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Free Stock Photos of Black People on Unsplash

Check this out: I've curated a board full of their amazing work that features Black people.

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A Home Buying Checklist for Creative Beginners

Thank you Capital One Home Loans for sponsoring this post. This is a paid endorsement. To learn more about how Capital One Home Loans tools can help simplify your home-buying process, visit CapitalOneSmartHomeLoans.com. After majoring and minoring in architecture, interior design, and sustainability, I think I have an idea or two about what I want in my future house.  I'm talking a wrap around porch; a kitchen,[...]

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DIY Faux Fringe Booties

  I have this problem where I don't like to throw my clothes away... I keep them because "maybe I'll wear it another day?!"  Is that really a problem, though?  Naaah!  I also like to style my clothes in several different ways to achieve many looks from them.  Sometimes I even tweak pieces to get a new style from them.  That is exactly how these fringe booties came about.  I found these wedge heels[...]

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4 Reasons to Choose a Bed & Breakfast | The Coppersmith Inn Recap

The Coppersmith Inn I have always wanted to stay at a Bed & Breakfast because they fully embody old world charm to me.  It came as no surprise that my stay at The Coppersmith Inn was one of wonder and merriment, but I was still so excited!  After winning tickets to the #BlogElevated Conference (yaye twitter contests!) in Galveston, TX, I contacted Ellen, the innkeeper, and she was gracious in providing me a r[...]

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Art Deco in Arkansas

You know how you believe that know a place so well that you don't even see what's right in front of your face because you think you already know what's there?  Well, that's how I sometimes feel about a little town called Nashville, AR.  My grandparents lived the majority of their lives there.  My parents grew up, went to school, and got married and started our family there.  I spent all but maybe 1 or summers[...]

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Arkansas Treasures – Part 2

Hey y'all beautiful people.  I'm back with four more beauties of Arkansas, this time all places and locations.  If you didn't see Arkansas Treasures - Part 1, check it out.  Let's get started! Buffalo River Float on, float on.  The buffalo river is gorgeous in the summer, spring, winter and fall. Although I let it be in the winter.  I was young the last time I visited, so I only had a *snap snap click* (read[...]

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