The everyday extra-ordinary...

After seeing Jenny's post here about being a magazine addict, I knew I was in good company. She was right about blogs fulfilling some of that craving, but there's just something to be said for paging through the glossy pages of an art or a decorating magazine that sends my heart aflutter. That being said, I picked up yet another new magazine this week. This is a special new Somerset publication called Somerset Life. I've heard about this for months and months and have been waiting with bated breath. I finally got my hands on it the other day. Was it worth the wait?
Of course it was!! I love that the focus of the magazine is on how extraordinary the everyday can be. It's about attending to the details; infusing every facet of our lives with beauty and meaning. I feel that that is what blogging has really done for me. I pay much more attention to the details. It has even made me a better homemaker (do people even use that word anymore?!!). I clean up much more than I used to. I pay attention to how I decorate and love to create little vignettes to photography to show you all here. It may sound strange, but I'm much more conscientious about making the world around me more beautiful and inspiring. I change the top of the dresser (below) that houses much of my art supplies every month or so. Since it sits in our dining room which is right smack dab in the center of our house, how it looks affects how I feel and how I look at the world. I love to showcase things that inspire me. I usually have artwork or other goodies that I have received from blogger friends all around my house. Here I have the piece from Pam that I purchased at ArtFest this year right in the middle. I look at this area a hundred times a day as we go about our routine. One could surely see what state of mind I'm in by looking at this space. "Bringing excitement and meaning to your days is as easy as looking at something with a new sense of wonder." ~Somerset Life
The magazine is filled with beauty and inspiration. Three creative blogs are featured Tongue in Cheek , Show and Tell and Heaven and Earth. A wonderful article and gorgeous pictures accompany each blog. Somerset is going to have a special Creative Blogging publication coming out this summer/fall. How do I know? Let's just say, I know... hehe.

The rest of the magazine is filled with eye candy galore. Lots of fun projects to inspire. Also a lovely article by Pam about her birthday banners. I am in no way affiliated with Somerset, I just wanted to pass on the word about this cool new publication.

Have a fabulous weekend!