tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30760476000972420762024-03-12T23:16:20.632-07:00Pretty.Simple.BlogUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076047600097242076.post-8683269549168177312012-07-21T06:18:00.000-07:002012-07-21T06:18:46.377-07:00Urban Outfitters Interactive Home CatalogueThe 2012 Urban Outfitters Home Catalogue is a creative delight to browse! It's such an interesting interface, and is a work of art in and of itself. I loved looking through all the objects, and even plan to purchase a few items... take a look!<br />
<a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/category.jsp?&id=HOMECATALOG&seenCatalog=true#!/page-1">Urban Outfitters Home Catalogue</a><br />
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Tuscany has always been my dream destination, and although I have yet to travel to Italy, my teenage obsession with the movie "Stealing Beauty" and my adult obssession with the book "Under the Tuscan Sun" (which is nothing like the movie, but is indeed any House/Decorating/DIYer's dream recounting of a home remodel in the land of grapes, golden sunsets, rolling hills, and slow work) have cemented it as a mecca of inspiration in my head. Well, a recent post on Apartment Therapy spoke to the place in my head that urges me to drop everything and make a run for Italy's rolling hills, that I just had to share it. It's eye candy galore to those of us who are vacation deprived!<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/Tuscany%20has%20always%20been%20my%20dream%20destination,%20and%20although%20I%20have%20yet%20to%20travel%20to%20Italy,%20%20my%20teenage%20obsession%20with%20the%20movie%20%22Stealing%20Beauty%22%20and%20my%20adult%20obssession%20with%20the%20book%20%22Under%20the%20Tuscan%20Sun%22%20(which%20is%20nothing%20like%20the%20movie,%20but%20is%20indeed%20any%20House/Decorating/DIYer's%20dream%20recounting%20of%20a%20home%20remodel%20in%20the%20land%20of%20grapes,%20golden%20sunsets,%20rolling%20hills,%20and%20slow%20work)%20have%20cemented%20it%20as%20a%20mecca%20of%20inspiration%20in%20my%20head.%20Well,%20a%20recent%20post%20on%20Apartment%20Therapy%20spoke%20to%20the%20place%20in%20my%20head%20that%20urges%20me%20to%20drop%20everything%20and%20make%20a%20run%20for%20Italy's%20rolling%20hills,%20that%20I%20just%20had%20to%20share%20it.%20It's%20eye%20candy%20galore%20to%20those%20of%20us%20who%20are%20vacation%20deprived!%20http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/one-week-in-tuscanyla-casa-di-cacchiano-monti-in-chianti-171881"><b>All images from One Week In Tuscany, on Apartment Therapy</b></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076047600097242076.post-72149475023479094912012-04-05T08:03:00.005-07:002012-04-05T08:18:17.547-07:00Anastasia Drawing and Dreaming<div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhir1rd6Cez3GCq4H66HMeuXM4Pd1lBNLsFbL-B1kIZuSJ0AQfXt5uoWnFOUoaoZmeXeC55NR53G5XMNjeVPgfdqoY62XI88ZbKllCgiDPg5G5Pj4RZk-Z53XxV7bfgJ5vFJntS5QNzA/s320/016.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727934966923867362" /><div style="text-align: center; "><span >Although I am terrible at blogging, I am indeed an avid follower, and daily stalker, of many wonderful design and lifestyle blogs. So, when one of my card's is featured by someone with a beautiful and inspiring blog that I hadn't yet discovered, I am always so excited!</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span >Yesterday my "Rorschach Flowers" card was featured on <a href="http://anastasiac.blogspot.com.au/">Anastasia Drawing and Dreaming</a>, a lovely lifestyle blog out of Australia by the artist behind Percival Road Designs on Etsy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span >Her blog is a little bit lifestyle, a little bit art, and a little bit fashion, all with a keen design eye and a peek into Australian life! I love it.... Her<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/81759653/baby-shower-bunting-paper-flower-gift"> Etsy shop Percival Road Designs</a> is also filled with beautiful paper goods that I am thinking to by for Greta's 1st Birthday Party! (I can't believe my baby is going to be 1!)</span></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7PqGLXXU9sYMQteFlKOEXftYyLTfZOavI_uomj4kWhbGPfwieOY5JI4Pyp4NUR9agMxp43h9aETYEEvdywHQESQYFlA-kzhfPLk0BlRc963Cd7Hui9YfeXxKpKUrnqVoTZReNurd-lU/s1600/neo2.jpeg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7PqGLXXU9sYMQteFlKOEXftYyLTfZOavI_uomj4kWhbGPfwieOY5JI4Pyp4NUR9agMxp43h9aETYEEvdywHQESQYFlA-kzhfPLk0BlRc963Cd7Hui9YfeXxKpKUrnqVoTZReNurd-lU/s320/neo2.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727934999313602658" /></a><span style="font-size: 100%; "><span style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKt01CC8-KkEbe-YcY1GCpXPIh481w2LT1gb5j-JqvqLJLohz9qFwiBnJ23gopA-NEkt9kYIRykGWHSHE-DuQWZiXEziPdAHOwLji57a_kg-koT2sQgLU51AUWgvVSLZtIWF4Ewf_RLk/s320/il_fullxfull.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727934976438328018" /></span></span><div style="font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: center; "><br /></div><span style="font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://anastasiac.blogspot.com.au/">All images from Anastasia Drawing And Dreaming, and Percival Road Designs</a></div></span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076047600097242076.post-80017793627998740192012-01-11T09:37:00.000-08:002012-04-05T08:18:45.758-07:00A New Year, A New Way Be Inspired...<div> </div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWM_Sv70b9FDpShE_g8I_8V04OF4BJqdDMsT6iLRjtwT67GK1sT5YVg89bUpg-YAMhNj-XWMWnpi6ML_IgjvKnl51Fq0eAUpuQUSWyz92WXfDrjGD7vIJYjY6zKMOOWxTktJEwgVV4bw/s320/4222193370361306.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696438458113516210" /><span style="font-size: x-small; "><div style="text-align: center;">(quote originally from http://www.momdot.com/inspirational-quotes)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div> </div><div> As a new year begins, I feel the need to explain the lack of new work and updates in the world of Pretty.Simple.Things. I've tried to keep the personal side of my life separate from Pretty.Simple.Things, but I've come to realize, that one's art is intrinsically tied to ones place in life. In 2011 I lost a mother, and gained a daughter, all in the span of 4 months. My husband, my eldest daughter and I spent much of last year in flux while we cared for my sweet Mother-In-Law and took over her businesses in California. Her illness came on fast and furious and losing the woman who was such a nurturing, and grounding, fixture in our lives effected us and our day-to-day life greatly. We had only been back home in Savannah for 2 months when our second daughter was born. We were still feeling immense grief in our loss, and the surreal experience of feeling that grief, while welcoming one of the greatest joys into our life (seriously, our now 7 month old is the happiest, most joyful little being you've ever met) had us all a bit mixed up. </div><div><br /></div><div> I'm sharing all of this with you because the last year has been so much about just getting through each day, that all feelings of creativity and momentum with Pretty.Simple.Things was lost to me. Up until recently I was simply trying to be a good mom, enjoy my children, and find my way back into a normal routine for our family. I was not able to find inspiration in the day-to-day, and had no motivation to find the time to get into my studio and create new work. I am happy to say, that the last 2 weeks I've turned a corner. I feel as if a fog has lifted, and I'm finding my way back into my right brain, back into wanting to create. And even though I haven't been able to get into the studio and print (having a 4 year old and a 7 month old has left me with not much time in the everyday scheme of things) but I have been sketching out new card ideas, and trying to carve a space each week where I will eventually have time to bring these new ideas into life! </div><div><br /></div><div> One of the things that has helped me find and organize inspiration, in Pinterest! I absolutely love Pinterest, and if you haven't started Pinning - get to it! Creating your boards on Pinterest reminds me of being in Art School when I made mood boards for whatever project I was working on, only you can make them for all realms of your life, and it's totally addictive! I'm including a link if you want to "follow me" on pinterest and see what's inspiring me right now. </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><u><br /></u></span></div><div><br /><a href="http://pinterest.com/emilysontag/"><img src="http://passets-cdn.pinterest.com/images/follow-on-pinterest-button.png" width="156" height="26" alt="Follow Me on Pinterest" /></a></div></div><div><span><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076047600097242076.post-6908187585903138812011-09-23T12:18:00.001-07:002011-09-23T12:30:57.848-07:00Jess Brown for Bottega Veneta!