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How to Frost Sugar Cookies the Easy Way

I made frosted sugar cookies this weekend for an upcoming project (more on that later this week)....

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Camel This + That + Bright Shoes

{Urban Outfitters shoes, Therapy skirt, H&M sweater} The bright purple shoes in this otherwise...

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My (Mildly) Roaring 20s: The Moment You Know It’s Not Going to Work

For some people (and for art gallery owners in movies), there is an exact moment when they know the...

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Painted Cross-Stitch Pumpkins

For the past few years that I’ve carved my Halloween pumpkins, I’ve never been quite...

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Heirloom Tomatoes from Stacy’s Garden

My friend Stacy has a sweet vegetable garden with heirloom and cherry tomatoes, herbs, and...

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Brown Butter Raspberry Tart

This weekend I found myself with a fridge full of raspberries. Costco was selling them at some...

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Sessun Fall/Winter Collection

I am loving the Sessun fall-winter 2011-2012 collection, or le collection automne-hiver, as the...

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Life (with Cancer) After Cancer

Last week, I was standing over a co-worker’s computer talking to him about the redemption...

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Wise Words for Creatives

As a blogger and a writer, I’m always looking to improve. I want to take better pictures,...

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5 Ingredient Wheat Bread in 5 Easy Steps

For a long time, this no-knead bread was my go-to recipe whenever I wanted to make bread at home,...

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