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This week is a hodge podge of things I’m excited about right now. One of my favorite local shops is Wonderfair. They made some postcards to send to politicians, just in time to keep up with InCoWriMo, and express your personal displeasure with political decision makers or anyone else. I like the one that just says “NO”.…

I really need to start calling this something other than Fashionable Friday because it basically takes me all weekend to get it posted or to get it right. So here it is, late as always, but full of love and hearts and a little something to get you in the mood for Valentine’s Day —…

Any chance to try to jumpstart my week, my month or my year over again, I will take. And Chinese New Year is one of my favorite holidays. Partially because it is so much about clearing away clutter, starting fresh and making a new start. For some reason, the Year of the Rooster is one…

I spent two days this week marbling paper for a project for work so I am in the “marbling zone”. It’s definitely a trend right now and fountain pens have always utilized marbled resins and plastics so this was an easy crossover. Hope you enjoy your own Marble Madness this week. Genuine Ingenuity Sleeveless Top…

This week saw snow along the Eastern seaboard in the US and this weekend, the weather reports are threatening snow and ice throughout the Midwest and South and Southeast in the US so I was inspired to plan a Snow Day theme for this week’s Fashionable “Weekend”. I picked warm tones inspired by fresh chocolate…

With the cold, (and in my case) snowy days and long, dark nights of winter officially settling in, the Danish concept of Hygge (pronounced “HOO-gah, like a football cheer in a Scandinavian accent” according to the NYTimes) seems a fitting, if slightly odd, topic for Fashionable Friday. However, the concept of Hygge is all about coziness and…

In the spirit of the holidays and an urge to celebrate New Year’s with the proper sparkly pomp, I bring you “All That Shimmers” this week. I hope your holidays sparkle with promise and celebration this week and all of 2017. Daisy Place Pencil Cup $20 (via Kate Spade NY) Sailor 1911 Large Fountain Pen…