Originally published for UnskinnyBoppy.com in August 2012. Updated by BethBryan.com in April 2026. How Pinterest Gave My Blog a Heartbeat On October 2, 2010, my hipster friend Lisa invited me to join an exclusive, invitation-only website called Pinterest. Her exact words were, “This is a website I think most of us could fall in love with.” Lisa needs to get…
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I love hosta. Don’t you? Garrett calls them “pasta” and I don’t correct him. Unfortunately one day his girlfriend will have to correct him when he tells her that pasta grows on plants, but in the mean time I think it’s hilarious. Some months ago I planted these big, robust “Sum and Substance” hosta/pasta plants along the edge of my…
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Let’s all give a warm welcome to the newest addition to my laundry room, this awesome Dash and Albert aqua striped rug runner. I’ve had my eye on a rug like this for years, and finally I found The One. He is perfect for my new aqua laundry room. He’s 30” wide and 8 feet long and looks…
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Just in case you were wondering what happened after yesterday’s frantic search for new handles, I sucked it up and ordered some 5 3/4” dresser pulls on ebay. Here are the new pulls I ordered. I’m pretty excited about these guys since they actually match my kitchen hardware. And yep! I totally photoshopped matching handles onto my dresser in the…
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If you follow my facebook or instagram pages, you’ve already heard this terrible pun from me yesterday, but I want to post it here because I’ve got a little problem over here. Does anyone know where I can find some 5 3/4” drawer pulls? I’ve checked At Home, Lowes and Home Depot. No luck. I need these pulls quick,…
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