This is quite possibly the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen my computer do… Seriously.  I don’t want to spoil it for you, but Google and Arcade Fire teamed up to make an amazing music video directed by Chris Milk. The craziest part… you enter your childhood address (or any address, really) and it customizes [...]

Artwork by Kevin Dotolo I am so excited to announce all the details about Hello, Splendor‘s first Blog Crawl this Friday!! Until then… here’s a teaser…  We have some amazing participants, that happen to be some of my favorite bloggers, and we are still accepting a small number of additional participants to round out the [...]

I graduated college 5 years ago, but I still troll the back-to-school aisles every August without fail.Why? For a simple reason. Well, two reasons, actually. One, I now work as a college newspaper adviser and love stocking my office with goodies. And two, I just love office supplies. Some might say it’s bordering on an [...]

Last week my favorite food blog, Sunday Suppers, posted a mouthwatering recipe for a chilled corn soup. Being in the heat of summer, this sounded amazing to me! One of the great things about their site, aside from the stellar photography and incredible recipes, is that they actually have downloadable recipe cards. Now, I’m an amateur cook, so [...]

Congrats to Libby of The Bonjour Family!! You’ve won the Old Tom Foolery Typestache Poster! Shoot me an email at beth [at] bethdotolo [dot] com to claim your prize! And, a huge thanks to Old Tom Foolery! I am so in love with their poster and their greeting cards. If you want to add a [...]

source One of my dearest friends, Michelle of Studio Surface, who lives out in sunny San Diego, is hosting a progressive Meet & Greet! It’s designed for you to stop by some new blogs and meet new people. So… Welcome to Hello, Splendor! Nice to meet you, if I haven’t already. Hello, Splendor is all [...]

source Happy Friday, friends!! I hope you’ve all had a great week!  Aside from just being insanely busy, here is a recap of my week… 1. Did you get a chance to enter the giveaway for my favorite Typestache poster from Old Tom Foolery?? I loved it so much, I got one for myself, too… You [...]

Two pretty amazing women, Christine & Joslyn, are co-hosting a party next Friday, September 3rd, to celebrate Little Bean turning one! Let’s talk about the reasons why this is something worth celebrating… 1. Little Bean is a super cool small business that believes in independent designers.2. Little Bean has some amazing pieces perfect for your [...]

Hop on over to So about what I said… I’m guest posting & sharing the 5 myths about women that I learned from the ladies of Mad Men!! It’s a fun post, so I’d love to hear what you think!!

As you may know from Beth’s awesome party post and the torturous tea party she’s throwing me today on the blog- I am moving to England. Today! In honor of my pond hop, I’m showing you what  I will be indulging in while in England. {Or as Beth tells people… “Getting fat off meat pies.”} Meat & [...]