 5th of July. My parents had just driven off into the morning towards New York state. The hardest bit of all was the goodbye. I am never ready to say goodbye as it hurts my...

Jul 20, 2012 Like

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My week without the internet

It’s strange to think about today’s society and how we’ve built our lives around the internet. Computers, cell phones, and data devices all have become our preferred means of “staying connected”.It...

Jul 17, 2012 Like

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Canada Day, 4th of July, and Familytime

Sorry for the disappearing act! My parents and my beautiful, gorgeous, enchanting, mesmerizing sweet niece came up from Georgia to stay with us and I took last week off to really enjoy the time we...

Jul 9, 2012 Like

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My creation space

I thought I’d share a little peek at where it all goes down. This little desk is where it’s at. James found this for me on the side of the road back when I was house sitting for his parents. Since...

Jun 28, 2012 Like

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Breakfast for lunch with cars

James and I got to spend the day together today. Mostly we have been preparing for my parents arrival tomorrow, (I can’t tell you how excited I am to see them! Oh my heart is over flowing!) but we...

Jun 28, 2012 Like

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Meet Lucky Jackson

Yay! Happy Tuesday everyone and let’s welcome the lovely Lucky to the blog. I had the awesome pleasure of meeting this lovely lady at a little clothes swap a month or two back and Lucky kindly gave...

Jun 26, 2012 Like

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10 Things I love – Tee Shirts

Grab your own from their awesome Etsy shops! 1.Moon Shirt Dress by The Forgiving Tree. 2. Geometric Box Top by Thief and Bandit. 3.Mandala Tee by Temple of Cairo. 4. Phoenix Tee by T-Rex Syndicate....

Jun 25, 2012 Like

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Earth Day Whiskey Apple Pie

Community Garden Plot

Weekly Roundup – Friday Favorites #02

Favorite places and sacred spaces #1

Weekly Roundup – Friday Favorites

My thrifty Threads – Urban boho

Cotton Wedding Aniversary

Blue Christmas an Etsy Gift Guide for Her for Under $25

Historic Savannah Halloween

Hurricane Sandy, Unknown Legend

Easy Pumpkin Spice Flax Seed Vegan Smoothie

Southern Blogger Mixer in Chattanooga

CleverPlumage farm feather haul

Fall recipe Round Up

Interview with Lynda DeSouza

Preparing for a Green Juice Feast

Etsy Feature Friday – The Gorgeous designs of Lauren Kemp

Urban Craft Market September 1st

Strawberry Jam – A Poem by Hillery Sawyer

10 things I love – End of Summer Gypsy

My weekend, sick days and movie watching.

Being a balla – Delicious and packed with nutrition Almost Raw Chocolate Truffle or the Date Ball Recipe

Why I loved this weekend

What I wore #6 – Sidewalk sale street style

My week without the internet

Canada Day, 4th of July, and Familytime

My creation space

Breakfast for lunch with cars

Meet Lucky Jackson

10 Things I love – Tee Shirts

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