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{announcement front} {announcement back} i just wanted to wish my little one a happy three-month birthday! it was actually yesterday, and i had intended on posting his birth announcement here {since i never got around to it after he was born... i was a little busy... better late than never} in honor of his three-month milestone! but i did not get to it yesterday. what's one more day

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i have always loved elum letterpress designs for their greeting card and wedding invitation design. but i recently discovered these lovely limited edition prints for sale in their online shop. i adore the orange prints, and would love to hang them in my baby's nursery... they are a bit frilly, but my son is still young enough where this would be an

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i don't think i am quite eloquent enough as to write anything profound on this ten-year anniversary of the 9 | 11 attacks. but i do want to remember and pay tribute to the bravery and rise patriotism that came about that day. instead of dwelling on the deep sadness about that day here {which has been stirred in me over the past couple of days because of the news coverage and specials about 9 |

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{via stella mccartney kids} i'm back already! i couldn't resist chiming in here today, sporting a mustache... well, actually, my blog is sporting it... not me. i'll save mine for halloween. =) anyway, this past holiday weekend, while at a friend's birthday{slash}labor day party, i saw the cutest red mini cooper that belongs to another one of our friends. the reason it was so cute {or

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{via a is for ampersand} so, i've been contemplating trying to resurrect jorjah-b from the ashes... it fell by the wayside amidst loss of interest in blogging while dealing with sadness over not being able to have children. but then i got pregnant {by the grace of God}, and i was not actively blogging here for an entirely different reason. now, the baby is here, and i'm not blogging for yet

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i have not blogged here in over five months... and for very good reason! as of the last time i posted on this blog, i was approaching my third trimester of pregnancy. though it was not as rough as the first trimester {in which i experienced some pretty awful nausea}, i had a difficult time with sleeping, pain and discomfort in my third trimester. thus, the lack of blogging on jorjah-b. and it's

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i'm not sure why paper source would be selling scarves {unless they were made of paper}. but i'm not complaining... 'cause look how cute this pom scarf is. i just saw it on their web site, and i must admit, i'm totally coveting it! okay, strong word... covet. but i do want to adorn my neck with this pretty. isn't it just lovely? so perfect for spring... even summer. {*sigh*} "focus, georgia,

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so i recently got my usual modern chic home email-ad that i receive on a regular basis... this last one was to promote some valentine's day goods... like the wall hanging you see to the left... i LOVE. i loved this love-themed wall hanging called everyday i love you art print by sugarboo designs {above}. while i was there, i found so many other products i "LOVE"... and though they are not

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i'm not sure about you, but i think it's a great idea to take a progression of photos of someone while they are pregnant... to see the transformation taking place in their exterior while we dream about and envision the transformation taking place inside their belly... ...which is why i asked one of my oldest and dearest friends to take some photos of me throughout my pregnancy. i had hoped to

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so much to love here... from free people. love the hair. love the bracelets on her arm. love the knit white shirt on the right... i could even get away with that look now... as long as the belt is above the baby bump. and LOVE the photography! {image credit free people}

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Anthropologie – Roadtrip Video i want to go on a road trip like this with each one of my bestest friends!and i want to wear everything i see in this short film, while i do it.{and keep the clothes!!}how 'bout you? road trip, anyone?

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CAUTION: sappy and silly ahead. this year...may you make all the right moves. andmay you have as much fun as you can before someone makes you stop. so, i have not been posting like i hoped to.but i have been very busy on my other blog lately.i will be so this whole month... with some online workshops. all i have time for tonight is this quick post...a bit silly perhaps.a bit whimsical.but we all

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{photo via ann gee dee} happy 2011 to all who may stop by here!! this photo was taken by one of my flickr contacts and friends.she often comments on my photos,and i'm always appreciative when she does.today, i paid a visit to her flickr page to find this photo! oh, my! i love it...and i found it to be perfect for what i wanted to sayin my first post of 2011, especially when i read the caption.it