<div>If you've seen Jess's dolls before, you are sure to appreciate the whimsy and detail that go into each one. Jess is an amazing creator, who's dolls have been featured in almost every chic magazine featuring children's wares, and are coveted around the globe. My daughter loves her Jess Brown doll and I can't wait to get a second one for my newest addition (when she gets just a little bit older). Besides making her lovely ladies, Jess, along with my sweet friend Stacy, own one of my all-time favorite shops for women and kids called <a href="http://maudeshop.blogspot.com/">Maude</a> in Petaluma, Ca. When we were recently in California for a visit, I stopped in to Maude to visit and do a little shopping, and Stacy told me all about Jess's latest project for Bottega Veneta. Life Size Dolls for there Store windows. The dolls started out in Beverly Hills and New York, and will then travel to Paris, Milan, and London.... So exciting! Below are some pictures of these amazing (and soon to be well traveled) ladies created by Jess!</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlZCtj-sWxpTz6kuGu21wcESTjOMR8fPUMGO_auBDFEbXXehy4lugmgZvLnr1VCDqawdmAulLVk6YNtAVPolXV4CBYOs0D2LePZNxhpOIaDUMUNYr4TJKnhxsI3DjnBlHCHMz9GrAvdJI/s320/jessbrownforBottegaVeneta.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655636890187405282" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtX393du2v1SnKC7j2YrVXzO9MkGj9ragWNnKf9zLL8zmlRpEqxucQVPzrI0sBXlL-26GNLcrQoW_sS9iGqteZKVZyZZT7v81s7J4LWAJzz7K-ZrkRtkgSm48NqyacfqdSx_oPJGAJb8/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-12+at+10.13.15+PM.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtX393du2v1SnKC7j2YrVXzO9MkGj9ragWNnKf9zLL8zmlRpEqxucQVPzrI0sBXlL-26GNLcrQoW_sS9iGqteZKVZyZZT7v81s7J4LWAJzz7K-ZrkRtkgSm48NqyacfqdSx_oPJGAJb8/s320/Screen+shot+2011-09-12+at+10.13.15+PM.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655636902643108850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjB-fUe7w5w9D7T1trv1bYXAMuoYOPyH4Tdo_QfyiR8Hiyq256trudlfeir8zPew0I5hZQQ2myZUl-QEQ52HTIravKznXXEWY918iTHt2WCsi2Q1XYIX7bKEKf4IuzNJJNbie-1iEXAo0/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-12+at+10.14.09+PM.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjB-fUe7w5w9D7T1trv1bYXAMuoYOPyH4Tdo_QfyiR8Hiyq256trudlfeir8zPew0I5hZQQ2myZUl-QEQ52HTIravKznXXEWY918iTHt2WCsi2Q1XYIX7bKEKf4IuzNJJNbie-1iEXAo0/s320/Screen+shot+2011-09-12+at+10.14.09+PM.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655636899045987778" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxUSYR2jiqWfvO7q8fAm8f21PWmZOeCrJtnd0O7K02iNxfJADwUwIA_mssBGX2xZwd98Uhx6qZ5cDfgehyphenhyphen5wBqx7WfKNuhyphenhyphen4U-I-2aYN6a2mi9KtYYHZ17jyVlbBex6O0g9Li4ddblr8/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-12+at+10.12.56+PM.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxUSYR2jiqWfvO7q8fAm8f21PWmZOeCrJtnd0O7K02iNxfJADwUwIA_mssBGX2xZwd98Uhx6qZ5cDfgehyphenhyphen5wBqx7WfKNuhyphenhyphen4U-I-2aYN6a2mi9KtYYHZ17jyVlbBex6O0g9Li4ddblr8/s320/Screen+shot+2011-09-12+at+10.12.56+PM.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655636895311550466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Photos courtesy of <a href="http://jessbrowndesign.com/jess-brown-for-bottega-veneta.php">jessbrowndesign.com</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076047600097242076.post-23258094465289007682011-08-16T12:40:00.000-07:002011-09-23T12:31:05.796-07:00New Additions...I've been on a long hiatus here at Pretty.Simple.Things, and here is one of the main reasons! We welcomed our second daughter on May 27th. 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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076047600097242076.post-28332583340799531412011-02-02T06:50:00.000-08:002012-04-05T08:18:31.173-07:00Hearts and Crafts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM3BAtn8k81swKDLovEk07JmtIB80VARQDui8kAjWfJpRzUVeTN2uxUBbSORRjSNIHLRoYwF1IUsRk4TYUkHcIeC8RE5UohXC4g4ZW3ASbp6XcURWuknByLcmt7VCHm5_mhwCx-7k9GGo/s1600/163596_1832386095288_1409462897_32086085_4867421_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM3BAtn8k81swKDLovEk07JmtIB80VARQDui8kAjWfJpRzUVeTN2uxUBbSORRjSNIHLRoYwF1IUsRk4TYUkHcIeC8RE5UohXC4g4ZW3ASbp6XcURWuknByLcmt7VCHm5_mhwCx-7k9GGo/s400/163596_1832386095288_1409462897_32086085_4867421_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569104917383883714" /></a>For all of you in the Bay Area, you can find a small collection of Pretty.Simple.Things cards and notebooks for purchase at the <a href="http://heartsncraftsoakland.blogspot.com/">Hearts and Crafts</a> pop-up gallery/craft faire on Sunday February 13th, from 2-8, at Local 123 in Berkeley! <div>I won't be there in person, but my lovely friend, and fellow CCA alumni, Riki Henderson who is curating the show will be there. Go have a cup of coffee and check out the amazing work of artists (and some of my old friends) like Alika Cooper, Marci Washington, Kelly Brown, and Riki Henderson. </div><div>Visit the blog for more info on <a href="http://heartsncraftsoakland.blogspot.com/">Hearts and Crafts</a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><table class="uiInfoTable mvm profileInfoTable mvm mvm"><tbody><tr><td class="data">February 13th, from 2-8 pm<br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Local-123/110573015669481" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(204, 51, 0); ">Local 123</a><br /><div>2049 San Pablo Ave</div><div>Berkeley, CA</div></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076047600097242076.post-72460718061606227842011-01-12T12:11:00.000-08:002011-01-13T12:20:43.052-08:00Winter happiness...<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiky4fouESP8v9vob0jgkWLq54uEzPEQLT1e_VZhqOCSy6-YyI0pQacK84_aShGxTwrQNqF8XD3EN9y4n-ANo2obc07Wbb604b_TgW7pVcidOune2qLQv9chhrwKclgxjMc71RlQ8nrFEM/s400/fresh-yeast-bread031.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561767821503899682" />During this exceptionally cold winter in Savannah (where we usually have 75-80 degree days interspersed with a short cold spells here and there in winter, but this year have had several long freezing spells and even snow in the middle of the day) I have been using the time indoors to perfect my bread baking skills and organize and decorate my home in preparation for this baby (our second girl) I'm due to have in May. Maybe it's the nesting instinct from pregnancy, maybe it's simply enjoying this time inside to play, bake, cook, and craft with my 3 year old, but my creative focuses have shifted from paper goods to home. I'm sure my inspiration will shift again, but right now I'm really enjoying being creative in the kitchen! So I thought I would share with you <a href="http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/tips-techniques/10-food-tips-to-keep-you-happy-during-winter-136379">The Kitchen's 10 Food Tips to Keep You Happy Through Winter</a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOPO8e2t_L_8wx7NQ3BMHbw3TiFRgjBGBUQSyXLDv5T9q-JgKQGvMOjYt1bjkFj8ct9fvT-jUxJhMSPyaNU5Xrffu-EpkfnGlz_OlPvqzCC-2OAwJTZWXHWK7KGlYll_JkTDB9nsQdXIU/s1600/2011_1_18-happywinterfoods05_rect540.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOPO8e2t_L_8wx7NQ3BMHbw3TiFRgjBGBUQSyXLDv5T9q-JgKQGvMOjYt1bjkFj8ct9fvT-jUxJhMSPyaNU5Xrffu-EpkfnGlz_OlPvqzCC-2OAwJTZWXHWK7KGlYll_JkTDB9nsQdXIU/s400/2011_1_18-happywinterfoods05_rect540.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561767825447394146" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:6;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 20px; line-height: 26px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 17px; font-family:verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><h3 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal; font: normal normal normal 20px/normal Georgia, serif; line-height: 1.3; ">10 Food Tips To Keep You Happy During Winter</h3><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; ">• <strong>1. Citrus</strong> - I like to explore the vast array of different citrus fruits carried by my local co-op. Sure they aren't the most local food this time of year, but I indulge. The flavors are so bright and fresh, perfect to cut through richer dishes I crave this time of year. A Sicilian salad of sliced grapefruit, orange, red onion and flat leaf parsley is a great starter to any meal.