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I'm taking the rest of the week off from blogging due to my parents' arrival tomorrow. We're spending a long weekend celebrating three birthdays, Easter, and their 40th wedding anniversary. It will be a spectacular extravaganza. Meaning, we will go out to eat at least once. And I think Grandma G wants to make homemade deodorant. Should be a good time.

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62 ways to decorate Easter eggs

Check out the massive collection of egg-decorating techniques over at Martha Stewart. Last year I attempted to dye eggs with silk neck ties (also included in Martha's roundup, I believe), and I gave my results a D on the egg-dying report card. I think this year I'd like to do something with tape. Shooting for a B+ this year.

(Images from marthastewart.com)

Fabric pack guest designer at Sew, Mama, Sew

Fabric shop Sew, Mama, Sew asked if I'd like to design a fat quarter pack using fabrics from their store. Heck yes—who wouldn't like to browse through pages of delicious fabric swatches? (Okay, probably lots of people, including Alex who would put it right up there with his other most-detested activity: rug shopping.) But I loved it. As you can see, I was on a mission to work in the orange.

For a chance to win one of these sets, head over here, or buy a pack in the shop. To learn what in the world a fat quarter is, plus lots of project ideas, click here!

Another thing I do when you're not looking

Here's what my desk looks like at this exact moment. I'm swimming in Pantone chips, trying to pick colors for ribbon designs, like these. Fun, right? Which is clearly why I need this mug from which to drink my coffee as I do so. Birthday is coming. Hint, hint, hubby.

What I'm doing when you're not looking

Contrary to popular belief, I don't spend all day surfing the internet. More likely, I'm at work on brochures and logos and sell sheets and ads. The days when I don't manage to get a blog post up, it's probably because I've got a deadline. Or maybe I'm eating bonbons and watching Oprah in fuzzy bunny slippers. Who's to know.

Free black and white wedding printables

Thanks to e.m. papers, you can download a DIY wedding kit featuring vintage clip art right here. Customize all the pieces and print everything yourself, saving a humongous pile of money. Via iDiY.

(Image from e.m. papers)

Giveaway: Amenity Home pillows

Amenity Home offers lovely, eco-friendly products for modern living, including the new Muir bedroom furniture collection. The pieces are inspired by classic modernist design and hand crafted from vintage hardwood rescued from buildings slated for demolition.


Win a pillow set
Amenity's textiles coordinate beautifully with their furniture line, and now you can win some for yourself! Amenity is giving away a matching set of two 18x18 pillows (valued at $140 or more) in one of the colorways above: 1) Moss Birdseye 2) Charcoal Birdseye 3) Silver Trail 4) Moss Trail 5) Charcoal River 6) Sienna River. Just leave a comment on this post with your choice of design by Friday, March 26 at midnight CDT. Be sure to include a link or other way to contact you. One winner will be drawn randomly, contacted, and announced in this post.

Update: Giveaway is now closed. Congrats to commenter #796, Brooke! To thank everyone for participating, Amenity Home would like to offer you a 20% off discount. If you sign up for their newsletter on their website, you'll receive an email with a discount code. Enjoy!