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hello, all! it's here.... the last day of 2010! man, this year went by slow and fast at the same time. how does that work? any special plans for tonight? i've got tentative plans to visit a dear friend's new home. she and her fiancé recently bought a condo...  getting ready for their may wedding next year!! {which will be this year, come tomorrow!} my husband and i are going to get bundled up

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oh, my! it's been ages since i posted here.it's been a strange year to say the least. but with 2011 upon us, i wanted to share the biggest news of my life so far...I'M GOING TO HAVE A BABY!!! i won't go into details in this jorjah-b post.but if you want the details, you can read about it here. however, i will say this.i plan to resume my love of blogging here on jorjah-b{golly, i've missed

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wow! i almost forgot i had this blog! okay, not really. in fact, during all this time that i have not been blogging here, i've come across many inspiring things that i wanted to write about. but, life has a way of sometimes getting in the way of the things we want to do, especially when it's to do the things we need to do. how i long for the day when the "want to" and "need to" lists coincide.

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happy anniversary, sweet mama. even though dad is no longer with us, i know you still love him beyond measure and always will. and the marital bond you shared can never be severed, not even by his passing. your faithfulness and commitment in marriage while he was still with us always was {and still is } an inspiration and gift to your children and to those who knew/know you both. so, i honor you

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just bought this at starbucks this morning. i'm not even one song in, and i LOVE it! i knew i would... it's the lead singer of the shins, for cryin' out loud! i'd check it out if i were you!broken bells

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i just want to honor my mother and my grandmother on this mother's day. these are two of the most special women i have ever known. i know it might seem like i have to say this, because they are my relation. but even if i was not the offspring of the two women i'm pictured with below, i would still say the same thing about them. happy mother's day, mama and grandma. i honor you both for the work

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1. sophie on tuesday, 2. marin headlands,3. Roid week - day 4, 4. Shine Down Onif you have been reading here for a while, you probably know how much i love photography. in fact this blog has taken a back seat to my photography blog, and therefore has been pretty sparse these past several months.but i still love to talk about art and design here when i get the chance. and one of those arts is...

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hubby and i are in desperate need of good media storage... so when i saw this gorgeous media console from soorikian, i knew i wanted it! it's very much our style! not that i don't like the way our three vintage suitcases are holding all of our dvds and vhs tapes {yes, we still have some of those }. well, that is to say, i don't mind the look of the vintage suitcases. but they are highly

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sweet and stylish christina over at down and out chic just posted this image for her most recent orange crush series post. although i love orange, and it is probably my favorite color most of the time {i'm one of those favorite-color-fluctuaters }, it is not the print and color of the wallpaper that has me loving or writing about this image. it's the creative and unique use of the wallpaper

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i decided i would to a new little series... photo of the week. i'll feature a photo i saw over the last week that i love and want to write about.i sort of have a separate blog for art in general that i find, am inspired by and like to feature. it's called "...shhhh", and although it exists for any kind of art, i have found that the majority of work i feature there has been photography. but it is

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~~~this house has been on the market for over a year. every time i drive by it, i think... "i want that house!" trust me, it's way cuter in person. it has the most lovely purple flowering tree in front... you can kind of see it in the photo.this is a drive-by shooting {a term i use for my photos that i take while driving }, so it's not that great of a picture, but i took it for one reason... you

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i just thought i would pop in to say hello.it seems i only post here for holidaysor life events and such these days.but i wanted to say helloand happy springas well.i have so been enjoying the spring season this year.it seems to be warmer and a bit more tolerablethan many of the past springs we've had.so i am out enjoying the tempsand taking lots of pics of allthe spring blooms.until i get back

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a few years back, i worked for a christian book publisher as a production artist/graphic designer. this publisher also produced gospel tracts {little pamphlets that are meant to be handed out to spread the gospel or bring other messages of hope and God's love }.i had the pleasure of being assigned as the designer of this easter tract, called Jesus Is Alive. so being that it is easter today, i

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happy anniversary to one of the most creative, beautiful and blessed couples i know! i'll never forget your beautiful wedding. it was an honor to be a part of it, and it remains an honor to be a part of your lives and watch your family grow.~wishing you many many many years of wedded bliss to come.

