Plant Recipes

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Plant Recipes

This will be the last dispatch from the coffee table in this living room with the black and white rug. We get the keys today!  I'm still knee deep in packing materials, but as this is maybe the busiest month on record, we are also attending the big elementary school fundraiser tonight, two days before we move. The word on the street is that if you bring your own flower arrangement you can claim your table.  I thought this is as good a time as any to test out this amazing new recipe book that was sent to me to review...it's a recipe book about plants, or rather, how to use plants to create beautiful, decorative arrangements for your house.

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Alt Bound

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Alt Bound

So I've been sitting on something kind of big for a few weeks... Blurb is taking me to Alt Summit as their brand ambassador! I had originally decided to sit the conference out, I couldn't get my hands on a ticket, and when more became available the expense and time away seemed overwhelming, so I didn't pull the trigger. Around the time that I was working with Blurb on my video interview and the cook book author's food fair, I made it be known that I wanted to collaborate with them in some way for the conference. As a veteran attendee and a featured Blurb author, I thought I might have something unique to offer. Alt is all about honing your skills as a blogger and learning how to work with brands, and since I'd connected with Blurb last year we've really clicked. They took me up on it, and now I am also happy to announce that I just finished up my second book, in time for the conference at the end of the month where I'll be their featured author during their brand sponsored mini-party.  In this new book I showcase the work I've done over the last year or so using ordinary materials, re-imagined into something more permanent and beautiful.  It's called "Making A Modern Homestead".  Here's a sneak peek. 

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Pretty Picture Books

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Pretty Picture Books

I love imaginative and beautifully illustrated children's books. I'm going to embark on a new adventure here on Poppy Haus, an occasional series where I dive into books. My founding-partner at Jasper Hearts Wren is expecting, and when I saw this series of board books I thought of her, because like me, she is a sucker for simple, modern children's design.

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All Is Love

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All Is Love

So Monday was not so great. Jasper managed to spill an entire bottle of enamel paint (red) all over himself and our outdoor furniture.  I lost my mind.  After I scrubbed him with olive oil and sea salt to get it off, he took a bath and was sent to his room to pick up his toys...which he refused to do for over three hours.  When he started to get hungry he acquiesced.  Somehow the ship righted itself when what started with a little dance party turned into an actual wild rumpus, complete with old Halloween costumes, music from the movie, signage, and a tee pee lighting in preparation for dad to get home to read the book.

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Summer Reading

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Summer Reading

Our new house has this built-in bookcase that houses all of our children's books, dog-eared paperbacks, board games, and puzzles. It's located in our family room with wainscotted walls and plush carpet looking out onto the greenery of the backyard. In this space you feel as though you are on vacation somewhere meant for napping and losing yourself in a good book.  

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