Friday loves

this DIY map art that I found (and immediately repinned) on Pinterest.

I already have the maps saved to my computer ready for printing. funny thing I noticed while finding the maps themselves... all three of our locations (we met, we married, we live) are surrounded by water. pretty neat if you ask me.

I'm not sure where I'm going to put this yet, but I think it'll either be in the entry way or the living room. I think I'm going to nix the text at the bottom though... I don't like a lot of words and crap on my walls. 

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these boots from Aldo. 

who wants to buy them for me?

want, want, WANT. 

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this home, designed by Caitlin Creer Interiors. 

love the preppy style and the bright colors. I can't wait to see the details featured later next week. 

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YHL's August superlatives. 

it's a nice way to showcase their favorite posts from the month, and 

I love seeing them all in one place. the amount of DIY they do is amazing to me. 

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things organized neatly.

this site is like OCD porn. I want to recreate everything.

especially this...

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::cue the sound of the heavens opening up above and angels singing::

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[thank you Andrea for sending me this. my life is now complete.]

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my Thirty-One bag that I blogged about two Fridays ago.

 it arrived this week and I love it. it's the perfect size to hold my wallet, 

planner and other personal stuff, as well as my school books.

I kinda wish I would have gotten a different monogram or nixed it all together though, 

cause it looks like it says "MOM" from far away instead of "MQM." woops!

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September desktop wallpapers. 

I change it on the 1st of every month and I love this month's selections. 

currently sporting Got Ink? on my desktop.

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an Etsy roundup of everything houndstooth.

 for the love of lemonade, YES PLEASE. 

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these artsy movie posters via Meredith @ Welcome To Heardmont. 

I think they'd make a great addition to a media room or studio. 

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this free print might have to join my gallery wall in the entry way. 

he looks like a happy little bird. I love vintage prints used as art. 

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I hope you all have a fantastic holiday weekend. we're starting our 3 day weekend off tonight by doing a little shopping for fall clothes (I need jeans BADLY), and then we'll be doing work on the house all weekend. we have plans to clean out the garage (which is a disaster, fo real), hang the roman shades in the kitchen/dining room, and put together the remaining pieces of the dining room furniture. 

I hope to have some update posts for you next week! 

Happy Friday!