Owls
My sister bought this apron for me, found at Kitchnglam.com. It’s so stinkin’ cute – how can I pull this off with leggings? ;)
And this little dude is from fishy fishy. I have never worked with felted wool, but I love how it looks. Just look at those big button eyes…
Fishy Fishy also does other really incredible stuff. Check out her shop at fishyfishy.etsy.com.
New Blogroll
My blogroll page just got a little glam. Check it out, and if you want to swap links {not spit}, email me.
She Can’t Be Stopped!
Kate of Centsational Girl is non-stop. Her blog has so many great and inspiring projects, it makes me want to run home and get all Mary Poppins and spruce stuff up. She’s also in Northern California – Kate, let’s do lunch!
Check out some of her projects {images via Centsational Girl}
DIY Footboard Turned Chalkboard
Buy Handmade
This weeks favorites:
Camera Strap from MonaLeisa
TV Bench from USACreations
Scalloped Mirror from Uncommon
Pearl Bouquet Earrings from La Plume Creations
Diaper Carrier by Nicole Hoxie
Butterfly Shadow Box by PorterHouse Boutique
My Boy
My boy and my friend’s boy… $5 Friday Night Bowling.
Bridal Shower Favors
I helped a friend create these 5″x7″ prints for a bridal shower favor. This is a quote that I love, and have in my home.
Because I’ve got some left over, I’m giving *10* away! Leave a comment if you’d like to have one and I’ll send it off to you! {I’ll contact you for your address}.
Happy Friday! I myself, will be floating down a river, on a tube with a Diet Coke.
Inspiration and Where I Find It
I can’t help but be inspired.
This is CAPTIVATING
{prep school students from Taking The Stage, Aaron writes a song for Mia} … I stumbled on this show in my Comcast OnDemand.
This is HILARIOUS
{Saturday Night Live, 2-part video} …thanks to my friend Jeff for sharing
This makes me DANCE …Pandora played this over and over until I had to get up and dance
And the blogs I love…
{dooce.com – A blatantly honest mother of two, and her struggles through postpartum depression, life after the Mormon church, and being fired for writing about her co-workers on her blog.} …somebody Tweeted about a funny post she wrote, and I’ve been hooked ever since.
{AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com – a compilation of user-submitted photos, and funny dialog. The comments are just as funny as the images themselves.} …I think I found this from a random blog?
{LoveMeagan – Because she’s confident, beautiful, and shows you cheap and dirty ways to make your clothes look like a million bucks.} …Definitely came accross this from someone’s blog. Can’t think of it now, but her daughter had gotten a new outfit and had taken posed pictures a la Meagan.
SO – What inspires you and how did you find it?
Modesty Panel for the Desk
Only so much you can do with the non-stop computer cords under the desk. This is my favorite article for clearing the cords, but I couldn’t resist another excuse to add pattern to a room.
I bought some Amy Butler fabric, folded it the same height as the desk, and used small nails and mini binder clips to attach them temporarily. YES, a beautifully sewn and gathered modesty panel would have been fantastic, but I couldn’t help but feel like I might want to use this great fabric for something else down the line… I couldn’t bring myself to cut it!
Nicole Hoxie Photography
This little beauty is my good friend Nicole. I can only appropriately describe her as; authentic, loyal, empathetic, talented and STUNNING. She can sew ANYTHING, create just about EVERYTHING, and most recently she’s been putting her heart and soul into photography {and it’s working}.
Nicole’s photography reflects the way she sees the world. This is a happy girl, and you can tell from her photography through her composition and unique view of color. Add Nicki’s photo blog to your reader {nicolehoxiephotography.blogspot.com}, and if you are in the San Francisco Bay Area, schedule a booking now while her pricing is so affordable!
Please Someone
Remind me where I’ve seen this, and where I can buy it BIG.
{ohYes!} Cleansing Thoughts
I just got back from a very fun weekend of camping: wakeboarding, foil dinners, s’mores, floaties on the lake, ice cream cones and playing cards. It felt like a retreat from the monotony. Coming home, as you can imagine, was bittersweet. Sleeping in my bed trumps sleeping in earshot of other campers and the unmistakable waft of their herb of choice, but coming back home meant back to the norm. I was ready for a change, ready for new attitude, and most of all, ready for a shower.
Cleansing Thoughts is created by the lovely and friendly Kris Jones, who wanted to make something more of her nine-to-five graphic design job. She created waterproof affirmation cards that you can stick in your shower and start your day off on a positive note. Not only are these cards durable and memorable, they are very well designed.
What I love even more about Kris is her quippy and fun greeting card site: Roast Greetings. Urban, funny, and slightly innapropriate, these are a great cards for your close friends and family. Here is a little peek at what the girls at the review party had to say about Roast Greetings:
Etsy Handmade Moments
Etsy is asking it’s members to submit 15 or 30 second promotional videos for etsy.com to win some dough. Pretty brilliant considering those members are all creative to begin with, they are BOUND to get some great submissions {I would LOVE to do one, but I just don’t have the time at the moment}.
These are my FAVORITES:
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Perfect Packages with Tape Swell
Check out Tape Swell’s awesome decorative tapes, mailing labels, and envelope wraparounds at www.tapeswell.com.
One Year Later: Getting Stuffy
It’s been over a year now since we’ve lived in our condo, and the “new” is wearing off. I’ve been spending more and more time in my “croffice” {craft room + office} and I needed more room to work at my desk. So, out with the old {*gasp*}:
And in with the new:
So, this time I put the Ikea furniture together *off camera* and I was a little less smiley, little more *holy frick when will this be done* about the process, made a big mess, and finished in a show-stopping three days. Oy! I’m happy with the change, and the type-A side of me won’t rest until I sew a really cool modesty panel for below the desk {I’m told that my on-camera Ikea assembly will be part of a National Geographic show due to air October-ish. Don’t worry… I’ll post links when it airs if it turns out that the camera DOESN’T add ten pounds}.
Links to my new Ikea furniture {and DO get the pasta alfredo from the food court while you’re there}
Vika Alex, Ung Drill, Vika Amon, Vika Curry
And my FAVORITE part of the room, my new sasea boutique pillow cover! These are one of my favorite products from the {oh Yes!} party, and everyone agreed. This polishes off my black and white croffice theme, and makes my green chair look SO CUTE!
They have more ADORABLE pillow covers in their shop, and I’m keeping them in mind for gifts… you can’t beat the price of $15 each, and buy two get one free!