August 2013 - Home Ideas - Modern Home Design

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOky1s2d4uP7pvNSEsGcOvYodV_1WTA0IqBbOfwJ-C_JCO6jIQ3oGMD_QQW5jgKyAFhgHI4vby21qx8JdiZ3F-iA_Upxi9YAPZAqXCppbUXSQnjn4gNJOdZ5qR1XuJFka4bck0uTo7iNFj/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-08-03+at+10.51.30+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOky1s2d4uP7pvNSEsGcOvYodV_1WTA0IqBbOfwJ-C_JCO6jIQ3oGMD_QQW5jgKyAFhgHI4vby21qx8JdiZ3F-iA_Upxi9YAPZAqXCppbUXSQnjn4gNJOdZ5qR1XuJFka4bck0uTo7iNFj/s800/Screen+shot+2013-08-03+at+10.51.30+AM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=92292000">My Birthday Surprise: London Calling</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So today is my birthday. I should be taking the day off from social media, but I had to pop in to share a special gift I received. Yesterday afternoon I was on twitter and noticed that a bunch of people – many that I have met at various blogger events – were being introduced as being selected to travel to London to attend the London Design Festival.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3dojjSZ_bhJOzX-HM3nmMLLUQKZPf-84jg7uepMNy-0Ntm_pxnC4UfLMjAsTH_fP_F_u3JGubyRMhIEM-47FqDbp9UW6EbpjGltGUZd0grfDYp-SYbp9TRjCKehHCSdta_1RlEqQg2Pgi/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-08-03+at+9.42.28+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3dojjSZ_bhJOzX-HM3nmMLLUQKZPf-84jg7uepMNy-0Ntm_pxnC4UfLMjAsTH_fP_F_u3JGubyRMhIEM-47FqDbp9UW6EbpjGltGUZd0grfDYp-SYbp9TRjCKehHCSdta_1RlEqQg2Pgi/s800/Screen+shot+2013-08-03+at+9.42.28+AM.png" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.londondesignfestival.com/">Check it out! The London Design Festival</a></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDuN6x2iJrbn2J9ZVcGRs6_kvExzFa29N7bYkdoT-cWC5DuFaWArSKBr_fcCb74il1ihEViL3SE1MKk7zV0CByGUhtmzOUoBTAqpYqrv65qMLfbAwXjjgm0DMBIV8C8c5s2Np8uivr3Xcy/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-08-03+at+11.17.49+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDuN6x2iJrbn2J9ZVcGRs6_kvExzFa29N7bYkdoT-cWC5DuFaWArSKBr_fcCb74il1ihEViL3SE1MKk7zV0CByGUhtmzOUoBTAqpYqrv65qMLfbAwXjjgm0DMBIV8C8c5s2Np8uivr3Xcy/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-08-03+at+11.17.49+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.modenus.com/blog/blogtour">BlogTour by Modenus</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">11 people were named, all of whom had expressed interest in being on this very exclusive list. Several times a year, <a href="http://www.modenus.com/contributors">Veronika Miller</a> of the interior design curated site <a href="http://www.modenus.com/">Modenus,</a> organizes these all-expense paid blogger participation trips as a way to introduce fabulous products and share design inspiration with bloggers who then share what they discover on their journey with their audiences. Pretty amazing, huh?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2aRoKlBy7jidAAE43DwQ2fNvK_yt1PRi8GS8HJIuR7li6za34zy8FpFf1fx2fj9KZcDmCardU9LhOFSxemYGsezzfypf0J11mJojM7Efgq0wUblZYdD1xDo7QZdbjbHueT1Byci8eQQ6K/s1600/barbara-marilyn-laura@ballroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2aRoKlBy7jidAAE43DwQ2fNvK_yt1PRi8GS8HJIuR7li6za34zy8FpFf1fx2fj9KZcDmCardU9LhOFSxemYGsezzfypf0J11mJojM7Efgq0wUblZYdD1xDo7QZdbjbHueT1Byci8eQQ6K/s800/barbara-marilyn-laura@ballroom.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>From my recent Brizo trip to Memphis (More on that later! Still working on posts!)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>on left: my friend Barbara Elza Hirsch went to BlogTour in New Orleans in April</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>middle/right: Marilyn Russell and Laura Bielecki are on the list for BlogTourLondon</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was fun to see each blogger being introduced. Especially when I saw a number of friends from my recent trips with <span id="goog_1504837457"></span><a href="http://www.brizo.com/">Briz<span id="goog_1504837458"></span>o</a> and the <a href="http://www.brizo.com/theblogger19/index.htm">Blogger19</a> filling the coveted spots. This is very much like winning the blogger lottery! Plus it is an incredible opportunity to be exposed to cutting edge design while in the company of some amazing (and seriously fun!) people.