Blog rut!

I was just complaining to a friend/client over lunch that sometimes I feel like I get in a rut with the blog.  She mentioned a blog or two that she loves and I started thinking, I bet you all have blogs you love as well, that I’ve never heard of!  Would you mind sharing your inspiring finds??  {I’m sure the girls here at Ruby Press would enjoy learning about them too!}  You know what we like- style, design, food, pretty vintage things…

Thanks in advance!! xx

P.S. I accidentally turned off comments earlier- but now it’s fixed, so comment away!!

{image from here}

Melissa
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Melissa is obsessed with carnivals- cotton candy, deep-fried Twinkies and scary rides {especially the Zipper!}. She was a fashion editor in New York City for 8 years before opening Ruby Press in 2001.

31 Comments

  1. Jennifer
    Posted April 30, 2010 at 4:37 pm | Permalink

    I love questionnaires!

    I only read design blogs that I get from this site, with the exception of apartmenttherapy. Although that might be more of a proper website than a blog.

    There are two food blogs I check in with daily; the first is smitten kitchen. Great pics and funny copy, plus some tasty recipes. And she has this great feature called “Surprise me!” which will pull up a random recipe from the archives, which is fun. I also like 101cookbooks, which is definitely healthy stuff but the pictures are lovely and she occasionally has fun people like Isaac Mizrahi write about their favorite cookbooks.

  2. Posted April 30, 2010 at 4:41 pm | Permalink

    Love and read all three of those!! ;) Great minds think alike…

  3. Jennifer
    Posted April 30, 2010 at 4:43 pm | Permalink

    I also like Design Sponge! Forgot about that one.

  4. Posted April 30, 2010 at 5:57 pm | Permalink

    New ones:

    Cafe Cartolina (amazing card designer) http://cafecartolina.blogspot.com/

    Old Chatter – Musings (these young hipsters just started liquidating estates in SF. They are so cool and so is there blog! http://old-hat-estatesales.com/musings/

    I love Cashon & Co. (designer Kellie always has interesting things and sweet to boot!) http://cashonandcompany.blogspot.com/

    Those are my latest.

    Hope all is well Melissa, and I missed my giving you my formal congrats on the baby! YAY! But, a little birdie told me before!!

  5. Posted April 30, 2010 at 6:29 pm | Permalink

    My favorite blogs include The Business of Being Creative by Sean Low, Style Me Pretty, Lara Casey, Bakerella, and 6th Street Design School. These are just a few, but definitely must reads for business, weddings, baking, and interior design.

  6. Posted May 1, 2010 at 9:54 pm | Permalink

    I totally can identify with how you feel. Come on over and take a look around my place http://www.blulabelbungalow.com! I would love to have you!

  7. Posted May 3, 2010 at 1:46 am | Permalink

    Oh, mine’s been taken.
    Design Sponge is the lovliest blog!.

  8. Posted May 3, 2010 at 7:17 am | Permalink

    apart from yours you mean? :)
    flickrista.com is a huge inspiration for me… although not really a blog, i think it still counts!
    but i also love: http://sweatshirtdressshirt.blogspot.com/
    its so fun and cute :)
    also, check out my blog? i doubt it but maybe lil old me might inspire you? improcrastinate.blogspot.com
    xx

  9. Annie
    Posted May 3, 2010 at 2:17 pm | Permalink

    A new find for me is: http://www.anandica.com

    It’s a simple blog, and pretty new. I love the photos.

  10. Posted May 3, 2010 at 3:47 pm | Permalink

    Isn’t it the pits when you fall into a blog rut? It’s like falling down the rabbit hole, only you don’t see all the whimsy which Alice saw. Feel free to poke around my blog: bigmoonsky.blogspot.com
    I also love Mrs. Lillien and Cup of Jo.
    xo happy hunting.

  11. Tracie
    Posted May 3, 2010 at 4:33 pm | Permalink

    The Little Brown Ben is a fav blog of mine
    http://littlebrownpen.blogspot.com/
    Nicole is a wonderful photographer and a lover of all things Parisian and French! It’s a joy and inspiration to read each day.

  12. Posted May 4, 2010 at 12:27 am | Permalink

    I just had so much fun looking around at your fabulous blog and business… love love love!

  13. Dana
    Posted May 4, 2010 at 3:13 am | Permalink

    Hello Melissa here are some blogs I like and that inspire me:

    http://heatherbullard.typepad.com/heather_bullard_collectio/

    http://www.poetichome.com/

    http://orangette.blogspot.com/

    xoxoxox

  14. Dana
    Posted May 4, 2010 at 3:23 am | Permalink

    I also like reading the Etsy blog :-)

    http://www.etsy.com/storque/

  15. Posted May 4, 2010 at 9:26 am | Permalink

    Oh I so know how you are feeling. I get into blog ruts every once in a while and it stinks. Normally a little trip out of my home office and into some shops help me feel inspired!

