14 September 2010 – 8:59 am
My big brother is getting married in March. He and Vanessa are having a sweet, backyard wedding that will feature charming aspects from each of their personalities. They recently took a trip to Tucson, where they both went to college, to have engagement photos taken. The photos are absolutely beautiful, taken by their friend Andrew [...]
13 September 2010 – 7:39 pm
Several months ago a friend of mine commissioned a painting. He wanted a fun composition that featured his favorite cartoon characters. He came up with the idea of placing them within the famous Dogs Playing Poker. I thought the idea was so fun and the project was a pleasure to complete. It took me a [...]
13 September 2010 – 7:49 am
One year ago today, we brought Boomer home from the Humane Society. Steve and Vanessa drove us around the entire Phoenix metropolitan area that day, trying to find a dog we could connect with. We were just about to give up when we saw her. Her name was Lola then, and she charmed all of [...]
12 September 2010 – 9:27 am
Every Sunday I look through Post Secret and occasionally I’ll see a secret I can relate to. This Sunday, however, I saw a secret that I could have written and sent in myself. Here is that secret plus a tweet I posted earlier this year in March. It’s always fun to see how similar we [...]
11 September 2010 – 9:15 am
Crossing off another item on my 26 before 26 list, #26: Create wedding books for my parents and in-laws. For two years, I’ve been meaning to make a wedding scrapbook of some sort for my parents and Clay’s parents. Scrapbooks can sometimes look cheesy or too craftsy, so I decided to use Apple’s iPhoto printing [...]
10 September 2010 – 7:34 pm
Crate and Barrel just recently announced its line of pet products. There aren’t many so far, but what I’ve seen, I like. I especially love the houndstooth patterns and sophisticated style. For some reason they only carry large and small dog collars, beds, and bowls. I’m not sure if Boomer would fit either of those [...]
8 September 2010 – 8:24 pm
Although my kitchen cupboards are filled with IKEA dishes and hand-me-down glassware, I love imagining them filled with fun pieces like these. Fishs Eddy is an online store that specializes in dinnerware, glassware, and serving platters, beautiful patterns, and whimsical decoration. Teapot Orange – $16.95 NY Times Crossword Creamer – $9.95 Guest Check Tray – [...]
