Posts Tagged ‘bookish things’
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6 Exquisite Book-themed Weddings
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
I LOVE WEDDINGS.
I LOVE BOOKS.
So when genius lovebird people combine them? It’s a whole new world of exquisite that my romantic heart can hardly bear. If you do nothing else today, click through the giant blue links and drool over each of the photo spreads (4 of which are from real weddings, 2 from inspired photo shoots, I believe). And I’m gonna go ahead and just say it now: You’re welcome.
Pride & Prejudice Wedding (from Style Me Pretty)
{{ Beautiful and romantic. I’ve decided to live in this photo shoot for a while… }}
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Alice in Wonderland Engagement (from Bit Rebels)
{{ This entire thing is absolutely incredible. }}
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream Wedding (from Ruffled)
{{ I love the vintage twist on this! }}
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Anne of Green Gables Wedding (from Anne of Green Gables)
{{ Oh my dearest kindred Anne…*le sigh* }}
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Also check out these:
Lord of The Rings Wedding (from White Rabbit Studios)
&
The Great Gatsby Wedding (from PhotoPink)
Okay, this is killing me! Can someone please have a book-themed wedding just so I can come? And tell us, Preciouses, what kind of book-themed wedding would YOU like to attend???
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Tags: book themed weddings, bookish things, bookish weddings, love, photography, romance, weddings
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5 Seconds of Booknerd Entertainment (Plus a Reading Recipe)
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
Real fast — thanks everybody for the super sweet comments (both public and private) on last week’s 7 Things Books Can Teach Us About Life & Relationships post. It’s always refreshing to hear I’m not the only one who wishes I’d known some things at a younger age (and is still working away on them now that I’m older)! You guys rock. :0)
Now…onto this week!
Over the past month, there’ve been some awesome bookish curiosities popping up around the web. I thought I’d give you a 5 second rundown of a few that have caught my nerdy eye. Feel free to click the green links to see more.
1. Pics of the 25 Most Beautiful Public Libraries in the World (Flavorwire)
These are all amazing.
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2. Henry David Thoreau is Getting His Own Video Game (GalleyCat)
(photo credit: portrait by Benjamin D. Maxham on Wikimedia, Henry David Thoreau, Public Domain – US)
Video game? This is just…yes. Random. And awesome. But mainly random.
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3. Jennifer Lawrence Looking Lovely (and non-Hunger Game-ish) in Lace (DustJacket)
This pretty pic has been around for a while, but it’s new to me, so…there’s that. ;0)
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4. This “Burning Through Pages” Poster
The poster is part of an effort to raise reading awareness (and donation interest) in the Burning Through Pages project, a nonprofit group giving away books to kids. Which, obviously, I kind of totally love the idea of. Check out their facebook page and donate.
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5. 10 Gorgeous Buildings Made Out of Books (Flavorwire)
Cute and creative. :0)
And lastly…
Methinks I owe you a recipe. We slept outside in the tent this weekend, and I made these S’mores Cookie Bars (in fact, I may have made them twice *grin*). They’re even better than they look. (Is that possible? Apparently, yes.) The recipe is over at Lovin’ From the Oven. Check it out. Oh, and the only thing I did differently with the recipe is I used dark chocolate for half (and milk choc for the other 1/2) and replaced 1/3 of the marshmallow cream with mini marshmallows (this seemed to hold the gooey cookies together better).
Have a great week, you guys! And if you have any links or bookish tidbits you’ve found interesting (or you just want to gush about the randomness of that whole Thoreau video-gaming thing), leave us a comment!
Happy reading and eating and all around book browsing!
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Other posts you might like: 8 Literary Tattoos That Make My Heart Sigh or 9 Bookish Things Wrapped in Ribbon & Pretty String
Tags: best libraries, bookish things, Burning Through Pages, dessert recipes, Flavorwire, GalleyCat, hunger games, Jennifer Lawrence, Reading Recipes
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Pretty Pinterest and Writerly Interests
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012
Ahem. ***CLEARS THROAT LOUDLY***
*taps website* Uh, is this thing on?
It is? Okay. Well, here goes.
For those of you who didn’t see my announcement last week……… Yes, I have officially joined the rabid fan girl ranks on Pinterest.
*blushes* I know, I know, I’m so behind on the rage, but I’ve only held off due to the issue of time. You know how it goes—spending time on one thing means having less to spend on another; it’s that whole wheel of time or circle of a busy life thing or whatever you want to call it.
But now that I’ve joined?
I’m wondering why in heck I waited so long. I was worried about time? Really? It took me like ten minutes to start a page. And as to the time it takes for browsing, well, now rather than looking up inspiring bookish stuff or foodish stuff or vintage stuff or steampunkish stuff or tattooish stuff every time I’m working a blog post or trying to hunt down my silly little internal muse to nudge her back to writing, I’ve already got the files right there on one simple little page. With a single mouse click. It’s writerly inspiration in loads. And for a bookish, writing, busy person, this is equivalent to a pot of gold. Or at least a really, really great latte.
As my friend Sara said, ”To me Pinterest is an online women’s magazine. Pretty pictures, recipes, and nifty ideas. And free. And doesn’t collect dust under my couch when I am done with it.”
Yes. That’s what it is. Exactly. (But with some steampunk tossed in. ;0))
So, here’s my Pinterest page if you’re interested.
And what about you? Are you on it? If you’ve got a page, feel free to leave us a comment below with a link so we can visit. And if you’ve been thinking of joining but aren’t sure how, you might check out this how to Set Up Your Pinterest Profile in 10 Easy Steps post by the fabulous AuthorMedia people (the post is aimed at authors, but the simple step-by-step info works for anyone.) And if you’re not on Pinterest and don’t plan to be, what do you think? Is Pinterest just a passing fad? Are we all insane? *gives you the quizzical eye*
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What’s the mood noise of the moment? My lovely friend, Flo Paris
Tags: book tattoos, bookish things, Flo Paris, Flo Paris Oakes, food and drink, pinterest, steampunk
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8 Bookish Things Wrapped in Ribbon and Pretty Strings
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
As with last year’s Christmas week post, I’ve collected an array of Christmasy pics and links and bits of bookish loveliness I think are heavenly. They’re perfect for you or me or any other book lovers in our lives who might be needing their “BookNerd” status affirmed. Go ahead, scroll on through (and click the green links to visit, or purchase from, the sites).
You know you want to buy these:
Phone Book Cover for sale from Pad & Quill on Etsy.
Book covers for the Kindle for sale from Spoonful Of Chocolate on Etsy. Seriously, how adorable is this?!
Same with this Giving Tree iPad decal (<– click to see it)
And the next time you go camping, you can wave your BookNerd flag loud and proud with this Book Tent from Field Candy. It sleeps two. The perfect purchase for the bookish canoodling pair.
Or you could stay in and read next to these handcrafted bookcase stairs.
But if you DO go out, be sure to take this Hunger Games handbag.
Or this Alice in Wonderland tote from Spoonful of Chocolate on Etsy.
Oh, and someone should buy me these BookNerd bookends from HolyCool for my desk.
Happy Christmas, everyone! May your holidays be peaceful and bright (and full of good reading)!
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Tags: book links, book lovers gifts, book nerd, bookish things, books as trees, Christmas, christmas gifts, field candy, gift ideas, Hunger Games purse, iphone book cover, kindle book cover, the giving tree ipad cover, The Mary Sue
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