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; ">• <strong>2. Tea</strong> - I just spent 34 dollars on four different loose-leaf teas (vanilla roiboos, jasmin, creme de la Earl Gray, Assam and Nilgiri). This will last us a few months and just brings such comfort throughout the day that the cost breakdown is actually not that crazy. About 50 cents a day for about three to four cups of tea — not bad considering how much pleasure it creates. Having several different varieties is key to my enjoyment, as is cutting off the caffeinated types at about 3 o'clock. Other than that, get your sip on.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; ">• <strong>3. Grains</strong> - I like to take time to try a few new grains during the winter. Having done this the past few years, I've added a multitude of fabulous and nutritious grains to my repertoire. Things like wheat berries, farro, buckwheat groats are all staples for breakfast porridge or savory salads at lunch and dinner time. They are a superb source for complex carbohydrates, so they really keep me going and keep me happy. Happy + grains = beating the winter blues!</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; ">• <strong>4. Chocolate</strong> - In the same vein as the tea and grain exploration, I enjoy splurging on a fancy chocolate bar or truffle about once per week. It keeps my sweet tooth in check, while exploring new combinations, varieties and flavor profiles. Smoked sea salt and toasted almond, extra dark and dotted with cacao nibs have all excited my palate and inspired me. Having one (or two) small chunks broken off a bar each winter day or popping one perfect truffle into my mouth sends me straight to my happy place. No talking, checking email, TV, reading or doing anything else while savoring the chocolate. I also never chew — just let that puppy melt. Amazing. I'm excited as I type this for what chocolate I'll try today!</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; ">• <strong>5. Create a Ritual Meal</strong> - This weekly (almost sacred) meal is crucial for me and my husband during the winter months. We like to get bagels and coffee with family on Sunday mornings. We check in with each other, read the paper, attempt the crossword, laugh a lot. There's never a line (we save trendy restaurants for other times), it's inexpensive and we part ways after this touchstone event. Friends sometimes join us, sometimes not.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; ">• <strong>6. Leafy Greens </strong>- Eat a lot of them. I love to massage thinly–sliced raw kale with a little salt, vinegar and oil, throw and avocado on top and dig in. I feel like superwoman whenever I eat greens, cooked or raw. Find a recipe or method of preparing one leafy green vegetable, and then substitute a different type — they're all pretty interchangeable — the next time you're in the kitchen.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; ">• <strong>7. Vegetarian Phở Soup</strong> - Whether you make this traditional Vietnamese noodle soup at home or have your favorite phở restaurant's phone number on speed dial, it always fills me up with flavor and healthful ingredients. It's so fresh and clean, yet surprisingly filling and robust. It will soothe your winter aches as only a huge bowl of delicious soup can do.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; ">• <strong>8. Develop a Quest</strong> - Last year, I scoured my city for the perfect veggie burger during the winter months. I found it, then the restaurant closed (tragedy), but it was fun to think about which veggie burger we would share at our weekly dinner out. This year, I'm focused on biscuits and so far, I've found some delicious contenders. The quest is just beginning in earnest!</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; ">• <strong>9. Sweet Potatoes</strong> - Roast them, bake them, make them into fries, throw them into pancakes . . . There's really nothing that this magical, brightly–colored, vitamin–filled tuber can't do. For me, they are so nourishing and delicious, decadent without being heavy. In dreary weather, they really hit the spot dolled up with a sprinkling of brown sugar, cinnamon, flake salt, dried cranberries and candied walnuts.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; ">• <strong>10. Eat something beloved from your childhood on a weekly basis</strong> - For me, this is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich — with lots of homemade jelly and salty, crunchy peanut butter. There's something so comforting about this meal; it brings me straight back to my days of tag and swings on the playground. I like to vary it up with different jams and breads, but the core elements remain the same. And while I'm at work, eating my sandwich, I think about being a little younger, from the intriguing gully beyond my elementary school to the Craft poster on my wall during adolescence . . . Another winter, another year older, jeez!</p></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076047600097242076.post-3782429005278076082010-12-10T08:18:00.000-08:002010-12-10T08:40:38.242-08:00Follow Me: the Making of Bergdorf Goodman's 2010 Holiday Windows<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">A dream job of mine, of course... Amazing to see how these amazing little worlds are created...</span></div><iframe width="425" height="295" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KeRrIdOXVow?fs=1" frameborder="0"></iframe><div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">and a couple of the finished creations as seen from the street...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwXnCk6fPMsou6aT_EVnSXzQmELY6h8L1nlgME7e_aYEs9KzwhSNnYbuAJbpPlQJc0Vqb8uEZ8abA8b-xacKJWx4hOPwe4ztAwUe5anYtUJGXp6xhsHRAZD3vBB4Lf9ICLD-7Ko3WFvGE/s400/27.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549092084070493746" /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">See the </span><a href="http://www.lonnymag.com/issues/12-december-2010/pages/1#p25"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">full article</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> about the Bergdorf Goodmans window creations in the</span><a href="http://www.lonnymag.com/issues/12-december-2010/pages/1#p25"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></a><a href="http://www.lonnymag.com/issues/12-december-2010/pages/1#p1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Holiday Issue of Lonny Magazine</span></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076047600097242076.post-12463033304162112562010-11-29T12:42:00.000-08:002010-12-10T08:15:25.869-08:00Pretty.Simple.Things at Sacred Art Gallery-Boutique in Chicago!<div>I'm so excited to announce that my paper goods are now carried at an amazing gallery-boutique called Sacred Art, in Chicago, Il! This lovely shop in Lincoln Square is a space where folks can buy art from emerging artists without the pretense or mark-up of a gallery. The shop's emphasis is on local Chicago artists, but they have recently branched out to include artists from other areas who's work fit's the shops aesthetic and vibe. I'm so excited to be one of those artists! Check out the <a href="http://sacredartstore.com/index.shtml">Sacred Art website</a> to see pics of the store, and images of some of the other work they carry...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzc0O2NGL3SA_LRKOi90F4o23JZDG2Ua8z8eErfs5gVe8QZDZ3XNHSKCMoS3iQ9Ca3ExVlMw2nlvGk2_H1P0D6WLTZRS-CZ_D6WtqaXlBABxXldA2-wQTN5FeOh9pSCDZjF4nP5xWlW4U/s1600/new+store+009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 376px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzc0O2NGL3SA_LRKOi90F4o23JZDG2Ua8z8eErfs5gVe8QZDZ3XNHSKCMoS3iQ9Ca3ExVlMw2nlvGk2_H1P0D6WLTZRS-CZ_D6WtqaXlBABxXldA2-wQTN5FeOh9pSCDZjF4nP5xWlW4U/s400/new+store+009.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545140793620814834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvCLmtX_vLt2Fle_jOzPUJyA8GzLtNiHyiE5I45VvjfRipzFa0PW2t22lhX6nctSDI658VvHV5qk-Rd3x6XMepi4Efr2UhDNuNTqWfxmM3Ew26a9slG_h68dvQq6p3bTmdnoXqralRnyM/s1600/logo.