tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-315104422024-03-13T12:29:13.407-05:00handful of treasuresCarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06244090954291868660noreply@blogger.comBlogger1068125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31510442.post-2114333145528269042012-11-27T14:40:00.000-06:002012-11-27T20:40:36.194-06:00One Swanky Shop | Horseshoe Bay<div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;">
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Carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06244090954291868660noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31510442.post-28694093620546064612012-10-08T01:30:00.000-05:002012-10-08T19:45:22.678-05:00Luckiest girlIt's a Party! Well, technically a <a href="http://littlewillowtree.wordpress.com/2012/09/02/sew-swap/" target="_blank">Sew Swap</a>, hosted by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/thelittlewillowtree" target="_blank">Ashley Marie of The Little Willow Tree</a>! And holy cow, I'm so glad my friend <a href="http://radmamadesigns.com/" target="_blank">Regan</a> clued me in, bc the treats I received from Jennifer (of the etsy store <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lilgirlshop" target="_blank">lilgirlshop</a>!) are AMAZING! She completely took my random bits of info about me that I shared with hostess Ashley, and RAN with it :D Now, as you can see in the pics, I am the proud owner of not only the cutest & most-perfect-for-me hot pad (pink? Teal/aqua? CUPCAKES? Checkity check check!), but also the cutest quilted wristlet! Jennifer was so sweet in her note, where she said she was intimidated sewing for another sew-er, but shoot -- her gift totally blew mine out of the water! (Sorry, my swap-ee!!)
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Thanks again, <a href="http://littlewillowtree.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Ashley</a>, for being such a fabulous hostess, and THANK YOU SO MUCH, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lilgirlshop" target="_blank">Jennifer</a>, I love my swap gifts!
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For my creation, I was assigned Monique, a mama of 3 young girls -- I took advantage of sewing for a stranger, and shared what I love doing with my daughter: MATCHING! I think I must be one of a rare breed, and I sure hope Monique is like me! Not knowing exactly what ages were the girls, I made half aprons for the whole crew in various sizes -- I am sooo in love with aprons, and have a mini-collection for myself :)! I'll admit that these were the first ones I made, so perhaps this was not the best choice for me :D. I used the fabric that <a href="http://blog.angelayosten.com/" target="_blank">Angela Yosten</a> shared with me (Eden by Lila Tueller for <span style="color: black;">Moda Fabric), since the layer cake stash that I had was primarily in pinks + yellows, 2 of Monique's favorite colors! And had some lovely florals + bird prints, which was just cheery enough to be good for kids + grown-ups :)! Unfortch, my photos turned out horrendously -- but hopefully Monique & her girls enjoy the aprons!</span></div>
Carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06244090954291868660noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31510442.post-9202889936683478802012-10-03T21:36:00.001-05:002012-10-03T21:42:18.804-05:00Have machine, will travel
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Vegas for a week? Heck yes, my machine wants in on that action! I know, sounds crazy... And maybe is crazy. But with my husband at a conference all day for most of the week, and my first time in, ever, to have a full day *all* to myself with zero interruptions -- well, doesn't that sound like heaven for a sewing-addict? I admit: I ate myself sick 2 days, so I did a lot of sleeping (darn those buffets! And tasty Italian dishes!), but my day-and-a-half of sewing was bliss. And totally worth my rolling carryon sacrifice to my machine. Perhaps not worth all the space I used up for all the fabric I brought (what was I thinking?), and I realized that -- despite my fun partnering with charities this summer -- I am not destined to make cloth dolls for profit. Bc no one would buy the one I was making for a friend's daughter :D I just really wanted to see if I could help expand the market of cloth dolls to kids of all colors -- not just African American/black children or white children, and not just Hispanic (though there are few of those out there too), but also the darker-complected Asians (like myself), or the Southeast Asians, or the beautiful shades in between (like my daughter, who is half A/PI, and half white. Anyhoo -- I'll have to figure out another way to realize that dream (or let it go), bc my sewing-calling clearly lays elsewhere :D Maybe in creating padded casing for sewing machines, to insert in a wheeled carryon... Hmm...
