January 2010

Snowed in and (thinking) cozy

January 30, 2010

We woke up this morning here in Southern Maryland to a gentle shower of snow and less than a half inch on the ground. Over the course of the day, I’ve watched the snow pour down on top of us and the accumulation rise to at least six inches. And there’s no sign of it [...]

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Hearts

January 28, 2010

Eventually, I figure, it will come. I will discover the secret to just making stuff up and designing it and planning out the production. Jen will get more phone calls or e-mails from me begging to borrow her love of repetitive, tedious projects. And Oomphasis will churn out lots of stuff. To go in the [...]

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Inspirationpalooza

January 15, 2010

I want to come clean: I regularly read wedding blogs. Of course, by “read” I mean “mostly just look at photos.” Aside from a general penchant for hyperbole and overuse of words like, “gorgeousness,” “gorgeous,” and — God help me — “lovely,” I find that they’re often a good source of inspiration for everything from [...]

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Winter’s white inspiration

January 6, 2010

I’ve been thinking about snow quite often lately. I love the anticipation of snowfall, and I especially love it when the snowflakes start to flutter around after I’m already locked safely inside my house for the evening, curled up with a good book and a steaming mug of hot chocolate. It’s convenient when the snow [...]

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Yes! We’re open!

January 1, 2010

It’s taken me nearly two years to bite the bullet and just do it, but now I have and here it is: the Oomphasis shop is open for business on Etsy. May all your big wishes, little wishes, and in-between wishes come true this new year.

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