14 Aug Skull Pie
With only a few more days still D and I take a beach vacation we are getting a little stir crazy. This was evident last weekend, when inspiration hit me to bake a very fun pie. D loves pie. Let...
With only a few more days still D and I take a beach vacation we are getting a little stir crazy. This was evident last weekend, when inspiration hit me to bake a very fun pie. D loves pie. Let...
During difficult moments of my life, I gain strength in a simple mantra I created while in grad school and working full time (oh yes, it was stressful!). My words are written in thick Sharpie ink on a teal post-it...
My best friend is visiting me this week and she is a huge animal lover. Beasts large and small make this gal smile. So in honor of her, I thought I'd share a fantastic artist who creates tiny animal sculptures....
This week I came across Momeni's 'Lil Mo Whimsy rug collection. These are handmade rugs design especially for kids and tweens. Aren't they amazing?! It's art for the floor! I think parents will enjoy these rugs as much as children....
This morning I came across designer/illustrator, Stefan Bucher's, new app for your iphone or ipad—The DAILY MONSTER Monster Maker. It's a spin off on his own personal Daily Monster project. Now you get to create your very own monsters using...
I am totally in love with Little Free Libraries! Aren't they so adorable? I want one in my front yard too. Happily, this fantastic organization has been getting some due props this week from the Etsy blog team and from...
Over the weekend D and I traveled to Pennsylvania for a family party to celebrate my grandparents 65th Wedding Anniversary. We stayed at a restored turn of the century healing springs hotel that still had a natural spring bathing pool....
One month to go until the Corn Hill Art Festival and I'm making headway each day. My list to do is still longer than I'd like, but yesterday I completed matting and packaging all my prints—all 102 of them! Phew! One...
This summer D and I decided our second story porch needed more color—especially after our rental house was painted a very non-inspiring medium brown. I was determined to add touches of bright yellows, reds, and apple greens! Armed with our...
Last week I attended a two day symposium on the Art and Science of Digital Reading. It was a fascinating collection of topics and speakers. The topics ranged from the science of eyesight to how we actually design typefaces and...