here’s to a weekend with only sun in the forecast!
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flying books
Loving these flying books in a childs room over at Cookie.
and the little gnome table is pretty fantastic, too. I had seen this guy over at CB2 and thought it might look fun on our front porch.
easter bday
I used to love it when my birthday fell on easter. This year, it’s pretty darn close. We’re keeping both pretty low key this year. Is that a sign that I’m getting old?
Anyway, saw these yummy lovelies at bakerella, and think I will take a whirl at them tomorrow. How cute are they?
back to work
I have been radio silent the last few days enjoying the summerlike weather. It was just too hard to motivate myself to work when it was that glorious out. Now the clouds are back so I am back at it. I am working on some portraits and want to finish up several new pieces I started a while back. I’m really good at starting new paintings and then become a foot drager when it comes to finishing.
We had a nice visit with family this past weekend, visited the chinese garden downtown and had some tea. It was a banner weekend for my picky eater, he made, ate and loved sushi and tried and loved tea!
happy weekend!
The portrait sketch print is now available on my website and at my etsy store! We have family coming to town later today for the weekend and they’re bringing some gorgeous weather with them (think sun!). Have a wonderful weekend!
just the ticket
The journey journal from cracked desings seems like the perfect little book to fill with pictures, tickets and notes from a trip. I have a fun little trip coming up later this month this would be perfect for…
wild thing
The poster alone is amazing. If you haven’t seen the trailer (you must) go here. I don’t think I’ve been this excited to take the kids to a movie in a while (doesn’t hurt that I love the song by arcade fire)
green on green
It feels so nice to get out of town even if only for a day or two.
road trippin
We’re heading up the gorge for a few days. See you soon!
I brake for spring
The kids are out of school for the week, spring break, so I will be juggling keeping everyone happily entertained while finishing a few things up. Today, it was a fun afternoon of bowling here.
Oh and I saw these library cards and just had to get them, I’ll put them to good use, no doubt.
available here
how do you say
yum in Swedish? I had breakfast with my parents this morning at this yummy little cafe, so good. Hoping to finish up a few new pieces today in time for spring to arrive Saturday, yay!
inspired by
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?
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!
now in the shop
I just added my counting cards to my etsy store! I took a few more photos today as the light is much better (aka not grey and rainy).
I can’t stop listening to this song. It gets me going in the morning (something that has been hard to do this week with the time change).
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.
sun!
We have a gloriously sunny and warm day here today, the kids are even having a picnic out in the front yard. I snapped this picture of one of my daughters horses out at our ‘horse ring.’ This is a very Portland thing (i think, do they do this where you live?) As we live in an old neighborhood our sidewalks still have the rings where horses were tied to. So this has inspired the recent phenomenon of tying toy horses up. My daughter is adamant that ours comes in at days end, as we have seen several unfortunate beheaded ponies about.
Have a wonderful weekend!
what?
I just noticed my google forecast says snow this weekend, that can’t be right! Oh, Oregon, what a cruel, cruel web you weave. I fall for it every year, see it coming and still do (and I grew up here!) The sun, the flowers, the warmish days, lull you into false expectations of spring…grrr!
spring crushin
This time of year, *almost* spring, I start crushing on everything colorful and happy. A few of my most recent…
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’