Etsy

My recent love and passion goes towards these artists/creators on a handmade site called Etsy. Two very talented ladies bring a savvy design to broken down upholstery. A secret of mine is to one day design and rebuild long tradition upholstery with beautiful vintage fabrics and designs.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/sprucehome

sea of love

Doing "homework"...

I can't tell if it's the weather, allergies, or from the little boys I nanny...but I am feeling as if I'm walking the fence on being sick or not. So I am spending most of my day trying to stay in, listening to music that makes my heart dance, going through some inspiring art books, & drawing/doing my "homework" at my desk. In an earlier post I mention a good friend Church Tran. He has been my teacher and getting me back to painting/drawing. Well this homework of mine is to find things that I am wanting to add to my first painting. Possibly one day I'll get a photograph of it and let you see. Life is grand, & I am blessed...

Nanny Nancy

Not too long ago, I was dealing with an upsetting situation having to do with my job(s). For as long as I can remember, I was used to juggeling more than 3 jobs at a time.Not sure why I couldn't get myself to just stick to one full-time job. Maybe I liked having change with work. Not everyday was the same 9 to 5, Monday through Friday consistency. This here is Cole, one of the boys I babysit or "nanny". He calls me Mancy and it makes me laugh. Some pictures from one of our many adventurous days.

Oh and might I add that this little one is only 5 yrs old and knows how to catch on fast to any gadget. Most of these photos are taken by him.

Momma Did Well

Fashion/Style has been something I was born with. Or maybe my momma just loved dressing me in hype clothes and so my passion started when I was a little toddler. Either way, I love it. I try to put my free time at home towards using my talents/hobbies into action. I started this little project a few months ago and it's been sitting on my mannequin for too long. So I decided I am going to get back on it and finish this before another few months goes by again.

Lately I have been very inspired by Japanese fashion and buying Vivi magazines from the Japanese marketplace [Mitsuwa] down the street from my house. I love that they wear whatever they want, of course still looks good & makes sense, without caring what other people think. At least that's what goes through my head as I go through their fashion statements. I mean, why do we have to get dressed up in our favorite pieces of clothing only for a special occasion? Maybe I just want to look cute and fashionable because I'm in the mood to.

Back to the point of my post, my latest project is a black dress with some braided fabric wrapped around just under the bust. I'm still adding and taking away as I go on with finishing it.

[not taking credit for the necklace, just in love with it]

My Morning Atmosphere

atmosphere : [noun] general feeling or mood

Sunday morning, I found myself waking up to the desire to take in some jazz/blues.

Madeleine Peyroux just knew how to hit the spot.

Sweet peace of mind.

Santa Rosa Plateau

I love my family & was so excited to spend some time with them.

This weekend I went on a hike with my Dad, his sweet wife, & some siblings of mine.

I figure I would keep my words short and let you enjoy some views of our adventure.

Bengal Kitty

This is our kitty Chloe.

She is such a lovable bengal cat.

We love her very much

& she is the newest member in our home.

I was able to get her to pose for a photo shoot.

Here are some pictures I took of her the other day.

Enjoy!

Green Thumb

When I started this blog I mentioned a new hobby that I was getting into, GARDENING.


To my surprise I have been really excited every moment I would see one of my seeds sprouting, or a flower bloom. I really wanted to make my own gardening box, rather than buy all of these pots and boxes that cost more than I'm willing to spend. So... I asked Ryan if we could build one. He was all for it and we got going on making a gardening box! You like? I know I sure do!!!

[can you tell I'm thrilled about it??]

So here are a few pictures of my new garden

There are some vegetables....

&& the flowers

MORNING GLORY

SUNFLOWERS

Listening to artists like Madeleine Peyroux, Nellie Mckay, Norah Jones, & Feist while tending to greens on my front porch in the nice sun...sweet indulgence.
This new hobby of mine is definately going to be a permaneant one for me.

Hopefully I will be able to educate myself with some more

& "grow" with my garden.

So far... I'm a proud momma.

Mother's Day...

A day well spent.

Church, Mothers, Chocolate Covered Marshmellows, Roses,

Cheesecake, Red Velvet Cake, && more

Ryan helped me with putting together flowers for moms...

& when I say helped, I mean he made himself a mask.

Hope this puts a smile on your face, as it did for me.