Hello, Saturday Morning (and weekend links)

It's a rainy Saturday around here!  In the evening yesterday, a tornado was spotted less than three miles from us but thankfully did little damage and never came our (more thoroughly populated) way, and last night, it thundered and hailed for hours.  The next few days will be full of the same, so I'm looking at a lot of time indoors and wishing I'd brought my rain boots with me.  I hope the weather in your area is being a little nicer!

{by Thompson Chan on Flickr}

This week, I bookmarked this post on how to stock your pantry and plan to apply it when, you know, I have a pantry.  Another blogger linked to this article from Whole Living on the wabi sabi aesthetic/ethic.  I particularly like the method of applying wabi sabi principles in relationships; it would probably have a very positive impact in my life.  I discovered Pia Jane Bijkerk's blog just yesterday and I'm already in love with its style and feel--can you describe a webpage as feeling a certain way?  If you can, then hers has that same feeling you get when you walk in a historic building and everything is beautiful with age, classic style, and a little hint of glamor.
Easter is tomorrow and I don't know what we'll be doing, but I might have to decorate a few eggs, and I think I could make up dyes from stuff around my in-law's house if I follow the instructions here on naturally dyeing eggs.

{by sushicam on Flickr}

Have a happy weekend and enjoy reading!

My husband's aunt is in the hospital this weekend and is still really sick, so would you keep her in your thoughts and prayers?  Hopefully she'll be home in a few days, but right now, the doctors don't know what's wrong.  

hello, Saturday Morning (and weekend links)

{I'm hoping to see the sun today.}

I was meandering around Jill Bliss' blog and found this article that's gotten me thinking about how environmental ethics intersect with social ethics (conclusion: they intersect constantly).  Apparently, I was on a bit of a sociological studying kick last week, because I bookmarked this article about feminism and domesticity which, in spite of being written almost seven years ago, is still enormously relevant to the arts and crafts movement that I'm always reading and writing about.  As someone who lives in a small town and not far from a semi-abandoned building, I was drawn to this article filled with images of buildings "from a different era" that are on the edge of decay. The words and images on this blog are both beautiful and inspirational.  Take a look.  You'll like them.

Hello, Saturday Morning (and weekend links)

{by Ambatalia on Flickr}

Now that college basketball is over, we need something new on our door, and I'm liking this wreath by Gina of Temporary Nest that I spotted on KT's Refinishing School.  I've been reading Aimee's posts about life as a newlywed (she and her husband married about six months before C and I did).  Yesterday, I discovered that one of my oldest and dearest friends has been blogging about some seriously delicious food.  I want to make pumpkin cake and chocolate meringues.  I'm also slightly obsessed with this Australian magazine's website and want to try about a million DIY projects right now (like, right this second), like creating a stacked storage unit.  I just need a home to decorate--or, rather, a home we won't be moving out of in five weeks.  But hey, I'm ready for that move.  Now I just need to track down a bunch of boxes (without buying any) and figure out what to pack first, and how on earth we'll store things until we decide where to live.
In the meantime, I'm reading Hanna's Daughters and trying to get all my application materials submitted for graduate school.
Have a happy weekend!

{"Katie" print fabric, also by Ambatalia, who sells textiles here} 

ventures into the blogosphere: this is keeping fingers crossed

I'm not feeling incredibly writing-inspired at the moment, so I'm keeping the links short today and sending you to the blog of a friend and former classmate, Laura, editor-at-large of the Asbury Collegian and great writer, where you'll find this lovely batch of words by Rosemarie Urquico.

this is keeping fingers crossed: date a girl who reads

{silhouette by mountainbrook on Etsy}

You may also want to take a look at the post I put up just a teensy bit ago and see how much has been raised by the blogging community for Shelterbox.  Visit here for information on how many boxes have already been sent, and how many are ready to go at a moment's notice.  Incredible!

good morning, saturday

or, rather, good afternoon.

Are you ready for some good things?  This week's links come courtesy of my wanderings around Pinterest.

{spotted here and already sold by gollybard on etsy}

Check out this terrific amazing awesome recreation of Up (which I once posted about here) by National Geographic, highlighted in the weekly Pinterest newsletter.  You should also look at this Pinterest board form Brandi of Not Your Average Ordinary, because I'm sure you will walk away feeling motivated to do something great, or at least with a smile.  I also like this stairway, pinned here and from there.  I like walls and furnishings and a lot of nontraditional writing surfaces covered in words.  Sometime last year, on a whim and in a flurry of some stressed-out emotion, I painted a quote from Les Mis on my bedroom wall at my parents' home, with just a little brush and some dripping paint.  I don't think I even covered my bed, which thankfully did not get paint on it...but I digress. I was reading Housekeeping this morning and feel full of descriptive phrases at present, which may explain my sudden interest in well-crafted phrases this morning.

Have a lovely Saturday.

winning, revisited

No, I did not win something else (except maybe a bit of a decision about grad school, but I won't say a thing until I know it sticks in my head and my heart).  I did not share the blog that hosted the handmade olympics which the lovely Dottie Angel won and from which was so kind as to share her lovely prizes with me and four others.

The lovely hosting site of the handmade olympics was the rikrak studio, where you will find many delightful giveaways, challenges, and lots of interesting things.  Her Etsy shop is closed at present, but you can look at her sold items and see that she is definitely one creative soul.  Aren't these pretty?  I like the mug, too.

{by rikrak studio, sold on Etsy}

I have a question, though.  Do I say lovely and gorgeous and beautiful too much?  Can you think of some good synonyms or almost-synonyms to use?  hmm...time for the thinking cap.

happy saturday

{image by Maja Maljković, found on WeHeartIt}

You should read this post on The Storque, then venture over to Yes, Honey Chyle and follow her link to this incredible and beautiful and ridiculous time-lapse film, take a look at these pictures of New York on Honestly...WTF, then venture on over to Dottie Angel where you will see, on this post, that I actually WON something.  No joke!  ME!  I laughed out loud (yes, C., that's why I laughed), went to work (till late), then went to browse the shop for which I now have a gift certificate, and oh-my-indeed it's full of fun vintage.  I'll be sharing a few things I love tomorrow.  For now, have a happy Saturday!