You can't miss the apartment of Debi Treloar, photographer, which was on Desire to Inspire (in a round-about way) a couple of weeks ago. She's one of my very faves (see sidebar for solid evidence) and a hugely inspiring designer in her own right.
See what I mean?
Hello, again!
Well, you may or may not know that I have a love for things with faces. Like cups and bowls and stuff? Take a peek:
Or, say, the occasional face in a bowl...
Whatever. Anyway, you can imagine my delight when I came upon this wonderful artist...
I'm just totally in love. ("I'll take one of each, please!") She's Lili Scratchy (!), a French mom of 3 and incredible artist. She has an adorable blog here, which is all in French, but that doesn't deter me one bit from spending a ridiculous amount of time there. I mean, look!:
I can't stand it. And look!:
I'm just smitten. Totally smitten. Check her shop, too. And think of me...
It's raining here! Can you believe it? Still very warm, but raining. So, I had to pull a little something out of my hat, so to speak. The kids have been very well-behaved, but I just thought we should do something...This is what we ended up with:
And this is where we started:
I had these houses lying around already. I was going to make something very, very artsy out of them, at one point, but I changed my mind (I do that alot). They are super-cute houses, though, and very affordable. (Find some here!) The tops come off, so you can store little spool dolls and fun things inside...
They just painted the outsides, in their own particular styles, and then we painted the little spool people.
And that's it! Not too much to say here, but I do think it would be a fun party activity, or even a gift, if you outfitted the little house with doll-sized stuff...
Olivia's family (twins)...
And Sofia's family, with pinto-inspired house-paint. Of course!
I think we may be making a little backyard and some lawn furniture this afternoon. And perhaps some very, very tiny margaritas for the moms. ;o)
Cheers!
p.s. I was also just thinking that these would make very cute little "fairy houses" if decorated with sticks, leaves, shells, dried flowers, etc. Turn the little spool dolls into fairies. Yup...next time!
This girl knitting, for this charity. Sweet girl, she was knitting all weekend. Put me to shame...
This book. It's been out a year or two, but I love it so. I always come back to it when I need a pick-me-up, and it always works.
It's technically a cookbook (and a lovely one) but it is more about this momma's life with her two children and husband in the Tuscan countryside.
Filled with beautiful photos, simple and perfect recipes, lovely memories, and drawings by her children. What more could you ask for? And get this--the recipes? They are arranged by color. Color! Genius!
This arrangement. I know I showed it to you before, but it wasn't right...
It needed the mushrooms. On top of the painting. Now it is right.
This light, and these colors.
Can you tell I didn't get out of the house much this weekend? Although I had hoped it would be filled with fresh breezes and sunshine, I was just a bit under-the-weather. But I was able to find lots of happiness right here in our little nest.
Cheers, and I'll catch you later..!
Summer + fruit = happy. Let's take it to etsy, shall we?
adorable mixed fruit vintage-style suitcases by nanacompany...
luscious lemon cream goat's milk soap by heathens hearth...
you've seen this before, but it's still too cute, isn't it?! by jacqueline knits...
sweet little strawberry necklace (and oh-so-affordable!) by the lovely teaspoon...
too cute to give to the kids--handknit lime by joyuna...
sweet, sweet "Xs and Os" fine art print by sherri conley...
darling vintage fabric pincushion by blue hair knits...
soft cotton anjou pear hat (perfect!) by my market stall...
crocheted wool raspberries (can you stand it?!) by blueberrydays...
orange log cake adjustable ring (good enough to eat) by CuteAbility...
and cutest little cherry needle-felted wool necklace doll by Rosemary4Remembrance...
Too, too sweet, right?! Do check out these shops for lots more adorable items. So much creativity on etsy!
I love it.
See you tomorrow!
I've been wanting to introduce you to one of my favorite artists for a long time. And today is the day! Yay!
Her name is Rinske Dekker, and she lives and works in Amsterdam, Netherlands. A toy lover (like me!), she incorporates playfulness and whimsy in her paintings--a childlike influence that I find utterly delightful.
How brilliant to allow the wood to create the color of this child's skin--it couldn't be more perfect! But Rinske's landscapes really are the reason I find myself visiting the photos of her work again and again. I know, I'm not really a landscape kind of gal, but look!:
Somehow, she is able to project her sweet, whimsical spirit and playful heart through these deceptively simple paintings.
Don't you love them?!
Rinske's work is an inspiration to me on a daily basis. I adore visiting her flickr stream and website to view these and many other treasures (her drawings are incredible, too!).
Enjoy!
Good Morning!
You may or may not know about my love-hate relationship with knitting (more on that here). But I have one. I love yarn, I don't like to knit. But when I say that I don't like to knit, what I'm really saying is, I'm not very good at it.
However, my skills do encompass the ability to make a square. And I do find it very satisfying to sit and knit said square while watching TV, say, or waiting in the car for my kids...And that's why I'm so excited about the knit-a-square project.
I found this site through Kelly's blog (which is lovely--thank you Kelly!) It's the site of a charity run by some lovely women in Australia, and they make blankets for abandoned AIDS babies who are cold. And lonely. I'm so there.
All the info is here, including links to how to knit and crochet, what types of yarn are acceptable, where to post the squares, and who the blankets ultimately comfort. You can do fancy knitting, multi-colored knitting, whatever you want--you don't have to be bored. And you can use up all your scraps!
I'm getting busy, and I'm enlisting Olivia, who is a great little knitter. (No more "I'm bored." Just go knit a square, little darlin'!)
Join us, won't you?! It'll be awesome.
Well, I did it. I put a mustache on the guest bathroom mirror.
It's a little high.
When I put it up, I put it at my height, but now I see that I'm going to have to put one lower for the smaller set. (Oh, don't worry--I have more...!) And I do apologize for the icky photos--it's one of those idiotic bathrooms with no window. (What the heck is up with that? It oughtta be a law.)
I put brush to canvas today! Will wonders never cease...a tiny work in progress. I don't know what's going on with me, but everything I try these days is altogether too cute. And enough with the birds, right? Golly.
And, lastly, a large number of gnomes have set up some kind of encampment in the dining room. They are really good at picking the spot you are most likely going to need to walk through a couple hundred times a day.
Good thing they're so darn adorable.
Have a great weekend, all. I hope it's filled with sunshine and fresh breezes and lots of laughter. Cheers!
I can't explain to you how very happy these digital collages from Portugese artist Ana Ventura make me. But do take a look:
This loveliness, and much more, is available here.
I'm a lucky wife and mom of two lovely little girls in San Diego, California, trying my best to grow up.
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