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R.I.P. MET HOME...

Do you hear that sound?  It's a little crunchy, a bit mushy, it's the sound of my heart breaking. I am so sad.  Yet another favorite shelter publication has folded another beloved--Met Home. I just got the email from one of my favorite editors. I don't know if I can take anymore of this.  As some of you know I work in the shelter (interior design) industry, for those that didn't know, yes, I actually have a proper job where I don't act anything like I do here at the Blahg. I am serious darn it because interior design is very serious, didn't you know?  Well at least that's how everyone acts here, so I am going to follow suit....

This news effects me on so many levels, of course professionally, but who cares about my profession when it's my personal life I am so obsessed with?  Sheesh.  This gets me in the gullet.  I am going to have to start spending the extra dinero to buy foreign shelter publications just to satisfy my addiction.  No wonder I am still renting at this stage of my life, this magazine problem is serious.  I am sorry for everyone that won't have a job at MH, that's no fun, but they are a talented crew and I am sure they will land on their feet.  I bid adieu to yet another glossy.  I will miss you....

PICTORIAL WEBSTER'S :: A REVIEW + GIVEAWAY!

 

{photo's stolen from anthropologie}

Do you know what this is?  My dears it's a new offering from Chronicle Books (my fave) and it has zipped and zoomed through the blogosphere like a rocket out of control.  It even made it to my in box via my bestie Jules (or 'Jukes' which is often my typo in emails to her) she knows that this kind of tome would make me weak in my knee's. They have coined it Pictorial Webster's: A visual dictionary of curiosities.  Oh how I love the word 'curiousities'. You could have filled this book with blank pages and I would still give it a thumbs up for the name and cover but alas they didn't leave the pages the blank, they filled 512 pages with everything from acorn's to zebra's and everything inbetween.  In a word, this book is delightful.  Hopefully it will do what it was intended to do and that is spark a stream of crazy creativity. Well let's find out. I am giving one of these beauties away because I have friends in high places that know I am a blabbermouth so here we are at another giveaway crossroads.  Excited?  I will make this easy, I want to spark my own creative revolution so in order to enter to win please link the best d.i.y.. blogs, sites or projects in the comments below.  I will announce the lucky winner next Wednesday. Good luck!

P.S. If you can't wait to win and need this STAT (and who can blame you?) Chronicle Books gives Bright Side Project readers 30% off + free shipping--GASP!  Just click their ad when you are at the BSP! Promo code GET BOOKS.

DOG DAY AFTERNOON...

Why, oh why did I not think of this?  Sorry another dog post, too cute no?  Tomorrow we are done with dogs (until next week) and on to dictionaries!  AND another giveaway. Get outta town!

 

 

{all photo's by the obviously talented christine edwards}

Gosh darn I LOVE the internet!  Okay, it's going to be really hard to beat this post in cuteness but please do try!  Add your link to the post here to try to win a copy of Glamour Dogs!

GLAMOUR DOGS DEUX

Okay, so the above is not 'cute' per se.  It is glamorous though, no?  I am a huge fan of the photographer Slim Aarons, and this image of Joan Collins and her pink poodle has always held a place in my heart.  It's just so darn girly chic. I even owned the travel makeup bag with this image by Anya Hindmarch--in pink. I will have you know I usually go for a neutral palette (like white, gray, clear) but I love that image and I figured it was a make-up bag, it was for me to enjoy. The bottom images of Osborne & Little wallpaper? Well they add to the glamour quotient don't you think?  What if we did this equation: Great photography + Cute dogs + Sublime wall coverings=???????

Here's the hint:

"But Miss B you wrote about this already?"  I know . BUT the last time I wrote about it I hadn't a chance to review it and tell you how perfectly awesome it is nor did I have the opportunity to give away a copy. No, you didn't read that wrong.  Yes, I am giving away a copy! Well, not technically me but our friends at Chronicle books! They like Monday's at The Blah, Blah, Blahg as much as we do.  They want to share in the cute fest and this is a cute fest showdown. All you need to do to try to win is leave a comment with a link to a cute animal (mini usually works). The person that finds the cutest link will have their link featured next Monday AND will be the new owner of this fab book! If you can't wait to win, we have a 30% discount + FREE shipping at The Bright Side Project just click the Chronicle Book ad and at checkout the code is GETBOOKS. 30%?!  That's practically free! Good luck and may the cutest pup, kit, ellie, etc. win!

KIND OVER MATTER

{visit kind over matter for the download}

Every time I see the blog name 'Kind over matter', I think now that's a great blog name!  So sweet.  You need to head over there to experience some true 'kind over matter' and click the link above to take you to the download shown. Love it.