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April 18, 2013
Wallpaper Animation

So, I thought what they heck, playing with photoshop is fun and making animated gifs is even funner. So here it is, the super cool animation of what our bedroom could look like if we went with one of the 6 wallpapers mentioned in yesterdays B&W Wallpaper post. What your fav? I love the Triangles Wallpaper. Related posts:Get the Look : B&W Vintage Mode…The Coolest Shoes in TownMy New Nelson Bubble LampHave No Fear, Scoops is Here!

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The Coolest Shoes in Town

March 18, 2013
Ina Grau Shoes

I’m super excited about this post today! The coolest shoes in town are now available online!! That’s right, Ina Grau shoes are on the internet!! I got my first pair last summer and I love them in a major way. They are one of my favorite possessions I’ve ever had, fer real. They are so super cool and they make me feel awesome every time I put them on. I think you should probably have a pair too. What’s that you say? You don’t know about Ina Grau, well let me tell you a little more. Ina Grau was founded in 2011 by my good buddy Crystal Quinn and her business partner Luisa Fernanda Garcia-Gomez. Together they have been making hand crafted shoes that combine midwestern style with Columbian roots. Their shoe designs incorporate fun textiles like denim, graphic patterns (inspired by Columbian culture), traditional material such as vegetable tanned leather, and the coolest polka-dot soles. Mix it all together and you are left with one pair of amazing shoes. Not to mention the awesome addition of brass tipped laces that come in a variety of colors; my fav, the salmon. Now you know, so stop what your doing and [...]

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Mini Makeover

February 15, 2013
Mini Blog Makeover

You may or may not have noticed a few cosmetic changes to the blog that I’ve been slowly making over the last three or four weeks. I’ve been planning on updating fonts and adding submenus to the navigation for some time, but my hand was forced a bit when I accidentally broke my blog a few weeks back. I was totally freaking, as I do anytime my blog disappears from the face of the internet, but slowly I was able to get it back. The brunt of the damage was to my side bar. I had to rebuild it from scratch, and had to build it fast. I’m sure it’s not assembled “properly,” but you probably don’t notice anything. I know that technically it is not perfect, and that drives me crazy. Anyway, it was my blog-and-photo-buddy Amanda from willful/joyful who promised me that it would be even better when I was done with it as I was losing my mind on Twitter. At the time I didn’t believe her, but she was right. It’s better now than it was before. A lot of the blogs I follow I do so for both content and design. I am kind of [...]

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Cabin Sets

August 13, 2012
cabin_sets

If you follow me on instagram (@scoopers) you already know that we had yet another amazing long weekend at the cabin again. Our good friend Matt and by association his wonderful girlfriend Katie had us up to their family cabin for another long weekend of delicious meals, boat trips, sunsets, swimming, hot tubs, bingo, nine hole, picnics, cocktails and best friend communion. It is never short of magical. Of course, I felt reluctant to go home, I wish I knew what it was like to vacation for weeks and weeks at a place where time doesn’t matter. Getting back in to the routine of things will take a bit of time. We have nothing planned for the last weeks of summer and I hope to soak the last minutes of sun and good weather while we can. I predict lots of porch time in the near future. Related posts:A New Home… and the Valentine Winner is:The Homies, Homies!9 Years is Crazy!

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Ireland & Bruce

July 23, 2012
bruce

We’re back! Our quick trip to Ireland was super successful as you can see by the photo above. We were in Ireland for 5 days, we missed one flight, spent a total of 24 hours over a 48 hour period waiting in line to hang with Bruce Springsteen, we met a bunch of “Bruce Buddies” from all parts of the world, we got sunburns, we drank in pubs, we ate fish and chips, we saw some mummies, we visited the Jameson distillery and made it home in time to pick up the kids before bedtime Saturday. Now we need a vacation from our vacation. Related posts:4 Day Weekend!Ireland!Travel GearCountdown to Bruce

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