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{artist showcase: sarah walton}
I think my two temporary four legged roommates in San Fran last week may have influenced this post. How great are these pieces by Sarah Walton?! I’ve always been drawn to illustration style embroidery. I like when an artist takes something expected, like pen drawings on paper, and recreates them on a more unexpected medium like…
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{INSPIRATION: ALT DESIGN SUMMIT SAN FRANCISCO RECAP}
A week ago today I took off to San Francisco to attend my first Alt Design summit. It’s the first time that Alt has come to the city. The main conference takes place in January in Salt Lake City over three days. I had heard about Alt and knew that some day I would make…
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{san francisco part 1: in pictures}
If you’re following me on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram you would know that I’ve been in San Francisco since last Wednesday (arrived home this morning on the redeye…yikes). I went for the Alt Design Summit, which was so great! In fact it was so great that I need a little more time to put together…
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{motivational monday}
Source: Annvil`s interior design office – Riga, Latvia – 2012
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{SAY I DO: Alex & Keith do it in an airplane hanger}
I just had to share this unique wedding I came across on Love is a Big Deal. I love that the bar for weddings keeps getting higher and higher and I don’t mean the cost (although I’m sure it’s gone up too). Thanks to all the endless online resources, people are really making weddings more…
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DIY: gold monogram mug
Here’s a simple DIY project for the weekend that makes a great personalized gift – for a great hostess, teacher, friend or make one for yourself to keep on your desk at work. YOU’LL NEED: – permanent metallic marker – sticker letter set – white or solid colour mug I got the letters & mug…
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{trend alert: pineapples}
Have you guys noticed there’s a little more pineapple going around these days? I sure did on my last window shopping trip at the mall. It makes for such fun imagery and great patterns and mostly it reminds us of warm weather and summer. Everyone needs a little pineapple in their life. TOP: shirt, sundress…
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{inspiration: time for Alt San Francisco!}
Today I’m heading to San Francisco for Alt SF. It’s the first time that the super successful and inspirational conference is setting up shop in The City by the Bay. I’m pretty excited! The Alt NY conference was a short time ago and all the recaps on twitter and the blogsphere are really pumping me…
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COLOUR STORY: baby blue
Ok, so ‘baby’ sounds so babyish but Robin’s Egg Blue just doesn’t have the same ring and not really quite as familiar to the masses. How about Budgie Blue?! I think it’s appropriate in honour of my inspiration for this post. Not only do I love budgies but I love a pop of light…
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{GOOD EATS: 10 fresh summer salad recipes}
Summer in Ontario means lots and lots fresh vegetables that are in season and grown locally. I enjoy cooking but I often get bored, even of a favourite recipe. When I cook at home I try and be healthy because there’s just too many opportunities not to be when I don’t. So with fresh seasonable…
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{style: beach time}
It’s taken a while but beach time is finally here. So whether you’re hitting up a local beach, cottage or traveling somewhere blue & beautiful like in North Carolina and staying in a gorgeous home rental from Kees or other companies, or maybe a backyard beach that looks suspiciously like a pool, don’t forget to…
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{she’s a beauty}
I recently updated and cleaned up my portfolio/website. I work on mostly beauty projects and I realized that I’ve Art Directed so many shoots that I don’t have up on my site which is a shame. Here are some of my favourite beauty shots that didn’t didn’t make it in as whole projects but the…
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{style: an evening of nail art}
Just in case you haven’t noticed, nail art is huge. How can we resist all the fun colours & pattern possibilities especially when we have 10 mini canvases to display them on. My friend Clair is just about finished her training to become a nail tech and I thought I would host a small nail…
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{spaces: displaying your art}
Do you have an art collection? Maybe that sounds a too formal, do you have a collection of creative or memorable pieces that you would like to display? Do you have a bunch of beautiful art prints lying around but you’re not sure how to display them? It can be photos, a well-designed postcard, or…
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{motivational monday}
There’s really only one rule that counts when it comes to style. (source)