Win It: MusicCooks Winners.

Congratulations Robyn and Trista!

I’d like to give a big thank you to lovely ladies Sharon and Claire from MusicCooks for the giveaway. (Wouldn’t these make the sweetest holiday gifts or stocking stuffers?)

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Monday Goodness: Top 4 Best Things.

This weekend I managed to:
• take lots of naps
• watch lots of college football
• go to a local craft show
• add a few pieces to my fall wardrobe
• try (and dislike) matte nail polish
• get my Halloween treat bags ready
• do mounds of laundry

Happy Tuesday!

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Happy {Columbus Day} Weekend.

I bring up Columbus Day because my office will be closed Monday, so posting will pick back up where it left off bright and early Tuesday. Next week I have lots of amazing calendars to share with you and will be posting not one, but four, calendar roundups! (You are signed up for the Design Crush/Greedy Girl 2010 Calendar Swap, right? I thought so.)

**NOTE: Just a little reminder, you have until Tuesday at 9am CST to enter the MusicCooks giveaway and win one of two collections of recipes and music!

• Pioneer Woman’s cookbook is finally in print!

• cut and build a haunted house paper model for Halloween

• hop on over to Pattern Wall for patterns you can download

• check out paper crave’s roundup of Halloween freebies

• think ahead to treats for the holidays with this tutorial for sea glass candy

• I love every detail of Carly + Dan’s wedding day

• I’m obsessed with these PJs inspired by Where the Wild Things Are!

• Genius idea: Expense a Steak

• adorable DIY homemade jam labels for you to download

• check out Man Shops Globe to tag along with Anthropologie’s buyer at large


• lovely October desktop calendar that’s adorning my laptop at the moment

• say hello to scoutie girl gifts!

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The Daily Eat: Pear Nutmeg Bread Pudding + Pear Roundup.

{recipe and photo via Culinary Concoctions by Peabody}

I’m sort of a bread pudding-a-holic. I inherited it from my mom, so I’m convinced it’s hereditary. Dying to try this recipe for Pear Nutmeg Bread Pudding.

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2010 Calendar Swap.


I’ve been chomping at the bit for weeks just waiting to share the news – Greedy Girl (aka Caroline) and I have teamed up to bring you the 2010 Calendar Swap!

Here’s how it works:

+ e-mail your name, blog or web site, and snail-mail address to calendarswap@gmail.com by Saturday, October 31.
+ we’ll pair you up and send your swapmate’s details on or before Monday, November 2.
+ you’ll have until November 15 to get your calendar mailed and on its way.
+ keep your calendar under $30 but no less than $20 (since there are also some wonderful calendars out there that don’t add up to $20, consider throwing in a few extra goodies).
+ NO mall kiosk calendars (kittens, marilyn monroe, you get it).
+ handmade is very welcome, just keep in mind the $30 suggested value.
+ check out your swapmate’s web site or blog, or consider getting to know their tastes via e-mail, to get an idea of what they might like.
+ the swap is open to international readers.

Easy peasy lemon squeezy, no?

Caroline and I will set up a place on flickr where we can post and share all of our lovely goods that we’ve received from our swap partners. Or, you can email a photo to one of us and we’ll do the posting for you. Simple!

If you have any questions just leave a comment or drop us an email and we’ll get back to you right away. But don’t forget, you need to email calendarswap@gmail.com
to actually join the swap!

Now obviously the fun part of the equation is finding the perfect calendar. And we’ve got you covered! Each and every day, this coming Tuesday through Friday, I’ll be posting calendar roundups of the prettiest and best out there. Caroline will be following up with her favorite each day. So hurry and sign up, my dears, and stay tuned for some lovely calendar giveaways along the way!

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3 to See.

A yummy collection of original recipes
by Rachel Rappaport

Abbey’s take on the design and inspiration
that waits for us around every corner

The musings of Karen Cavalier,
an industrial designer in Seattle

Check out past 3 to See posts

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