Meant for a Moment Designs

Saturday

Glass Glass Glass!

I have found the most wonderful interior design site,

{I am sure most of you already know about it and I am behind the swing}, but its called "remodelista" I fell in love with the thousands of stylish options for my house decor and house warming options, if you are in the market, or are just looking for inspiration, I highly recommend following the link... but please make sure you've got time to waste! It is surely a time bandit!

Thursday

so you want to be a writer?

if it doesn't come bursting out of you

in spite of everything,

don't do it.
unless it comes unasked out of your
heart and your mind and your mouth
and your gut,
don't do it.
if you have to sit for hours
staring at your computer screen
or hunched over your typewriter
searching for words,
don't do it.
if you're doing it for money or fame,
don't do it.
if you're doing it because you want
women in your bed,
don't do it.
if you have to sit there and
rewrite it again and again,
don't do it.
if it's hard work just thinking about doing it,
don't do it.
if you're trying to write like somebody else,
forget about it.

if you have to wait for it to roar out of you,

then wait patiently.
if it never does roar out of you,
do something else.
if you first have to read it to your wife
or your girlfriend or your boyfriend
or your parents or to anybody at all,
you're not ready.

don't be like so many writers,

don't be like so many thousands of

people who call themselves writers,
don't be dull and boring and
pretentious, don't be consumed with self- love.
the libraries of the world have
yawned themselves to sleep
over your kind.
don't add to that.
don't do it.
unless it comes out of
your soul like a rocket,
unless being still would
drive you to madness or
suicide or murder,
don't do it.
unless the sun inside you is
burning your gut,
don't do it.

when it is truly time,

and if you have been chosen,

it will do it by
itself and it will keep on doing it
until you die or it dies in you.

there is no other way.

and there never was.

~ Charles Bukowski

Wednesday

Stationary overload on .ffffound.com today!

Look at all of this fabulous inspirations! That Diamond envelope has had me drooling all morning,

and that beautiful lace red envelope, OMG...

My Simple pleasure today is unique and beautiful stationary {!}

Tuesday

Things to make your desk go. "Oh La La"

I think my favorite is the typewriter one, whats yours?

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Lace tape! How pretty!

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I have always loved {!} airmail envelopes!

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In an effort to make you all smile today here are some fabulous vintage ads for some not so fabulous items... I've been giggling all morning. The ad lover in me is always drawn to items like this, look how creepy that hangover mask is, do you believe Max factor created it for his models?

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Sunday

May this be the Way your Week begins...

Here's to a Happy Monday... and though it may be rainy, I hope you all have a

fabulous and wonderful week!

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Hot off the PRESS!

Copies Available now at Clark's Elioak Farm

Trusty the Tractor, by Martha Anne Clark

Illustrated by Tara J. Hannon

I am so thrilled to show you just a little peek at the pages I got to illustrate for this book about an adorable tractor named Trusty and his little pal Eli the goat.

Mark your Calendars!

October 23 from 10 - 2

I will be doing a BOOKSIGNING and hands on drawing instruction for your little ones at

Clark's Elioak Farm!

10500 State Route 108
Ellicott City, MD 21042

While you are there grab a pumpkin and hop on TRUSTY himself! Let Trusty take you and your Children through the Enchanted forest that I had such a delightful time illustrating.

Thursday

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Wednesday

I love this work by conrad roset...

Its so romantic and playful...

I love the line and color and the wishy washy feel of the paint placement

I feel like this character if five years old and she doesn't know it yet but she is just flirting her way off the page...

{I love it!}

Well folks it has been a really quite morning here for me, I have been glued to my laptop writing my book. Did you all know I am writing a book? Well, with 3 books illustrated for others and one book published as a personal project, I am so syked to have time to work on my own NOVEL ...

today I am in my pj's, drinking tea... writing writing writing writing writing writing...

about a magic world and a boy named Sam! I have cleared my schedule and I think I may write all day...

This book will be a novel for young adults, and it will also have illustrations, because after all, I am an illustrator at heart. So pardon the dead air...it's all in the name of "Sam's Story"