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 176px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvCLmtX_vLt2Fle_jOzPUJyA8GzLtNiHyiE5I45VvjfRipzFa0PW2t22lhX6nctSDI658VvHV5qk-Rd3x6XMepi4Efr2UhDNuNTqWfxmM3Ew26a9slG_h68dvQq6p3bTmdnoXqralRnyM/s400/logo.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545140790245631154" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076047600097242076.post-19946446626908968932010-11-22T19:03:00.000-08:002010-12-10T08:15:07.013-08:00Handy for the holidays...<div>These casserole carriers by <a href="http://www.vonny.com/">Vonny</a> are exactly what I would buy for all of the wonderful cooks in my life who I share meals with potluck style through the Holidays. As we are hosting the second annual Potluck-Thanksgiving in our home for some of our friends who have become like family to us, the burden of transporting hot casserole dishes (so as not to have a traffic-jam at the oven right before we sit down to eat) would be all but solved if I had discovered these nifty carriers a few weeks ago. I will definitely be buying one for myself for all the Christmas holiday parties I will be schlepping hot dishes to! They retail for $46.00 at <a href="http://www.vonny.com/">vonny.com</a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGb9BZq3zuR3Fj5XceWSP3sG26ckL6bWqD2HN8s7VRlgho69LSySYakAX4NiczUPZS4x3XS7hioL4QzmUYtXDSR0u1rwyJTpiYvL7urxySSMpbLig8d_7kTJ3dzjGEvRt6eJFhISCSGOU/s1600/111810-vonny2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 326px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGb9BZq3zuR3Fj5XceWSP3sG26ckL6bWqD2HN8s7VRlgho69LSySYakAX4NiczUPZS4x3XS7hioL4QzmUYtXDSR0u1rwyJTpiYvL7urxySSMpbLig8d_7kTJ3dzjGEvRt6eJFhISCSGOU/s400/111810-vonny2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542575712924816786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGt3cbWcMuHH13CroPj0SopkNLxgRe5K2GCsSOO84ro0tGWa43-9oBEyMMYUyXGsFAz2F67u8EsIQsSEpQXdfdUdt5rbWhPDj97hLkZEsJFKdnesNoxtjtPRbrlKehg7m_DKlUevOsh74/s1600/111810-vonny1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGt3cbWcMuHH13CroPj0SopkNLxgRe5K2GCsSOO84ro0tGWa43-9oBEyMMYUyXGsFAz2F67u8EsIQsSEpQXdfdUdt5rbWhPDj97hLkZEsJFKdnesNoxtjtPRbrlKehg7m_DKlUevOsh74/s400/111810-vonny1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542575712277335570" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076047600097242076.post-13775066240528763402010-11-18T14:37:00.000-08:002010-12-10T08:15:07.014-08:00The Perfect Holiday Dazzler...<div>I love this dress by London based designer Anna Popovich... It is oh-so-perfect for holiday parties!</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi429X1Zv0f7J6gInCE-QWfg7ZhR0MPI4HyoSfsZbvR7TW1PIIEIHSXWdya7W1J7Tep8f5_dtingq5omy-NV7MzAwiNm_Vs5Ixqa1JtVKAoVmnwPrw2qFMF-kyCy0bbW94-lQ_VTWtqPlA/s400/il_570xN.193697009.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541025017063069394" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Ju_uWb67w5w8DX2yQPnfzmNXYiZCKrUEbvkwgXYVNpoPYs8av0fzS0eZ2J3J6tZbav7LE1LK3w9xArCA1Z7uF77T85pAugx_nDr_FF_9op-YksTJJi2G2fL5IwsocCTpdsZ4jDnATRQ/s1600/il_570xN.193696942.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Ju_uWb67w5w8DX2yQPnfzmNXYiZCKrUEbvkwgXYVNpoPYs8av0fzS0eZ2J3J6tZbav7LE1LK3w9xArCA1Z7uF77T85pAugx_nDr_FF_9op-YksTJJi2G2fL5IwsocCTpdsZ4jDnATRQ/s400/il_570xN.193696942.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541025019179692770" /></a>Find it at<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/62062402/raimunda-black-floral-mid-length?utm_source=bronto&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Image+-+http%3A%2F%2Fwww.etsy.com%2Fview_listing.php%3Flisting_id%3D62062402&utm_content=etsy_fashion_111810&utm_campaign=etsy_fashion_111810"> her Etsy shop</a>!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076047600097242076.post-57192853886850367322010-11-08T10:35:00.000-08:002010-11-08T10:52:10.508-08:00Holiday Dinner Party Invites...<div style="text-align: center;">It's been so long since I've posted any pics of the custom orders I've been working on, and this is due mostly to the fact that my camera has taken a bit of a knock and is taking less than clear pictures. I'm so frustrated that I can't share photos of the designs that have kept me so busy for the last 4 months, so I decided to post some pics of a little job I had worked on a few months ago that entailed a customization of one of my existing designs, ordered on Etsy.<div><br /></div><div>For a holiday dinner party these "Dinner With Friends" cards were screened in Red and Green ink, doing half the order with red text/green imagery, and half the order with green text/red imagery. The cards held vellum invitation inserts, that I printed in red or green to coordinate with the text color on the front of the card. The finished product was super sweet, and full of holiday whimsy!</div></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tAoWB8ltS6J6MENOizgDfXZqlDzOylIedOyhK4zZJjG4d3EOn_ExZhh-B3NopCpM06SPYwfV5JBiJqY4-eXy_HLZNWvvg0EQVlsAmI7qYfoPevWsrKWAB8HG2ZCKSfR9_W21h2p9nXQ/s400/dinw:friendsgrn&red.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537253014261700418" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWlOTCqMRnLPoeOZ4bfXwRcxPzb7FYRMPMH0NvVjfg2s5kbR8FCMOQQ8lrMeN2vXbJZ1zxNkkm8XD_bYF1OUOsOubvSw7RcVM3HzcZQAbtyGTwlaUgigb6cVbKkHtjH0T2AZnJtQomwk/s400/dinw:frinedsgrnw:insert.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537253028279578178" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtpEZ-F_bqGuHi-vs-IAabHpArIOh8SP74HY0ga9cfADtS1BCSbs4qOIhCBLwk2YgVmN3uP7k-rQPE3-aMX40WK9aR5yKZM6Y4ZOTCKRQs46wlTHobpaEj68Rzige0VZzC2Q9dJsu97rY/s400/dinw:friendsgrn:red.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537253042080091378" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikytj2ZYIdJgakBQX8K1o8bpi0t7FkLHmRIq1zz26oYMgXhDXiZ-k3GIARxqeLCOtP1wuNWdDKkRL5ndwEVyg65hw3L68-YmSChQ-igGz3vE8TSVjbX2-wjjBGcan5v_gHv4MUrfXl2cc/s400/dinw:friendsredw:insert.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537253038197148994" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcP1tNnGH1_U4ghp9j-U31hXU18ABQR9X2Yx5iMgn5CDYuITQum5sLuqDQq7Q8INTABW_5bOHZfl3tqgRpSXgKC7Riv_xBvXXwjh_Ag1hlDIlLEiUSP4dsc9RGniPo-0uVz0kJl2xrVl8/s1600/dinw:friendgrnw:envelope.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcP1tNnGH1_U4ghp9j-U31hXU18ABQR9X2Yx5iMgn5CDYuITQum5sLuqDQq7Q8INTABW_5bOHZfl3tqgRpSXgKC7Riv_xBvXXwjh_Ag1hlDIlLEiUSP4dsc9RGniPo-0uVz0kJl2xrVl8/s400/dinw:friendgrnw:envelope.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537253049651306866" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076047600097242076.post-79970085347922046432010-11-06T06:36:00.000-07:002010-11-06T06:55:18.222-07:00PetitPlat Food Art by Stephanie Kilgast<div style="text-align: center;">I stumbled across the art of Stephanie Kilgast a couple weeks ago, and keep going back to <a href="http://PetitPlatbysk.blogspot.com/">her blog</a> to see what she's up to. She is a french sculptor, working in the form of miniature foods for dollhouse and jewelry. Her website <a href="http://www.petitplat.fr/">PetitPlat</a> is full of beautiful imagery, tutorials, information, and a link to her etsy shop. Her work is hyper-realistic, mouth-watering, incredibly detailed and oh-so-tiny! But what I love the most about Stephanie's work is that even though it may not be in one of the traditionally recognized mediums of art, it is most definitely art! I love the fact that etsy and the movement supporting handmade crafts has helped the world to recognize that art comes in many non-traditional forms, and no matter the size or medium, all handmade art is of great value and should be recognized as so! Enjoy the pics, courtesy of <a href="http://petitplatbysk.blogspot.com/">Stephanie's Blog</a>...<div><br /></div></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 342px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh3rWWZaezIdl7Pcq7kznsOcHBLx4QWKMzR-zndT5qGxF_ji4vJYplq4KvW59bbEndF_0EKMAKHOx5vJyTbNT_F0D8ktm76unY30F9lp133KoiA4MLnO0zwEMwjPXKS_3k6HUlXOCeM1U/s400/imageIndex.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536433856280603106" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVgq2fc5TRNQ7u8MgCWKqeD_TC1ClODzYeiFai_DOoPmBDyRg3tm6SGR1MOSh5cG18J6XYOC7UmDAaCwQIm1y6eWzXmpyg9HcGwBu8AjLtKuOX0t8fbx_fjOdRaMfhQRe3DTmIhUb0WGw/s400/blog_TeaSandwichmoi.