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<i>The machine, enjoying the view in the hotel room. </i>
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<i>my attempt at hand embroidery, free-style (bc I'm a smidge lazy), for my daughter's room</i>
>Carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06244090954291868660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31510442.post-33947162871292630472012-09-11T14:23:00.000-05:002012-09-11T14:23:04.969-05:00this dayOriginally posted by <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-leads-nation-silent-9-11-tribute-131700570--election.html" target="_blank">Oliver Knox</a>:<br />
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This is never an easy day. But it is especially difficult
for all of you, the families of nearly 3,000 innocents who lost their
lives—your mothers and fathers, your husbands and wives, your sons and
your daughters. They were taken from us suddenly and far too soon.</div>
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Even now, all these years later,
it is easy for those of us who lived through that day to close our eyes
and to find ourselves back there—and back here—back when grief crashed
over us like an awful wave, when Americans everywhere held each other
tight, seeking the reassurance that the world we knew wasn't crumbling
under our feet.</div>
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And even though we may never be
able to fully lift the burden carried by those left behind, we know that
somewhere, a son is growing up with his father's eyes and a daughter
has her mother's laugh—living reminders that those who died are with us
still.<br />
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As painful as this day is and always will be, it leaves us with a
lesson that no single event can ever destroy who we are. No act of
terrorism can ever change what we stand for. Instead, we recommit
ourselves to the values that we believe in, holding firmly without
wavering to the hope that we confess.</blockquote>
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God bless the memories
of those we lost. And God bless these United States of America."</blockquote>
- President Obama, 11 September 2012<br />
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For no matter how many
anniversaries you experience, for at least an instant, the terror of
that moment returns; the lingering echo of that phone call; that sense
of total disbelief that envelops you, where you feel like you're being
sucked into a black hole in the middle of your chest.</div>
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My hope for you all is that as
every year passes, the depth of your pain recedes and you find comfort,
as I have, genuine comfort in recalling his smile, her laugh, their
touch. And I hope you're as certain as I
am that she can see what a wonderful man her son has turned out to be,
grown up to be; that he knows everything that your daughter has
achieved, and that he can hear, and she can hear how her mom still talks
about her, the day he scored the winning touchdown, how bright and
beautiful she was on that graduation day, and know that he knows what a
beautiful child the daughter he never got to see has turned out to be,
and how much she reminds you of him.</div>
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For I know you see
your wife every time you see her smile on your child's face. You
remember your daughter every time you hear laughter coming from her
brother's lips. And you remember your husband every time your son just
touches your hand.</div>
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America has not forgotten the heroism of your husbands, wives, sons, daughters, mothers, fathers.</div>
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- Vice President Joe Biden, honoring the passengers and crew of Flight 93, in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Biden lost his first wife and baby daughter in a 1972
car crash. </div>
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I have so many projects on my list. Today being Labor Day, I didn't work on these; instead, I bought more materials :) Including this one, that I hope will be a bag for my fabulous mother-in-law. Also on my checklist:
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<li>sending off the quilt for Jessica Christine </li>
<li>monogram-appliqué-ing the quilt for my friend's newly-adopted son </li>
<li>knocking out 5 postings for my etsy shop </li>
<li>altering 4 shirts for my daughter (the straps for 2 tanks, and modifying 2 shirts into dresses)</li>
<li>replacing the cover of Z's nap mat with something more our style</li>
<li>finishing one of the 4 dresses I want for myself ;)</li>
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I'm hoping this list will help hold me accountable! <br />
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Celebrating my summer of sewing, here's what I knocked out since I completed my beginner's sewing series:
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<li> 3 rag quilts: one for my next door neighbor that i ended up keeping :), one for a photographer friend, and one for my friend's son </li>
<li>a t-shirt Gameday dress for my hubby's cousin (grad gift, woot) </li>
<li>embellished matching toddler t-shirt dresses for Z and her cousin </li>
<li>1 hemmed pair of jeans for the hubs </li>
<li>an embellished tie onesie for a first birthday gift </li>
<li>2 zippered clutches </li>
<li>1 ribbon taggie toy </li>
<li>4 zippered boxy bags </li>
<li>1 doll for Z, 37 dolls for orphans</li>
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Not so bad for a summer :)!
Carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06244090954291868660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31510442.post-74537352086036499462012-07-31T20:53:00.001-05:002012-07-31T21:09:07.162-05:00The Addiction<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have no words. Other than I soo want to keep this for myself. Lucky you,<a href="http://www.jessicachristinephotography.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Jessica</a> ;)! Not quite done but maybe by Friday -- else it will be in the mail soon for sure!Carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06244090954291868660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31510442.post-37394113261317478202012-07-29T16:54:00.000-05:002012-07-29T20:55:47.795-05:00It's Official<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AAPgdjXaGa8/UBXppAfgLYI/AAAAAAAAN8Y/Vh_YK5KTtls/s1600/photo%2B1-747796.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AAPgdjXaGa8/UBXppAfgLYI/AAAAAAAAN8Y/Vh_YK5KTtls/s320/photo%2B1-747796.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5770775388261199234" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DS815MuLgoo/UBXppYWhXMI/AAAAAAAAN8k/laVvahCEEaY/s1600/photo%2B2-749673.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DS815MuLgoo/UBXppYWhXMI/AAAAAAAAN8k/laVvahCEEaY/s320/photo%2B2-749673.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5770775394665979074" /></a></p>It's official. I've got an addiction. Once I get caught up, I'll explain my new found knowledge. In The meantime: check out the awesomeness I won from Angela Yosten, <a href="http://www.angelayosten.com">http://www.angelayosten.com</a>!! Of course the best part is that note, but eeee, I'm so excited! Of course I wanted to do my thank you post by posting a pic of what I crafted with the goodies, but that is going to be a long time coming :D I did use the press and tape measure though -- woot! Thanks again Angela!Carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06244090954291868660noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31510442.post-48102143793079918622012-07-22T16:25:00.000-05:002012-07-22T16:26:08.973-05:00Lovin Lately<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u2olyjpyU80/UAxv8YVJcsI/AAAAAAAAN7c/yP1yjeS-BR4/s1600/photo%2B1-768974.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u2olyjpyU80/UAxv8YVJcsI/AAAAAAAAN7c/yP1yjeS-BR4/s320/photo%2B1-768974.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5768108305868747458" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OAqMbOTYnkU/UAxv88N5FGI/AAAAAAAAN7o/RqfI979MCEA/s1600/photo%2B2-771094.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OAqMbOTYnkU/UAxv88N5FGI/AAAAAAAAN7o/RqfI979MCEA/s320/photo%2B2-771094.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5768108315501991010" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kEoh1qVFLhY/UAxv9K0Do0I/AAAAAAAAN70/uSglg6LFs1A/s1600/photo%2B3-772411.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kEoh1qVFLhY/UAxv9K0Do0I/AAAAAAAAN70/uSglg6LFs1A/s320/photo%2B3-772411.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5768108319420162882" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ngAPIEFbHTM/UAxv9fNCUyI/AAAAAAAAN8A/nrdUNqowWsk/s1600/photo%2B4-773727.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ngAPIEFbHTM/UAxv9fNCUyI/AAAAAAAAN8A/nrdUNqowWsk/s320/photo%2B4-773727.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5768108324893643554" /></a></p>1. The layout of patterns for a quilt I'm making for a photographer friend, a barter-trade for extending a deal for my neighbor!
<br>2. The high tops I wanted to get my friend's youngest bebe, in the same family as the skull and crossbones zippered bag I made for my friend (and her oldest daughter, since she loved my friend's so much :D
<br>3. The only shoes Ross had to offer in Z's size. But bonus: super sturdy soles! Fabulous since her tiny feet are only infant-sized, which does not have well- constructed soles for walkers!
