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{giveaway} joss & main winner!

July 8, 2011

Congrats to the winner of the $75 credit to Joss & Main… I was super excited to see Sarah’s name pop up as the winner, since she and I were in the same Bible study for a few years!  Congrats Sarah, I’ll send you details on your big win today!  I can’t wait to see [...]

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{giveaway} don’t forget to enter the $75 giveaway to joss & main!

July 6, 2011

The $75 giveaway to Joss & Main ends tomorrow night, 7/7, at 11:59pm EST.  Make sure you enter here!  Your chances are looking good to win! Here’s a sample of some recent sale items: Head over to this post to find out how to enter!!!

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{out & about} the inn at willow grove

June 30, 2011

Get excited, I have some fun eye candy for you today!  {Beware: this is a long post!  But a good one!} Over Memorial Day weekend, Husband and I celebrated our 5-year anniversary at a newly renovated antebellum inn located in Orange, VA: The Inn at Willow Grove. {Orange is about 40 minutes from Charlottesville, a [...]

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{giveaway} $75 to joss & main!

June 24, 2011

Have I got a treat for you this fine Friday! The fabulous people at Joss & Main, flash sale site for the finest brands and designers for your home, are giving away a $75 credit to Joss & Main for one lucky reader!!! Joss & Main features exclusive, members-only events that showcase premium home decor brands [...]

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{random musings} blog, what blog?

June 23, 2011

Hello my blog friends!  Okay, was my last post SERIOUSLY April 22nd?!  TWO MONTHS AGO?! Wow.  Y’all probably thought our cute little cottage got swept away in the Vicksburg flooding!  Thankfully, most of Vicksburg proper is set up on bluffs high above the river, so although we were close to the flooding proximity-wise, we were [...]

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{the renovation} hookin’ up the gas heater

April 22, 2011

When we bought our little M’ssippi cottage, there were two old gas heaters left by the previous homeowner.  One was some sort of funky art deco heater (with too many broken/missing ceramic inserts); the other was this cool wrought iron faux coal basket gas heater:   gas heater on our master bedroom hearth We tossed [...]

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{blog love} guest posting at brooklyn limestone!

April 22, 2011

In one of my more thrilling blogging moments, I’m guest posting over at Brooklyn Limestone today, sharing my favorite nook: our living room.  Make sure you check it out all of the other awesome nooks shared by other bloggers over the past few weeks!  And to those visiting from Brooklyn Limestone, thanks for stopping by! [...]

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{giveaway} jessica smith jewelry winner!

April 20, 2011

Thanks to the *52* of you who entered to win your choice of one of these beautiful Jessica Smith Jewelry necklaces!   The very lucky winner, according to random.org, is…. congrats, karen!!! Congrats, Karen!!!!  I’ll email you with how to get in touch with Jess! For everyone else, if you’re interested in purchasing a necklace, [...]

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{before & after} dining room chairs

April 14, 2011

Since I (finally) shared what I did in the dining room on the walls, I thought it was about time to share what I did with the dining room chairs: new fabric!  Recovering the chairs was a way simple switcheroo that totally changed the vibe in the dining area, and it only took me about [...]

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{giveaway} jessica smith jewelry necklace giveaway!

April 13, 2011

Have I got a great giveaway for you or what?!  I’m super excited with this one.  One of my nearest and dearest friends recently launched her own jewelry collection, Jessica Smith Jewelry.  She’s always been the craftiest of our friends and has given some of the most thoughtful, handmade gifts over the years, so it [...]

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