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536433870048377666" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZeP45ZWnXVoMuB-khpWWDPlEtQjzhETtNOXgdZE9Q_ooFxKUfbge7OS3bXS5zwfZTak5dNfCIS7iL3Cmd6C3tkGKY2gBx9nnuWPUkj9gYzjTPXnNj3ja3pnEVUfNJ68rv80cFaJnRLU/s400/Cookies_animalPinkWhite2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536433867767196130" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDS3_eIg2iXY7RXOArkaSxI9_hRGE-Z185Xn3UwI7eBjoM8oFKiuKTZLW_vyDwVxpgS5zZ8TlaSd_jwqSPHgLVjw7m2HV7V0uemtxvVTAUy0gm6vvC6AFanjRHTmJ_OgN3ASiQWILkbI/s1600/Pendant_GingerBreadHouse_Dots4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDS3_eIg2iXY7RXOArkaSxI9_hRGE-Z185Xn3UwI7eBjoM8oFKiuKTZLW_vyDwVxpgS5zZ8TlaSd_jwqSPHgLVjw7m2HV7V0uemtxvVTAUy0gm6vvC6AFanjRHTmJ_OgN3ASiQWILkbI/s400/Pendant_GingerBreadHouse_Dots4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536433873365607138" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABnRXE6hyphenhyphenELmLl4B8cPTZphGLp0KbL5nALUYAHKkpLdcnw1V5-IPTSU377DRS8rY43_yCB-oJieidbNfo8OsofUa5306yccU36gz3wHEJyzpg4VlenXiyPDtSVe8oxuXTNLs1C-RpKns/s1600/Pastry_AutumnTreats2010_Tray1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABnRXE6hyphenhyphenELmLl4B8cPTZphGLp0KbL5nALUYAHKkpLdcnw1V5-IPTSU377DRS8rY43_yCB-oJieidbNfo8OsofUa5306yccU36gz3wHEJyzpg4VlenXiyPDtSVe8oxuXTNLs1C-RpKns/s400/Pastry_AutumnTreats2010_Tray1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536433876286853090" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076047600097242076.post-22596453789094742152010-10-26T12:49:00.000-07:002010-11-06T06:55:18.223-07:00Yellow Elm Felted-Wool Accessories<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">It's been so hard for me to find the time to post to the blog lately as I've been (happily) swamped with tons of custom work, busy with lots of family holiday's, and in general exhausted due to the little one I'm due to have in May. That being said, I've been dying to share one of my new favorite makers, Elizabeth Blanton of </span></span><a href="http://yellowelm.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Yellow Elm</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, whom I had the pleasure of meeting at the Indie Craft Parade.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Elizabeth crafts beautiful (and incredibly unique) hair accessories, hat adornments, and brooches by hand, through the process of felting wool, which she describes as layering wool, pouring soap and boiling water over it, and scrubbing until the fibers interlock to make felt. She then adds embellishments, decorative stitching, and artful details to each piece by hand, creating little works of wearable art. She also has a wonderful blog, which puts my very-bad-at-blogging-self to shame! Check it out </span></span><a href="http://yellowelm.com/blog/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://yellowelm.com/blog/</span></span></a></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijh19RIMgxcoUXCyIl9ga_r5tH_Nc9Ajh9OYL1uj4NLIHM6GNHJCoVcob3NS3E49_nZVEZ_vF603yo5Fqw2WxX4-Dhkyhifnnq32w63zNOAs_e6Jy8UWD6X-l8qTF_2gyJEuQHnjd0Ieo/s1600/il_570xN.146419222.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 305px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijh19RIMgxcoUXCyIl9ga_r5tH_Nc9Ajh9OYL1uj4NLIHM6GNHJCoVcob3NS3E49_nZVEZ_vF603yo5Fqw2WxX4-Dhkyhifnnq32w63zNOAs_e6Jy8UWD6X-l8qTF_2gyJEuQHnjd0Ieo/s400/il_570xN.146419222.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536160637913738706" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuV9ttYtgAVKo9P-jp9OfoR1V6h6TkDQjzP7Bud345zLnQxsj5MIo5fkxwYP4jK2i1YWfbXQmWKduAJVa5NM_xqw8sAa5zxPycv12nsrJLIp38fuBCKTcL_ZLH4YuTmkr450NC74nleqY/s1600/Picture-8.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 273px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuV9ttYtgAVKo9P-jp9OfoR1V6h6TkDQjzP7Bud345zLnQxsj5MIo5fkxwYP4jK2i1YWfbXQmWKduAJVa5NM_xqw8sAa5zxPycv12nsrJLIp38fuBCKTcL_ZLH4YuTmkr450NC74nleqY/s400/Picture-8.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536160627541164018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhutAuw5JvmN-IInEIYdx5uqgsXHAHeEbwPLe7eOMC_eF22LrVRG2VIdJoFGSEiXfbKXc7hzErKSb5oVemfRn4TS3GkI5dQwxegs5ET6LNfDxx818KWE9YdmoWZAbozkplOBfbVvrHDs/s1600/Picture-51.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 273px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhutAuw5JvmN-IInEIYdx5uqgsXHAHeEbwPLe7eOMC_eF22LrVRG2VIdJoFGSEiXfbKXc7hzErKSb5oVemfRn4TS3GkI5dQwxegs5ET6LNfDxx818KWE9YdmoWZAbozkplOBfbVvrHDs/s400/Picture-51.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536160607249744402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24Moc8UrXrvj_KVaBoQGKHCTLiATxg0gy-z7Q5w8y6dtkqWxSFd4EXV8_J6DI7RoupD86a0y8LyV50U590ngOAyYzdhGKtAa8rhOf7NVDiNrYHHQzLSrI2k1QZVeJ68tOHLnzsJUpHL4/s1600/Picture-221.png" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24Moc8UrXrvj_KVaBoQGKHCTLiATxg0gy-z7Q5w8y6dtkqWxSFd4EXV8_J6DI7RoupD86a0y8LyV50U590ngOAyYzdhGKtAa8rhOf7NVDiNrYHHQzLSrI2k1QZVeJ68tOHLnzsJUpHL4/s400/Picture-221.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536160593964220210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Photos courtesy of <a href="http://yellowelm.com/">Yellow Elm</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076047600097242076.post-43776937686551340592010-09-17T10:23:00.001-07:002010-11-06T06:55:30.809-07:00The Indie Craft Parade!<div>The first annual Indie Craft Parade in Greenville, SC, was a huge success, with 4000 attendees, and 77 amazing artists showing work, it was inspiring and overwhelming! I had the pleasure of meeting so many wonderful artists, and getting feedback on my work from thousands of shoppers! I came home to lots of orders that were generated from the faire, and have been so busy trying to keep up with all the work I haven't yet gotten a chance to share on the blog about the experience. I plan on featuring some of the amazing artist that I got to meet while there, so check back in a couple of weeks (when hopefully I will have emerged from my studio having successfully completed all these orders while still staying in one piece)!</div><div>Below are some pics of me at my booth, and some of the many items I have yet to get up on the Etsy site that I debuted at the show.</div><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4132/4997916572_cced78efa4.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Booth-7-Prretty.Simple.Things." /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIsYm93lQc6cUDx3zWCG3h8tg6hR23xxO3YW-xlwCUIiYJ0-9J6A8UyemyRaF6A-ye8IdC_nPVWDL-8WwtteyabUgw4Nge2aWadjVvKWoPcSkDD0wql2y2NAPg201Eb0HBgtT-cEbfNts/s1600/Picture-17.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIsYm93lQc6cUDx3zWCG3h8tg6hR23xxO3YW-xlwCUIiYJ0-9J6A8UyemyRaF6A-ye8IdC_nPVWDL-8WwtteyabUgw4Nge2aWadjVvKWoPcSkDD0wql2y2NAPg201Eb0HBgtT-cEbfNts/s400/Picture-17.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517937032075813922" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN6MP-F1b0C8KMBDxGg8fE4kvtio0ip8ALw5QBYFfHbnkbA-n84TakBN3DACFwuElWEQ1zukqTN85J3BTK5VXk0SJUfSAO9b1mkUMEHDmU6p3NxNiMM1LyXEwbFy6my_MUf0msAiVLflw/s1600/Picture-16.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN6MP-F1b0C8KMBDxGg8fE4kvtio0ip8ALw5QBYFfHbnkbA-n84TakBN3DACFwuElWEQ1zukqTN85J3BTK5VXk0SJUfSAO9b1mkUMEHDmU6p3NxNiMM1LyXEwbFy6my_MUf0msAiVLflw/s400/Picture-16.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517937017676649218" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtiG8PnhFg1HLel6dyy3hFlWMFxQr9pKDHgx7U_8cXgGkzA5N8VDENT_kC7chEkSQFoZ9djHx2bd1VBOoPUiqgoU6kEZCROqVscRBSsvcL7mzIVrhtF4E7ChT97Q5D3sT8eChR-MSPkg/s1600/Picture-15.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtiG8PnhFg1HLel6dyy3hFlWMFxQr9pKDHgx7U_8cXgGkzA5N8VDENT_kC7chEkSQFoZ9djHx2bd1VBOoPUiqgoU6kEZCROqVscRBSsvcL7mzIVrhtF4E7ChT97Q5D3sT8eChR-MSPkg/s400/Picture-15.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517936997919501234" /></a>photos courtesy of <i><a href="http://yellowelm.com/blog/">Yellow Elm</a> </i>and the <i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=indie%20craft%20parade&w=all#page=1">Flickr page for the ICP</a></i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076047600097242076.post-85005940638813897972010-08-04T05:33:00.000-07:002010-11-06T06:55:07.047-07:00Pretty.Simple.Things in Babiekins Magazine!