yellow shoes

there is nothing to say....beautiful......yummy.

by elephant and chickpea
her blog

the second cutest dog in the world

I've been looking at pictures of this amazing little dog for sometime and i just had to share.

I hope Rudi isn't jealous. I should totally make a Flickr set of just him. Stay tuned for that.

To see more of little Wilfredo go here. His Mommy's art is pretty wonderful too.

Pandora Station #1

On the softer side, yet full of life.

Lyrics rule.
Mostly men with the soft accompaniment of the occasional woman's voice.
Current yet timeless.

Featured artists: Joshua Radin, Bright Eyes, The Weepies, Belle & Sebastian, The Acorn



What is it?

Station: Artist: Rocky Votolato

Living Rooms

if you're like me your home is a living, breathing, changing animal. i rearrange, move decoration, bring new items in, take old things out, constantly. i respond to my moods and what i totally believe is the mood of my home, and adjust, improve and mess up all of my previous carefully placed arrangements. i also have a house mate, my hubby and he has ideas from time to time so we move things around then too.

i like many of you are addicted to decorating and design porn (see link list to the right) but i always wonder how the rooms got that way and what they look like as the seasons change, when someone gets a bug at 10pm to rearrange the living room or they are just messy on a Tuesday night.


I came across these photos today from Ana Laura Perez via Daily Candy and I just love see a beautiful room in a couple different states.

I think I'm going to start a Flickr group for this. Yes!

Christmas in February

I was browsing though blog links that I haven't had time to peruse as of late and I had a chance to catch up with Somethings Hiding in There. These two are so inspiring. I love the team work and the sweetness. I really loved this photo of their Christmas Tree. I am so going to have to copy the stump idea (i hope that's ok) It brings that wonderful out in the woods feeling right inside of Christmas. I also am digging Stephen's wrapping job, Hubby love is also an amzing gift wrapper, I'll have to do a post about that soon.In other Christmas news, I still haven finished gifts for a certain side of our family but I am close and should have a package in the mail within a week. Once they get it I will be excited to share photos of the lovley handmadness.

Complicated Conversation

I have been neglecting my esty shop (although i think of it fondly and often) but yesterday Creashines Design included by scarf, "Complicated Conversation" in her Treasury and then this treasury was put on the front page!

I sold the scarf (thank you!) and now I am inspired to get back to my machine and sweaters. It's so funny how selling something can give you such a boost. It's the connection that I really enjoy, someone out there liked something I made. I feel a special connection with all of my Esty customers, gotta get busy and make more!

One of the little things I do with my shop is write fun little descriptions for my items. Here is the description for this scarf.


"Gray and Pink met at a club one night and spent the next 48 hours together. Their conversations touched on the the unexpected, and those topics to complicated for regular conversation. If I was to show you what it felt like, it would look like this."

is my model lovely?

it's the....

who knows why some things will cause you to update your blog after close to 2 months, but this video is it for me.




ha! if only i was so clever. i love responses to everyday life especially when the life is mine. i need to go to Trader Joes tonight. i shall be singing a long as i bop down the aisles.

p.s. it's the horseradish white chedder they don't have anymore.

Thanks for the link T.

winter in portland

This is what it looks like at our house today. As you can see, we won't be driving anywhere today.

Crafty Wonderland this Sunday!

Hi!

I will be here tomorrow. Hope to see you there! I have a lot of wonderful new scarves.

it's at the Doug Fir Lounge from 11am- 4pm

Election Etsy Finds

i just bought this wonderful poster on etsy. have you seen all the election stuff people are making? there is a ton of it. i love that you can buy handcrafted election stuff. it seems that this election is really inspiring the craft world.

Gemini Studio Art Chicago

from my little search through etsy it seems that Obama is the most inspiring although there is still a lot of McPalin fans in there. boooooo. really? you never know who is lurking in your community. but what i found super surprising was how many shops had items supporting both sides. really? you are so indifferent to the enormity of this election and the effect it will have on us and the entire world that you sit back and try and make $6.50 on a pendant or $2.50 on a button instead of making a real statement? these people may just be more evil than the McPalin supporters.

Here are few items i really liked.

If I had a little girl she would be in pony tails everyday until the election.
One Plaid Aunt


great design. one of the best i've seen.

Satisfactory

look! shadow puppets. me=love these.

Orange Moon Toys

don't forget to make sure you are registered. you can call your county election office and they can check in about 1min.