a shine machine: inspired

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18 January 2013

home inspiration

Life has been pretty crazy around here. Adam and I have been looking at houses, figuring out our finances and taking care of a sick baby girl. During nap times, I have been pinning home inspiration like crazy!! Here are a few inspirational spaces that I have really been gravitating towards.

Our little home, right now, is filled with white walls, wood floors, and pops of color and I love it. I think that is definitely something that I will continue on with in our someday new home.

I am on inspiration overload right now with home beauty.

janel

16 July 2012

script school.

This past weekend, I signed up for an online class by Kal Barteski, called Script School. Seriously you guys, this class has awakened my creative soul! I have been painting all of the time. When I am not painting, I am thinking about painting. It's almost as if I am craving it.

For those of you who aren't familiar with Kal, she is the creator of these two beautiful scripted prints below, and many many more.

She is also the founder of the Link with Love movement (which is so important so if you haven't heard about it yet, click over and read).

So yeah, I am loving this class and I STRONGLY recommend it to anyone looking for a creative outlet this summer (or any season really).

Kal is so adorable and encouraging and real and I am loving Script School. You can sign up for Script School yourself right here!! We can be classmates :)

xo
janel

11 December 2011

a challenge

One challenge I am facing these days is my lack of motivation to create. Don't get me wrong, thanks to Pinterest, I am on inspiration overload!!

Moving all of my art stuff out of the nursery and putting it into storage has been a hinderance for my creative drive totally.

I still have some supplies, and seriously, the storage unit is like 3 minutes from our home, so I really shouldn't have all of these excuses right?

To get myself out of this rut, I am challenging myself to create a new project every single day for the next ten days. "10 Days of Making."

I will also be posting all of my creations on the le blog each night to share :)

On a side note: My DSLR has been broken since August :( I told Adam that all I want for Christmas is for it to be fixed. I feel like I am less likely to do DIY's and cute stuff when I don't have my camera to photograph with. I also feel like my blog has lacked a little bit with only posting iPhone photos too :) So yeah, this project is also going to motivate me to get my camera fixed.

I am so excited to get this creative party started!!

Be excited for a fun week :) I also have two really rad giveaways coming this week!

Check back.

Alright, I am off to dig out tooooons of supplies.

janel

P.S. Don't forget to vote :) All it takes it two little clicks.

07 November 2011

artist love: alexander girard

This weekend I was so blessed to find a reproduction of one of Alexander Girard's prints while treasure hunting at an antique mall. You all know how I have been searching high and low for the PERFECT art piece for the nursery. Everyone kept telling me that when I saw it, I would know...

Well, I saw it, and I knew :)

I mean, could it get any more perfect? I don't think so!

Here is a little bit about this incredibly talented designer...

"Girard worked with George Nelson and Charles and Ray Eames to form a design team that has influenced the fundamentals of design throughout the United States and the rest of the world. Girard initially established a fabric collection based on his architectural training. His first fabric line consisted of plain upholsteries and geometric drapery prints—stripes, circles, and triangles. He went on to create many more patterns and designs, largely inspired by folk art. Girard also developed a furniture collection for Herman Miller in 1967." (source)

Well, when you design with people like Eames, Miller and Nelson, you are pretty much top- notch.

Alexander Girard is one of my most favorite designers out there and I was pleasantly surprised to find this peice and make it mine.

Here are some of my other favorites...

And these two Alexander Girard things have been added to le baby's registry as well :)

Lovely.

What do you think?

janel

P.S. Don't forget to vote :) All it takes it two little clicks.

29 September 2011

an afghan

Like so many others, I was bitten by the Missoni bug :) I wrote all about my Target scores. And I still check the section each time I go to Target :)

One of my most exciting purchases was my Missoni throw...yes, the coveted throw.

It was lovely.

I had a comment from a reader who was looking for the throw like crazy because she had the perfect spot for it in her home. I, on the other hand, had no place to put mine. After three days of it sitting on my dresser, I decided to send the throw to my new blog friend.

Needless to say, when I saw this tutorial, I was beyond excited :) I loved the colors, I loved the fact that I would be able to try (and fail) at reading a crochet pattern, and I loved her finished product.

I ran out to JoAnn's, and purchased this lovely yarn, and began :)

I have only worked on this afghan for a few hours here and there and it's already gotten really far. I love that.

My afghan has some flaws, and I am pretty sure I am not using the pattern correctly AT ALL. I have no idea what some of these stitches are supposed to look like. I am kind of making it up as I go along :)

BUT...it has zig-zags!

And the yarn is wonderful and soft and the colors are perfection.

I am happy :)

Plus, now our soon to be baby will have ANOTHER hand made blanket from her mamma!

win win.

I better get back to it.

janel