the day (are you wearing green?) and the view out the window (green, green, green). Oh and speaking of, have you checked out the new poppytalk handmade market, green pop?
Archive | creating
feeling inspired today by
shades of white…
fun project
So I saw this book making project over at ms the other day and ran out to get a few supplies to try my hand at it. I’m still working out a few kinks, but it’s really fun and relatively simple. I have some fun ideas for some future books. We are taking a big family trip this summer, so I think some trip books will be in order for the kids (and me) to fill with drawings and snapshots.
Happy Weekend!
as easy as
123…
My new 123 cards are here! I had so much fun with these guys. It had been a bit since I had drawn animals, so this little crew makes me smile. It is a set of 12 5″x8″ cards (o to 10 and a card with all the numbers). They are beautiful with a soft finish and come packaged in a chocolate brown box with bakers twine and mini clothes hangers. I think they would be absolutely adorable in a little ones room. I will be adding these to the shop and my website in the next few days.
morning art
I’ve been wondering for a while how baristas make fancy foam art on my lattes. So I you tubed it last night and it is one of the inconsequential and fully unnecessary ways I put off my Monday morning work. This was my first attempt. If you squint it sorta looks heartish.
looking forward
Here are a couple peeks to what I will be adding to my shop next week…
to do list
for today:
-clean studio (I take it as a sign when I can no longer walk in without tripping, that it’s time)
-work on a new little project that will hopefully be available very soon here
-play around with these beatiful photo actions (thanks sarah jane for the tip!)
-add new print to shop! (here it is)
‘still listening’
lovely tuesday
Oh, how happy I am you’re not Monday! With the Monday blahs effectively shaken off, I am ready to go work on a new project I am so excited about. Hopefully more to come soon! I also finished the class project for my daughter’s class. Each child phototransferred a portion of a large image of one of the Portland bridges. They are now all pieced together and framed. It turned out so nicely and it feels so good to have it checked off the to do list. Here are some pictures of the finished pieces.
stamp of approval
I am a sucker for a good stamp set. These look about as good as it gets.
Have a wonderful weekend, I am hoping to step outside and soak up some vitamin D this afternoon! And a shout out to my niece who is turning the big 2! Happy B-day K!
happy v-day!
some 60 valentines made and signed- check
valentine for husband- check
enjoy your weekend!
new work
will be making its way to the shop this weekend! I have quite a few pieces that I have been working on and am excited to share them. This piece is ‘almost done’ and this picture shows my new favorite way to look at it. Remember ‘the tape?’ Well, I got some for myself too, and it was so worth it.
picture break
In college I had a photography professor who said that he liked to paint in the midst of working on his photography because it rewarded him with instant results. Ironically, I now find myself doing the exact opposite. I have my hand in several exciting projects right now, painting, and I have been turning to photography for an instant gradification break now and then.
shiny new toy
Did you know they make Polaroid attachments for holgas? They do! I just got mine and after nearly 2 packs of film and several expletives I finally figured the darn thing out (ummm…i needed more light) It’s so funny to see the kids reaction to polaroid. To them it’s like magic, ‘it makes the picture right away!’ We are really, really bad about getting all of our digital pictures printed (I mean, really, really bad) So for them to get a ‘real’ picture on paper, and right away, stand back. To bad the film is so darn expensive.
cozy day
We got a bit of snow today (more than expected), but luckily the kids were already off to school by the time it really hit. Snow is enough of a novelty here, that school is cancelled at the drop of a snowflake. So, I am happily working away and enjoying the view. I am finishing up some orders and working on a couple exciting projects I will share soon! Oh and lots, lots of new work that will be available as prints very soon.
inspired
Did you see this amazing keepsake created by the small object? Truly, my head is spinning with possibilities!
(via oh happy day)
oh, and a side note, I have had an avalanche of spam comments today, so if I accidentally deleted your very much appreciated comments, so very sorry (i started to get a happy click finger)
a beauty
oooh, look what is available starting tomorrow…
(via polapremium)
building a bridge
I volunteered to work on my daughter’s class auction project. If you have school aged children you know what this is. To raise money each class creates something to be auctioned off. I actually really enjoy doing it and thinking of something that has not been done. So, I think we’ve settled on creating a photo transfer of one of the Portland bridges. It will actually be made up of many, many small transfers that will be framed together to create the image of the bridge. It should be a really cool piece. Here is a little peek at my test squares. I am using wintergreen oil for these transfers so my house has a nice minty freshness! I will post the finished piece when it’s done.
paint chips
I always grab extra paint chips when we go to the paint store and stick them up on my inspiration board over my desk. It’s an easy way to see color combos, plus I just like the way they look pinned up there. When I saw this I realized I could take it to a whole new level. I may be taking a few trips to the paint store soon…
(thanks to oh happy day for tipping me off to this slide show)
returning routine
The kids are back in school and I’m working my way back into my days. With the holiday rush over I am itching to get going on some new pieces. Here’s a peek at a painting I started on.
a holiday in pictures
We had a really wonderful holiday this year. After weeks of snow it is now all the consistency of a slushy. We got our last good snowfall Christmas morning, what timing! Here are some of my favorite pictures, and no I didn’t get a polaroid camera, but quite possible something better. I have been eagerly anticipating the windows version of this program to turn your digital photos into ‘polaroids,’ and it is now available. Oh the hours I will now spend playing with this…
