Cassie and Sarah at Wild Rose & Co.

Today was a busy day! We were hosting an 85th birthday party for my mother-in-law. Let's just say that I ate waaay too much cake! But before the party, Megan and I made a quick trip to a sweet little shop in Walkersville, MD.

This trip wasn't about the shopping. We went to visit two of our favorite blog friends, Cassie of Primitive and Proper fame and Sarah The Thriftress.

Cassie and Sarah have teamed up to share a space at Wild Rose under the name of Persephone. Their styles blend together beautifully and their space is absolutely charming. And how cute is their logo!

I realized once I got home that most of my pictures included a piece of furniture that Cassie can't show on her blog just yet. I don't know how to do that little blurry technique, so I'll just have to keep those pictures to myself for now. Hey, I'm good at keeping secrets! But here are a few shots that I can share.

If you already follow Cassie, then you most certainly know that she loves aqua and owls. That made it really easy to find her space at Wild Rose.

Cassie shared this piece on her blog. It's hand painted and even cuter in person!

This heart garland was so sweet. I really need to make one before Valentine's Day!

I am so excited for Cassie and Sarah. They are sweet and talented and present a wonderful mix of modern and vintage. I hope that Persephone will be wildly successful in their new space. If you have a chance, stop by Wild Rose and say hello.

Megan's Pinterest Inspired Map Project

You got a sneak peek at this Pinterest inspired map project on Megan's holiday house tour. The original pin came from Everything Fabulous. The post was about repurposing maps as art work. Somewhere along the journey of repinning, someone titled the pin as where we met, where we married, where we honeymooned. And that's when Megan found it. I'll let her tell you the rest of the story...

When I first saw the pin, I loved the idea of remembering important places in your relationship - where you met, where you married and where you honeymooned. When I showed it to Liam, he loved the map part (he loves maps, especially old ones), but he thought that cutting the maps into hearts was just too girly.



I thought that a nice compromise would be putting the maps into a simple triple frame from Homegoods. (Marriage is all about compromise, right?)



The top and the middle maps are actually cut from the same old Maryland map from my glove box. This map was literally falling apart, but I managed to get two good pieces out of it. The top picture is of St. Mary's County, MD where Liam & I met.

The middle picture is of the Frederick, MD area where we got married. Can you spot Linganore Winery? It was perfect that the winery actually made the map.

The bottom map is the very same map that we used on our honeymoon in Vermont. We stayed at Stratton Mountain, where you see the little skier icon. Liam tried his hand at snowboarding, but we found that snowshoeing suited us much better. And if you ever find yourself in Manchester, Vermont, check out The Little Rooster Cafe. It was the best breakfast we EVER had!

This was a quick and easy project at a cost of just $10 for the frame. I love all the memories contained in just three little maps!

Thanks so much to Megan for sharing her Pinterest inspired map project! I could see all sorts of variations on this same idea of using maps to remember important locations in your life. And with Valentine's Day just around the corner, this would make a sweet and sentimental gift idea!

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