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Hi there. This is my blog: thelittlebig.wordpress.com/

And this is my etsy store: www.etsy.com/shop/littlebigshop

I’m a librarian. I love to take pictures.

I had a baby! It was hard. I have a wonderful husband and three delicious hams. I also live with my younger sister.

The nursery I created for my daughter Isobel was featured on etsy, ohdeedoh, and spearmint baby. I have a recipe featured on apartment therapy’s the kitchn. I was once interviewed by NPR and I got to say “butt wiggle” on the radio.

You can find me on ravelry where I learn crochet and knit. I’m also on twitter where I discuss my meth neighbors and the previous night’s dreams. I spend a lot of time at thrift stores and flea markets pursuing my love of vintage.

My swearing has been described as “nautical.”

I have a passion for creating terrariums and my favorite plants are succulents. I’m often cooking and doing a lot of experimenting in the kitchen. What I make for dinner usually goes in my bento for lunch the next day. I never pass up a chance to eat pomegranates and I love all kinds of cheese.

I’m a novice at embroidery and I spend a lot of time reading and listening to music. Although I live in suburbia I toy with the idea of owning chickens and goats. I find mushrooms to be both tasty and beautiful.

I keep a food diary on my second twitter account: I'm logging my food on my second twitter account devoted solely to food: twitter.com/housemistress

If that weren't ridiculous enough, I gave Isobel her own twitter account at twitter.com/heyitsIsobel

I'm mostly tweeting at twitter.com/exlibris though.

I live in California.

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Daily Fashionist 754 photos, 74 members
wardrobe_remix 104,963 photos, 17,609 members
From Kitchens Past - The Vintage Kitchen 14,635 photos, 2,233 members
Photo Dudette 35 photos, 13 members
Vegetables 4,871 photos, 1,099 members
Apartment Therapy SF Group Pool 515 photos, 170 members
Interior Styling 6,533 photos, 3,717 members
thrift store score! 6,918 photos, 556 members
Thrift Thursday! 2,644 photos, 609 members
Indie Fixx 3,795 photos, 615 members
Just Bento 13,188 photos, 1,372 members
Farmer's Market Hauls 354 photos, 89 members
things on my cat 16 photos, 39 members
Lookin' Like Lincoln 15 photos, 42 members
Modish Handmade Spaces 2,685 photos, 1,111 members
{homemade holidays} 540 photos, 89 members
The Vintage Office 867 photos, 242 members
I Crush Your Head 1,536 photos, 4,006 members
Corners of My Home 106,276 photos, 11,850 members
Addicted To Vintage 17,639 photos, 722 members
I Love Goats 5,919 photos, 958 members
a view from above/bird's eye view 1,261 photos, 199 members
Creative Tabletop Photography 164,806 photos, 14,911 members
Title? What title? 315 photos, 91 members
Recipes to Share 28,649 photos, 8,737 members
Crazy Cat People 51,303 photos, 3,423 members
Librarian Nose Ring Guild 7 photos, 5 members
Foodies 123,871 photos, 3,612 members
A Food Photography Experience! 298,132 photos, 17,531 members
Engrish 10,826 photos, 2,825 members
Container Gardening 8,324 photos, 1,374 members
Cat Portraits 110,413 photos, 13,974 members
Noknead Bread 722 photos, 201 members
Self-Portraits! 426,251 photos, 39,632 members
Cats Cats Cats 284,900 photos, 20,930 members
Nifty Thrift 48,169 photos, 3,868 members
Crafter's Central 132,716 photos, 6,183 members
get crafty! 189,183 photos, 9,849 members
Embroidery 65,364 photos, 7,094 members
bento boxes 36,003 photos, 4,394 members
the new domesticity 9,582 photos, 689 members
Librarians' Desks 754 photos, 430 members
Terrariums 1,701 photos, 759 members
Mushrooms 57,096 photos, 8,091 members
Mushroom Project 26,263 photos, 3,365 members
Orange is a Colour that is Safe and Alive 83,832 photos, 8,582 members
Foto Cats 158,418 photos, 12,380 members
Mr. Bento 6,927 photos, 1,698 members
Food Porn 514,897 photos, 34,091 members
Succulents! 16,848 photos, 1,520 members

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Testimonials (5)

armed with aesthetics says:

"i need to meet this girl and descend upon vintage/thrift stores with her. she has excellent taste, snuggly, personality-laden kitties, and a great sense of humor.

oh, and she's part of my kung-fu dangerous woman crew.

did i mention that she takes really great photos?"

13th July, 2008
{Pamphile} says:

"I can't imagine Flickr without her wicked sense of humor and excellent taste in all things. I'm so delighted that Design*Sponge magically led me to ex.libris' stream!"

1st May, 2008
The Scott says:

"After completing a successful tour as America's favorite avant garde tap-dancing virtuoso, Carrie Anne has retired to a quiet life as an artistic genius. She is now content with simply being awesome, taking pictures, building terrariums, crafting and running an organized crime ring in small town America."

10th April, 2008
MIGUEL™ says:

"I met Carrie here on Flickr, well actually it was her Bento's that lead me here. lol She's a wonderful person with a great sense of humor and a cute librarian too =) I am honored to be her friend."

25th February, 2008
FoodChiCa says:

"A Napa winery leaded me to ex.libris photos and I discovered a wonderful world made of the cutest cats, the yummiest food and the best terrariums! She rocks!!"

21st February, 2008