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Fun Day!

Had a great time at the Artist's Market and looking forward to Tuesday's continuation. I took photos of everyone's booths and ...

6:29 PM

Fox 2 News Leon & Lulu Artist's Market Segment

Fox 2 News Leon & Lulu Artist's Market Segment

The orange scarf and photographs in front of the table are mine! So exciting this all is.

5:42 PM

<div align="center"> The Artist's Market at Leon & Lulu takes place this weekend.  38 Artists will have work for sale ranging from art for your walls to art you can wear. There will also be free food and drinks (usually served by someone in rollerskates), Leon and Lulu's unique home decor items, and even Spot the greeter (an adorable white dog).  If you miss it on Sunday it is also happening again on Tuesday from 4-8.</div><div align="center"> <br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhIJ9QMoExfcZKyhYpgbQzfo0ELAn5xeuIcV_NO8KtIt5P4opF87l0_FBC9yqKnACVQ-OyjG2U9i7YrzWcDiQ124maBRRl-vXmIp24kqrzHN_gXpqTEaWP065ZOeK9X7DSvuSuusD2GQ/s1600-h/DSC_1465.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442647180051303410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhIJ9QMoExfcZKyhYpgbQzfo0ELAn5xeuIcV_NO8KtIt5P4opF87l0_FBC9yqKnACVQ-OyjG2U9i7YrzWcDiQ124maBRRl-vXmIp24kqrzHN_gXpqTEaWP065ZOeK9X7DSvuSuusD2GQ/s320/DSC_1465.JPG" style="WIDTH: 203px; HEIGHT: 141px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJxD-pLVmrCYWCgf1cw7vwg-7oYDDfSDH1zbPEk5lF6QgeNe1PRi7Y6QHFklko5-QFzkkrhEGc5vtFhicoSv-dQuJSEj9vmXjhNDi4f_mFGS0lLMBZpQBRpRa11LeTK-MjUgd7u6fmtg/s1600-h/DSC_0280.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442647184234786178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJxD-pLVmrCYWCgf1cw7vwg-7oYDDfSDH1zbPEk5lF6QgeNe1PRi7Y6QHFklko5-QFzkkrhEGc5vtFhicoSv-dQuJSEj9vmXjhNDi4f_mFGS0lLMBZpQBRpRa11LeTK-MjUgd7u6fmtg/s320/DSC_0280.JPG" style="WIDTH: 208px; HEIGHT: 141px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASRdSFLgO0LNJlhz0CEaTs-of55ZZ916KD0G9fQtLNgAwCfH18Km31rgUmc8O3cpMXshCdgoPCzwMJGLIDa1zYHwlJENYBi7qW7hFNCe6BDfcz325vDohF8N26LG3IrxQjfFfCTGDt_o/s1600-h/DSC_2485.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442647172263554850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASRdSFLgO0LNJlhz0CEaTs-of55ZZ916KD0G9fQtLNgAwCfH18Km31rgUmc8O3cpMXshCdgoPCzwMJGLIDa1zYHwlJENYBi7qW7hFNCe6BDfcz325vDohF8N26LG3IrxQjfFfCTGDt_o/s320/DSC_2485.JPG" style="WIDTH: 201px; HEIGHT: 140px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />I will have handmade jewelry, including my new stamped metal "word" necklaces, crocheted statement necklace, knitted scarflettes, and photographs.<br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0uOsOnuZOeZDJ8Y5VbQ4Euqrbcdbp9cl5mGSJEhNumAZnV7H6jjwoLHb_7Saw1Hxoma8MpWEh0QRcePP2DU31OE3skS8WJpn5GSddfGHeLIPYg_acsThVH0kwrUBISyeAED5caAllfxc/s1600-h/alley+framed.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442647163164488178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0uOsOnuZOeZDJ8Y5VbQ4Euqrbcdbp9cl5mGSJEhNumAZnV7H6jjwoLHb_7Saw1Hxoma8MpWEh0QRcePP2DU31OE3skS8WJpn5GSddfGHeLIPYg_acsThVH0kwrUBISyeAED5caAllfxc/s320/alley+framed.jpg" style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 305px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><div align="center">Alley in Ann Arbor, Mi printed on metallic paper and framed and ready to hang.<br /></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL1fQzz3LkmbMxTdYcXqSUE7VONAM08ExUzJRR9szcIRT2YQhHX-LAvPhNIDZxWL04Y9aaOwViPNPZcXgO7dbnmUweaVzTv1tDQDXn0THCaiyqQ5jEDZloAranIkx43dxKyAcvRbAX1cQ/s1600-h/Jenni_Beamer_product.