A FAMILIAR FACE IN GOOD HOUSEKEEPING (MINE!!!)

Last year when Good Housekeeping published one of my photos , I guess they liked what they saw, because they invited me back!  So the next time you're waiting in line at Target or Wal-mart, or sitting in a waiting room, check out page 137 of the April issue. Don't you just love that cover?  I honestly was so surprised when they asked to see more photos of my home and were interested in featuring it for their monthly Show & Tell column. If you're a regular reader, you know things have changed since that Dining Room photo was taken.  Or rather, I finished the Dining Room ! And they were very interested in the botanical gallery wall but it wasn't photographing well with the kitchen table that's normally there, so it was fun to play around with the furniture in there. Photo for the magazine: How it normally looks: Also, they have very kindly added a few more photos on their website!  You can start  here  and proceed through a......

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A NEW LOOK AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

Surprise!  Notice anything different?  The blog got a little makeover,  I figured after 2 years it was time!   In the past I've done all of the work on my page myself.  I got it done, but it took FOREVER to figure out, and it just wasn't that fun.  So, I went in search of an affordable blog designer and found Rebekah Louise Designs.   She was able to work me in quickly, and responded to everything in a very timely manner.  She was fantastic to work with and did a great job making my sketchy design ideas into a reality.  And, she was extremely patient and professional as I picked at every little detail.  If you're interested in a Blogger custom design, go visit Rebekah Louise Designs  today! I hope you like it... I really do!  I'm still working out some glitches, adding some pages and links and making minor adjustments, but hopefully everything will be running smoothly soon! In other news, unbelievably lightning struck......

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NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS...

did I ever think this would ever happen! But today, on news stands, is the September issue of Ladies' Home Journal. And I'm in it! Well, my mirror wall is! I had a strong idea that this was coming, but was so surprised to get a message on Facebook this weekend from a friend saying "I  thought someone had successfully copied your design until I saw it was YOUR design in the Ladies' Home Journal magazine. Congrats!!!"  For some reason I had it in my head that the photo would come out NEXT month...and even though I had been in contact with a super sweet Editor at the magazine, I hardly told anyone, and I wasn't believing it was really happening until I saw it in print with my own two eyes! This feature is totally a testament to the power of Pinterest.  Several months ago I got an email from an editor with the subject "Your blog in Ladies Home Journal?" and about passed out.  Actually, at first I thought it must be a j......

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