Weekend Plans?

What you all up to this weekend?

Dave and I have an Engagement party this evening. Than tomorrow I am heading to Harrisburg to celebrate my good friend Kammi's Birthday {!} Than its off to the eastern shore to celebrate easter with my parents. Sounds busy... I am really excited. Especially after yesterdays lazy-fest. 

Be Safe... and do enjoy your weekend. 

Something Brilliant

As a duel major in Illustration and Advertising Design I am always drawn to creative advertising ideas. 

Check out this business card by the amazing Leo Burnett Agency. 

Its for a personal trainer... the most brilliant part is you have to tear off the belly to get it into your wallet.

Instant results! 

Thursdays...

Sorry for the dead air yesterday lovelies... 

I was wiped out by a migraine. I had one of the least productive days of my life... what a bummer. 

I am still feeling a little under the weather today but I am up for making a better attempt at the day today!

thanks for stopping in for the visit though... xox

Today's event...

Today I will be at Howard County Library's Savage Branch to present Trusty the Tractor with Author, Martha Anne Clark at 12:30. We have a fun little art activity planned and Eli may even show up!

Stop on by if you are local!

If you can't make it by today, check out the side bar for our other panned events. 

xox

ballerina dress

I love the back of this dress...xox

An apple a day...

These little fruit post-its are doing a great job of making work fun. 

Wouldn't it be cute to gift these to the office at Christmas time? I know my dad always got boxes of fresh pears from a client of his... wouldn't it spice things up a little to offer these post-it fruits?

Love this idea...

Love this idea, don't you?

Recycled vintage boxes turned into stairs... I wonder if crafty Dave could manage this for me...

Its kind of a space saver too wouldn't you say?

Imagine how cute a little iron railing would be with that...oh my!

Plush Taxidermy...

New Trend?

Wouldn't this be cute on a little boys wall who was just starting to hunt?

A gift for mom...

Mother's Day is just around the corner so heres a creative gift idea.

Meant for a Moment offers custom illustrations that can be personalized in any way.

Mother's Day custom illustrations are starting $75 this includes up to three people. 

Get in touch with me today to get yours started. 

These tops have an attitude don't they?

Arn't these some funky tops for spring? Kind of bad a@* but feminine at the same time... 

I dig em' what do you think?

they are from the online shop: I don't like Mondays and there is plenty more where that came from.

Oh this makes me want to watch the movie for a tenth time...

"General opinion makes out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, I don’t see that. Seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it’s not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it’s always there. Fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, none of the phone calls from people on board were messages of hate or revenge, they were all messages of love. lf you look for it, I’ve got a sneaky feeling you’ll find that love actually is all around."

Love Actually

Happy Friday Everyone {xox}

Jewelry I want to touch...

I just stumbled upon this beautiful jewelry... {!}

I wish I could scoop up the entire collection. And I have this over whelming urge to touch it all. (weird?)

Sayagdis creates each unique piece from vintage beads and broaches. 

Brides...wouldn't that white one make an adorable bridal necklace?

You know, I think I love that colorful one on the bottom the best... I think it would be cute with your white dress too!

Lovin on some old beauties...

So as you may have figured out by some posts of my home I have developed a true love for antiques and anything that looks like it has a good story behind it. And Etsy is FULL of great finds for such things. Like this shop 86 for the home featuring some of the most beautiful wooden furniture. 

Drooling over that chair... 

and isn't that bike so cool... I am trying to think on how you could reuse that and turn in into a functional piece... maybe put a basket on it and plant flowers in the basket... {cute!}

A little peek at our new book...

Its coming soon! We are heading into the layout stages of My Dad is my Hero

and anticipate the book to go to print by the end of the month! 

Here are a few drawings samples to peek at from the book... 

If you are interested in reserving your copy early the author, Lauren Wade

has set up a website for sales! www.laurenbwade.com

Its a gardening companion

Check out this amazing little bag... Its a gardening companion but I think it would be great as a book bag or travel bag as well... See how it folds down for you? And that little hole for the twine is perfecto.

Are you gardening this spring? I've been busy planning my attack on the lawn but I have yet to make any action... I think this weekend it the one!

Creative Reconstruction...

Wow, Look at this amazing HOUSE. 

Someone reconstructed this beautiful church on the English country side into a home. 

Aren't those stained glass windows beautiful?

Lauren Dicioccio

Is this blowing your mind yet?

Lauren Dicioccio uses embroidery thread in all of her work. These pieces are inspired from articles in The New York Times. I really love the tangle thread she keeps long...don't you?

Today in my imaginary closet...

kate spade

topshop

mumu-shoes

Im feeling funky today and think this outfit would suit me just fine!

What do you think?

Lets HANG out

So yesterday I came across this moose coat hanger... and I loved it so much I BOUGHT IT! Isn't it adorable? I've been looking around my house all morning imagining where I will hang it. I can't wait to re-negotiate my wall space and find a perfect home for my new coat hanger. {!} eee!

I purchased it from Monkey and Squirrel's esty shop. {Which is equally as adorable as my moose}

More below, check them out!

Thanks Monkey and Squirrel!

Oh nothing honey... Just rafting around the Atlantic

Check out this adorable story about an 85-year-old sailor who just  sailed around the Atlantic with three friends on the above raft. It took them 66 days. {WoW!} When accused that such a journey was "mad". His response was, "But it wasn't mad. What else do you do when you get on in years?"

I like his style. And check out that boat/raft, holy moly.