<div>The current issue of <a href="http://babiekinsmag.com/currentissue">Babiekins Magazine</a> just came out, and I'm happy to share the pictures of my work is from the magazine. My Alice in Wonderland Party Invite (fully customizable and for sale in <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/shopsimplethings?ga_search_query=shop+simple+things&ga_search_type=seller_usernames">my Etsy</a> site) is in the first shot of the Wonderland themed story, and the paper butterflies used throughout the shoot for styling are also my creations! Check <a href="http://babiekinsmag.com/currentissue">Babiekins</a> out!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPaSajPmaXk7SuAjB9YXgEIPbcrRwjP3Ar-C1iHPP-0c9fWcQ8ePOiHgAxngLAsZXjXIIA-FvDdXBwpDpzUf3udhYlBoWBwCI_JaRoQKCDwEjDCBkn6ifIvIBZo6r26k4e_mwE8UEEDBc/s1600/Frontcover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPaSajPmaXk7SuAjB9YXgEIPbcrRwjP3Ar-C1iHPP-0c9fWcQ8ePOiHgAxngLAsZXjXIIA-FvDdXBwpDpzUf3udhYlBoWBwCI_JaRoQKCDwEjDCBkn6ifIvIBZo6r26k4e_mwE8UEEDBc/s400/Frontcover.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501533182779534946" /></a><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZboj3_tPw97qYSrod9j3lp6PQDg6ZD1wAOj7IXLWSgVCQGZkodj2p6XW8EB_K-eVLOAA55RhZ62XGe7MwhLPm5_e0ognW2WXxgDC_L2XqFJfrzUp55sQLyT-lJiNeHTlceZiCYdm5KZs/s400/207and208.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501533164010949474" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4wIvFEVRxnQT-fJVRjj_qxEs3gg3vDFO5PlMhsiRCMxHK5gudauMCoUQPZNbOVKKbjs177dbdDU4DauBjrRUju_QSphOpGVsDPE3fbgu-RxIhlba2xi45iXT8So28fBWQf4mj47PT9E/s1600/221and222.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4wIvFEVRxnQT-fJVRjj_qxEs3gg3vDFO5PlMhsiRCMxHK5gudauMCoUQPZNbOVKKbjs177dbdDU4DauBjrRUju_QSphOpGVsDPE3fbgu-RxIhlba2xi45iXT8So28fBWQf4mj47PT9E/s400/221and222.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501533174711914370" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076047600097242076.post-83000097499938398692010-07-27T17:05:00.001-07:002010-11-06T06:54:24.658-07:00Linus's Birth Announcement<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUQAG9Gc7DbL18zjK2xVdXYHM8IjQWyhmI_ruJmty3-EKd3Ru3jo68SAOhP3kUe48wR-_s2wiP7OQzFtZkVCE1rJn41FBXfKwwxlOhgghSbkWT3rZ3NRB_pibF1wklGMmtoNFXGHgVCw/s400/linusup.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498744363192565314" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3EkEhKcpdgIAimhVgdFy6bbO6_w6fTG4J1i7TtnxmuqQ9inxF_k7JXYFbq513fZqpIS7pSsuPTpVyzYWuHkJEIFqqXEN7QveuDfYsNC-2QQLzTK0xsHM-lVYN0VlCT530ZmpYBuPza0/s1600/linusflat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3EkEhKcpdgIAimhVgdFy6bbO6_w6fTG4J1i7TtnxmuqQ9inxF_k7JXYFbq513fZqpIS7pSsuPTpVyzYWuHkJEIFqqXEN7QveuDfYsNC-2QQLzTK0xsHM-lVYN0VlCT530ZmpYBuPza0/s400/linusflat.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498744366820464514" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYhuCR3QbbP1dSQi3dybkRTPWthlnXumGRt84d-eGCXqA85JrYv9TliV_DGPfwgUsF88yRA9AWJkSgvwi2G9qKRrYFPL6Osb-i9fjWdwldDWZW5LcPCOqZg1cd75mZVXiH4wxZenyOyA/s1600/1stlinus.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYhuCR3QbbP1dSQi3dybkRTPWthlnXumGRt84d-eGCXqA85JrYv9TliV_DGPfwgUsF88yRA9AWJkSgvwi2G9qKRrYFPL6Osb-i9fjWdwldDWZW5LcPCOqZg1cd75mZVXiH4wxZenyOyA/s400/1stlinus.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498744358427483378" /></a><br />Printed on 100% recycled paper, featuring my "Animal Parade Pennants" Design and an original graphite drawing of lovely Linus by his mother, and my talented friend Marisa, this little announcement was a fun project. In fact, we were so happy with the results (and I am just such a fan of Marisa's art) that we are thinking of teaming up and offering this collaborative announcement design on Etsy. She would create an original graphite drawing of your little one from a picture, and I would do the announcement design and printing. You would be getting not only a beautiful keepsake announcement, but also an original work of art featuring your little one!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076047600097242076.post-88239361271582605152010-06-28T11:49:00.001-07:002010-06-28T11:54:20.260-07:00Find me at the Indie Craft Parade in September!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrXoRp1-AolE4okDOdNry26cl4q9Mvyp5pkJi5AcNQmynVswW8BYTDM4riQ1NpuOC8MrfJnR_HhTQu-OnIeIcPvEZm7fuxvX6olLm6hFcN3pgJIIyGKiXxmIkV3a82-tneFweAYI1W8g/s1600/banner180x150.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrXoRp1-AolE4okDOdNry26cl4q9Mvyp5pkJi5AcNQmynVswW8BYTDM4riQ1NpuOC8MrfJnR_HhTQu-OnIeIcPvEZm7fuxvX6olLm6hFcN3pgJIIyGKiXxmIkV3a82-tneFweAYI1W8g/s320/banner180x150.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487898820469768258" /></a>The Indie Craft Parade is a juried craft faire held September 10th and 11th in Greenville, SC. I am so ecstatic that I was selected to show there, I can't stop smiling! If you live in the Southeast, it will be a great show with tons of artisans and crafters, and would be well worth the drive to come peruse (and visit me of course). Please visit the <a href="http://www.indiecraftparade.com/">Indie Craft Parade official site</a> for all the info...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076047600097242076.post-13198368767434603892010-05-07T05:34:00.001-07:002010-05-07T05:54:48.058-07:00Sweet Paul Magazine<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;">Maybe it's because I still miss Domino Magazine everyday </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"> (not to mention Cookie Magazine, and Blueprint Magazine)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-size:small;">but I am so excited by all the new online magazines</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-size:small;"> that have been springing up. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-size:small;">I've loved <i><a href="http://sweetpaul.typepad.com/my_weblog/page/3/">Sweet Paul the blog</a> </i>for sometime, and was </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-size:small;">thrilled to learn about the new Sweet Paul online magazine.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-size:small;">It's filled with amazing recipes, and some of the most </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-size:small;">gorgeous food styling and photography I've seen in a </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-size:small;">magazine thus far. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-size:small;">I may have found my mother's day breakfast recipe in the </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-size:small;">page below! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.sweetpaulmag-digital.com/sweetpaulmag/spring2010/?pg=20&pm=2&u1=friend">Click Here</a> to view the whole magazine. </span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:11px;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr style="background-height:30px;color:#D2D2D2;"> <td><img class="navlogo" src="http://images-cdn.dashdigital.com/sweetpaulmag/include/icons/navbar_logo.gif?lm=1273162356000" height="28" alt="Go to www.sweetpaul.typepad.com" align="left" /> </td> <td align="right" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:15px;padding-right:5px;font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:11px;color:#666666;"> <span id="top_right_text">Look inside ></span> </td> </tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFFFFF;"> <td colspan="2" align="center" style="padding:10px 0px;"> <a href="http://www.sweetpaulmag-digital.com/sweetpaulmag/spring2010?pg=34" target="_blank" onclick="window.open('http://www.sweetpaulmag-digital.com/sweetpaulmag/spring2010?pg=34','sharewidget','toolbar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,left=0,top=0,width='+(screen.width-10)+',height='+(screen.height-10)+'');return false;" title="View Magazine"> <img src="http://images-cdn.dashdigital.com/sweetpaulmag/spring2010/data/imgpages/smtn/sweetpaul2010spring_0034.gif?lm=1273162356000" border="0" alt="34" /> <img src="http://images-cdn.dashdigital.com/sweetpaulmag/spring2010/data/imgpages/smtn/sweetpaul2010spring_0035.gif?lm=1273162356000" border="0" alt="35" /> </a> </td> </tr> <tr style="background-height:30px;color:#D2D2D2;"> <td colspan="2" align="center" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:15px;font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:11px;color:#666666;"> <span id="bottom_text">Spring 2010</span> </td> </tr> </tbody></table></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076047600097242076.post-52369476807678361602010-04-29T15:02:00.001-07:002010-05-07T05:54:27.302-07:00Off the grid living...