October 2007

Chalkboard wall paint: Turning a wall into a changeable slate.

October 14, 2007 5 Comments

Chalkboard paint post

I love this stuff and really want to make use of it in our new apt. I’d love to paint a small (14X14ish) section of wall as a calendar where we can share our events and leave grocery lists etc. The pictures above illustrate some great options for the paint and how to use it.

Image 1: design verb via Martha Stewart
Image 2: apartment therapy
Image 3: hometown paint

Tuesday expect a post on a fabulous vintage necklace from Erie Basin that I got as a b’day gift this weekend.

Laissezfaire’s top ten best new design blogs contest

October 12, 2007 3 Comments

image recap

Su Ling of Laissezfaire put a reminder out there that the Laissezfaire blog contest vote deadline is October 15th. If you would like to vote for Maquette or any other new design blog now is your final chance. I’m excited to pick up a few new blogs. I’m sure there’ll be some great ones to see.

Above are some images from Maquette this week:

Amenity bedding, Habitat chairs, Mary Jo Matsumoto logo, Dreams of flying/Trampoline flipping, and Cake topper.

Have a lovely weekend.

Habitat Uk: Dining chairs and Maquette news

October 11, 2007 No Comments

Habitat Chairs with border by me

I love perusing Habitat dreamily. These modern dining chairs are really unobtrusive, their lines are clean and their shape so appealing. Matching is always safe but I can see mixing colors a little within one of the designs.

Sigh….another household item to add to the list. If in reality we were to purchase all the things we wanted we’d be wearing barrels with suspenders.

I added the pink border drawing in for kicks.

***In other news Craftzine.com blog posted about my DIY cupcake topper/ sculpture!!!! I am so thrilled and thankful. I think they’re so fantastic.

And Trust Your Style mentioned me and my husband after filling my eyes with glorious sunshine yellow!

My birthday is Sunday so next time I post I’ll be a bit older and wiser. Older at least.

Trust Your Style blog posts portrait icon illustration

October 10, 2007 2 Comments

MJM portrait icon

I’ve been quite busy lately making a slew of illustrations for Mary Jo Matsumoto (best name ever) of Trust Your Style blog. I’m having a blast working with her, she’s been so supportive, collaborative, and encouraging. Her designs give rise to so many illustrative and fantasy rich ideas. She’s planning a post with my illustrations and her designs as well as a little interview with me when it all comes together at the end of the month.

Meanwhile, I’m doing the finishing touches. She’s keeping them under wraps but posted the portrait icon (above) I did of her on her blog (I’m so flattered).

It’s been very fulfilling creatively to do this kind of work again and made me realize where my heart is artistically.

More to come soon…

DIY crafty sculpture/cake topper

October 9, 2007 2 Comments

Cake Topper

Maybe craft and art are one in the same? here’s a good essay exploring the age old debate.

Last June I decided to make my own cupcake tree topper for my wedding. It was fairly simple to make and quite fun (my mom made all the cupcakes).

I don’t think it needs to be relegated to the top of a cake, though that’s not a bad place to be. It could be used decoratively in a kid’s room or on a mantle or shelf perhaps?

All you need are:
pom poms (for the birdies), lace and other fabric scraps (to cloth the birdies), beads (eyes), twine, string (to wrap around the bowl to make a nest), plastic bowl (for the nest), tissue paper (for flower buds), hot glue (careful), sticks from nature (preferably ones that have fallen off trees. Be green.)

WARNING: people look at you funny when you take the sticks on the subway.

Since I’m in a grandma mood this week here’s my Nana Sally’s wedding photo, she looks like a porcelain doll.

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