Friday, May 21, 2010

fresh photography


love these summery vintage inspired shots by tina lee studio.

Thursday, May 20, 2010

a sneak peek


...into my crafting chaos lately.
ps. the bridy decal is actually a dark woodgrain pattern, but it looks black in my photo!

Monday, May 17, 2010

pom pom vines

Handmade tissue paper pom pom flowers and paper leaves from Once Wed. This reminds me of the time I made a giant pink pom pom, attached it to my head and called myself a flower on halloween : )

Sunday, May 16, 2010

paper sculptures



Amazing! if only i had a huge open space in my home for one of these...wait, if only i had a home...haha. See more beautiful creations by Yuko Takada here.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Saturday, May 8, 2010

gone buggy!



Inspirational images from {1} design Shrine {2} the crazy rabbit
{3} design fruit

After many late nights watching the "crafters corner" on the shopping channel and searching for endless youtube demonstrations, I gave in and bought myself the cricut expression! It's a machine that can cut simple or complex shapes out of cardstock, paper, contact paper, vinyl, fabric, etc. Since I am a graphic designer, I didn't want to be limited to only the shapes that are included in cricut's cartridges. Luckily, there is a program called SCAL (Sure Cuts A Lot) that allows you to cut from .svg files - meaning, anything I can design in illustrator can be cut on my machine!

Stay tuned for some crafty creations!

Sunday, May 2, 2010

kiddie style





The other day I had a nice stroll down South Granville and visited some of the shops. After dreaming of fancy kitchen goodies in Williams Sonoma, I stopped in at Pottery Barn Kids. I fell in love with so many of the bedroom accessories - is it bad if I wanted some of these for myself? : )