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way back when, when i started this blog, i used to have a picture in my sidebar of my hubby and me. then at one point, i took it off, thinking maybe it was too much of the personal touch for a blog that i wanted to be mostly about art and design and creativity.but i have an artistic husband, and he is one of my biggest inspirations, so i thought it was appropriate to put one back in there. his

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i was playing around with some of my sister's and my photography after finding a great free texture on flickr. i came up with these two images... the one on the left is a paper flower that i photographed yesterday. the one on the right is a real flower that my sister had photographed a while back. {click image to see larger } the thing i loved most about them in the end was how they reminded me

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hello friends! just wanted to say happy weekend to anyone who might stop by, even though it's already saturday afternoon... oops.my friend recently had a new baby girl. when i went to see the little one last tuesday night, my friend's sister had just dropped off a home-cooked meal, including this delicious french dessert. does anyone know what this is called? something with "oiseau" {which is

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i've got about 10 minutes to get this post up before it's no longer march 2nd and no longer valid... not really. but i did want to make sure i wished my very creative, song-writing, entrepreneurial, witty, smart brother a happy birthday today. oh, did i mention he's a goofball, too? just look at these photos! you'll see.and since i'm talking about him anyway, i felt this was the perfect time to

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it has been foreversince i did a "10 things" post.so with spring in the air... or at least on my mindilist10 thingsi'm lately wanting, loving or inspired by...1~this necklace...2~"elizabeth"...3~the sweetest wall decal i've ever seen...{thanks, jen!}4~these cute, cute peep-toe flats...5~"drifting by" dress...but also, the gorgeous botanical printshanging behind the model in the photo...6~"redbud"

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happy 95th birthday, grandma.{sorry this post is a day late.}i love you.i'm grateful that you have always beenan artist at heartand passed that on to my mamawho passed it on to me.i wish you many more happy years!~love, georgia{my grandma pictured aboveat 18 years old on her wedding dayand a year ago on her 94th birthday below.}{photos courtesy of my mama.}

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i've wanted to write a post for several months about owls and how much i adore when they are used as whimsical design motifs. but i've not gotten around to it. um, well... i've not gotten around to much here lately.but i could not resist posting about this aesthetic apparatus poster i just discovered over at grain edit... one of my favorite design sites. the poster is on my want list for sure.

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{click on image for better view }last november, one of my best friends had to deliver the baby of her first-ever pregnancy almost four months early. he was to be born this month, but God had other plans for this sweet child.i had posted about it on my photo blog back in november {here }, if you want to read more and see some photos from shortly after he was born.tomorrow, i get to go to the baby

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hello, loves.sorry for the absence as of late. you might have guessed from my last post that i'm going through some searching times. at first, it made it difficult to blog over here at jorjah-b. i found myself needing to be more personal and "bloggy" over at my personal photo/journal blog.then, i guess "out-of-sight, out-of-mind" just sort of took over when it came to jorjah-b. i almost forgot

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i just wanted to share a recent discovery... a blog i came upon that i think is worth talking about. it's called, you are not alone... started by the very gifted meg of tea and brie photography. she says this about the blog:"you are not alone is an area of my site for mothers who are suffering from postpartum depression. it is also for individuals who are clinically depressed, feeling a little

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happy weekend, everyone!i don't have much time tonight,but i wanted to leave you this over the weekend.i'm beaming with prideover the creativity of my friend, ese.how cool is thishand madesuper-chiclooks-straight-out-of-a-galleryultra coolway stylishmodern art printthat one of my best friendsmade for her fireplace mantel?{well, actually, it was a group effort,as her husband and daughteralso

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looky, looky!see what i found at the vintage shop a couple weekends agowhile treasure hunting with my girlfriend, jessi?it's a vintage atomizer.it was used for misting plants back in the day.isn't it so charming?i bought it for when i get etsy up and running again.but i really want to keep it for myself.very very hard to resist!more of my treasure finds to come...

