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design, food, and everyday beautiful things a blog about exploring life in my new city
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learning sf- the styley

Before moving to the Bay Area, I read up on great local blogs and tweeters. One that I started following early on was Kate Seward, aka The Styley. It took a few emails back and forth to meet up but o...

15 h ago

tumblights 2/19

Partner-in-Crime is off hiking this weekend, while Im working away. I admit, camping in 40-something temperatures is not really something Im interested in anyway. Instead, bundle up inside and keep y...

3 days ago

Loop Necklace- February Challenge Day 18

[Loop Necklace] It happened. I ran out of tigertail, the wire I use to string necklaces. Eeeek! I walked over to my local bead shop but they are out so Ill have to be creative for a few days until I ...

4 days ago

Sailor Necklace- February Challenge Day 16

[Sailor Necklace] Preppy with a modern twist, this Sailor Necklace is strung on blue bakers twine. Pink and blue beads made of recycled glass in Africa mix with brass cubes. The bright colors and nau...

6 days ago

Golden Geode Necklace- February Challenge Day 15

[Golden Geode Necklace] This collection of purple pearls and beads have sat in a plastic bag together in my jewelry "to do" box without quite coming together perfectly. Today, they finally di...

16 feb 12

Happy Valentines Day

[Eero Saarinens Love List to his wife in 1954] Originally found on List of Note.

15 feb 12

Be Mine Necklace- Day 14 Necklace

[Be Mine Necklace]  I thought I was going to do something pink or red and a little saccharine for Valentines Day but I ended up playing around with a piece of repurposed black leather and create...

14 feb 12

Three times the necklaces- February Challenge

[Cora Necklace] I may be late, but these three necklaces seriously have everthing I love working with to create jewelry- tons of beading and bling, vintage pieces, mixing textures and textiles, and e...

14 feb 12

tumblights 2/12

Happy Sunday evening! This weeks tumblights are heavy on the Design for Mankind. I must say, Erin Loechner has been killing it lately. Interesting comparisons between cecilia paredes’ urban camouflag...

13 feb 12

Necklaces 8 & 9- February Challenge

[Apple Necklace]  You dont have to be a teacher to want this apple necklace. Vintage lucite in green and blue and two strands of awesome flat gold chain hold this vintage apple charm with a jade...

10 feb 12

photobooth sf

Have you noticed my new Facebook/ Twitter/ all over the Internets photo? I had it taken at Photobooth SF, an amazing photography studio and event space that specialized in analog photography. Polaroi...

08 feb 12

Serenity Necklace- February Challenge Day 7

[Serenity Necklace] For those of you who like your jewelry to be a bit calmer, todays necklace is the Serenity Necklace. Its classic percent jewelry- a mix of vintage beads, chains and natural stones...

07 feb 12

weekend review: marin adventures

[Check out those ripples in the distance- thats ocean waves!] Its been a while since I posted a weekend review, but I figured if I was late on my necklace challenge, I should share why.  This se...

07 feb 12

Prism Necklace- February Challenge Day Four

[Prism Necklace]  Im especially excited to share photos of this necklace because Im on Instagram! If you follow me on twitter, you got to see a special sneak peak this morning. Then I was off to...

07 feb 12

Necklaces Five and Six- February Challenge Days 5 & 6

[Glass and Pearl Necklace]  Okay, a necklace a day gets even tougher when it overlaps with my first weekend off in a month. Instead of making a necklace yesterday, Partner-in-Crime and I lunched...

07 feb 12

Cascading Necklace- February Challenge Day 3

[Cascading Necklace]  Day three of the February Necklace Challenge and Im having a great time. My desk is just staying messy with beads (sorry, Partner-in-Crime) and I have a half dozen ideas br...

04 feb 12

Neon String Necklace- February Challenge Day 2

[Neon String Necklace] Happy Groundhogs Day! (And happy birthday to my big brother.) Apparently were getting six more weeks of winter. If this makes you crave something bright, todays necklace is for...

02 feb 12

Colorblock Necklace- February Challenge Day 1

[Colorblock Necklace]  Necklace One is complete! Im so excited about this piece. When collecting vintage jewelry and bits and pieces, sometimes I buy something I like but dont have any clue what...

02 feb 12

February Challenge- A Necklace a Day

[Champagne cupcakes from Some Kitchen Stories] Happy February! In my family, February is a month of celebrations because of the many family members with birthdays. My sister just escaped being a Febr...

31 jan 12

tumblights 1/29

It was a scary week. Little Gracie got into some raisins, which are toxic for puppies, and spent the last two days in the pet hospital being observed. Im happy to say they treated her quickly, and sh...

29 jan 12

how to: spray painting leather

Sometimes I have pieces on my closet that I love, but over time I come to love more out of sentiment than the style itself. A purse I bought on a trip in early high school to El Salvador is one of th...

26 jan 12

recipe: lemon squares

Im posting this with a disclaimer: making this recipe may ruin all other lemon squares for you. Ever. You know a recipe is going to be great when it comes from a Junior League cookbook. Okay, another...

26 jan 12

tumblights 1/22

Hello, dears. As youve seen, its been an exciting week. The weekend rounded out with a homemade pizza party with friends and a rainy night in. Now its a rainy Sunday, perfect for a football game (go ...

22 jan 12

the magic of twitter

A few weeks ago, you may have seen me post something on twitter that looked like this: If you were confused, it was in response to this: Which resulted in this: Yes. Those are my fingers. No. I have ...

17 jan 12

what the world needs is people who have come alive

Today is Martin Luther King, Jr Day. A day named for a specific great leader, but one who worked with countless other leaders, some who we have heard of and some whose names are not transcribed in hi...

17 jan 12

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