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYDrRusPOVDl1bEEhtsN9-OKuAOX1KroBraVunmQJzZL10CQrdxAvTjd2ck_bbzkFEpTAIe3pK9hjA2LB2ALxAI9xmMBPpwoQWNj8N1iB4M2VdZfWKVUmvaOap1dwNBPyOgMz4xZKeeM1/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-08-03+at+11.56.16+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYDrRusPOVDl1bEEhtsN9-OKuAOX1KroBraVunmQJzZL10CQrdxAvTjd2ck_bbzkFEpTAIe3pK9hjA2LB2ALxAI9xmMBPpwoQWNj8N1iB4M2VdZfWKVUmvaOap1dwNBPyOgMz4xZKeeM1/s800/Screen+shot+2013-08-03+at+11.56.16+AM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1i-zo0vo00-74KnQQ-q4HQQk_4We90ofW1CscucQPYJozdLg0bB3w-A2uRAKkrSYgDnCSt2tEe12A2LJ_2WwsjN-hJEymFDYsoV_Mb0JdveNnAO5GgMrauhfgI3rgW3ln04SSg16SJWL/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-08-03+at+11.35.44+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1i-zo0vo00-74KnQQ-q4HQQk_4We90ofW1CscucQPYJozdLg0bB3w-A2uRAKkrSYgDnCSt2tEe12A2LJ_2WwsjN-hJEymFDYsoV_Mb0JdveNnAO5GgMrauhfgI3rgW3ln04SSg16SJWL/s800/Screen+shot+2013-08-03+at+11.35.44+AM.png" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then I saw my name in a tweet. What’s this? Something about a vote? One blogger (there is supposed to be 12) was unable to attend. All of a sudden there is an open spot and six bloggers have been selected as vote-in candidates. To see my name on this list came as SUCH a surprise! I felt like I had been handed a golden ticket! Honestly I never even put my name in the running to go as I have been sincerely fortunate this year to be able to travel to a number of blogger events that were also unexpected opportunities. What an honor to be chosen!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-pEWe06WnBvsJf7V1MHbcQwKNxY419ttUW_izM25r5yl7oYSgQhDATYXEdQT9Up4pQY1Jz6KoitzXRS6ETy0zhcyz9wkbLVsimDXjqznWf2oFv6JYbcYLVkVqulTbYwyCfBWXNnKMZtf/s1600/yvonneblacker@IB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-pEWe06WnBvsJf7V1MHbcQwKNxY419ttUW_izM25r5yl7oYSgQhDATYXEdQT9Up4pQY1Jz6KoitzXRS6ETy0zhcyz9wkbLVsimDXjqznWf2oFv6JYbcYLVkVqulTbYwyCfBWXNnKMZtf/s800/yvonneblacker@IB.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>At Itta Benna in Memphis for the Blogger19 Reunion hosted by Brizo</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitPfwpNZAu-t1Nd5g_x52NGZfRrLepyuAuP-YBKx1aAFbRqbzT6OQ4Y6AxTMmdcbS8R42iPsE2QJPAU87oQNQS9KW3hvAvFv7vcyJ_OH_QE6RpbxRd1nINScLNSfSAIiK4U8DpER3BRyN-/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-08-03+at+12.33.04+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitPfwpNZAu-t1Nd5g_x52NGZfRrLepyuAuP-YBKx1aAFbRqbzT6OQ4Y6AxTMmdcbS8R42iPsE2QJPAU87oQNQS9KW3hvAvFv7vcyJ_OH_QE6RpbxRd1nINScLNSfSAIiK4U8DpER3BRyN-/s800/Screen+shot+2013-08-03+at+12.33.04+PM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.modenus.com/blog/blogtour/blogtour-london-2013-meet-the-bloggers-and-vote-one-in">Cast your vote before 5pm today!</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So now I have until 5pm today to find out if my name ends up filling the 12th spot on the London BlogTour list. But you know something? I already feel like I have won something. I have been blogging for five years. I have written over 500 posts (hello, could have written that novel by now!) I have made some wonderful connections and real life friends as a direct result of engaging with the creative community I have found online. Just being selected and having my blog recognized for the original content I work so hard to create is the real gift. It makes it all worth the effort. Tonight I will eat cake with my family, drink champagne and celebrate the fact that doing what you love is its own reward. In the meantime, if you would like to vote for me, <a href="http://www.modenus.com/blog/blogtour/blogtour-london-2013-meet-the-bloggers-and-vote-one-in">click here.</a> Cheers!  </span><span style="font-size: large;">xoxo yvonne</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />

Birthday Wishes and Fairy Dust

My Birthday Surprise: London CallingSo today is my birthday. I should be taking the day off from social media, but I had to pop in to share a special gift I received. Yesterday afternoon I was on twitter and noticed that a bunch of people – many that I have met at various blogger events – were being…

Home Ideas - Modern Home Design

A whisper of summer ...

Birthday Wishes and Fairy Dust

Popular Posts

Blog Archive