Monthly Archives: April 2008

April 30, 2008 – 6:00 am

Miscellanea from ’round the web

Hello, Wednesday! I’m a bit scattered today, so it’s a good time to feature more random goodness I’ve stumbled across while online: Design*Sponge posted an Indianapolis design guide on Tuesday. Even though Chicago is only 3 hours away, I’ve never been. Now, after reading about French Pharmacie, Houseworks, and Patachou, I have to go check [...]

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April 29, 2008 – 6:00 am

Sideshow Press

As May draws near, and with it, the euphoria that is news from the National Stationery Show, I’ve found another letterpress studio to admire. Sideshow Press is based in Charleston, SC, and run by three creative women: Virginia Gregg, Courtney Rowson, and Amy Pastre. I first learned of Sideshow via the May 2007 issue of [...]

By Jane | Posted in paper | Comments (2)
April 28, 2008 – 6:00 am

(Anniversary) Weekend Wrap

Soccer tournaments can suck up all available weekend time. Thankfully, this weekend’s tourney was located in Hinsdale, IL, which has an ultra-charming downtown and tons of houses to admire. There were a lot of houses for sale, but the ones I liked were $2.0 million and up, so it’s not there was any seriousness to [...]

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April 25, 2008 – 6:00 am

Friday Flickr Five

Good news on the magazine front: not only did I pick up the titles above to read over the weekend, but my bridal fixation from yesterday will be rewarded! Thanks to R, my local B&N will start carrying Wedding Style Guide soon. (And by soon, I mean between now and August, as the winter issue [...]

By Jane | Posted in photography | Comments (2)
April 24, 2008 – 6:00 am

Web Finds

Wednesday was here and gone in a flash. I had a long list of tasks, starting with cleaning the windows in one room, as I slowly make my way through the entire house. Two rooms down, and most to go. (Tasks as thankless as that have to be broken up or I’d never tackle them.) [...]

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