(photo via 818)

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quite literally.  I woke up this morning from a dream about this piece of art I was working on that somehow involved felt.  I don’t normally work with felt, but in the dream I kept thinking “this is the best thing I’ve ever made!”  Well, this morning I happened upon this gorgeous etsy shop, filzfelt.  Now […]

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Bloesem kids has an open house tour of Jenny of LMNOP fame that is really lovely.  I did a portrait of this lovely lady and her son for LMNOP’s most recent issue, so it was fun for me to take a peek around her home!

I especially love how she displays her sons artwork.  You can see […]

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found in the hall, in pockets and on my desk…

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I saw these the other day over at Marthawrites and think they are such a simple and clever way of documenting the everyday.  There was recently an article in the paper here about the fact that the US ranks 23rd in happiness, so the journalist travelled to the number 1 ranking country, Denmark, to see what […]

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and loving this

Can’t wait to see him live next month!

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So I finally got back my Holga pics from watching the Chapman swifts.  I’ve said it before, it is my favorite fall tradition.  The swifts gather and go down the old chimney of Chapman Elementary.  Pictures don’t do it justice, but here are mine.

(this pic shows why light leaks are a good thing-those little black […]

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I spied this over at ann wood ’s blog this morning.  I think this will make the perfect centerpiece to our little Halloween to do coming up (though I harbor no illustions ours will be quite as fabulous as this).  The kids are going to be so excited.  I’m thinking spray painting it black will give it that extra […]

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So many gorgeous inspiring things around this week.  Here are a few of my favorites

this AMAZING light made out of trash bags (via the new york times)

and this too clever use of cardboard (via ohdeeoh).  Our kids live for a delivery so they can repurpose the box.  As I write this there is a giant […]

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And then back again.  Ian starts ‘full day’ kindergarten tomorrow(you get a choice here).  The only big change to our routine is that now I will only be walking down and back from school two times instead of three.  I am going to miss my little mid-day walk down to pick him up.  Though, I […]

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Have you seen the pictures of the filming of the new Alice in Wonderland movie dirceted by Tim Burton?  Wow, can’t wait for this one!

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I saw these over at modeco kids yesterday, and I have to say, they are the cutest little houses around.  I have been having quite an attraction to little houses of late and doing a lot of playing around with some ideas of my own.  

available over at petite flaneur’s etsy shop

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Have you seen this spread in the new Cookie?  Her dress, her hair!  Love it.

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this keep out sign for a little one’s room

I know a couple small residents of our home who would be all over this one.
(via the selby, via a cup of jo)

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listening to this beautiful album

(and secretly waiting for the rains to begin)

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Lots of here and there this weekend, including my very, very favorite Portland activity.  I’ll try and get some good pics.  In the meantime here is a bright and happy picture of a small but growing pez collection in Ian’s room.

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are always a source of inspiration for me.  Pictures of a wonderful kid space can often be a starting point for me in terms of color and character.
Some of the most beautiful books of kid spaces are available over at the Yvestown blog.  There are several books in this Japanese series of European kids rooms.  […]

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This weekend the gorgeous store Olio United is having a one year birthday party.  I have some paintings hanging and am also selling prints.  Stop by and see all their amazing stuff.  This paper airplane mobile used to hang in their window, how fun would that be in a boys room?

 Also, tonight they are having a […]

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As I am sure you have heard, today is nie day in the blog world.  As a regular reader of nie nie’s blog I, like everyone, was stunned a few weeks ago to read of the tragic crash they were in.   I intend to go and cruise all the amazing auctions happening here and hopefully pick […]

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this month our little guy underwent a pretty major surgery.  While he has no memory of it, we will never forget it and the wonderful doctors and nurses that took such great care of him.   The reason I mention it is that I was recently contacted to donate a painting to an auction that benefits the children’s […]

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