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442647679387502322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL1fQzz3LkmbMxTdYcXqSUE7VONAM08ExUzJRR9szcIRT2YQhHX-LAvPhNIDZxWL04Y9aaOwViPNPZcXgO7dbnmUweaVzTv1tDQDXn0THCaiyqQ5jEDZloAranIkx43dxKyAcvRbAX1cQ/s320/Jenni_Beamer_product.jpg" style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><div align="center">Art from Jenni Beamer of TinkerDot Designs<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg01MsdhWBGYeBcPlYpMd-XzZhl9LJ0cDzXSAeM6uYmuzPH2sEWHDzmTitgjLaFc0tFczn6a94VSBh-ExCPif2nKaS-lIzOTqq_F0H5nneCOYywK5xDVAR7sINVZ_RkHZCdoxaAdHuWmes/s1600-h/Merry_Stephenson_product.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442647159761615042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg01MsdhWBGYeBcPlYpMd-XzZhl9LJ0cDzXSAeM6uYmuzPH2sEWHDzmTitgjLaFc0tFczn6a94VSBh-ExCPif2nKaS-lIzOTqq_F0H5nneCOYywK5xDVAR7sINVZ_RkHZCdoxaAdHuWmes/s320/Merry_Stephenson_product.jpg" style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 318px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><div align="center">Art from Merry Stephenson of All Things Winged<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4NfivnGUJQQ-N8COszomYKS-1-0q-i3ZnLoambh15IorovTnjzFrl7_5_6YEiidvZFpTnWcLG-YkL1e98xTBkxBMtoZCM8vKcPqZNUuQgNEiTQBmKZw-ezfSzVav8JULrsIJl4nWieDA/s1600-h/Larry_Zdeb_product.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442645746573845570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4NfivnGUJQQ-N8COszomYKS-1-0q-i3ZnLoambh15IorovTnjzFrl7_5_6YEiidvZFpTnWcLG-YkL1e98xTBkxBMtoZCM8vKcPqZNUuQgNEiTQBmKZw-ezfSzVav8JULrsIJl4nWieDA/s320/Larry_Zdeb_product.jpg" style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 294px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><div align="center">Mixed media pieces from Larry Zdeb from Zdeb Art<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Artists' Market<br />Sunday, Feb. 28th & Tuesday, Mar. 2nd<br /><a href="http://leonandlulu.com/artists">Leon & Lulu</a> is delighted to celebrate local artists’ work with our Spring Artists’ Market. There is no admission fee to attend or exhibit. While some artists from the previous Market will return, more than half the exhibitors will be new to the Market to ensure that the greatest possible number of artists can participate for the first time. Future dates for the Summer Artists’ Market will be May 30th and June 1st, 2010.<br /><br />Supporting the creative community since 2006.<br /><br /><br /><br />Artists<br />William Lucas<br /><br />Bill’s Bowls<br />Tersea Rogers<br /><br />Burlap Boutique<br />Terry Kobleck<br /><br />It’s Me Jewelry<br />Selenah Nicely<br /><br />Little Bit O’Denim<br />Patrice Pannill<br /><br />Patrice Pannill<br />Mona Kulcsar<br /><br />Mona Kulcsar<br />Molly Mackey<br /><br />Mollycoddle Studio<br />Merry Stephenson<br /><br />All Things Winged<br />Mary Rae Olson<br /><br />Bead Styles<br />Lucia Lucas<br /><br />Lucia Lucas<br />Larry Zdeb<br /><br />Zdeb Art<br />Karen Buttice<br /><br />Antique2Chic<br />Kandy Myny<br /><br />Bit O’Whimsey<br />Jessica Doty<br /><br />Jessica Doty<br />Jenni Beamer<br /><br />TinkerDot Designs<br />JAS Jewelry<br /><br />JAS Jewelry<br />Janna Bissett<br /><br />Janna Bissett<br />Janice Degen<br /><br />3D Jewelry<br />Jane Jones<br /><br />Uniquities<br />Jan Vettraino<br /><br />Jan Vettraino<br />J.H. Brown<br /><br />J.H. Brown<br />Ivy Solomon<br /><br />Ivy Wood Rose<br />Holly Laginess<br /><br />By Golly By Holly<br />Febe Kuey<br /><br />Earlooms<br />Eve Hyde and Elaine Redmond<br /><br />Eve Hyde and Elaine Redmond<br />Dolly Johnson<br /><br />Dolly Johnson<br />Deborah Gorga<br /><br />Deborah Gorga<br />Dave Burzynski<br /><br />Dave Burzynski<br />Cynthia Buchanan<br /><br />Cynthia Buchanan<br />Colleen O’Sullivan<br /><br />Banana Pancakes<br />Carol Joliat<br /><br />Got All Your Marbles?<br />Bill Lucas<br /><br />Bill Lucas<br />Becky Fixel<br /><br />Rusao Designs<br />Barb Buchanan<br /><br />Bejeweled Jewelry<br />Arthur Stephenson<br /><br />Motor City Memories<br />Annette Eyla<br /><br />Gazing Glass

