hey, guess what?
i have something to show you.
don't get TOO excited, though! nothing spectacular...yet. :)
(it's my new home over at typepad!)

monday.

hello there!
what's new? not much here. i do have a few new things to show you, though...

a necklace, from the 1ofmykind shop.a new tea cozy that i made for myself:

a new bag from ikea. i think it was $4.95.

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lately i've been clipping magazine pages like crazy. i think i've gotten rid of about 15 catalogs and magazines so far, after gutting them of course.

i'm binding myself a giant inspiration journal right now.
originally i was going to use this scissors journal, but it just isn't as big as i'd like. so now i'm using that journal for my screen printing inspiration sketch book.

speaking of screen printing, i've started my new blog over on typepad, but it's being really weird for me. the images and words are floating around, not lining up at all. they were at first, and then they went a little wonky somehow. i tried editing the html but that didn't seem to help anything.
***update! i got it to work! somehow the text wrapping option was turned on. whew!***

okay, off to draw ideas.
take care!

for breakfast-
ham, cheese and strawberries.
reminded me of the breakfasts we had while on our honeymoon in aruba.
in my mailbox a couple days ago-
a sweet tag that i purchased from bugheart's shop.
she has the best packaging.

from crate and barrel-
2 dishtowels.
i am crazy for the print on this first towel.
i think i will buy more, wouldn't it make a great set of outdoor pillows?
or a nice bag, too?

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i got my lotta jansdotter book the other day- amazing in so many ways.
i can't wait to start sewing some bags and curtains!
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obsessing:
this pitcher
this fabric
these flats
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not a whole lot happening lately.
but there will be next week!
make sure to visit sometime around the 19th,
new things to come.
i. can't. wait.

okay, for now i have to package some orders and then get ready for work.
have a great day!

finally.

i finally hung the prints that i've been collecting!
i don't have frames so i just used binder clips and tacks.
see my flickr for more details!

joe has tomorrow off, which is exciting because he rarely gets weekdays off.
i really want to go to ikea for this, this and this.
i've never been to ikea, and while i wouldn't ever buy furniture from there, their accessories are nice to look at :)
shoot. actually, maybe i should stay away from there because i just found more things that i want. bad bad bad.

what a pain in the ass

i just spent about an hour typing a post with tons of photos.
and blogger ate it.
just add it to the list of annoyances, i suppose.

yellow yellow, oh so mello.

tonight i decided that i should make some new greeting cards, since it's been awhile.

available.
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i was also invited to join a swap.
it sounds like fun!
if you want to join, you have to hurry...i think the deadline is april 6.

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do any of you watch "deadliest catch" on the discovery channel? i don't really like watching much tv, but the discovery channel usually has good shows.

no title today.

so i decided to "touch up" a journal that i thought was finished.
and then it turned into this:

which i'm not too fond of.
it's a custom order, too. so, yeah...
i'm shipping it out today.
ugh i don't want to look at it any longer!
i keep double guessing myself.
she told me that she wanted:
an anatomical heart block print.
the colors black, red and pink.
shiny or sparkly. well, the paint is metallic so that's the shiny part.
and girly, yet adult...don't know how i did in that category.
hmph.
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yesterday i bought some great things from some stores, i will post photos later on today.
how was your weekend?

breakfast+newest creation

here's the newest-

5"x6.75"
on bristol
available soon.
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today i ate crusty toast with jam
and freshly ground coffee.

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i really like this bedspread, even though it's back ordered right now.
it would make a good addition to our living room.

i love the spring toast catalogue

hello.
have you guys seen the spring toast catalogue?
the photography (and clothing) is amazing.
you can go to their website and order a catalogue for free.
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sipping hot chocolate out of my decole mushroom cup.
reading my toast catalogue.
thinking that i really need some new sheets for spring.
wondering when i will find the perfect sheets.
then thinking, they're just sheets.

the newest addition
5"x6" on bristol
"emperor dragonfly"
available.

today while i was waiting for the UPS person to come, i cleaned out a closet.
i found some really great graph paper in joe's college notes box.
i'm going to use some for my next piece!
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so the shoes that i got, you know- THE shoes that i have been swooning for quite some time- well, they came today. i knew they were coming today because i missed the UPS truck the past two days. so anyway, i got them, and i'm returning them.
they are 2 different shades, one shoe is like a burnt orange and one is like a burnt cranberry hue. very noticeable, indeed.
AND they are a little snug.
AND they make my feet look long and skinny and i've never worn shoes that do that to my feet! and so i am returning them.
good thing they pay for the return shipping :)
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i'll leave you with some of my current obsessions:
these 2 prints, at a great price, might i add.
this fabric would make good kitchen blinds...if i had a window in my kitchen.
this quilt in paprika.
this floor lamp (i'd love to find a great arc lamp for the living room, though.)
and this bag.
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okay, that's all for now.
take care everybody!

grasshopper

what's new?

not a whole lot here. just this...
6"x6", on bristol.
bug cutout from an old encyclopedia.
mushrooms drawn in india ink and prisma colors.
raindrops cut from paper.
available.
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today is my dad's birthday, we're going out to eat tonight. i think i'm just going to do an appetizer or something small...i hate ordering big meals at restaurants because i can never finish them in one sitting.

nothing too fun to talk about right now. i'm in a creative mood, with nothing to make. i want something for myself, for the house...but everything i want to do involves a material that i don't have at the moment. maybe tomorrow.

for now i'm off to look through some paper scraps.

today it was beautiful out.

today we went to the river.

we set up our grill on a red bench and sat beside it as our dinner cooked.

while we were there, i saw the first sign of spring.
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finally.

quick post

the latest...

6"x6".
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just wanted to say that the sale is going great! thanks everybody!

it's friday already? wow. i can't keep my days sorted anymore.

no big plans for the weekend here, how about you?