<div><div style="text-align: center; ">I came across these amazing photographs by Keliy Anderson-Staley today on Apartment Therapy, originally from <a href="http://www.ahornmagazine.com/issue_5/solo_anderson-staley/solo_anderson-staley.html">Ahorn Magazine</a>. Anderson-Staley grew up off-the-grid, without electricity, plumbing, or phones, in the woods of Maine. She started this project of documenting life "off the grid" before she moved away from the community. She returned to finish the project, and the pictures are not only beautiful, but her musing on life as it was, and is, off the grid is lovely.</div><div style="text-align: center; ">Both my parents (separately) live off the grid, but with solar power, well-water, septic, and they both as of the last few months have cell phone service reaching them. My dad has a log cabin, my mom a submerged adobe, they both live within 1 hour of a large town or city. Although they do have creature comforts like electricity and water, there is still a huge decompression that happens when you travel down a long, very bumpy, 4-wheel drive necessary, unmaintained road, to reach there green-homes, and there is something satisfying about watching your consumption out of necessity rather than choice. You have to monitor usage and waste of all kinds to live this way. I find it so refreshing to unplug, and focus on simple pleasures and pastimes, the beautiful, quiet landscape surrounding, and all that sky!</div></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRoS01vsPen_RInBe9ssu0lEx74-uqzVmzihqXyLYRi7u-WL5n0uo07PrDuucYIbOhaTBE6p7fHrpfuEQxD71yJI8MqsItD3fjvs1DhYNAZ6_Eg-fiu1d37ogDmUVeCxfruo_KYirWhNA/s320/Anderson-Staley_10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465683717187152562" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKp_TAG8K4m4ApLvsnahknPnvKZKiAXG4G_anDIwv2t10Uc2t48Na4eclVF8T8twW3T5RcbPa075AK7tlNU1oeFCRy6v1bI4YZxFH6b_Y_0ydJtmaqxOSgwUkBoWaTewnJtjkThtfS5ws/s320/Anderson-Staley_24.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465683725676823250" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIs2P7ZlJ0HZUcoUhnL_zpSmBPNpf7cdsq7AYiEUpO6c_O_Jqusd5WkeaGLO7HVYdcAzM-62jXCi_jaWg2qvszCKsUiKNOYieq_JPvFZzQbrHBurrHyJ805q6NyQef6lh6175FDwsGrjA/s320/Anderson-Staley_8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465729050008649250" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxV-fSVXA8mmqdfSY7f5q9yjOFquovGk_R0caBIEEgK44dDPqQLwTbSpBf3bwwZ8mU6cmZumpS9czbUiGmvx6E7HA3Ri5VPRCM-1A7ffHH9qYf0eet7ZYdnSzVMpmKeeK0SJhhGu_s5k/s320/Anderson-Staley_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465683726660518802" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTC_cuHzsPbyPnjrd4ZblPqyqrJ0kQBpwu6e9wrTK0QFiWcre1SS3IDH7uo-XMpYX8AOAF-ze79XwT0Iz7dgw27QVBLbbehyr8VFSNhnVtqNXEBpL2xbA2K5wXirDI6HvwR8sqc8HrNks/s1600/Anderson-Staley_6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 253px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTC_cuHzsPbyPnjrd4ZblPqyqrJ0kQBpwu6e9wrTK0QFiWcre1SS3IDH7uo-XMpYX8AOAF-ze79XwT0Iz7dgw27QVBLbbehyr8VFSNhnVtqNXEBpL2xbA2K5wXirDI6HvwR8sqc8HrNks/s320/Anderson-Staley_6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465729056415401522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times, serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 3px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 3px; "><b><br /></b></span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076047600097242076.post-63221953079687666732010-04-27T08:00:00.000-07:002010-05-07T05:54:40.933-07:00New Work on Etsy!<div style="text-align: center;">I have been overwhelmed lately with all the projects I've been working on, and have intended on getting more of the new work I've done up on the blog and the Etsy shop, but haven't had the time. In part this is because I have undertaken remodeling our upstairs (a finished attic that we have been using as a guest bedroom and bathroom) to turn into my studio. I have outgrown the sunroom I have been using as my studio, and decided to redo the upstairs with a rustic-glam look, where I can get away and focus on creating. The project is taking much more time than I had imagined, as we are putting in new flooring, new wall colors (and let me tell you - painting bead-board is not a quick process), new lighting, and new furniture. Will post the before and after when it's all done, but in the mean-time, head over to the Etsy shop to see some of the new notebooks and cards I have been working on...</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUhgoNccHihtMKCzt8TYEGleY5xRxhfNW1u4i2iXt6WnfcDHXdkrjOoC2Tu1l-fGy2hbL8kuza8bTngbYOMdsxc64OorprBhf-yLsO1v4DlnCapAPK8kgkEP1Z4UoBvUkF2hiyPCHX48/s320/3row+rdtop.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464832984203203330" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7kDfTmf4xL5uicMJcHbi54Hg8GzMYqUBwoI8jyJug-vw4g7kR1ri1sBgK3C4KxCVjMCOboQMV9mxJFTpuN-hiid3Ek4nhTrsyOAeqLsGLHqB1Yfid5IoqjylQiQogY-V2iQWAfqRTE4/s320/blck:blu.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464832992040847394" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3s5vo3d66KYvfYuy_GpuJEV5S2UIZ4vIpuJsxJWuq0IPytb6vzdXQpNzGeuOSMK7xyluZArsNQM9gIVVqdSupF2ucyWHJ0ZAJ6aBT0XYndH5kWDQf0JcGSKIqX_zbPpPJ8U6L4fCZ6x8/s320/treeflat.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464832996536738178" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVt6BvQkaGYDsviYzoDRONe5IuOCcZTPtdGH3ZZstFdD2plvX2h7FJ_2w4GHI-KauAXfAT6BQfRxcr2Qa0YhUl-wVsMJpPLtPMXeejF5XNnzP9Mn1u93tM2KJ7xRUwQ2t1EQykX3aU6s/s320/treeenvelope.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464832996332025890" />Also, if you want to win one of the "Always Something To Do Notebooks" head over to the amazing site <i><a href="http://www.justoneweek.net/2010/04/always-something-to-do-giveaway.html">Just One Week</a></i> to enter the awesome give-away that Erin has going on for the next 10 days!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqEvLVc5qlrmkK9KbrJHsinJJqTBrefihC6bK7ug3GtgL3PHLCq2qsp7xM8YR6lzsW5LB0lbN2tYhLhmZ5J7qoRsjMI1vJt-UFEjyPGXaffnMi6SO2N0sdzf7xSW382BztEi6pDPWvbw/s1600/DSCF3699.JPG"></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqEvLVc5qlrmkK9KbrJHsinJJqTBrefihC6bK7ug3GtgL3PHLCq2qsp7xM8YR6lzsW5LB0lbN2tYhLhmZ5J7qoRsjMI1vJt-UFEjyPGXaffnMi6SO2N0sdzf7xSW382BztEi6pDPWvbw/s1600/DSCF3699.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqEvLVc5qlrmkK9KbrJHsinJJqTBrefihC6bK7ug3GtgL3PHLCq2qsp7xM8YR6lzsW5LB0lbN2tYhLhmZ5J7qoRsjMI1vJt-UFEjyPGXaffnMi6SO2N0sdzf7xSW382BztEi6pDPWvbw/s320/DSCF3699.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464833001015522850" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076047600097242076.post-47830742848405449762010-04-22T10:47:00.000-07:002010-04-22T18:28:19.507-07:00A good week for Pretty.Simple.Things...<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's been a busy week for me here, I was busy working on several new designs (that I will be adding to the shop tomorrow), finishing up some projects for different events, and getting lots of love from some talented bloggers, Etsians, and online magazine creators. I am very excited about the projects that have come up because of the Pretty.Simple.Things features that popped up on the web this week.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: center; ">First of all, I was contacted by Priscila Barros about featuring Pretty.Simple.Things in an upcoming issue of her online magazine. Priscila (a very busy mommy herself) is the owner of the amazing online shop called <a href="http://www.littlemissheirlooms.com/">Little Miss Heirlooms</a>, and the blogger behind <a href="http://littlemissheirlooms.blogspot.com/">littlemissheirlooms.blogspot.com</a>, the gorgeous blog attached to the store (think Odeedoh with a more vintage vibe),</div><div style="text-align: center; ">who is also the creator of<a href="http://www.littlemissheirlooms.com/pages/currentissue.htm"> Babiekins</a> (an awesome online magazine for trendsetting kids).