Leon & Lulu Artists Market

The Artist's Market at Leon & Lulu takes place this weekend. 38 Artists will have work for sale ranging from art for your walls to...

12:03 PM

I'm in the Detroit News!

<div>It's in today's Detroit News in the Homestyle section! I'm so excited.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Snapshots can offer picture-perfect decor </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">by Jeanine Matlow</span></div><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><div align="left"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442527167216691794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2Lieg25UguetYs7geRAhtm8TLOaTmrR-HSbbYrdfI15SgT24hzjMzgaJGoLNxuMX99UpYxZM_Y0kMaSpbRvSHAyRh27lbVZqtpYaH6gcV6Nbw0PyKR8B34Mvh_c1Ee9VUYp-KhyphenhyphenYU9Y/s400/bilde.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 314px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">When you fill your interiors with photography, you get affordable art with an artistic edge. Whether you prefer to display your own images or collect the works of others, there are a few things to keep in mind for maximum potential.<br /><br />First, consider your subject. Janna Bissett, a fine art photographer and owner of LilacPOP Photography in Clawson, believes that anything has the potential to become an interesting photograph. "In fact, I like the challenge of finding a good photograph in something that normally would be perceived as boring or ugly," she says.<br /><br />For those on a budget, Bissett says www.etsy.com is a great place to start, or you can showcase your own shots.<br /><br />Displaying your own photos is very personal, says Bissett, who suggests investing in professional printing and framing services to ensure better quality. She also says it's important to keep scale in mind and don't skimp on size. "Think of the photo as a piece of art," she says. If you use a professional printer, your photos can be made larger than what you can print at home.<br /><br />Strive to improve your process. "I think the biggest mistake people make when shooting photographs is to forget what is in the background, especially when shooting portraits," Bissett says. "You could take a beautiful portrait of someone, but if there is a sign sticking out of their head in the background, it looks very weird."<br /><br />Move your main subject away from the center, Bissett says, which will make the shot more artistic and pleasing to the eye. Try rotating your camera a bit so the photo is taken at an odd angle. "Any time you break away from a normal 'snapshot' you make your work more interesting," she says.<br /><br />In her own home, the artist favors a mix of her larger works on the walls and smaller framed photos propped on books on tables and shelves.<br /><br />Bissett's printing process is unique, adding a distinct flavor to her photos. "I print them on metallic paper by a professional lab which gives them a beautiful reflective quality and a bit of an ethereal look as well," she says. "It is strong -- resistant to tearing and curling without any additional lamination. The prints will last for several lifetimes."<br /><br />Her 4-by-6 prints start at $10, making them a budget-friendly buy. The photos can be made as large as 20-by-30 on the metallic paper.<br /><br />The artist's other interests include drawing, painting, and making jewelry. Her work will be available at the Artists' Market at Leon & Lulu in Clawson on Feb. 28 and March 2.<br /><br />Many of the artist's images portray unlikely subjects, from an abandoned house to an empty swing set. While others might not see these objects as obvious material, Bissett won't let an opportunity for creativity slip away. "I carry my camera around with me as much as possible," she says, "because you just never know when inspiration will hit."<br /><br />For more information, go to <a href="http://www.lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/">www.lilacpopphotography.etsy.com</a>.<br /><br />Jeanine Matlow is a Metro Detroit interior decorator turned freelance writer specializing in stories about interior design. Her work has appeared in a number of regional publications. Have a decor question or a topic you would like her to cover? You can reach her at jeaninematlow@earthlink.net.<br /><br /><br /><br />From The Detroit News: http://www.detnews.com/article/20100226/OPINION03/2260306/1038/Snapshots-can-offer-picture-perfect-decor#ixzz0gjpfc4w9 </span></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">A photo taken by Janna Bissett and professionally printed on metallic paper adds distinction to the artist's home. (Janna Bissett</span>)<br /><br /><br /></div>

I'm in the Detroit News!