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Every year, I usually fall in love with some sort of fictional piece -- as in, all-out-consumed/obsessed/if-this-were-a-person-they-would-take-out-a-restraining-order-against-me. One year, it was the melodramatic Edward/Bella romance, one year it was Avatar... you get the picture. This year, I am venturing into a new territory of objects of my affection: I am in love with sewing. </div>
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Such pretties at World Market!</div>Carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06244090954291868660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31510442.post-90203900360922085782012-05-10T00:22:00.001-05:002012-05-10T00:22:03.161-05:00Why hello againI am in love with crafting again. My obsession with weddings has waned over the last couple of years, but I am still all over beautiful events.<br />
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Currently on my agenda: prepping for <a href="http://elegantowl.blogspot.com/2010/07/real-texas-wedding-lana-and-shea.html">a good friend</a>'s 30th birthday party in a little over a week.<br />
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tutorial by <a href="http://thehousethatlarsbuilt.blogspot.com/">Brittany</a>, feat. on <a href="http://www.100layercake.com/blog/2010/11/02/diy-paper-flowers-by-brittany/">100layercake</a>!<br />
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If you're still following me, well thank you, and it is quite lovely to see you again. Life is so different now, I don't even know where to begin. But let's just say that the life event that led to my sabbatical has taught me that love and life is precious. So I'll forego any disclaimers in my future random pop-ins here, and just say thanks for visiting with me when you do :)Cara at Handful of Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04819304085366833837noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31510442.post-11349872419472367712011-12-12T11:26:00.000-06:002011-12-12T11:27:01.822-06:00Peace to You and Yours This Season<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Va4pnl3nsKs/TuY5ZlFklqI/AAAAAAAAL20/0cSVvA0RBYg/s1600/photo-721823.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Va4pnl3nsKs/TuY5ZlFklqI/AAAAAAAAL20/0cSVvA0RBYg/s320/photo-721823.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685294691216823970" /></a></p>Carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06244090954291868660noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31510442.post-49390930264237759912011-12-11T14:49:00.001-06:002011-12-11T15:08:09.169-06:00Happy Holidays!I couldn't help myself, I just had to share.<p>This year has been filled with ... So much, that's the best I can say. It's taken me a long while to come this close to being myself again, and I'm still not quite there yet. But one of the things I did recently to help me get back in my Cara groove is add my name to the <a href="http://iloveswmag.com/2011/11/21/southern-weddings-ornament-swap-reminder/">Southern Weddings Ornament Exchange</a> and also the<a href="http://bklynbrideonline.com/19113/uncategorized/5th-annual-holiday-card-swap/"> Brooklyn Bride Blog Card Swap</a>. I'm not ecstatic with my results, but just the process of crafting---despite beginning all overwhelmed with what would I possibly make and wondering if anything I made would be good!-- I just kept believing that if I kept pushing, to just enjoy the process of paper-selecting and snipping and gluing and hole-punching and adding my awful handwriting, I'd be just that much closer to the Old Me. And I think it worked :)</p><p>So here are my results -- not extraordinarily beautiful like they were in my head, but still charming enough for me to be proud to send them out :)<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Gh29CnTC8Gw/TuUYHFmLlGI/AAAAAAAAApg/JgPh36YyaIE/s1600/SW%2BMag%2Borrnament%2B2011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 389px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Gh29CnTC8Gw/TuUYHFmLlGI/AAAAAAAAApg/JgPh36YyaIE/s400/SW%2BMag%2Borrnament%2B2011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684976614665589858" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">(gingerbread men ornaments,<br />made from sandpaper + faux-leather scrapbook paper, + clear glitter + buttons from scrapbook paper + bowtie from scraps from the hubs' oxford shirt)<br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cZ5W4Lb1MGQ/TuUXh5H9fmI/AAAAAAAAL14/qAF8mFdY84w/s1600/photo%2B1-715290.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cZ5W4Lb1MGQ/TuUXh5H9fmI/AAAAAAAAL14/qAF8mFdY84w/s320/photo%2B1-715290.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684975975662452322" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo">(holiday card made by me: scrapbook paper, decorative tape, silver pen)<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Nk9yeMG08Yw/TuUXifUMx5I/AAAAAAAAL2E/gAqmgW4p1iI/s1600/photo%2B2-716855.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Nk9yeMG08Yw/TuUXifUMx5I/AAAAAAAAL2E/gAqmgW4p1iI/s320/photo%2B2-716855.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684975985914333074" border="0" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;">(holiday card by me: hand-stitched dove from white felt; scrapbook papers; clear glitter "Peace" and "2011;" same below, except for multi-patterned Christmas trees card is all paper)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hdpuQty3yTc/TuUXiuX-IFI/AAAAAAAAL2Q/D1rNE55qcec/s1600/photo%2B3-718505.