How to Keep Calm

So by now everyone has seen the 

Keep Calm and Carry On

posters.

They are a classic at this point.

I was doing a little wish listing on Etsy the other day....

searching through the art pages...

and I started to find some variations on the message.

These guys are more likely to find their way into my kitchen,

where tea and goodies are a daily event

(oh, I wish that Canada could appreciate tea like England!)

KeepCalmShop on Etsy

jennysbakeshop on Etsy

Theres one for people who don't eat sweets, too!

designdude on Etsy

One for people who use blogging to relieve their crazies...

keepcalmshop on etsy

The list goes on and on, and on..

I was amazed at how popular these are.

Anyhow, as the scrolling got faster I came upon this.

This one I love!

I may have to get one of these for my office...

screamprinting on Etsy

Someone has a great sense of humour.  Anyhow, thats my little Etsy adventure for today, not that I spend a lot of time on there, when I should be working...

What do think of these? Do any of you have one?

til next time...

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Kelly Wearstler Mixes it Up

Kelly Wearstler's new book, Hue is a stunner.  I thought this woman was talented before, but she just keeps evolving.  This book shows how well she uses scale, form and colour.  It's refreshing to see a designer skip the iconic furniture designs and head in a new direction. The brightly painted furniture of previous designs has taken a back seat to a more muted palette full of texture.  Colors are rich and sophisticated.  Luxe materials and finishes are stars.

  I'll be looking at these ones for inspiration for a long time.

Hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

The Foyer as a Work of Art

The Best Parties Happen Here

Symmetry and a Stunning Take on the Checkerboard Floor in the Hall

Look at Those Walls! 

Layers of Great Taste

Again, the Floors - and the Walls, and the Trim - Gold Looking it Best

From Hue, Kelly Wearstler, Photos by Grey Crawford

This really makes me take a good, hard look at my own home and realize that I have been playing a bit on the safe side lately. Do you know what I mean?

Time to liven it up a little.

til next time..

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Its February! Celebrate Love...

February is one of my favourite months.

Just when you feel like you'll never see the sun again

 (maybe thats a canadian thing)

this day appears, 

set aside just to celebrate the love we have in our lives.

for the record, i wasn't always sappy like this,

my husband ruined me :)

and my children provide me with more love than I deserve

The Gourmet Cupcake Company, via i-heart-cupcakes

So pretty to hang in a window...

Wax Paper Hearts, Martha

LOVEly Umbrella

BuggyBrolly

Breakfast for your Honey

via stylehive

Love on a Saucer by ZuppaArtista

For your little darlings..my kiddies have this, theirs gives "heart hugs"

ikea

Share the love with some friends over Valentinis

2 1/2 c currant vodka

1 1/4 c champange

3/4 c raspberry shnapps

1/4 c lime juice

shake over ice...

D. and I don't give each other presents, 

we try to find some time just for us instead,

 but we always give cards/notes/poems

For 

it was not into my ear you whispered

but into my heart

It was not my lips you kissed

but my soul

                      

                           -Judy Garland

          

That is on the painting I did for over our bed.

These heart-shaped coasters were given to us as a wedding present

 - they're made entirely of recycled aluminum from pop cans! 

I have no idea where our friend got them - it was a while ago ;)

They have lived on our bedside tables in every house we have lived in 

- there's been a bunch.

See? I told you he ruined me!

Never thought I would be a romantic..

I'd love to hear about your Valentines Day plans...

til next time..

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