It's in today's Detroit News in the Homestyle section! I'm so excited. Snapshots can offer picture-perfect decor by Jeanine Matl...

4:20 AM

It All Started With A Purse and an Idea

<div><br /><br /> </div><div></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442350323340717410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXyjMHSWuuS2QQolzQGP7cdDrygmcj8Z0DhyW1tKepK3IgNQrls6y4wywlkZVpLbYxkvYlle5FDWE3nlirw_SZwrPSQodBgWgYzQsacu39CyAWOXI_hVqz6DD3Mq6HW7Gif2TmXVnp_4U/s400/camera+purse+1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 279px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /> <div><br /> </div><div>It all started with browsing through <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">etsy</span> and seeing illustrations of antique cameras and I decided to draw on my purse. I started getting stopped on the street and asked about it. Then I came up with the idea of "purse tattoos." I am hoping to offer them on my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">etsy</span> shop--you mail me your purse and I "tattoo" it and mail it back. I'm still working out the details.</div><div> </div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442353015160610050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwijqR2EZDVJ5ooCzHCegvuC1em8-5xGvD_0Uo545MpbdFTEkZhqnjYKLiLnt3bu61MFTtLEcS4wK7Ylfi7FJBMFTpg6tG3TWKU8keHr6ui97Ftn17f5EktkvSw_aoghWGUv7MMf7kt4/s400/DSC_2284.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 312px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /><br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Then a friend asked me to do one on a vintage <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tourister</span> suitcase called a Tiara.</div><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442350309043486050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCE-6R1Jh0bkgNa5AU-TAzN-cN15ozeJ28Am4iNwqY-xeZzbSEZSaoOX7IfPsEG6AEuSNu3xWy7-3v33aBEmoIihKxp-nhLldm3-XEy1iaxcFpcFToKkG53iLvoMZritAeQU_gJB1zHgE/s400/peace+purse+3.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 248px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /><br /><br /><div></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442350311666086706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqK7C0do-6-aQt3Y08khxAirW_9FFTAANEDxA-PIBXyTOKxmLfWop17-hYXgYk8TJReaISpcCq-W1cMP2aNw-LL2uO4dt_9_9IEIA0uSWDXdrXRmSguivpPAkOjbqC5xMpNXmrS7aGQoU/s400/peace+sign+purse+1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /><br /><br /><div> I stopped in at Eight-o-Eight (a resale shop) in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Clawson</span> and Carmen, one of the owners, gave me a bunch of her purses to tattoo. This one is an illustration of Carmen herself!<br /><br /></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442353004951120978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4rfY2HF4ieptUC5dhndGpS0rdl7oXe49k5JIdHnfr1hA9MwoLe4wmDRqm-8E8YjaXD2-kVy-ZajcWQ0MVChCzD1WDuaH5Q7KaDOTdxuMQjkc0eIbYhmqX6vA9tPBZSg5FhyPUF8FTJA/s400/carmen+purse+3.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 368px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /><br /><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442350327181011842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0fuxuCSfDWsoM-oiSs6Qnj0S0V07k_Ok_TfYT_0yaLhvBQ4FnFnmm9qxsDfVEKaMKFnAdLhWPT6_uacfRMtKStrfmjATlk5Ew_YsUetw1WRku8SfWaM7C7_Crubum59mgWytFO9gIPD0/s400/white+purse+2.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 224px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></div><div align="center">I bought this cute white purse at Eight-o-Eight and I'm going to offer it in my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">etsy</span> shop too.  