Summertime reading is something of a ritualized art form for me. No “required reading” or analytical papers, no forcing my eyes through a chunk of prose. As much as I loved school (yes, a bit of a nerd, its true) I always looked forward to summer for the chance to read only those books I [...]

Dearest readers, The Bright Side Project is a little dim at the moment as we are having some technical issues with our server. To make sure every one looking for sunshine will get only the best and brightest rays we’re taking the weekend to polish up our sunbeams. Please be sure to check back on [...]

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The constant search for inspiration is one of the reasons I fell in love with The Bright Side Project so many moons ago. Every single day, I found myself looking forward to my daily dose of sunshine delivered here and I cannot begin to tell you how much [...]

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I understand turquoise is THE color for 2010. I don’t know about you, but turquoise (although beautiful and always in my heart) was my color last year. This year is beginning to show herself as moss green. Elizabeth Johnson feels my pain. Johnson is the face behind Pretty Smitten, a company [...]

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You know how when you fall in love the world looks somehow brighter? The sky is a deeper blue, the flowers shine and even the clouds sing of spun cotton as they cushion rainbows. Ashley Austin obviously knows that feeling.  Austin is the mastermind behind Fine Day Press, a line of [...]

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Nothing makes me happier when I am scouting for the BSP then to A) find a gem that perhaps you haven’t heard of yet, B) finding a contributor that totally ‘gets’ the project and bonus C) is a kindred spirit. Interior Designer, Julie Thigpen the founder of Modern Chic Home [...]

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We had the extreme pleasure in September of last year to do a feature + give away with Graphic Image. They gave away a generous Italian leather dictionary and thesaurus set.  Miss K and I considered many times entering to try to win ourselves, after all they are our favorite books and [...]

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If you are an avid reader you probably have your favorite authors but not necessarily a favorite publishing house. Well, I love books and I love nearly anything from Chronicle Books.  Viewing their newest catalogs inevitably fills my wish list each and every time. It is easy for me to deem [...]

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There’s just nothing like your home team winning the Superbowl (proud Louisiana girl + Saints fan here). Except maybe beautiful, letterpressed calligraphy. Adrienne Berry of Dingbat Press understands my love for this art because she’s made it her mission to create amazing examples of such. Outside of her love for her [...]

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I was first introduced to Jimbot on Apartment Therapy last summer. My household has a strong affinity for all things robot and monster and I fell in immediate and undying love with the mind (and subsequent artwork) of Jim Demski. Demski lives in Wisconsin with his wife and baby girl and spends [...]