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i just have a few things to say. i had planned to do a post about some lovely throw pillows {including the one shown } that i recently discovered. i saw them over at modern chic home and wanted to write about how much i like them. but as i logged on so that i could go and write my post, i got an e-mail from a friend with some very difficult news.i almost felt it would be trivial to post anything

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{click on image for larger view}no, you're not seeing double. and no, that's not me. but yes, it is twins. although both people in the photo are the same girl, they are both a twin... my twin!i thought i'd share this cool photo of my twin sister... taken by the photographer {robert lieberman, son of photographer archie lieberman } who lives in the flat above her. he had a gallery showing of his

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dearest friend,although you are the one jumping for joy in this photograph, it is i who is jumping with joy in my heart. it does my spirit good to hear the perfectly timed news of your engagement. i'm over the moon!... remember when you got a vintage-esque bike for your birthday? i'm a million times more excited than that.... remember when we sat and prayed that God would lead you to a wonderful

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so, as you may have heard, we've had a lot of snow in the midwest here lately. well, i was one of the many who had to drive to work in it. i did it last year... and wouldn't you know it? i did it again this year. i went for an unintended joy ride in my very poor-handling {in the snow } car. my car did a full 180 while on my way to work. just like last year, i did not hit anyone. but unlike last

georgia b.noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2853717393854296270.post-42126887040180738332010-01-07T20:56:00.004-06:002010-01-07T21:12:18.027-06:00

okay... the last thing i need isanother mug or two around the house.but how cute are these mugsfrom bailey doesn't bark?have you seen these yet?i had not until yesterday.i wish i'd get a letter from someonevia one of these fun lovlies.i'd kinda like to send one, too.sadly, they are sold out right now.i hope they will get more.such a unique {and permanent }way to say hello to a friend.

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hello... hello hello hello hellois anyone out there... there there there there?i think this is the longest i've ever gone without posting on jorjah-b. and i never even announced that i would be taking a break. it just sort of happened. i lost touch with this space -- something i never thought would happen! {as far as i know, i might be writing this post into thin air.}but the new year is here,

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to you and yours.may this day be blessedand full of richness and loveand most of all, gratitude{whether you celebrate this holiday or not }.~jorjah-b

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i don't know about you,but i like to take advantage of this time of yearwhen the colors are gone from the treesand christmas anticipationhas not quite arrived yet.i use this time to enjoythings that i would not during other timesthroughout the year.things like spiced hot apple ciderand ginger snaps{both from trader joe's }yum.just doesn't get much better than this!{especially if you dunk!}:-Dwell

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recently lovingand inspired by...this art deco -esqe clutchthis winery's label design and logothese asymmetrical stud earringsthis letterpress wedding invitationthis dreamy photograph

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you know the saying?..."good things come in small packages."it's true!i got the sweetest little package today.from the sweetest new blog friend.{and all the way from england!...it's so much fun to get an air mail package!}remember me writing about ginny a short while back?and i wrote about her morsbag giveaway?then i told you to go enter it,but i joked around saying, "wait, maybe not.if you enter

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i'm off to a good start on my challenge!{see post below }i found this lovely cashmere cardiganfor a steal of a deal yesterdayduring my lunch breakat a second-hand store near my work.it's a j.crew.but it looks vintage.and it feels like it should...soft and warm and cozy.i put more photos of it on my photo blog...just playing around a bit.well, i'm off to work again,and then to my sister's fabulous

