Up the Pipeline...

 

Here is a little sneak of some upcoming pieces. The colors are a little more fall/winter feeling. I have been playing with some new colors for my resin gemstones and this is what I have come up with. These are unfinished, but you get the idea of what I am going for. Let me know what you think! Any colors you would like to see? I love to experiment, but it seems like a lot of my pieces end up blue.

 

 

Production has been a little slow due to our new little man making his arrival. I have been making a little time here and there in my studio, but it is never enough! These will come along in a couple weeks.

Thanks for checking them out!

Sleep

Ahhh, today I feel good for the first time in a while. We got 6 whole hours of sleep in a row last night. Well, to be honest, I really had more like 5. But Jacob had 6. Six glorious, uninterrupted hours of sleep. So far the most we have gotten was 4 1/2 and usually more like 3 so this was epic. I know I have just jinxed it just by posting this, but I couldn't keep from documenting the event. I *may* have even done a scrapbook page about it. Anyway, I hope we are on the right track- it took Elise months before she slept that long.

 

 

Playing With Photoshop

Photoshop is amazing. Seriously. I cannot believe all the things it can do and more importantly, I can't believe a novice like me can do them!! I had an idea, I googled it (don't get me started on how google changed my life), found a tutorial, and away I went! It may seem like nothing to you, but to me, it is revolutionary.

Here is what I made:

 Next time I would like to figure out how to change the white to a color and would use a less busy picture in the background. It is difficult to see what is there. But overall I am thrilled with the results! I may be posting some more of these soon!
Oh and I pinned the link to where I found the tutorial, just in case you are a photoshop dummy like me!

Wordless Wednesday

papernstitch

Hey guys! Check me and all the amazing designers out over on papernstitch through mid September. There is a little discount code for anything in my shop- you can find it here. There are some amazing crafters in the exhibition.

Uncommon Objects

Have you ever been to Austin, Texas? No? Well I highly recommend it. I went this spring with my sister and on top of it being one of the coolest places "vibe wise" that I have ever been, they have one of my favorite stores in the world: Uncommon Objects. Pretty much the only pictures I took were from the shop, so here they are:

This beautiful world...

*Sigh*-bottles

My Mom gave me this exact lazy susan for my birthday a couple of years ago. I love it for parties!

If you ever go to Austin you have to stop by. Everything is amazingly arranged and displayed. It is a dream! My only regret- I was pregnant so I couldn't sample a margarita at every stop. Oh well, something tells me I will be back!

A Gilded Life

I recently purchased some fun goodies from A Gilded Life and just had to show them off! I used to get their monthly stash box in the mail, but have had to settle for some special things here and there instead. Here is what arrived in the mail yesterday:

 

I purchased the vintage french silver thread and the sequins. Everything else was a happy surprise!

 

 

Oh, those aqua sequins!

 

 

This pink pom-pom ball trim had the sweetest millinery flowers tucked inside.

 

You know how I am with metallic thread...I just couldn't help myself.

 

Ooh those poms. I am loving everything I got, I cant wait to use some!