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Run along everyone. There is nothing to see here. Nope, nothing at all. Nada. Nein. Je ne vois rein. There is certainly not a breathtaking, Atlantic blue coat perfect for the inclement weather just a short month or two away.  What, are you still here?  Oh, [...]

SURPRISE!!!!
Why, no Miss B., this isn’t the post we had scheduled for today. It’s a birthday post for you!
And you, dear readers, have been invited to the Surprise Party!
Today is our Miss B.’s birthday. The creative genius who came up with the idea for The Bright Side Project turned another year older {on [...]

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We thought it might be fun to give away something you could use to carry all your school supplies–or all the necessary tools for a ditch day at the beach.  How appropriate, then that today’s contributor was inspired to start her business after finding her grandmother’s old beach tote in the [...]

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Rhonda and Elijah Wyman of Figs and Ginger are a real pair of crafty bastards.  No, really, that’s a good thing.  The husband and wife jewelry design team are competing to win The Crafty Bastard’s Arts & Craft Fair 2009 Craftiest Bastard title.  Something tells us that quite a few [...]

Well, here is a switch. The very kind Lexi from Love.Obsess.Inspire interviewed Miss B. and I not too long ago and the feature is now up and ready for your reading pleasure.  Head on over if you want to know what we love, what we obsess over, and what we find inspiring.
Thank you, Lexi, [...]

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The assigned duty of smacking clean the chalkboard erasers marked yet another  key difference between the boys and girls when I was  4th grader.  The boys, when assigned to clean the boards during recess, would moan and grumble and race through the task before they missed their turn in kickball.  The [...]

Well, this isn’t exactly a late breaking development.  We’ve always been on Flickr, you just couldn’t see us.  But now we have started up an Ambassadors of Sunshine Flickr group that everyone is free to join!
We would love to see your The Bright Side Project winnings in action, so if you are a past winner [...]

We like options around here, especially since most of our attempts at fabulousness have required a plan B.  We aren’t alone, either, as we have found that by and large most of our contributors have segued into artistic fields from more traditional backgrounds.  Sisters Sammy and Kelly Bui of Made by S.A.M. share the same [...]

Try as you might to stay the same, parenthood changes you.  It changes your aesthetics, especially.  Something about the hormones make you soft and gushy, and all of a sudden you don’t find those stick figure family stickers on the backs of SUVS all that objectionable.  Thankfully, we have book artist/graphic designer turned auntie Kari [...]

Pssst.  Over here!
We thought you would like to know that due to popular demand we have brought back our Life is Beautiful postcard.  You can download it for free right here by clicking on the link under the image.
The image is just to show you the final product, it is NOT the actual download!
Enjoy!
xoxo,
Miss K. [...]