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Ikat Patterns: Exotic Energy & Classic Style
(via) My love of ikat is everywhere in my life- ikat shoes, dresses, reupholstered chairs... and soon some ikat art to round-out the mix! Ikat is an "exotic" patterning that creates a sense of fire with a blaze of color or a streak of neutrals, colors that seem to...
Your Personal Glow & How To Increase Its Power!
(TS Creative) It is endlessly fascinating that the notion of our own personal "glowing field" of energy- not just within us but surrounding us, is being measured and discovered to be a real thing. You can feel the energy of certain people; you can see the...
Inspiration Board Inspiration!
(Rebecca Sower) Whether treated as a work of art for all to behold or as more private and exacting business, inspiration boards universally help life stay engaging. Creating an inspiration board keeps you on your toes, always eager to see what you can pluck for...
Live With Intention!
DIY Orange Sugar Scrub!
(A Cedar Spoon) Sugar. Its a beauty wonder. Last night while contemplating my dry skin I remembered that I had a bag of plain old white sugar in the pantry. Two minutes later, I had an orange sugar scrub waiting in my shower. (Sorry this picture isn't that very...
How To Make Those New Year Resolutions Stick!
(lalah delia) We set goals and intentions, create vision boards and get into life planning : do they stick? does it work? Are you on track this year to accomplish what you decided you wanted to accomplish this year? This month? Today? If you set "New Year...
Zebra Print Decor
(Elle Decor) Zebra print is divine, sexy and yet neutral. Its designed to camouflage in a jungle, yet its also powerfully attractive. Zebra print does not mean dead animals on your floor: there are tons of synthetic zebra patterned prints that are total inspiration...
If You Want To Fly…
This is actually a Toni Morrison quote, though she says more deftly "You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.”" Toni Morrison is such a fiercely poetic hero of mine. Don't hold on to dead weight- let things go no matter how scary it may...
6 Magical Artists I Just Discovered
(David Adey) I've been thinking a lot of alchemy: the transactions, the way that we transform... the moments we slide into other worlds. I had a dream last night (though I may have actually visited another place it was so actual) and in this sleeping event I was...