mash-up..like glee only not as dumb.

i watched 15 minutes of glee (about 14 minutes too long) last night and wondered how does anyone over the age of 14 watch this show and not punch themselves in the eyes ears?

watching lea michelle broadway her giant mouth over radiohead lyrics is enough to make me want to stab a grandma. in a wheelchair. who's blind. and alone. 

 

i did however thoroughly enjoy watching reruns of roseanne.

who i am aware makes plenty of people equally stabby.

 

 

in other news..

 

i'm painting!

 

here's what i've been working on this week..

 

beware of swoons 

 

 

busy nothings

 

 

marianne

 

the colonel

 

i think these 2 should be together.

 

 

an important member of society

 

 

i should have these and others available for purchase over the weekend.

 

and finally..

i have discovered a few new blogs (new to me anyway).

i thought i'd share.

 

 

rip + tan is fashion designer jenni kayne's blog.

 

it's a mix of products, kid projects, party themes, table settings, recipes, profiles of cool ladies and their cool homes and other similar things.

best enjoyed browsing through the archives.

 

 

 

local milk is a food blog that i stumbled upon through this post (which i highly suggest you read) that has nothing to do (well mostly nothing) with food.

 

beth is a great writer, cook and photographer.

super talented this one.

 

 

ok then.

 

have a great weekend!

 

 

end of summer

 


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normally i am ready for fall.

but this summer went by so fast.

didn't it?

fall is such a glorified time of year.

words like "cozy" and "crisp" clog your senses when in reality it should be words like "virus" and "vomit". 

october-march is usually spent knee deep in hand sanitizer and doctor's offices. 

so what the fuck are we getting excited about it for?

 

serioulsy though, i love fall. 

 

p.s. i do heareby declare art deco furniture covered barkcloth "a thing".

doesn't it go well with the surf shack look?

 

 

 

 

 

 

a little leopard for your closet

 

 

1- i am a fan of boden.  their clothes are extremely well made and the items i have bought have lasted me forever.  my only issue with boden is the sizing.

i can't seem to nail down my size, ever.  and the shipping takes too long.

but these shoes caught my eye and are adorable with skinny pants and pencil skirts.

plus leopard. 

 

2- you know i will choose comfort over style every day.

and these are both.

i could wear these to the gorcery store with an oversized white button down and be winning in the style department.

 

3- just yes and gimme right now.

 

4- i am definitely on the clare vivier trend train.

i can't decide between this leopard or this one

 or this one or this one.

or any of them

 

 

5- what is it about golden goose sneakers that makes them so expensive?

is it because of how cool they are?

 

 

6- i am waiting for this to go on sale and it's mine.

unless you buy it all up which i wouldn't blame you for at all.

 

 

7- leopard pants in leather 

 

8- leopard pants in denim

 

both are great.

 

9- a cute little sweatshirt with enormous style (see #2)

with leggings if it's real cold.

but for me i'd go naked legs and these booties.

 

10- the ballet flat is fall's version of a flip flop.

these are the leopardiest. 

 

11- more boden.  these are a well priced leopard bootie.

there are tons out there.  but i stand by boden's quality and i think that's important in a shoe i would wear literally every day.

 

 

leopard!

 

 

 

 

back to work monday

 it's been a glorious vacation for me.

but today is fiona's first day of school (3rd grade!!??)

and that means i can no longer while the days away watching housewives and playing with lego friends simultaneously.

i am both sad and excited.

i have missed painting.

 

i have my eye on these beautiful colors.. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and now it's time to work.

 

this week i will be working on commissions and filling up the shop with new things!

 

 

 

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these

 

these are stencils..

you can buy them here.

and then go to town on your furniture.

 

 

this art studio..

has me dreaming of my own place. 

if it could it would look exactly like this.

 

 

this girl..

is growing up too fast.

she'll be a 3rd grader on monday and i can't figure out where that time went.

i can still see her flipping around like a flipper fish while trying to change her diaper.

 

 

this movie..

SUCKS!!!!!!

 

 

and this..

fucking right.