Welcome to day one of my daily dose of Illustrator. For a while I’ve been seeing/reading/loving daily exercises people have been doing and documenting; taking a photo of their outfit, drawing daily monsters, creating daily drop caps, the list goes on… I am in awe of the commitment that people make to their daily “whatevers” and I aspire to be able to have that much discipline to do something every single day.
Well, today I’ve decided I will try. So here it goes… day one.
Well, I now have a new name, a new site and a new look! It has taken me a few months but I finally have everything transferred over to the new site and am excited to start up posting again. All of the amazing posts that you all loved so much are still here so browse around and be on the lookout for new projects! First up: how to transform an old dresser drawer into a shelf! I know… the suspense is killing me too. :-)
Well, tons of stuff has been happening over the last year and that has caused my posts to be… well… non-existent. Not to worry though! They will be picking up again over the next month with a slew of new projects, new inspiration and new disasters! Stay Tuned.
our precious journals!
After the previous post I wrote about our inaugural bitchcraft evening I got together with the girls and had a little photoshoot with all of our creations! I still can’t believe how different each of ours turned out. I LOVE THEM!
Here’s a little sneak peek in to a project my good friend, selwyn, and I have been working on!!
As I start to work more and more on my creative experiments my quaint little townhouse feels less and less spacious. I’ve decided that my next big project is going to be converting my office’s closet into a sewing/craft station. And what does every sewing/craft station need? A chair, of course. ha.
A little break in the New Year’s To Do list to share an awesome new monthly ritual that I am starting: bitchcraft.
When you sit at a desk in front of a computer all day long you miss making things with your hands. One of the biggest reasons for starting this blog was to make myself step away from the screen, roll up my sleeves and remember how to be resourceful and creative without a mouse attached to my hand.
My friends and I talk about this a lot and decided to quit talking about it and do something about it! So we started bitchcraft evenings. Similar to the popular “stitch ‘n bitch” groups except we don’t know how to knit so we decided to craft instead!
finished product
This project had been lingering for a while. When we moved into our town home 2 years ago we acquired a back patio that faced out to nice private woods. Having a little piece of nature was a big selling point for us especially since your privacy is somewhat limited when living in town home communities. Never having any outdoor space before caused us to not have any outdoor furniture. We were given a wonderful hand-me-down dining room set so our little table and two chairs that we used to use as our dining room furniture were suddenly without a need. They sadly sat in our living room for months not knowing their purpose until one day while thinking about how expensive outdoor furniture can get I realized that I could possibly make those over into our much needed patio furniture.
Don’t let the image above scare you away! This is a “good news” post… my first project is complete! It was fairly small, but still an item I can cross off of my checklist! This first looming project that needed to be finished was a “re-vamping” of an earlier project: my homemade over-sized doggie bed
What a beautiful flower I received from one of my piano students at our recital last Sunday! I just had to share.
A new year always brings resolutions; how are you going to make your live better this year, seriously this time. This new year brought a lonnnng to-do list for me. 2010 is already set to be a big year in this household; a long vacation in the spring, a wedding in the fall, a honeymoon in the winter, and TONS of planning in between! That being said, it was a big ol’ slap in the face when that ball dropped that I need to start organizing!!
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