January 17, 2010

pictures to dream by…..

 
From PaperTissue’s Blog (Kinda My Little Dream Home)
 Turquoise! (And Organized Books) I need pretty organization skills…. this is beautiful
 
 
I’m gonna call it a night. Tomorrow I will share a little “how to” on recovering an old lampshade… nothing earth-shattering, just a fun way to spruce up your lighting fixture!

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January 15, 2010

i love you (print)

New print. Might put it in the shop this weekend. Maybe make some cards out of it? You like?

Let me know! 

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January 14, 2010

best breakfast: steel cut oats with nutella!

Yes, it sounds crazy, but today I made myself a lovely breakfast, complete with a french press of coffee, fresh steel cut oats, and a dollop of nutella on top! Do yourselves a favor and try it: You will not be sorry.

Sorry for the lack of awesome posts this week. I have been working on 2 freelance projects, and my time has been eaten up….. oh, and I have watched an entire season of Gilmore Girls in 3 days.

That takes commitment, folks.

However, I am working on some children’s customizable art for my Gingiber Etsy. I am not sure if it is coming together like I planned. 
I find that my childhood idols were Edward Gorey and Mary Engelbreit, and the older I get the more my silly doodles seem to reflect that (not that they are silly, I am silly, because I went to college, got an art degree, and now I am spending quite a bit of my life doodling away, and making little to no money doing it, but I have never been happier!)
Finally, I am really tempted to purchase this “Full Agenda” dress from ModCloth, even though I do not need to be spending the money.

What do you think?

Bubye!

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January 12, 2010

the rebel thanks you

I’m such a rebel…. or at least I will be on Wednesday, when my new camera arrives.
Get ready for some awesomeness.
(Oh, and thanks so much for the sweet birthday wishes. I had the most lovely relaxed birthday weekend.)
Until tomorrow.

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January 10, 2010

happy birthday to me….

Today is my birthday.
This year is gonna be great. Best year yet.

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January 9, 2010

love grows

 New Print: “Love Grows” featuring two lovestruck narwhals. Find it here at my Gingiber Etsy store.
Two lonely Narwhals went swimming one day.
But then a rain cloud came hovering their way.
They started to take cover, but little did they know,
That when the rain poured down, love would grow.
This is a 8×10 print of one of my original illustrations.
Printed on heavy velvet fine art paper, with archival inks (only the best for you, my friends).
I hope that you like it!
Thanks for reading, my faithful followers! You brighten my day!

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January 7, 2010

plum, violet, purple

I love the color purple. I named my daughter Violet, just because it is the cutest, loveliest color on the face of the planet. In honor of this swoon-worthy hue, here are some inspiring pictures of the color purple done right!

 
 
5.The Cherry Blossom Girl 6.Flickr 7.Living Etc. 8.Source Unknown
I hope that you have a lovely day!

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couch update

I started making a new slipcover about 24 hours ago…… Here is the almost finished product (still have to fix some pulling here and there):
With this pretty fabric:
This is much more my taste! I hope that you like!

Good Night!

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January 6, 2010

i have had a revelation….. never make expensive purchases during pregnancy

So, I don’t really write a ton about my personal life on here…. but I will share with you the revelation I have recently had:
DO NOT MAKE EXPENSIVE PURCHASES WHILE PREGNANT!

So, I am not currently pregnant, but when I was a good 9 months pregnant with Violet, I was determined to purchase a new couch. I agonized in vein about the couch I wanted. I scoured through magazines, websites, stores, everything. A local furniture store was having a huge sale on couches, and I had settled on a modest pale blue couch with clean modern lines. It was in my price range, and (in hindsight) would have been the perfect addition to my living room. This is where my pregnancy brain went a muck.

My eyes wondered to a big, cushy, down filled, slip covered sofa! Big enough to cuddle on with my hubby, and just deep enough that I could easily climb out of the couch with my big pregnant belly. And, I could customize the fabric! It seemed perfect. I had to have it.
Big mistake.
I looked through the swatch books, and, you see, I was in a black and white phase (My pregnancy brain told me that black and white equaled control, and I needed control since I was pregnant and felt uncontrollably fat). Furniture stores do not have the best selections, by the way…
I settled on a black and white floral brocade print, handed the salesman my credit card, and eagerly awaited the arrival of my new couch…. which, I was told, would take 3-4 weeks to arrive.
Time crawled by, and FINALLY, I got the call that my couch was being delivered. I was sooo excited I could hardly stand it. My husband was home when the couch was delivered, so he saw my reaction when I arrived home from work that day….. total disgust and disappointment.
I immediately cried. It was terrible. The black and white floral print was busy and distasteful and anything but what I had imagined it to be. And, I have been hesitant to invite anyone to my house since the arrival of the couch, which was over a year ago.

Please note the look of embarrassment on Violet’s Face
So, I am going to make a new slipcover. I cannot decide exactly how I want it to look. Here are some pretty images to help get me going:
 
 
Images from fffound and flickr
Wish me luck on this journey! I will keep you updated with pictures of the process!

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January 4, 2010

and the winner is……

So I wrote down all of the suggestions for the giveaway, put them in a hat, and pulled out a winner!
“Love Is In The Air” –TheDoeJane!

Yay! Please email me with your address, and I will send you your prize!

Oh, and a new print is up at the Gingiber shop! What do you think?

I will be offering this illustration in a print, and as Valentine’s Day Cards! I hope you enjoy!


and, here is something that is freaking AMAZING! to get you through this snowy day……..

Chris, over at PaperBeatsScissors designed this most excellent shirt. You can view it on threadless.com.

Have a great day!

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