I'm working on something so incredibly fun... but I can tell or show... It's torture. All I could say is that it's for lil' kids:) I'll bottle that excitement to open up later. Must be patient...
A new pattern today! I wanted to do something that would have a folk flare to it and here is what came out. I've made the more complex pattern first, and then used some of the elements for the simpler version (which I now prefer). And, turned into a silhouette, the first version could make a neat wallpaper or an inside of a book cover.
Thanks to lovely Jan from PoppyTalk (who was guest blogging on Design*Sponge this week) I had a bit of my work space shown on Design*Sponge. Here is my workspace you didn't get to see. Before I took this pictures I had no idea how I feel about bunnies....but now I see that they are everywhere in my house. I don't even know how that happened. Doesn't this place looks like I'm a kid with a job?
I've got a new print available on MonkeyPowered on Etsy. Ta da! Hope today brings you happiness and fun!
I'm loving these Cuban posters I found on cubanposterart blog. Such vibrant colours! They really make me want to do some gouache work. Very inspiring.
I'm very excited to be going on a major trip (for almost all of June) to Ukraine! I absolutely love to travel! I even love the smell of the plane (I know that's hard to relate to). The best part - the anticipation of the adventure. And I know, the travelling part is going to be less than fun with all the bored (or worse - crying) kids on my hands, a ton of luggage and the circus that airport security has become......but....I'm still looking forward to it! I'll share some of the fun travel related items I've recently found:
It's been such beautiful weather here all weekend, I am contemplating moving the office to the back yard (that only works in theory). It was so lively (as if the whole neighborhood woke up from the winter sleep) it made it almost impossible to work with all the fun going on outside. Lola got a new 16' bike with no training wheels and taught herself how to in 5 min. I couldn't believe it! Went inside to get the camera to document the process, stepped out with the camera....she's zooming back and forth. Fun!
This weekend is promising to be packed with work....but....I am going out for sushi on Saturday and am looking forward to it already! Sushi is so beautiful and delicious at the same time! Mmmm....
If you have done 6 impossible things this morning, why not round it up with 'breakfast with Mr Toast'! One day I would start acting my age, but for now I'll keep being amused by things like Mr Toast in a doll house kitchen. I found this at LALAaGOGO website. It's full of mod fun. 
Ask and you will receive. Here is a little roundup of lunch bags/boxes for the kid in you and your kid. 
Here are some random fun things that I came across while procrastinating: 
I love it when craft becomes a bit of an art and art becomes a bit of a craft. I could see that embroidery is starting to get some street credit. I found these (and many more) embroidery projects on Megan Whitmarsh site. I like her funky ape man in mushroom land. Very fun!
Owls, these are apples... Apples, these are owls... Together you could be a super pattern! Well, now, that we are past introductions, tell me, do you prefer to be minty green or do you fancy the earthy tones... ha ha:)
This happened a little too fast for me... 100 posts! no way! To celebrate I've teamed up with MonkeyPowered (on Etsy) to bring you this fun print giveaway. All you have to do to win is leave a comment (not anonymously please). Giveaway would close on Sunday, April 20th @ 12:00am.
Well, it's actually snowing a little on my birthday (in April!), but I don't mind. I don't feel any older. I sure am starting to look like my mom in the late 70th though:) All and all, it's going to be a good day! I'm going to try and squeeze in some fun in between work. Hopefully find a babysitter for tonight and have a little downtown gin & tonic adventure:) 
I found all these beautiful ceramics on BITOSSI - Italian company specializing in limited edition artistic ceramics. I had a blast looking through their catalogue. Also, I had no idea Karim Rashid (I'm a huge fan) had a ceramic collection. So Wonderful! I'm still drooling a little...
Cannot believe my luck this week! 2 giveaway wins in one week! I'm really living up to 'one lucky helen' name! I've won a purse from vintage fern Etsy store (via vintage fern blog). I almost feel bad about winning twice in a row, but who could say no to a pretty purse! I've got to 'give back' by doing some giveaways myself (coming soon).
I spent a month last summer working on this book and it's finally out! I got my samples today! Yeah! The book is called My All Time Top 5. It's for 8-12 y. o. girls who like making lists. There are 5 illustrators featured in this book. Each got 10 pages (mine are p.37- 46). I really liked working on this project. At one point I had to replace Samuel L. Jackson with Will Smith and that was a bummer ('cause I really liked my S.L.Jackson). I'm really pleased with the way the book turned out.
Sane Fitness* Preggers kit (plain white press) is finally out! It's all about a safe way to continue exercising with weights throughout your entire pregnancy. I illustrated the cover and made a dottie pattern for the back of the cards. I can't wait to get my copy in the mail!