</div><div style="text-align: center; ">Below are some images from the current issue of the magazine, it's full of beautiful art, fun photography, interviews with artists and designers, fashion for kids, and to-die-for toys and home decor. I'm so excited about the exclusive work I will be doing for an upcoming</div><div style="text-align: center; "> issue, I'll post the link and images of the magazine when all is said and done, but I will tell you that I'm ridiculously excited about it, and have been incredibly inspired by what we are working </div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsxzXTmAGyT7m7tALx9V1tUSPQiZtMM_oIGbiRh3uHI3v7yQ9OcW3vRd06ZNWPmeV9GbWq7xbXzknWpRKSU3Jrq4CP1ry0mqJkwTJvsywTvb89IbjE1IqH-JeReaDLUdG_Br7KOeEL6M/s320/welcome2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463027245161165650" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3HIxnkWjIjyw-XtOu8mKQ8UGeRE-doipSmpxDr-aGiZCPeHEtf0UFIaQhzoRPG60o_tydT4GnoDN9dF5URKKxXTFR3FHaMFTARufWttFyPDcbGtI-qEgCxEKmqeNhYlsRwanEd8dmsk/s320/7and8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463027253275211090" /><div style="text-align: center; ">on!</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIapDaRF2rLBfeQ1aVAYICct4FcJSSlR-_rfWbrVRYSqPgL-fcdom1rTImao18EF3yQCHsL-kBEnXv1-jd8LcfYjS-jZjesUSNnS5OYClpebSsRVPr3j0_J8nImVd6-ZYYbyC2IJ2iVBk/s320/51and52.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463027265802136274" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5-bXC3sdPQnQkFAMcqxequJ9Qq65QorkPF-9OarlNyT1I5DvMaa6cUoBdL-3zcz0ZuGIUWAkXvn2dhyphenhyphenux1-CgzWZGTXEUtXMFP5694vUr5WZIEEVSeb_rmcY8PX4P4hpGr9s1nxKDJ4/s320/11and12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463027256446635042" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVE8Y7fgPGVhe5ES6CG5zXpyIT4IUdxH_6ItWZh_AJA2xuS8OCSnsHHUGdM4gKTzMnR5o2LAOnPbkhpSmiDuES1cIiD2EvyypQgFdegBKiv-Cg0LbVltbZccAMaPOQgvWSh5U0Qb8udtM/s320/57and58.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463027275999768258" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div></div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;">As if that weren't enough to make my week, my "Always Something To Do Notebook" was then featured on a wonderful, witty, site that I am so excited to have discovered as a result of the notebook being <a href="http://www.justoneweek.net/2010/04/if-only-i-had.html">featured yesterday in her "If I Only Had" post.</a> I had never come across a site or blog like <i><a href="http://www.justoneweek.net/">Just one Week</a>, </i>it's a beautiful journal-esque site by a woman named Erin who's heartfelt writing about changing her day to day habits is full of humor, and hit's home in so many ways. Aside from perfectly examining the human psyche in her posts, Erin also has amazing taste, and features awesome products, blogs, and art, on the site. I'm excited to be part of her upcoming Giveaways, and will also post a link to that so you can enter to win as well. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Below is an excerpt from Erin's welcome message for the site, but the page that really sucked me in was her <a href="http://www.justoneweek.net/2009/11/just-one-week.html">introduction page</a>, I mean for me she hit the nail on the head. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 55px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZx5TZD8ThPzD7PjUp3ZH8bFSweL5BXNBlhyMBviJEuusX84TMpR9NFx_uVpcK1NMMHgJTpuXQKsUB7w18kU6XCsyeMh3OyArYNtHCPleM77ICmkuKjgFnW0Ihbe1mDTjayM7TLrCN08/s320/just.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463033162036375618" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(128, 128, 128); line-height: 17px; font-family:'Century Gothic', serif;font-size:12px;">I have a long, long list of habits I want to create and projects I want to complete (or start!). I feel guilty way too often about items stranded for years on my to-do list and about habits that never seem to stick. I am done feeling guilty. I need Just One Week.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And last, but not least, two of my items were featured in treasuries on Etsy today! </div><div style="text-align: center;">The black sewing machine notebook was included in <a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4bd072028dea8eef8d9b77cf/sew-crazy">this treasury</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">and my piggy card was included in <a href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4bd0bfb2521d8eef7a089d38">this treasury!</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's been a great week, and it's week's like this which make it all worth it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076047600097242076.post-73495695127349762172010-04-20T05:28:00.000-07:002010-04-20T05:50:07.118-07:00Obsessed with La Petite Magazine<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I love finding new magazines and websites from which to draw</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> inspiration (and dream about one day one contributing to). </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I came home from my off-the-grid vacation (no computer for 2 weeks!)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> to discover a new online magazine for (super-styling) kids. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It's full of beautiful photography, amazing clothing, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">awesome DIY projects, lovely decor ideas, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">and many of the contributors are from my favorite blogs, and websites. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Click below to take a look at </span><i><a href="http://lapetitemag.com/2010/04/lapetitemag/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">La Petite</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">!</span></i></span></div><object style="width:420px;height:272px"><param name="movie" value="http://static.issuu.com/webembed/viewers/style1/v1/IssuuViewer.swf?mode=embed&layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml&showFlipBtn=true&documentId=100416130551-39406a03ed9143019060211a05f6f5a4&docName=lapetite_issue_one&username=Kenziepoo&loadingInfoText=La%20Petite&et=1271766919268&er=17"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="menu" value="false"><embed src="http://static.issuu.com/webembed/viewers/style1/v1/IssuuViewer.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" menu="false" style="width:420px;height:272px" flashvars="mode=embed&layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml&showFlipBtn=true&documentId=100416130551-39406a03ed9143019060211a05f6f5a4&docName=lapetite_issue_one&username=Kenziepoo&loadingInfoText=La%20Petite&et=1271766919268&er=17"></embed></object></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076047600097242076.post-68318659795003623612010-04-02T08:55:00.000-07:002010-05-07T05:54:58.961-07:00Leaving you with flowers...<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-coiR4fIaBwYq7kw1xKp942C7zRzliNgYlYDQUvZY23L1lyw-JotQHtN_dY5yprjl1Jz1SH6Wo01TwFMQ9X8cQQNEbvn3Gc8VwLQ38VTCJTalbGr9tNr9jM5voy6s6hZEKsasWNmOZ8/s320/eloiseflowersFieldWEB.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455571374484467794" /><div>I'm closing up shop for a couple weeks to take a little vacation... It won't be all play, but it is still almost 2 weeks of unadulterated time with my family and friends! I am leaving you with some images of Eloise Corr Danch's paper creations, which seem fitting right now for this beautiful time of year, and the festivities of this Easter weekend. Her botanical paper creations and nature scenes are a huge source of inspiration to me, I just can't get enough of them! <br /></div><div>Check out her website for more images of her amazing work, <a href="http://eloisecorrdanch.com/">http://eloisecorrdanch.com/</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdFDVdvwknrpV3Es27fc163zQsSRqvq_ku9YsBvaat8hgIAjnvYngQ9tyehMpJy_k6Jvey3lMXbbjJOPInHPL7ZJPDKn6smaGn8iiSX-Pe9j6rxELJX1S7xAE1dtg6P1Sfp-kcRe2ukaU/s1600/EloiseWoodlandDiaramaWEB.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdFDVdvwknrpV3Es27fc163zQsSRqvq_ku9YsBvaat8hgIAjnvYngQ9tyehMpJy_k6Jvey3lMXbbjJOPInHPL7ZJPDKn6smaGn8iiSX-Pe9j6rxELJX1S7xAE1dtg6P1Sfp-kcRe2ukaU/s320/EloiseWoodlandDiaramaWEB.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455571393172264994" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ThPRz05UpowdVU7pTAQY8sAhkAOIxzSotlhQmoLgMdyun1486L0aNDaE5Q34RYjP8c3DtmUBM4Hq41bJ-9wjUzJGdfW5aPmRIiXWMT_6EYvuKSF-1OC1Bj4Y03p3zpUP3DD-FOgzHsY/s1600/Macy.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ThPRz05UpowdVU7pTAQY8sAhkAOIxzSotlhQmoLgMdyun1486L0aNDaE5Q34RYjP8c3DtmUBM4Hq41bJ-9wjUzJGdfW5aPmRIiXWMT_6EYvuKSF-1OC1Bj4Y03p3zpUP3DD-FOgzHsY/s320/Macy.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455571380419832258" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0