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thompson family
USA
A girl and the pursuit of all things cute, kitschy and crafty.
Interests: crafting, photography, embroidery, vintage, sewing, crochet, blythe, interior design, graphic design, travel
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I had a post scheduled for today about collections, but after reading about the tragedy and suffering happening in Oklahoma, it feels enormously trivial to talk about material things, when all I can think about are those that are suffering.... Continue reading
Posted 10 hours ago at Thompson Family-Life
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The pink is back! If you've been following my blog since last year, you'll remember my pink here from here, here and here. I knew I wanted to do it again this summer. I think it will become a rite... Continue reading
Posted 4 days ago at Thompson Family-Life
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These were taken the day I took these photos. I found this little vintage dress at a thrift store many, many months ago. This is my most favorite item of clothing that I've found for her. So cute! Love the... Continue reading
Posted May 9, 2013 at Thompson Family-Life
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UK based Mollie Makes has been so good to me and to Kitschy Digitals! I absolutely love working with them... in fact, I'm working on some fun projects for them as we speak. If you haven't checked it out already,... Continue reading
Posted May 7, 2013 at Thompson Family-Life
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I have been stitching this gift over the past couple weeks (the cross-stitch pattern is available here at Kitschy Digitals!) You might have seen my progress on Instagram? I haven't cross-stitched in a while! But it's totally addictive! So much... Continue reading
Posted May 5, 2013 at Thompson Family-Life
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April is almost over and we can't believe it! There are some lovely holidays coming up in May: Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with this gorgeous Frida Kahlo Embroidery Pattern. The felt flowers add such a beautiful and unique touch. You... Continue reading
Posted Apr 30, 2013 at Thompson Family-Life
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It's always a challenge getting photos of your kids... together... am I right? There's always a short window to get the goods. This little "shoot" was about 10-15 minutes. If that. There was indeed bribary involved. Luckily they are 9... Continue reading
Posted Apr 24, 2013 at Thompson Family-Life
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One of the girls I follow on Instagram (Debsasassykins if you'd like to follow, she has fantastic taste!) posted some photos of an amazing clothing line for kids based out of Denmark (of course!) called Albababy many months ago and... Continue reading
Posted Apr 21, 2013 at Thompson Family-Life
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It's been less than a week since we returned from St. George Island & Apalachicola, Florida and gosh I miss it. I miss this! The gorgeous weather (with no dusty pollen covering everything like here), the sunshine, the breeze, the... Continue reading
Posted Apr 18, 2013 at Thompson Family-Life
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It feels unreal that I'm finally sharing this wonderful place with you. It's been on my to-do list for probably a year! I was waiting to get a certain wide angle lens before I could photograph it and then everything... Continue reading
Posted Apr 16, 2013 at Thompson Family-Life
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I knew I wanted to bring along a craft on our beach trip and I remembered this amazing Japanese craft book I bought on Etsy a while back (you can find it here) called "Cute Felt Craft" by Naomi Tabatha.... Continue reading
Posted Apr 14, 2013 at Thompson Family-Life
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Wow, no blogging in two weeks. Yikes! All for good reason. We've been on vacation for seven days of those days. And before that I was a busy bee working on projects! Sorry for the lack of blog updates. I... Continue reading
Posted Apr 13, 2013 at Thompson Family-Life
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Styling/Art Direction/Photography: Danielle Thompson // Downton Abbey Embroidery Patterns: April Heather Art Towel Stitching: Katie Canavan // Models: Amber & Holly Location: Dr. Bombay's Underwater Tea Party, Atlanta, GA // Colored Tea Towels: Embroider This *** Ever since Heather Davulcu... Continue reading
Posted Apr 1, 2013 at Thompson Family-Life
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Curated No. 4 & 5 is available as a bundle, regularly 10% off if you buy them together, but today through Sunday you get an additional 20% off as a special New Release discount (total 30% off!)! Woot! That is... Continue reading
Posted Mar 28, 2013 at Thompson Family-Life
Here's a peek at an album I've created with our new Curated Kit! It's not complete, but I'll share the finished album with you once it's printed. You can have these printed at any online photo book printer, such as... Continue reading
Posted Mar 28, 2013 at Thompson Family-Life
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So excited to show you this sneak peek of my collaboration with the fabulous Liz Tamanaha of paislee press! You might remember the original Curated Album Kit we designed a few years ago and it has taken us way too... Continue reading
Posted Mar 26, 2013 at Thompson Family-Life
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It's not too late to get your Easter Crafting on! We have a super cute bunny printable banner, a digital kit so that you can scrap all of your favorite Easter pics (or print the elements out for Easter treats... Continue reading
Posted Mar 26, 2013 at Thompson Family-Life
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*Edited: These are now available at Kitschy Digitals here! Get them for ONE BUCK with the purchase of the coordinating Dutch Love Digital Kit!* I'm so excited to share with you that I'm the Guest Designer at The Lilypad this... Continue reading
Posted Mar 22, 2013 at Thompson Family-Life
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Hi All! I'm coming out from the black hole that is my bedroom (visualize me with unwashed hair, wearing my so-very-attractive fluffy hello kitty robe, tapping away on my laptop). I've been head-down, focused and working away on two (TWO!)... Continue reading
Posted Mar 19, 2013 at Thompson Family-Life
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These were two of my thrifty vintage finds while visiting Palm Springs. As I mentioned, I didn't bring home a lot from the thrifts, but I love quality over quantity.. and these are quality in my book! And I have... Continue reading
Posted Mar 13, 2013 at Thompson Family-Life
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We did A LOT of thrifting and vintage shopping while in Palm Springs. It was so, so much fun. There's something about thrifting in a totally different area that is exciting. You just never know what you might find. It... Continue reading
Posted Mar 4, 2013 at Thompson Family-Life
hi Rae! Little Tokyo is pretty small, so you won't miss any of the stores i visited! :D have fun!!! rilakkuma stuff is everywhere!
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As I mentioned, I got to visit Little Tokyo in Los Angeles because I had some unexpected downtime before my flight out (did you know this was my very first time in LA? Crazy right?). Luckily Katie recommended a visit... Continue reading
Posted Feb 26, 2013 at Thompson Family-Life
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We ate at Pappy & Harriet's (cute website, right?) in Pioneertown on my trip out west to California. The food and drinks were super good, definitely recommend! It's also apparently a popular destination for music shows. The stage is pretty... Continue reading
Posted Feb 25, 2013 at Thompson Family-Life
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I'd been hearing about Pioneertown from Heather for a while now and had seen her pictures of it and I knew I wanted to check it out on this trip! It's about a 30-45 minute drive from Palm Springs. Pioneertown... Continue reading
Posted Feb 21, 2013 at Thompson Family-Life