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i'm taking the challenge!{of the utmost kind }or should i say taking the plunge?go hereto see what i am talking about.it's a challenge i gladly accept,since we are on a somewhat strict budgetas we recover from being a recently unemployed household.and you know what?it's not a far fetch for me.i love second-hand shopping anyway --with or without a challenge.{already, 90% of my belongingsare

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i thought i would let me love for photography spill over onto this blog, since i've been neglecting in my consistency with posts on jorjah-b and putting all my efforts into my photo blog. so here are a few fun links to all things photographic and inspiring.for your iPhonei just saw this yesterday on one of my favorite photo blogs to visit... a generous offer for free iPhone backgrounds from her

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we went to visit my husband's brother and his wife last night, and every time i go, i'm so taken with the gorgeous chandelier {pictured above } that hangs above their table. it was there when they moved in, but they knew a good thing when they saw it, so they kept it up, and it looks absolutely gorgeous above their large, rustic table.it made me remember the chandeliers that i saw when i

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BOO!just want to say,have a happyand a safeand funday.{photo via my sister }

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this weather iswe've seen so little of the sun around here for so long, it's really starting to ware on me. i love autumn, and i know with autumn comes rain, but it's been so gray almost every single day. i'm needing some sunshine really badly. i think i better double up on my dose of d vitamins so i don't develop s.a.d.well, that said, i thought i would give you a dose of sunshine from my shoes

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i discovered this photography seriesand am so captivated by it.in fact, i find all of her workto be dreamy and beautiful.i'm also awed by this beautiful seriesfrom photographer, alicia bock,who never ceases to amaze me.both series inspire me to look aroundand see the world in soft monotones.{thus my photo and processing below. }i hope these images do the same for you.happy week ahead.{oh, i

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wishing you days of peace and light-heartedness.{and a happy weekend, too.}{{pssst... scroll down a couple of posts if you want to enter my give-away. there's still time.}}

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okay, i don't have a great deal of time tonight, but i wanted to at least get a quick word out about some artists i have recently discovered and whose work i admire. {one of which i discovered through the other.}first, is ginny. i can't even remember if i found her blog or if she found mine. all i know is we became fast friends in the blogosphere, and she is quite a kind soul and talented artist.

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my halloween give-away has finally arrived!!!{oh, such ado, hah?}i'm not a big halloween person. i liked it as a kid {'cause i'm a big freak when it comes to candy and chocolate }, but since i don't have kids of my own, i don't really get too into this holiday anymore. but i do get into october festivities and fall in general. so last year, i decided to make some halloween-ish cards. i did not

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i'm not sure which is slowing down more -- me, or my computer. i think a little of both. jorjah-b has taken a back seat to my other blog, especially since photography becomes more of a passion of mine every day. i have so many ideas and plans for this space, so it bothers me that i have not kept up with it.but i have to cut myself some slack. i'm working again, trying to get control of some other

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i had the pleasure of being a quasi-professional photographer for a day today. one of my dearest friends asked me to drive down and get some autumn photos of her little girl. i was happy to do as it would mean photographing a little one--something i don't get much of a chance to do, as i do not have kids of my own.it was so much fun and i got several shots that i am happy with {some of which are

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sorry for my lack of promised posts this week, but yesterday's post took precedence--i'm sure you understand.next week we'll hold all my promises and more. have a wonderful weekend. {gosh, i'm glad it's friday!}~jorjah-b

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happy anniversary, b-rock.{the huz and me nine years ago }instead of writing something sappy and mushyfor my ninth wedding anniversarylike i did last year,i'll just share with you allsomething that gave me a good chuckle yesterday.we recently inherited the king-size bedfrom my mom's spare room,because she needed to put a smaller bed in thereas my grandmother will be going to live with her.we

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one of my favorite color combinations...yellow and grayin the yard{an autumn tree photographed with a twist--you can see more here.}andin my closet{my new favorite necklace from anthropologiebought with birthday gift cards.}i had hoped to do some fun posts this week--a few featuring some women artists and a give-away for halloween. but, alas, this week got away from me. i've been busy at work and

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i went for a walk in the woods yesterday.muddy boots.frozen fingers.runny nose.none of it enoughto keep me awayfrom the color and scentand loveliness of autumn.this is why it is my favorite season.{that, and pumpkin spiced lattes from starbucks.}my world was saturated with color.colors that came in every shape and size.so good to have you, fall.why don't you stay for a while.

