+ The above is a sneak peek to Monday’s HGTV Handmade DIY, in which Karen Kavett and I collaborate on a 30-minute purse challenge. A high-pressure challenge with a sweet, low-key result that is giving me ALL of the fall fashion vibes right now.

+ THIS blanket is a must-have, no?!

+ YOU GUYS. They have copper contact paper on Amazon.

+ Obsessed with this faux marble DIY by Livet Hemma via Poppytalk.

+ A fascinating article about Lance Armstrong’s fall from grace, with a dark subtextual undercurrent of his issues with narcissism, via Esquire.