Whole Orange & Raspberry Blender Muffins

Contributor post by Lyndsay of Coco CakeYep. You really did read that right. Blender. This is a variation of a fast and funny recipe from the wonderful Canadian cookbook icons The Best Of Bridge. In our family, we grew up on Best Of Bridge recipes...we are children of the 1980s... my mom's collection of their cookbooks are tattered and splattered, and no Christmas morning would be the same without the "Christmas Morning Wife Saver" casserole......

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Today at Poppytalk Handmade

Contributor post by Erin of Dear Edna1. Mo Funk Designs 2. Tastes Orangey 3. Allisa Jac...

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Congratulations go to ZGF Architects for Interiors Awards 2013: Healthcare from Contract Magazine for the design of Randall Children’s Hospital"Located on the Legacy Emanuel Medical Center campus in Portland, Oregon, the 334,000-square-foot facility consolidates services that were previously housed in disparate locations and connects to an existing hospital building that still provides support services. Appropriately, the new facility references...

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Modern Reception Furniture Solutions for Your Business

Creating a stylish reception space is incredibly important for modern businesses. Part of creating the perfect space involves knowing the hottest new products. This article highlights several of the industries best reception furniture solutions sure to enhance your space with the contemporary look your in search of!When designing a visitors area most consumers start with the seating. That being said there are a host of new reception seating solutions...

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Cool Decorating Trick No. 34

A rustic take on the pot rack, this driftwood rack idea would fit easily into any style kitchen from modern to traditional and super easy to make (if not near an ocean - a larger fallen branch could be peeled of it's bark instead). Image taken from a gathering with Kinfolk at a brunch in Oregon by Woodnote Photography. Thanks Caroline and Jayd...

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Real Wedding: Rimi + Jean

I am so excited to share this next wedding with you photographed by Toronto photographer, Celine Kim who journeyed to India to attend her dear friend Rimi's wedding. Celine captured the colours so amazingly, and this set is sure to delight. As many know, Indian weddings last many days with multiple events - here is just one part of what was a week long festival.  My favorite parts are all the colours of course, the beautiful swags on the car...

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New Shop Alert: The Ring Cozy

How cool are these ring cozies? Ana Maria of Anamu (a former contributor here on Poppytalk) has a new venture I'm excited to share with you today (and so fitting for the season of love). After having trouble finding a place to put her ring while out exercising or playing sports, Ana Maria came up with this brilliant idea she has created called the Ring Cozy to protect your ring while exercising. Just cover up and go! She's designed two different...

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DIY Framed Sheet Music

I came across this great idea from The Inspired Room and just had to give it a try. She used old book pages to make framed art, but I decided to use vintage sheet music instead. Both will work just fine for this project.This project was great for all of those empty frames sitting around our store. I enjoyed making this framed artwork because it was SO simple and I already had all of the materials I needed on hand.  Here's how to make your...

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The Big Salad: Greek-Style Keeper Vinaigrette + Salad

By Jeannette Ordas of Everybody likes SandwichesI'm not sure if I can call this salad a real honest-to-goodness Greek salad. For one, there's no tomatoes. It's winter here and I just can't justify using tasteless tomatoes. Truthfully, I'm not really a true raw tomato fan. So there's that. The other thing is that I add a few more ingredients than just cucumbers, peppers, onion, feta and olives. In fact, anything that looks good and has some crunch...

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Preview: OYOY Spring/Summer 2013

OYOY, the newly established Danish interior design started doing the rounds in the blogosphere last season with their newly launched Autumn product line, and now with spring just around the corner we have a little preview of their Spring/Summer collection for 2013. Graphic printed textiles and housewares inspired by Scandinavian and Japanese design, the new spring line continues with designer Lotte Fynboe's graphic colours and fresh designs....

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Today at Poppytalk Handmade

Contributor post by Erin of Dear Edna1. The Shoppe 2. Jorgensen Studio 3. Thunderpeep 4. Loopl...

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Online Course Interwoven - Last Week to Sign Up!

Just popping in to remind those of you interested, this week is the last week to sign up for online textile-based craft course,  INTERWOVEN (from Poppytalk contributor, Lisa Solomon and her INTERWOVEN partner, Katrina Rodabaugh) which starts next week and runs each week from February 4 - March 1, 2013. The course will be focusing on four different textile projects —crochet, soft sculpture, embroidery and quilting.  I'm hoping to learn...

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Preview: New Collection by nord

A preview of by nord's newest collection featuring their distinctive rustic nordic designs.  The new line doesn't veer too far from their current, but expands on different colour bedding and images (scenic, wildlife), colour and black and white.  Love the pillows above mixed with the grey sofa. Via Lovenordic Design and Hvi...

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