Emerald Green 2013

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The Pantone color of the year for 2013 is emerald green. It was chosen because of its ability to enhance our sense of well-being by inspiring insight as well as promoting balance and harmony. I feel like I could use some of that right now...

In honor of that announcement (and more just because I love it), I bought the print above from Laura Trevey's shop on Etsy. It was my first Etsy purchase, and I know that makes me far, far behind the times...

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I also entered this fun giveaway from Emily A. Clark to win a rug from Provence Rugs. I chose printemps green (which is close to emerald). The winner will be announced Wednesday, December 19 on her blog. Provence Rugs is also offering free shipping until Christmas Eve using the code FREESHIP.