stop the press…

February 25, 2009

These are note cards that anyone can afford, and with you bird loving girls out there, I had to stop the press and show you.
Can you guess where i found them?
They come 6 to a pack and are located in the dollar section of Target.
There. I’ve done my good deed for the day.
Carry on my friends….
xoxo

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I am feeling inspired…..

February 24, 2009

I went to Palm Springs this last weekend, left Friday morning and returned just in time to catch the Oscars. I’m a movie fanatic. I love the red carpet. I love the drama.
*sigh*
Anyways, I was in Palm Springs to celebrate my Grandmothers 90th birthday. My whole family flew in, my parents , my brother and his wife, my cousins, aunts and uncles. It was wonderful. My Grandmother is a wonderful lady who is loved.
I took those photo’s above of the flowers that are growing in her back yard, and I yearn for spring.
So, to celebrate the hopeful arrival of Spring and just because I’m feeling creative and inspired by where I’m heading, I have two $50 gift cards for your favorite restaurant. The best part is, you don’t have to blog about it, you don’t have to link about the giveaway {unless you want to, of course}, I just want to thank you for being a Lola B’s reader.
How does that sound?
Two winners will be picked in a few days. The winners will be random and not what you comment about, but please do tell what inspires you……
xoxo

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Inspire me Monday

February 23, 2009

Hello all and welcome to the first of a series called “Inspire me Monday”. I asked my friend Sara from Sadie Olive to come on over and tell us what inspires her.

I think I met Kasey a few years back when she contacted me to do some design work for her. We hit it off great, and got along very easily. It wasn’t long before we were trading sarcastic jabs, and stroking each others egos, like old friends do. I even got to meet Kasey in person last year at Heather Bullard’s Parisian Soiree, which is a pretty big deal for me, since I can say I have only met a handful of online friends in person. (And I tend to be a bit anti-social). I consider her a true friend, and was honored to “guest post” on her blog today.

Since today is “inspiration Monday”, I wanted to talk the many things that inspire to me, (duh!) so here goes…..

I am inspired by so many different things I can’t even find a place to start. So I figured I would make a list of all the things I could think of that give me joy and inspiration in one way or another.

black and white + typography + old linens + wire baskets + muted color + swedish anitiques + barn wood + rusty keys + paris + silhouettes + vintage photographs + polaroids + puppies + botanical prints + burlap + nests + shades of gray + stripes + anthropologie + beaches + open fields + train tracks + broken fences + willow trees + birch trees + all white rooms + organized pantries + folded quilts in a white armoire + my great grandmas quilt + naked babies + scarves + meg ryan + wooden hands + vintage ledgers + bubble baths + hannah + my sisters + yoga + leather journals + rogers gardens …. I’m sure I could go on, but my mind is foggy from this awful head cold.

image above from my Kaboodle account, which is full of items on my wish list

As for the people who inspire me…these are the top ten names on my list today…

  1. Elizabeth Maxon

  2. Joe Schmelzer

  3. Denise Bovee

  4. Anna Wolf

  5. Jenifer Altman

  6. Dan Brouillette

  7. Tracey Clark

  8. Erika Jessop

  9. Kevin Reiner

  10. Candice Olson

Many of them are amazing photographers, but there are a few designers in there as well. I made sure each name had a link so that you could take a peek and be inspired yourself.

Thank you Sara for taking the time to hop over here and let us into your world of inspiration!

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