Tear it up, rip it out, make a mess!!

So in search of the most perfect gift for my best friend, Niki, I found this fantastic book called "WRECK THIS JOURNAL". Shown above. As I flipped through the book I found myself wanting to destroy pages and glue them back together or (my personal fave) drawing with a lock of hair. Gross, i know... but don't lie.... your curious and you want to try it too!
But it is a journal/sketchbook , so there are pages where you are forced to write about aspects of your life or drawing something ugly. So I ended up buying one for her and for myself! And I love it!!! So expect a random journal page one of these weeks.

And we decided that we would work on our journals in secret from each other, then when we were about half way finished we would send it to each other ( she lives in Florida) to look through and explain our pages over the phone.

I definitely recommend this book as a gift for your creative, sassy, emotional friend.

I've got new Stuff!!

Hello Hello All!! I finally have some of my new designs in my Etsy Shop! They were made with much love and childlike inspiration!! Now these are just the first model of these styles, so I will continue to play around with accessories and colors, etc. If you like them, I will have them at the North Market in a few weeks!! I hope to see some of you there! The style names are The Fatty Fist Series and the Big Head Series. Enjoy!!

Cleveland Zoo

So this past weekend, the family took a trip to Cleveland Zoo with our most terrific friends Beth and Dwayne and their son Riley. And as I looked through the pictures from that outing I realized that we may possibly have THE cutest kids ever!

Anyway, even though I have a gazillion different monster and animal designs, I am constantly looking for new ideas, inspiration, etc. and what better place to look, than the zoo!

So since I gave most of my stock to Open Door Art Studio and Wholly Craft.. I have been trying to make more stock! So please come back to look for puppets, clippies, 2 new monster styles and new versions of the older stuff!

So I was shopping at Wholly Craft the other day and I saw a postcard/business card with this sweet little owl on it. I picked it up and realized it was a promo card for a new fabric shop in Columbus! Only 6 months old, this shop this shops seems to be doing really well!! When I visited for a looksy, I was greeted by Anita (the store owner) and her granddaughter. So cute, by the way. The bright, but classy decor of her store really compliments the gorgeous fabrics she has available.

I seriously could have bought everything in the store!

Designers such as Amy Butler, Anna Marie Horner, Alexander Henry etc. can be found here! As well as designer patterns and books from basic sewing to accessories

As if the overall appearance wasn't enough, Sew to Speak also offers classes! So check out their blog: sewtospeak.blogspot.com

A MUST SEE!

Okay, If you have any sort of sense of humor and are a Joss Whedon fan... this Fantastic!!! If you like musicals, superheros and villains, this is the show for you. In 3 acts, Neil Patrick Harris delivers a convincing failure of an evil mastermind... or is he? I love him!! Nathan Fillian portrays a narcissistic hero who manages to snatch Dr. Horrible's love interest. A must watch!! You can find it on itunes and hulu.com

A Great Day

So yesterday was "Everything is going to suck for Lenny" day. Everything I tried was a terrible failure. At the end of the day on my way to the park with the baby bean, it rained. So i cried a little, brushed it off and tried to make the best of it. Ellie, Harv and I ended up staying outside and playing in the puddles. Eventually, it stopped raining and a huge rainbow emerged amidst the cloudy sky. At the risk of sounding like a teenage novel - I guess when you stay positive and don't dwell on the things that don't go your way... it will all be okay in the end.

Wholly Craft!!

Hello all!! Sorry it's been a little while since I updated my blog...It's been crazy around here! I finally contacted Wholly Craft and currently have some monsters and clippies there!! So stop by.. I love this store!!!