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happy friday!yes, friday is cause for celebration.but that's not the reasonfor the title of this post.it's titled "jorjah-celebrate"because i want to celebrate artists--women artists to be specific.don't get me wrong,i've discovered some great male artistssince i have been blogging here{a couple of which i hope to write about soon }.but i have discovered several more female artists--perhaps

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i love this coat.a mere $3,000.i am working again...but this is aiming a little high!*sigh*that's why we blog, right?we can live {or dress } vicariously here.{all images via net-a-porter.com }

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today is my birthday.if i listed ALL of my birthday wishes here, it would be a mile long. so instead, i'll just list a few. i wish i could throw myself a birthday party and wear this dress for it.i wish i could buy every single thing i like when i walk into an anthropologie store or look in one of their catalogs. {you have to know how much i love that store if you have been reading here for a

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hoping you are having a relaxing sunday...enjoy some photos i tookof a beautiful young treeturning to bright yellow from greenin early fall this yearon a "fall has the bluest sky" day.{just thought you might need some colorafter friday's everything gray post.}happy sunday.

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i've been in a gray mood the past day or two.not a sad mood.not a blue one either.just gray.it matches the weather.but it's a good thing.i love gray!i love the quietness of this colorless color--whether part of the weather,or part of my wardrobeor part of my home.{actually, i don't have any gray in my home.but after i saw the anthro towels below,i was rethinking if i should start.}i've been

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today, i finished up on the design of a birth announcement--the first one i've ever done! {i've designed several wedding invitations, and have always wanted to do a birth announcement, too.} some dear friends commissioned me to design the announcement for their firstborn... this precious little one below.{click on announcement to see a better view }as you can see, her name is violet, so this

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happy friday, everyone! summer is quickly approaching a disappearing act... soon to be in autumn's shadows. but it is still here, by golly, and i'm gonna hold on to it as long as i can!i'm hoping this weekend is as beautiful as the monday-thursday weather has been. i've got friday, saturday and sunday to get a lot done, and to enjoy what could be one of my last long weekends for a while--

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{cutest anthropolgie ensemble here }i was tagged again. i think i've done this one before. but i enjoyed the challenge so much, i'll do it again. it's not as easy to give one-word answers to questions as you may think--especially for some more than others. well, enough introduction. i'll just do it and let you read.{thanks, miss akka b. with the coolest blog, for tagging me.}where is your cell

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are you ready for it? I AM! autumn is not officially here yet {not for about ten more days, i think ??? }. but man, is it sure showing signs of early arrival around here! and i could not be happier. 'tis my favorite season, and i welcome it with open arms!i was at my mom's house on labor day, and there was one lone tree that was brilliantly colorful out of many others that were still summer-green

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i saw these adorable flats today, and i immediately thought back to when i first started working at a new job in the late summer of 2005. fall was right around the corner, and my coworker {now one of my best friends }, who happens to be one of the most well-dressed and stylish girls i've ever met, loved to talk fashion with me and i with her.we were so excited about the new "it" color for that

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almost daily, i am lifted up by a comment or an e-mail or a post from one of my blogging friends {whether visitors or regular readers }. that is proving to mean the world to me right now.pssst... my husband teases me that my blog friends are not real people. but i know the truth. so do you. thanks for all your words of encouragement and boosts of my spirits. they are just what i need.i hope my

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i had wanted to post about my furniture find for a while now--i found this side table back in early august. i went to a second-hand store with my mom near her house. they had the best selection of vintage furniture at such incredible prices! i saw this table, and i immediately walked over to claim it for myself. being jobless, this was a little more than i should have paid. but i simply could not

