A Beautiful Mess Wedding

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June 25, 2011

celebrations

What a stunning backdrop for a wedding. Elsie Larson, the blogger behind A Beautiful Mess shared photos of her wedding ceremony on Style Me Pretty. The images were shot by Arrow & Apple. | via Making it Lovely

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June 25, 2011

retro | vintage, homefront

Formica end tables on the way

Charming Ink

June 25, 2011

retro | vintage, homefront

My fabulous stylist friend Matt found these retro formica end tables while on a shoot in Wisconson. Love them! Hopefully they'll be here by the end of next week. If you want to see some of the other beauties he scored take a look at his online shop.

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June 24, 2011

photography

Daily{ish} iPhone Photo: Oh, deer!

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June 24, 2011

photography

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June 23, 2011

handmade | upcycling, Tutorials

Mason Jar Candelere Extraordinaire

Charming Ink

June 23, 2011

handmade | upcycling, Tutorials

Now this is what I call incredible. An chandelier turned into a candelere (candles, not electric) using the humble mason jar. Head over to Shabbyfufu to get the full DIY scoop.

Charming Ink

June 22, 2011

handmade | upcycling, artists

Artist Leah Giberson

Charming Ink

June 22, 2011

handmade | upcycling, artists

Oh I'm loving the work by artist Leah Giberson. She has a very unique approach to her creations. It's best described in the artist's own words below:

My current body of work falls somewhere between the worlds of photography, painting and collage. I begin with photographs of seemingly ordinary and mundane scenes, which I then paint directly upon to distill and reveal the visually poignant moments that exist all around us, but are often overlooked.

There is a quiet anxiety and loneliness in these images of isolated houses, empty chairs, abandoned pools and vacant...