Love Letters Show at Lunar Boy!
D is for Dachshund and P is for Pinup
Save The Date
Recently my BFF mentioned that now living on her refrigerator door are 5 Save the Dates that I designed! Soon there will be a 6th…. It’s a little crazy for me to absorb that I’ve contributed in a little way to 6 weddings in the last ohhhh year and a half. I really and truthfully view it as an honor. How fun it has been to make them all. I love that each one has such a different style.
New Art
Here is a new piece that I created for the Hipfish Benefit Art Auction…. Hipfish Magazine was one of the many businesses that perished in the recent No. 10 fire. A big benefit is being held in a few weeks to raise funds to get Hipfish back on their feet! 
A round up – better late than never
2010 was a pretty crazy, unexpected, and incredible year. David and I satisfied one of our big life goals of giving the West Coast a go… below are some key happenings:
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Experienced both sadness and happiness about leaving nyc
Spent some quality time visiting with family in the midwest
Traveled across the US, it truly is a remarkable country
Went to Mt. Rushmore and the Badlands
Had my first wedding anniversary
Moved into a cottage on the Pacific ocean
Hiked and camped
Sold art
Took lots of photos
Acquired some unexpected and new skills…. hopefully those skills will serve me well if I do decide to pursue my own design company in the future
Some 2011 goals
More international travel
Pay off my credit cards
Open an Etsy site
Portland? ? ?
Self-publish
Have a fabulous 30th birthday party
Read more
Win a design contest!
A New Year
It’s 2011 — how crazy is that? I find the change of years to be such a cleansing experience. I hope this new year brings you positive changes of every variety. The end of 2010 meant a move into town for David and I…. We are finally feeling settled into our new bright space. Here are some photos, enjoy and come visit!
Merry Christmas!
Celebrating a lovely holiday here on the Oregon Coast.. hope your day was lovely too!
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lovely winter day here…. just lovely
A Growing Collection.
So I’ve never really been a “collector” of much of anything… I think maybe it’s because I’ve moved so many times that I find it hard to hold on to something unless I REALLY love it. Years ago when there was an auction of my grandparents things, I snagged one of these wonderful little matchbooks… My grandpa Stanley was quite an entrepreneur… One of his ventures was a little store, in our town Tuscarawas. This matchbook was a little piece of his advertising and I find it absolutely charming and very near and dear to my heart… It reminds me of my grandpa’s humor.
Since this, I’ve begun collecting more matchbooks that catch my eye…. Here are some more that i’ve gathered.
My most recent addition was a gift from my friend and co-worker, Leah. She saved this from heading to the Goodwill pile and I’m SO thankful she did… what a gem. There are little tabs on the sides that you pull to open the match drawers. The face is ceramic.. Great right?
And finally…. a messy sneak peak at our new place… more photos to come soon, but I just had to share… This is our new hand knotted Persian rug we found on ebay for $70… WE LOVE IT ♥♥♥♥