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although i took these photos on wednesday, they do not look very summer or autumn-like as we approach transition from one season to the other. they look more like spring. but i like them, and therefore am posting them regardless.i'm finding it a very strange time in my life right now. so surreal. so uncertain. so up in the air. so drift-like. nothing seems anchored or rooted. so i'm finding

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every once in a while,i'm lured in to see what's newat anthropologie.i'm loving the romancein these sweet photos,swooning for the bracelets,and thinking it's timei go use the gift card i gotfor christmas last year.....i think i'll be looking at one of these.after all, it is my birthday soon.oh, and don't even ask how old i'll be.there's no way i'm telling you that!{*wink*}

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{photo via here}hello from the land of the lost.well, i'm not really lost.but i feel like i've lost my wayback to my jorjah-b space.i rarely post here,and when i do, there's not muchto report or write about.i take that back.there's a lot.i just don't write it.i've just lost touch with it.it's not an intentional break.i'll get back to it again.i just have been out of syncwith my drive to keep this

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while the purpose of this post is not to sell vodka or tell people they should drink it, i have been wanting to write about this commercial ever since i saw it on television about a month ago. i almost forgot to write about it--until i saw it again tonight.it's not about the vodka, for me. instead, it's all about the typography! i love it! i've never seen a more clever and beautiful use of

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yikes!!!you must all me sickof seeing my silly mug{as in face—not as invessel for holding coffee}plastered here on my blogfor such a long time.i have not been ableto get back to this spacein quite some time.not much time today, either.but i wanted to put somethingother than my gummy smileup for all my lovely readers to see.:)instead, enjoy some old photos i tookof one of my favorite

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happy friday!!!i don't have a lot to say{especially as far as regular posts go}.i'm still taking a breather from daily blogging.but i miss it and can't wait to get back to it.i have some artists i want to feature,some things i want to talk about,and some things to share that make me happy.hopefully soon i will be back in the swing.but i will say this.for those of you who don't read my photo blog,

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happy monday! i've been so absent here, as i have had a lot going on.i just wanted to thank everyone who gave me feedback, input and ideas about how to get my hair done. i truly took everyone's input into account. most of you said i should go back to the bob that was in the second to the last photo of my last post {below this one}.sweet miss erin gave me a great idea—a compromise of my existing

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{image via here}okay, people . . . i need your help!do you know how a new hair cutcan make you feel like a new person?well, i've grown so tired and frustratedwith this mop of hair on my head.i have not had a hair cut {not even a trim}for over a year now—and i'm long overdue.my high school reunion is this coming saturday,so i'm going to break down and spend the moneyto get at least a trim of my

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the pier one store in my town is going out of business.so i stopped by last week to see if there was anything i likedthat i could get for a great deal—and there was!this fabulous clip window wall frame.it's only $28! {i got it for a lot less.}here is the photo from the web site.but i took a couple of my own {above}so that i could show you how i intend to use it.i'm always picking up great vintage

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{just a random pretty photo so this post is not just words}happy monday!i'm not sure why, but my wireless internethas been woefully slow since i got it.and for some reason, it's slower than usual lately.when one of my friends was overand we were on the computer together,she said my internet speed was slower than dial-up!i've been on the phone with my provider for daystrying to get to the bottom

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{playing in photoshop with textures and effects}{you can see the series that this photo came from here}

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a gift.a gesture.a wish.a blessing.a prayer.a kindness.a word of hope for new beginnings.{all in}a topiary.{from}a friend.{thanks for this, ese.}have a great weekend, all.