    I love way to many blogs to pick a favorite, but you can head to my site and see my rather large blog roll!

    :)

  16. Posted May 4, 2010 at 11:24 am | Permalink

    I love Style Court, Beach Bungalow 8, and Annechovie. And fun to discover new ones here!

  17. christine
    Posted May 4, 2010 at 1:57 pm | Permalink

    come to me and my sisters german blog:
    http://WWW.MODESCHWESTERN.TUMBLR.COM
    would LOVE to have you! enjoy!!

  18. Posted May 4, 2010 at 2:36 pm | Permalink

    here are some good ones not yet mentioned:

    http://alovelymorning.blogspot.com/
    http://heart-of-light.blogspot.com/
    http://yespleaseblog.blogspot.com/

  19. Posted May 5, 2010 at 12:00 am | Permalink

    Oooh, you guys are the best!! There are a handful here I’ve never heard of and I’m going to check them out right away!! ;) Thank you! xx

  20. Posted May 5, 2010 at 3:16 am | Permalink

    There are so many that I look at but I love English Muse http://theenglishmuse.blogspot.com/

    Please also check out my blog at
    http://brightlightsbigdreams.blogspot.com I would love your followers to see my blog, they are all wonderful!!

  21. Posted May 5, 2010 at 11:21 am | Permalink

    As an avid reader of the blogs mentioned, I have been inspired to start my own style blog not too long ago.

    Enjoy!

    Holly J

    http://www.anobsessionwithstyle.blogspot.com

  22. Posted May 5, 2010 at 2:50 pm | Permalink

    Here are some of my main loves:

    A Field Journal: http://afieldjournal.blogspot.com/

    Daily Poetics: http://dailypoetics.typepad.com/

    A thing for…: http://athingfor.blogspot.com/

    Abby try again: http://abbytrysagain.typepad.com/

    Enjoy! :)

  23. Posted May 6, 2010 at 7:49 am | Permalink

    blog ruts are such a bummer… i just stumbled upon your blog and would love for you to check out mine as well! some of my current favorites are full house (http://vivafullhouse.blogspot.com/) and peppermint bliss (http://www.peppermintbliss.com/). enjoy!

  24. Posted May 6, 2010 at 8:03 am | Permalink

    I love your blog! It’s always fresh and inspiring!
    At the moment I’m all about this one: http://katearends.com/blog/
    xo

  25. Posted May 6, 2010 at 10:05 am | Permalink

    ha, i think we probably read the exact same ones. :) i do love ink + wit right now; that was new to me. ps. i love the bedroom photo here!

  26. Posted May 6, 2010 at 10:06 am | Permalink

    and Wit + Delight: http://katearends.com/blog/

  27. Marisa
    Posted May 6, 2010 at 4:57 pm | Permalink

    Aside from yours, my daily blog roll includes design*sponge (my first blog love), monalunadesign, craftynest, and three wedding blogs–oncewed, 100layercake, and stylemepretty. Even though I’m five years past wedding planning, something about the pure joy of weddings keeps me coming back for more. I
    still mourn the loss of morewaystowastetime and I occassionally stop by decor8 and sfgirlbybay. I’m currently on the hunt for some good baby/mommy style/design blogs as I too expecting my first little one in September. Nothing has knocked my socks off yet…

  28. Posted May 11, 2010 at 10:10 am | Permalink

    You guys are the BEST!!! Thanks so much for all the suggestions- I will check every single one out! ;)

  29. Posted May 14, 2010 at 9:47 pm | Permalink

    Hello,

    I just started my own blog a few months ago and got into it because I loved these blogs:

    Little green notebook

    CoCo and Kelly

    A Cup of Jo

    Cupcakes and Cashmere

    This is glamorous

    Pink Wallpaper

    Mimi and Meg

    Bryn Alexandra

    Apartment 34

    Dress Design and Decor

    Orange Beautiful

    Apartment Therapy

    My blog is called http://www.steelestreetstudios.blogspot.com

    Come over and check it out :)

    Love your blog will have to add it to my list :)

    Thanks,

    Blair

  30. Lisa
    Posted May 17, 2010 at 3:04 pm | Permalink

    Hey, here are a few (million) blogs I love besides this one!

    SeeSaw Design
    Petunia Face * Such a talented and hilarious writer!
    100 layer cake
    once wed
    green wedding shoes
    Love Meagan
    Young house love
    Design sponge
    Desire to inspire
    Design work life
    Mint
    Oh Joy
    A Cup of Jo
    Décor 8
    Oh hello friend
    style me pretty
    Yellowtrace
    Coco+Kelley

  31. Posted July 1, 2010 at 11:01 am | Permalink

    Some of my faves:
    Sea of Shoes
    The Cherry Blossom Girl
    The City Sage
    La Dolce Vita
    This is Glamorous
    Good Bones, Great Pieces
    Mrs. Lilien
    Apartment #34

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