A Lovely Surprise... My "Get Well Soon" Blog Feature

Hello + Hello!

Just stopping in here to say a big

Hi!

(long time no speak....sorry about that)

Frankly January is always MY craziest month.

I wish I could have a slow peaceful month like most folks who actually complain

about being bored in January.

But, alas no. I be hoppin' busy!!

I've been off to market for a week in

Atlanta....then came home to be stuck in bed for a week with the flu.

Icky!

Next it's taxes, inventory & the one good thing...magazine/blog feature deadlines.

Eeeeep!

But, all in all it's truly necessary and ultimately..... good stuff in the end.

>>>>>---------------->

Well,

anyway....until I can have a bit of time to myself to formulate a

well written creative blog post for your enjoyment....

today I'm going to share a surprise blog post which was featured

by a sweet old friend

Claire of

Heart Handmade UK

What a happy day it was (after being so sick)

 to wake up and have such a sweet feature

on my home and studio.

Claire is always reporting on the charming-est

parts of home décor and crafting.

If you've never taken the time to slip over to her blog....

well....

you are in for a big treat!!

I love all that she features,

 and find myself pinning and re-pinning from

her Pinterest feed & her blog

on a regular basis to my own

Pinterest Account

I urge you to take a moment & refresh yourself

at Claire's

beautiful blog.

I know I did...

I bet you won't be sorry you did!

Cheers,

T.

xx

 

 



Rummage Restyled: A Few New Flickr Favorites

Trisha Brink Design

 

Hello + Hello!

It's that time again folks....

another installment of my favorite picks from the

Flickr group I curate called

Rummage Restyled

I am always so blown away by the sheer talent of the

home decorators and designers

 who are so willing to share their hard work with the rest of us on the web.

I'm so thankful that they are!

Just take a look at these gorgeous room shots found in our ever growing group:

 

 Three Red Apples

 zimmerkuechekabinett

 Planet Fur

 confettigarden

 lakbdesign/fergusandme

 Jutta/kootutmurut

Art Goodies Home

lakbdesign/fergusandme

 

Each and every one of these lovely styled vignettes exude a sense of

cozy home.

I highly recommend you visit my friends over on

Rummage Restyled

where you will find many more shots just like these.

 I consider it such an honor to curate their 

amazing work.

Maybe you have some photos to add?

I'd love to see you over there!!

Cheers!

&

Happy Weekend!

T.

xx

 



Welcome New Friends!

Hello + Hello!

I'm so excited to welcome you from wherever you've come from throughout the web today!

I've been noticing a fair amount of traffic here from

Pinterest

lately which is always so flattering, thanks for stopping by and taking the time to

'click-through'.

xx

HOWEVER,

today

I'm excited to welcome my new friends from

Natasha's lovely blog

Candy Pop!

(ok, seriously...don't you love that name?)

Anyway...

I am honored to be a part of Natasha's Friday Photographers

series on her sweet blog.

A huge thanks to her for connecting you and I!

I hope you feel welcome here...

&

for those of you who are normal attenders...

I hope you head on over to her

Blog

to check it out!

She has a great eye & a super duper fun attitude towards color and design!

Cheers to you all

&

Happy Weekend my Dears!

T.

xx

Flickr Favorites from Rummage Restyled



My inspiring Flickr group:
Rummage Restyled
has been attended by so many creative folks,
I thought it a shame to keep it all to myself.
Did you know that I created and have been
the curator of a group on Flickr
with over 350 ultra talented members,
 and more than 2,800 stylish photos of interior vignettes?
If you are looking for inspiration in your creative life,
you're sure to find some pretties to light your fire!
Go ahead, check out some of my recent favorites...
there are so many more gifted folks and photos to discover
over at
Rummage Restyled!
We also welcome new members with a heart to share
their vintage rummage goodness!!

Sweet details...
Blondie Blu

Serene white bedroom and linens.
Machteld M

Wonderful desk work space.
Atelier Pompadour

Lovely wall collage.
Jutta/ Katoot Marut

Fresh white tiled bathroom.
Jasna Janekovic

Selina Lake's Homespun Style: I Pinky Swear It's Great!

I can honestly say that I havn't been more excited about a book release in...

....well....

....I've NEVER been this excited about a book release!

Not only do I adore the books that

Selina Lake

puts out....this subject is near and dear to my heart as well!

I am a crafty chica who loves all things made pretty with love and elbow grease.

So,

imagine my happiness when my favorite stylist decides to put out a book about it?!

Yippie!

Not only that,

but....

Debi Treloar

is the talented photographer who captured the vignettes,

along with the easy to read

Joanna Simmons

who was somehow able to put it all into words actually worth reading.

I preordered my copy

MONTHS ago when I was told it would be coming available.

You can order a signed copy of the book from

Selina's Etsy Shop, or get a copy from your favorite bookseller.

I was simply tickled pink to find my copy yesterday on the doorstep!

I've been going through it over and over admiring all the pretties.

So many of the talented homeowners are folks I admire and chat with on a regular basis over on Flickr. We all seem to share an affinity for things homespun.

I will warn you however....

if you buy this book,

you'll find yourself doing all sorts of crazy pretty things around the house!

I found myself cutting quilt squares today when I should've been doing some dishes!

This book could be hazardous for your organized life....

oh well....

nothing in my home will ever be perfect anyway....

so I might as well make what I do have pretty!

&....

OH YES,

I'm also more than a little happy to mention that Selina has been true to her

sweet disposition by mentioning some resources to find more inspiration and supplies for recreating this fun look. 

I am thankful, humbled and honored to be among the named.

