phoebe in wonderland.

I heart this movie BIG time.  The story/message, Elle Fanning (not to mention all of the other amazing actors!), the colors, the shots.  It's beautiful.  And...it's available on hulu now!  WATCH IT. Please!

...At a certain point in your life, probably when too much of it has gone by, you will open your eyes and see yourself for who you are--especially for everything that made you so different from all the awful normals.  And you will say to yourself, “but I am this person”.  And in this statement, that correction, there will be a kind of love...

2012 calendar :)

Got some photos of the 2012 freeeebie calendar for you!  Funnily enough there are no photos of it on a wall, but, you get the gist ;)  head HERE for downloading & instructions!  I think my favorite version is with mix & match paper.  It only takes 3 sheets so use 3 different (light) colored card stock papers for fun variance.  ENJOY!

Gretens!  Thanks for your lovely time, home, slab of wood & flash :)

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blushing.

Feeling like a semi-superstar after these two lovely things brought some traffic through here yesterday:

A gift guide from Bridget at tales of me and the husband:

A pin from Sarah at fairytalesaretrue:

Thank you sweet Ladies for the love & support!  It is MUCH appreciated ;)

happy december (& a gift for you)!

Well, well...it's December 1st!!  Ah!  I can hardly believe it.  To celebrate the start of one of my favorite months I have a gift for you!  It's a printable 2012 Calendar :)  Unfortunately I haven't had time to take photos yet, but I will post some as soon as I can.  So for now, here is a little digital preview (and a silly photo booth preview):

There are two versions!  One that's all color and one that's almost fully black & white (I figured some folks might not want all of the color).  Now, it does require a bit of work on your end.  Each page has 4 months, but is meant to be cut in half down to 2 months per mini page (there is a cut line for you to follow--it's easy!).  These will be free the entire month of December and then I'll be charging a tiny fee (...on Etsy maybe?  If I can make that happen by January :D).  But, if you download it now it's yours for the keeping.  Print a ton!  Give them away as gifts!  Enjoy!

click to download:

COLOR  and/or B & W 

Please be thoughtful and give credit where credit is due.  Share the link (please) and link back here! Thanks!

HAPPY DECEMBER!

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***this calendar is no longer available for free***

ATTN.

homeseed free printable (free for the month of December!) coming to you on the 1st!  

Check back on Thursday ;)

dake veggie chili & some SWEET Christmas tunes.

Today, I bring you...the Dake Veggie Chili recipe!  We adapted this from a mixture of chili recipes and are quite satisfied with this product.  So, try it & enjoy.  Warning though: you must love beans :)

Ingredients:

-10-12 tomatoes (diced)  OR  2 28 oz. cans of diced tomatoes

-4 to 5 bell peppers (a variety is best!)

-2 onion

-3 tbls tomato paste

-5 15 oz. cans of assorted beans

-garlic salt, salt, cumin & cayenne

1. Heat/saute onion & pepper until soft (5-8 minutes)

2. Add tomato paste & spices (we like spices!  we add lots!  this is up to your discretion though...)

3. Add tomatoes (if canned, add juice), beans & 1 cup of water

4. Bring to a boil and simmer on low heat for 12-15 minutes

5. Add more spice to taste!

6. EAAAAT (it's great with tortilla or pita chips!)

This makes 8-10 servings, depending on how much you eat (ha).  And, you can freeze some for later!

yum.

It's almost Christmas, Chicago is a delightful little Christmas EP from my dear friends Jon & Valerie (of Milano!).  Please take a listen and/or buy!  They are beautiful souls.

two awesome things.

1. THIS e-zine.  It's Gifted Magazine 2011!!  (from Ez at Creature Comforts...she's so brilliant).

2. this (below) trailer from LAUREN EDWARD.  This team is so incredibly talented (check out more videos here).

I Send You This Place 

(by LAUREN EDWARD)

sneak peek...

I wish that this sneak peek was closer to the full & real peek...but I really wanted to share some progress no matter how long it will be before its done!  These will soon be a collection of the first invitation templates from homeseed!  Can you tell with the snippet of these names what the theme of these suites will be?  :)

 I'm pretty excited.  Hopefully I can pick up some speed!

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