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{just a few of my favorite things from francesca's collections}so i discovered a new boutique chain yesterday.you'll probably think i've been living under a rockwhen you hear which boutique it is . . .it's called frencesca's and apparently they areall over the united states, ten of which are near me—three in chicago and seven more in surrounding cities.how did i miss these all this time?even

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sorry i've been so absent in the blogosphere lately.today, tomorrow and thursday i'll be even more scarce.i really wanted to get some planned posts up,but it's just not going to happen for right now.you see, i'm painting for three days.for some reason, i've had several peoplerequest my help in painting their homes lately.hmmmm . . . maybe i should consider a career change?my help with painting

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hooray!!!it finally feels like summer around here!i just may go to the beach or the pool,as it's finally warm enough.i'm a little behind from having such a busy weekend,but i'll try to get some sort of weekend updateposted soon that gives you the detailsof my fun excusion in the city with friends—meeting old friends and new friends at a barbecue,blogging friends, furniture finds and my sister.but

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i want these boots from free people!yes, i said it.i want them.i know, you can't always get what you want.but if you try sometimes, you get what you need.so, i guess i'll rephrase this.I NEED THESE BOOTS!{smile}it's finally a beautiful summer day here in chicago-land!cloudless, gorgeous blue skies.and i'm excited.one.i'm picking up an awesome table and chairs setfrom an antique store in townand

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i've been taking advantage of my extra free time{that comes with not having or finding a job}by watching the jazz history documentary filmby ken burns that we checked out from the library—which is an excellent film by the way.being only three discs into the series,we are still in the birth and beginningstages of the history of jazz—which means a lot of photos and footageof the 1920s, and thus a

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{1. credit • 2. credit • 3. credit }i'm not usually a pastel kind of girl.but i had to post some pink things todayto show just how tickled pink i amat the fact that i've sold two of the threevintage items that i put on etsy so far.it makes me giggle with glee.and lest you think i don't really have anything on etsy . . .see? they were there. i promise.{i hope this is a good sign of things to come.

georgia b.noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2853717393854296270.post-78749414515186974862009-07-21T19:40:00.010-05:002009-07-21T23:31:09.403-05:00

life is just a bowl of cherries . . .. . . especially with these two vintagepyrex mixing bowls.{or is it robin egg blue?}andaren't they summer fresh?they're goin' up in the shopalong with some other thingsvery soon—hopefully tonight.they make me want to bake a cherry pie,and go on a pretty summer picnic . . .. . . wearing this dress {calvin klein}with these shoes {me too}and this watch {skagen}or

georgia b.noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2853717393854296270.post-33790412743784967242009-07-20T00:18:00.008-05:002009-07-20T17:25:53.128-05:00

some of you know i have a photo blog.some of you know i have a twin sister.some of you know she has a photo blog.some of you know we have a photo blog.but what no one knows until nowis that we are doing a new little projectthat we're calling "synophotography".you can read more about ithere.that is me on the left and her on the right.i had fun designing the typography on this image.. . . which

georgia b.noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2853717393854296270.post-45122444795994734032009-07-19T23:02:00.004-05:002009-07-19T23:14:23.038-05:00

happybirthdayto one of the mostgenuine,caringpeopleon the faceof the earth.i love you, jessi!

georgia b.noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2853717393854296270.post-37496455084772162532009-07-18T17:21:00.007-05:002009-07-18T18:43:07.490-05:00

i received a lovely packagefrom a lovely friendon a day i would need it most.{the day the hubby got laid off} first i met her here.then we found out we live sort of closeto each otherso we met at a flea market.while there, i mentionedthat i like to collect theseso that i can make these.so she sent me her own collection of themalong with a cute owl journalbecause she knew i like owlsand a card

georgia b.noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2853717393854296270.post-21384556052276950682009-07-17T10:17:00.005-05:002009-07-17T11:15:32.296-05:00

i'm happy to say i'm going to be "bloggysitting" over at the wonderful blog, simple blueprint, on monday. joanna asked me to guest post while she is out of town, and i couldn't be more thrilled. i admire her blog, her artistic eye, her design and her person very much, so i consider it an honor to fill in for her while she's gone.even though she is out of town, she still has some of her own posts

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