Although Selina (whom I've come to know as a happy new friend) lives halfway accross the globe, she has been kind enough to include not only my Blog, but my Etsy shop Ollie Bollen

& our shop

Grandiflora Home and Garden

Thanks so much Selina, like I've said before...you're such a Peach!

Well,

I hope you will all head right out and get your copy, because we'll be discussing it here quite a bit if you ask me. I simply love this look myself....but even if the bright colors are not for you and you love creams, neutrals, blacks, browns, or muted tones....you can truly find inspiration in the displays and convert them to your own color scheme instead.

I challenge you to check it out sometime soon.

You won't regret it, I pinky swear!

:D

T.

xoxo



Pops of Pink are EVERYWHERE!

Well I've been one busy girl today.

Yes I've been uploading a fair amount of stock to my Etsy shops

Ollie Bollen

&

Wesley Asher

Today I'm showing you a few of the pink items uploaded to Ollie Bollen.

Have you been noticing all the POPS of pink.....especially

NEARLY NEON

HOT PINK

that have been invading the web lately???

 Whoo Hoo!!

 I'm super excited about it!

 Don't get me wrong....hot pink is not my favorite color, but I do love me a little pop of it from time to time....especially against that white white like the napkin rings I just uploaded.

 I'm also happy to see pink resurfacing with mustards, golds, and browns.

 It seems there is a very Japanese and also Dutch influence on all designs featuring pinks.

 I'm so down with that!

They are two of my fave nationalities for design influences.

Make sure you are keeping your eyes on....

 Pinterest

for all the exciting things in PINK that are surfacing now....

 ....there are little pops of pink to be had everwhere.

From sophisticated modern art....

 ....to crafty little girls' projects.

Pink doesn't have to be everywhere....just a little dab will often do ya!

Have a very

Rosey

day!

:)

T.

Fabulous Flickr+A Giveaway!!!!

Pretty collection by Little Jenny Wren

What I love about Flickr is the enormous selection of pretties!

Some folks just have a knack for picking out great combinations of lovelies.

Little Jenny Wren

is such a talented crafter of sweet little dolls.

Have you seen her blog?

She is the one responsible for putting this sweet Flickr collection together,

you can find her

here

along with the other great artists she's featured in this photo

(including me! :)

Really cute!!

Also find her dolls for sale at her

Etsy Shop

She lives in Tasmania....and has the cutest things!

I hope you take the time to visit....

Also, don't forget to visit my blog post

here 

to win a copy of a book called

Romantic Style

by

Selina Lake

You have until Sunday!

Happy Weekend!

T.

:)

Spoils to the Winner; A GIVEAWAY!!!

Sorry, this contest is now CLOSED. Please stay tuned for more giveaways from Trisha Brink Design.

Did you remember that I won a copy of Selina Lake's Romantic Style Book??
Yep! I'm the lucky girl who got the signed copy for winning a photography contest on her Flickr Page.
Whoo Hoo!
Ironically, I already had the book (as I'm obsessed with Selina's Style!)
SO,
I'm being a good girl and "Paying it Forward" by doing a giveaway of MY COPY!!!!






Look at how pretty the wrapping was!!!!
I can't wait to decide what to do with this beautiful fabric?!?!

Ooooo..... I even got some lovely art cards in the deal....I'll have to pen some lovely letters soon.

I was truly inspired to style a few photos myself! :)

The contents are a really lovely clue as to what lies ahead in this beautiful book....

....there are pretty bedrooms...

....with adorable detail photos (this happens to be my absolute favorite picture in the book!).

Dreamy photography abounds throughout the book thanks to Debi Treloar.

There are so many types of Romantic Style and Selina shows them all. Sara is the master at descriptive writing....telling us how to achieve the looks we are seeing in the photos.

I am having so much fun paging through all the inspirational ideas with COLOR!

Oh how I love all the white with the pops of color in this photo!!!
Again; this is one of my faves!

I'm always looking for kitchen inspiration....and this photo is most assuredly inspiring!

So many special photos of beautifully detailed stylized vignettes.
How Dreamy....

There are even unbelievable shots of the gardens that belong to these unbelievable homes!
Don't you just want to lounge here with Romantic Style Book???
Well, in a moment....I'll tell you how you can....well sorta anyway....not here maybe....but lounging with the book for sure!
:o)

Because Selina Lake was so nice to send me a book....I'm going to give my book away to one lucky winner too!
Not only that, but I'm going to give that same lucky winner a copy of my winning photo as well!
Yippee!!!
All you need to do is:
1. Leave a comment here on my blog telling me how you've "romantically styled " a space in your home or garden (or at least how you would like to if you haven't already).
2. Make sure you tell all your blogger friends about the giveaway...we don't want anyone missing out!
3. I will RANDOMLY select a winner once the contest closes on Sunday night April 3 at midnight Pacific Standard Time.
4. Make sure you tune in on Monday to see if you've won!!! 

This book is absolutely a total dream, if you win you will adore just sitting with a cup of tea and your dreams as you drift off into a romantic world.

One thing I must add here, thank-you SO MUCH Selina for the winning book; I appreciate it more than you could ever know.  I have been following your lovely work for some time now through all the magazine work you've done and your book Bazaar Style. I am so pleased that you finally nailed down the fact that Romantic Style doesn't have to be "SAPPY" rather that it can be edgy and even modern.

Praise the Lord that I can finally admit that I'm a Romantic....and not feel like a prissy pink frou frou freak!

For in my mind....romanticism can even be rustic, modern, and bright.....you have simply pulled them all together for us to enjoy.

Thanks Oodles and Lots!

Cheers

Everyone!!!!

:o)
Sorry, this contest is now closed, please stay tuned for more giveaways from Trisha Brink Design.