november 15, 2009 :: fallen

november 14, 2009 :: play day

november 13, 2009 :: after the rain II

november 12, 2009 :: after the rain

thrifted :: magazine rack

it's not often that i find a piece of thrifted furniture that i think is absolutely perfect the way i've found it. usually i want to spruce it up a little....a little paint here, new fabric there. a few weeks ago i came across this adorable magazine rack at our local thrift shop. it was love at first sight. i loved the shape, the finish was pristine, and the color wasn't garish. (it's a very dark brown with a tint of green) at $5, it practically hopped right into my cart.

november 11, 2009 :: on the ground

things i want tuesday :: more art

i love this print that i recently came across :: melodyseal

november 10, 2009 :: happy accident

november 09, 2009 :: of a feather

marzipan monday :: holiday favorites

for this week's marzipan monday i thought i'd share some of this year's favorites from both of my companies: marzipan inc. and fin+roe.



if you're shopping for a more traditional card, how can you resist this dashing snowman from marzipan inc.? seriously, a mustache, vest, tie, AND a top hat! he is one dapper dan. you can purchase him at your local retailer or online at shades of violet.



our new fin+roe embroidery line for 2010 is in the works, but we rolled out the holiday cards and a few other products in time for holiday shopping. there are 10 cross stitch patterns you can choose from, 20 colors, and 3 different fonts!



i thought i'd include a magnet memento card from last year's line. we're also developing them for this year, but haven't made them live on the site yet. if you're interested in seeing a magnet memento card with an embroidery pattern, let us know. we'll be happy to send you some to choose from!

november 08, 2009 :: ladies

november 07, 2009 :: pitch

november 06, 2009 :: tintype

family friday :: hand-written font

i did a little test for my friend mari to see if the little dude was old enough to do the create-your-own-font-thing. the little dude is 4. he'll be 5 in december. i'd say that while he did an ok job it was a little tough for him. luckily, since i have photoshop, i was able to manipulate things a little. i never changed the look of any letter, but sometimes i had to make them smaller to fit in the box. the boxes are a little small for a new writer. luckily he has amazing patience beyond his years and was able to complete all the capital and lowercase letters before wanting to be done. so, we have no punctuation or numbers, but that can come later.

he thinks this was the coolest thing ever and when he saw his writing come up as i typed the letters on my computer, his smile couldn't have been wider.

november 05, 2009 :: two 'fer

honest scrap

i was nominated for an honest scrap award by cathe of feterie and i'm going to do my best to try and come up with something interesting. i'm never really good at these because i really, truly lead a pretty boring life. so, here are the rules i need to follow:

1. say thanks and give a link to the presenter of the award. 

thanks for making me wrack my brain, cathe! ;) 

2. share 10 honest things about yourself. 

1. i belonged to my local 4-H program for 10 years....from 2nd grade, through high-school graduation. of course, i entered many drawings, paintings, and other crafty wares in our annual county fair. i have a million ribbons stuffed away somewhere. 
2. my first job was waitressing at a ponderosa restaurant. 
3. i've always known what i wanted to do in life. i have a cassette tape of myself at 2 years old talking to my mom about what i got for christmas. you should have heard my excitement over a set of paints and a paintbrush! 
4. i can't stand bad kerning....ask my hubby. i have him so well trained that he now points it out to me when he sees it! 
5. i'm a horrible, horrible liar. 
6. i'm cheap. there are very few things i splurge on. 
7. when i met my hubby it was love at first sight....for both of us! we're so cliché!
8. i rarely drink alcohol. 
9. i really believe i can do anything. i'm one of those people that thinks: "what's the worst that can happen?" 
10. i used to read a ton until i had kids and my business. now i can't remember the last book i read. i miss it.

3. present this award to 7 others whose blogs I find brilliant in content and/or design, or those who have encouraged me.

ok, i suck at this part, so i'm nominating 3 people here and whoever else wants to participate, consider yourself nominated as well! 

1. my very talented personal friend mari from small for big. mari and i actually know each other in "real life". we met through our geek husbands so i'm sure there's a lot about her younger years, before we met, that i don't know about! 
2. one of my fin+roe customers, kelli, just started an amazing blog called delightful. i love delving into her finds everyday because i think we have very similar style/taste. (plus, we both have 2 little boys, each of us with one named fin/finn!)
3. i'd love to learn more about hannah from yes you maigh. from reading her blog she seems like such a fun person to be around and i'm sure we'd be fast friends if we met outside of the computer. i recently did a swap with hannah for a lovely necklace from her shop. 

one lovely blog

seems that there are a slew of these blog posts going around again. i've been "nominated" by two recently and am finally catching up on them!

sorry to mari from small for big who nominated me something like 2 weeks ago! i've been meaning to do this every day since the, but, well, you know.

here are the rules i'm supposed to follow: accept the award (with only a dash of modesty ;) then post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and their blog link. pass the award to 8 other blogs that you've recently discovered.

so here are a list of my recently (or maybe not so recently) discovered blogs. i wish i had time to write a little something about each one, but alas, work is calling:

blah, blah, blahg
simple blueprint.
missed connections
junk garden
design vagabond
mustard and sage
design is mine
mod eco kids

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november 04, 2009 :: burning crimson

november 03, 2009