It’s the first Thursday of the new year already! Here’s what I’m lovin’ so far in 2012… My friend Cindy posted this on her Pinterest account the other day. Hehe. (I wonder if I’m dating myself by saying I understand the reference?) *  *  *  * Another Pinterest-find, this time via BelleRenee – Don’t [...]

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Did y’al see Leigh-Ann’s Tie Cuff tutorial!? I’m in love and now I want to go thrifting for some fun ties! Sarah of Yes and Yes shared a few last-minute solutions for 2011′s resolutions that cracked me up. Sarah of  Sillygrrl had great advice for how to achieve your goals in 2012. And finally, from the “I’m behind the [...]

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This faux porcelain tutorial at Crafted Love  (You are going to be SO surprised at how this is done! — At least, I was.) *  *  *  * Alycia‘s posted about tips to organize your sponsorships and create a nice PayPal payment form for them  (I am just embarking into the world of sponsorships and link [...]

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Here are a few things I’ve been loving this week … Allison at Crafted Love shared this great subway art DIY. *  *  *  * Another super cute DIY!! Amy Morby shows how to make this cute heart sweatshirt. (I really wanna make one out of a super-huge comfy sweatshirt — and live in it all [...]

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  (… on a Friday, because that’s how this week has been.) We had our first snowfall last night! In the city where I live, the only accumulation I saw was a dusting that was resting on my windshield wiper blades this morning. South of the city (farther from the still-warm waters of Lake Erie), [...]

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Today is my grandma’s birthday, so of course that’s one of my favorite things this week! We’re celebrating tonight with dinner and a carrot cake that I baked for her last night! This is Grandma with her new buddy, Lily, who she adopted from our local humane society earlier this week. Lily is a 1-year-old [...]

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I love this adorable bat hair clip that Erin made! *  *  *  * Elycia’s new living room looks so inviting! I love the curtains and the color of the walls. *  *  *  * Sarah’s sugar skull make-up video tutorial is so fun! It makes me wish I had an excuse to dress up [...]

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Sarah’s 1963 Airstream craft studio combines two of my loves: Airstream trailers and beautiful workspaces. Love. *  *  *  * These adorable wedding program wheels. *  *  *  * This pretty iPhone 4 case. *  *  * * Erin’s vlog, Getting Over Your Ridiculous Fear of Showing Your Face Online. *  *  *  * Early Bright’s [...]

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Tomorrow is a half-day at work for me. I’ll be sharing my Insta-Friday post first thing in the morning (or at least that’s the plan), and then Erica and I are taking off on a little road trip for the weekend! You can keep up with me on my Twitter (@mandi) if you like. I’ll [...]

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 I’ve been very behind on this, but it’s high time for another Things I Love Thursday post! Here are a few things that have been making me a super happy girl lately …      01. Our new refrigerator. I’m so grateful to have this! Our old fridge was having major issues and caused our electric [...]

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