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hdpuQty3yTc/TuUXiuX-IFI/AAAAAAAAL2Q/D1rNE55qcec/s320/photo%2B3-718505.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684975989956681810" border="0" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-otTpiwgmjMA/TuUXjB1TvSI/AAAAAAAAL2c/w4sDx3FR--U/s1600/photo%2B4-720518.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-otTpiwgmjMA/TuUXjB1TvSI/AAAAAAAAL2c/w4sDx3FR--U/s320/photo%2B4-720518.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684975995180006690" border="0" /></a></p><br />I hope for you that, sometime during these holidays, the sense of your amazingness strikes you; that you share more than you think you can give, and find yourself surprised at how much is actually in you; that you can and do surround yourself with loved ones and--for next year--find yourself strong enough to say goodbye to those who don't love you, with no regrets; and to find a way to share love and warmth with someone less fortunate -- whether it be by serving Christmas dinner at a local shelter, or not tailgating the idiot driver who cut you off (clearly that person is a less fortunate driver!).<p>Happiest holiday wishes to you all!</p>Carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06244090954291868660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31510442.post-66707316627374549502011-03-25T14:16:00.000-05:002011-03-25T14:16:28.489-05:00Worth the Break<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-yE4N7vXbX50/TYzp2zfAfKI/AAAAAAAALvU/nTX6SoIn6rw/s1600/josevilla.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-yE4N7vXbX50/TYzp2zfAfKI/AAAAAAAALvU/nTX6SoIn6rw/s1600/josevilla.jpg" /></a></div><br />
omg, if I were anywhere *near* the state of California, I'd be there in a heartbeat. Carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06244090954291868660noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31510442.post-28418496500865006332011-01-20T07:59:00.000-06:002011-01-20T07:59:01.063-06:00{a pink kind of day}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_levngi59Lg1qzpfcio1_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="700" src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_levngi59Lg1qzpfcio1_500.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">{<a href="http://citified.blogspot.com/2011/01/new-week-winner-is.html">this is glamorous</a>} :: <a href="http://maryruffle.tumblr.com/post/2713710708">maryruffle</a>:: <a href="http://www.flowermag.com/bud-of-the-day/bud-of-the-day-35/">Flower Magazine</a></div><br />
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And since I've come back just once, I'll just say toodaloo for now :)</div>Carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06244090954291868660noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31510442.post-81561946154790143332010-10-29T13:10:00.001-05:002010-10-29T13:10:00.380-05:00Friday Love! {Cliff Mautner Photography}<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cliffmautner.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/11/11-24-07--cat-a.html"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3zoXuZ6QxUE/S_sxwxVLbLI/AAAAAAAAAfI/2tamtRsXF4A/s400/CliffMautner2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475024485944618162" border="0" /></a>(c) <a href="http://cliffmautner.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/11/11-24-07--cat-a.html">Cliff Mautner Photography</a><br /></div>Cara at Handful of Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04819304085366833837noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31510442.post-71664046739336808462010-10-22T08:09:00.000-05:002010-10-22T08:09:00.532-05:00Friday Love! {G.E. 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But my mind has been straying elsewhere as of late. My day job started a new restrictive internet policy a few months ago, so my activity became more and more limited. And, while losing moments at work was okay, lately I've been learning that I don't really want to lose moments outside of work -- I've got friends pursuing sewing classes, aerobics, yoga, cake decorating, scuba -- and I want to, too! Well, maybe not scuba, but you get what I mean :) And while I like to think I enjoy having a full schedule, I know I actually don't multi-task too well, and when I'm focused on something, I am *focused.*<br /><br />And for a good almost-2 years, that was here. But I need to make a clean break. (Hee, insert "It's not you, it's me!" cheesiness.) I know, I hate that this seems like a break up post (erm, awkward?) -- but coming here + the blogosphere was such a haven for me, it was fantastic! And I just wanted to say thank you, and say goodbye properly.<br /><br />Really, it's the reading of my 130+ blogroll that is beginning to wear on me. And a huge chunk of this blog was to share the loves I found. Hence, my need to say Thank You for joining me on this journey, but I believe this is my last stop. <br /><br />Well, actually, I have three more posts scheduled, staggered for the end of this month and next month, just because those were scheduled a while ago. And if I do jump back into hoarding pretties again, you can catch what catches my eye on <a href="http://handfuloftreasures.tumblr.com/">my tumblr</a>.<br /><br />But: I wish peace and happiness and serenity for all of you -- and thank you. <br /></div></div>Cara at Handful of Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04819304085366833837noreply@blogger.com4