1. Untitled, 2. vintage, 3. Mix-it - Pyrex and String, 4. NEW Southwest collection, 5. the {vintage} balloons, 6. eating apricots, 7. the good days, 8. spoons & manhole covers, 9. A Gentle Reminder

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One of my pictures was on decor8 today, which just made my heart leap with glee.

(Top left is our bedroom, right alongside some of my favorite inspirations on the internet.)

Thanks, Holly, for the mention!

1. New Aboriginal artwork for the living room, 2. Untitled, 3. home is where the heart is., 4. growing collection, 5. Placemats & Coasters, 6. Bathroom Storage, 7. new dress…, 8. Mobile Shop - Time Capsule, 9. Morning After

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New in the shop, I have a tiny embroidered hoop and a cheerful yellow mug. :)

Happy Weekend!

1. 2 sides tote, 2. when life gives you lemons, make lemon curd, 3. letting the sunshine in*, 4. kitchen, 5. Custom Bouquet Light Shade, 6. the goods, 7. Untitled, 8. Dogwood finished, 9. para todo el año

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Do you find it hard to blog in the summer?

I do.  Apparently.

Here are some pretty cake plates I spied at Abingdon, Virginia’s Antiques Market last week.  I’ve never seen so many gorgeous collections in one place.

Like this display of ice cream scoops.  I feel like this collection belongs in a glass case on the wall.

And I fell in love with this small gathering of Chinese dolls.

Would you believe me if I told you I stumbled upon all of this during the lunch break of a creative writing conference?  That’s why I was there! My Mother-in-Law and I were attending a conference where the keynote speaker was Robert Olen Butler.  When we arrived, two giant tents filled with antiques were erected beside the conference center.

Like they knew we were coming. :)

Of the summer variety… mostly.  See credits after mosaic.

1. Untitled, 2. picking up…, 3. New arrangement, 4. Dresses on a Clothes Line, 5. Frances, 6. butterflies, 7. Untitled, 8. Untitled, 9. Untitled

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Evan just returned from Haiti.

And now we’re at a family campout in Galena, Illinois.

This is not the laziest summer ever…

but it is a good one. :)

1. studio, 2. Pale Posies, 3. Dresser in our kitchen, 4. 9 granny apples, 5. Variation on the crochet garland, 6. march challenge interior styling, 7. in a little girl’s room, 8. 5 july, 9. Untitled

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I saw something very cool today at the Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke.

Jimmy Grashow spent 3 years making this larger-than-life-sized corrugated cardboard sculpture.  Can you imagine?

He plans to install it outside in 2011 and use it as a real fountain until it disintegrates.  I don’t understand this really, but I’m so thankful I got to see it.

And I look forward to this film too.

I forgot to tell you all that Evan’s in Haiti for 10 days.  Meanwhile, his mom and I are reading The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron.   It’s a 12 week program for effectively tapping into your creative side. 

Here are the two important tools that Julia swears by.

From what I’ve read so far, looking at beautiful images is an important part of feeding your creativity.  Julia says it, and I agree!

Thus, this week’s Friday Favorites:

1. Untitled, 2. I heart coffee, 3. The studio before it became wrapped in a big plastic bag, 4. hand-picked, 5. Bedroom Pip studio wallpaper, 6. Untitled, 7. DSC05469, 8. when love was the law, 9. sweet dreams

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Happy Weekend!

I’m here.  Really here. 

We moved halfway across the country, and then we vacationed in NC for a week.

And now I am here — here being Virginia.

It’s pretty.

All our belongings are piled in a corner of the basement.  Except our Sleep Number bed.  It’s assembled in another corner.

Oh, and the TV.  It’s at the foot of the bed.

This picture was taken on our dining table, which is covered with cords, Wal-Mart bags, the Brita container, and junkity-junk.  And a tiny space for me.