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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 899 photos, 75 members
wardrobe_remix 105,289 photos, 17,626 members
From Kitchens Past - The Vintage Kitchen 14,678 photos, 2,232 members
Photo Dudette 35 photos, 13 members
Vegetables 4,915 photos, 1,105 members
Apartment Therapy SF Group Pool 515 photos, 171 members
Interior Styling 6,518 photos, 3,731 members
thrift store score! 6,963 photos, 554 members
Thrift Thursday! 2,652 photos, 609 members
Indie Fixx 3,851 photos, 619 members
Just Bento 13,331 photos, 1,379 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 2,703 photos, 1,110 members
{homemade holidays} 540 photos, 89 members
The Vintage Office 874 photos, 242 members
I Crush Your Head 1,537 photos, 4,006 members
Corners of My Home 106,154 photos, 11,867 members
Addicted To Vintage 17,695 photos, 723 members
I Love Goats 5,941 photos, 958 members
a view from above/bird's eye view 1,266 photos, 202 members
Creative Tabletop Photography 166,140 photos, 15,016 members
Title? What title? 314 photos, 91 members
Recipes to Share 28,783 photos, 8,758 members
Crazy Cat People 51,306 photos, 3,423 members
Librarian Nose Ring Guild 7 photos, 5 members
Foodies 124,532 photos, 3,625 members
A Food Photography Experience! 300,207 photos, 17,608 members
Engrish 10,844 photos, 2,823 members
Container Gardening 8,333 photos, 1,374 members
Cat Portraits 110,702 photos, 14,047 members
Noknead Bread 722 photos, 201 members
Self-Portraits! 428,235 photos, 39,805 members
Cats Cats Cats 286,253 photos, 21,042 members
Nifty Thrift 48,361 photos, 3,875 members
Crafter's Central 133,169 photos, 6,190 members
get crafty! 189,913 photos, 9,871 members
Embroidery 65,790 photos, 7,145 members
bento boxes 36,126 photos, 4,399 members
the new domesticity 9,596 photos, 687 members
Librarians' Desks 754 photos, 431 members
Terrariums 1,730 photos, 763 members
Mushrooms 57,214 photos, 8,081 members
Mushroom Project 26,339 photos, 3,361 members
Orange is a Colour that is Safe and Alive 83,567 photos, 8,587 members
Foto Cats 158,619 photos, 12,393 members
Mr. Bento 6,899 photos, 1,699 members
Food Porn 517,790 photos, 34,300 members
Succulents! 16,970 photos, 1,526 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