Posted: January 17th, 2011 | Author: Sarah | Filed under: Blog News | Tags: andy d, balloons, blts, book covers, cats, change, cocktails, composting, craft, cup pies, diy, embroidery, Leilani Wertens, louisville, Mia Christopher, pickles, Shannon Rankin, sheep skin rug, squid v. whale, St. Louis, The Blue Tattoo, The Morning Benders, The Vamoose | No Comments »
A Friggin’ Awesome Logo (You’re So Jealous!)
Momma’s back, kiddos! Now that my application to grad school has been submitted, I can focus on what really matters: you, my little babies. Now, you may have noticed by the title of today’s earlier post that change is in the air (in addition to the smell of fresh laundry, since I get MLK day off, but I’m sure you can’t smell that). Our readers’ favorite series Daily Pretties is now called A Pretty Pair. You see, Westervin is a year older, and we’re thinking it’s time to mature a little. Just a little. Don’t worry. I hope you like the new name, but if not… don’t tell me. We’ve also got a few new columns to debut, which guide Westervin’s focus more toward art and fine craft. We’re hoping to improve the content you know and love (don’t deny it) by making it a little more thoughtful, a little more meaningful, a little more inspirational. We hope to create content that celebrates a lighthearted, lovingly handmade life.
But before we move forward, we’d like to take a look back! Below are a couple of our favorite and most popular posts from 2010.
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Posted: March 8th, 2010 | Author: Sarah | Filed under: A Westervin Wedding, Daily Pretties | Tags: art, balloons, cindi., embroidery, karma, Mia Christopher, painting, pay it forward, reciprocity, social psychology | 5 Comments »
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Last week was a whirlwind! Here’s hoping we’re graced with another 7 days of good fortune. I’ve never been one for superstition, aside from wishing on birthday candles, shooting stars and fallen eyelashes, but I find myself contemplating Karma. Perhaps I don’t believe that we can accumulate spiritual “brownie points”, but I do believe in the power of a good deed. If you’re kind and helpful to the people around you, the people around you will be kind and helpful in return. That’s reciprocity!
Posted: February 22nd, 2010 | Author: Sarah | Filed under: Today I love... | Tags: art, balloons, costumes, Halloween, nostalgia, photography | 4 Comments »
Many photographers and would-be photographers have done the balloon thing — balloons in a field, balloons in front of your face, balloons in a row, yadda yadda. But I find this one particularly joyous. Perhaps because it reminds me of one of my favorite Halloween costumes. I think I was 10 or so went I went as a bunch of purple grapes. It was my Mom’s idea, and come to think of it… it wasn’t my favorite at the time. It made a clumsy little girl even more awkward and somewhat dangerous for anyone nearby with a heart problem who was easily startled by loud noises. Let’s just say, I made it home looking like a week-old, half-eaten bunch of grapes.
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