Check out the vampire teeth on it!</div><div> </div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442350331927897026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXai7vbWjTC2iETc4TgJQyZyRT3Q2UjP3Tc-1452nVtcKr4zPbk_OzOFX4MpTnaw358Uijc_hfse-kjL5n2aMKmxWaJvxVnLJO4ROyhpM3Zng8q77zpZzdLrLC6mv78yC9balW_U1-lA/s400/white+purse+4.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /> Most of my product shots are self portraits and I always do them in front of the same wall in the same way and although I do like them sometimes I just get bored. So I hopped up on our trunk and took this one.  I liked it so much that I got my daughter to pose for me too.<br /><br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpO3RtjDHPBCrC4MZsGook-LhKTK-_k1lN895keug_-Z-BlIFyZ6EBMev76pq8XFC-btvTt0FQWF_MH6HTGPKgSfe2JPLeDaOhJdEUgpNFOuVtbwRf0tSypeTelkmNI-4_kwV4LJg24A/s1600-h/Justy.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442349558843436418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpO3RtjDHPBCrC4MZsGook-LhKTK-_k1lN895keug_-Z-BlIFyZ6EBMev76pq8XFC-btvTt0FQWF_MH6HTGPKgSfe2JPLeDaOhJdEUgpNFOuVtbwRf0tSypeTelkmNI-4_kwV4LJg24A/s400/Justy.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29Ja1C7sFYaXhPM5g198OYZaB8FlFoFFJEZFEU1zeyFqNCBGLKMGRonJmLBPsbS6v1LSx6P33MYsGLMjq3F6aH04F_qSdew8Qn2hmzm8mMkQNPJrk8P_6AgsKfQqEBrX-7NMeZa7pXMo/s1600-h/Self+portrait+window.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442349555024079394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29Ja1C7sFYaXhPM5g198OYZaB8FlFoFFJEZFEU1zeyFqNCBGLKMGRonJmLBPsbS6v1LSx6P33MYsGLMjq3F6aH04F_qSdew8Qn2hmzm8mMkQNPJrk8P_6AgsKfQqEBrX-7NMeZa7pXMo/s400/Self+portrait+window.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 263px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Then I decided to take some self portraits.  And there you go-it all started with a purse and I think it ended with some of the strongest self portraits I've done.  Or at least I hope!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5K7uPnNtjfRSusLi7jBAH5M3OzUIRTnOIJckSAo_s6YgAuWQb3czXphrCViYtxgtqFZWx0nzwXxRAypWdTgbZXK0ki4gVwtmYZIWlBEu0px6FXtEux82yKWpA278OV5DqgTXh-KQbsQ/s1600-h/DSC_2771.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442349544411004914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5K7uPnNtjfRSusLi7jBAH5M3OzUIRTnOIJckSAo_s6YgAuWQb3czXphrCViYtxgtqFZWx0nzwXxRAypWdTgbZXK0ki4gVwtmYZIWlBEu0px6FXtEux82yKWpA278OV5DqgTXh-KQbsQ/s400/DSC_2771.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 388px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydLmGYVSusDhuBbjJvnnTLPVUlD4ydzau6WQnx-LREQfPgzV7-5djDyfZJRQOuE_DB1d_k9O1QTbDfYOXPVYIgbhv6U0Ui4FcrcO6epvu3KURTEespoaLoCgor85sylVcsMdHDFYEIUg/s1600-h/DSC_2777.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442349540390112850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydLmGYVSusDhuBbjJvnnTLPVUlD4ydzau6WQnx-LREQfPgzV7-5djDyfZJRQOuE_DB1d_k9O1QTbDfYOXPVYIgbhv6U0Ui4FcrcO6epvu3KURTEespoaLoCgor85sylVcsMdHDFYEIUg/s400/DSC_2777.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 310px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5kvBbgNJ3bHiUP6_2_JvSbxOnIQ5nYg15X4imXqgc8sOlr4RDSDauOuPPbk_qmMZZeoF-kBdrZBvND4YamLWgaRRrTRFQ2sc_FIEYpLotEQfVajp0DV-iQWqLPznfQs9CIr4f-jwRP-I/s1600-h/DSC_2768.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442349537275526450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5kvBbgNJ3bHiUP6_2_JvSbxOnIQ5nYg15X4imXqgc8sOlr4RDSDauOuPPbk_qmMZZeoF-kBdrZBvND4YamLWgaRRrTRFQ2sc_FIEYpLotEQfVajp0DV-iQWqLPznfQs9CIr4f-jwRP-I/s400/DSC_2768.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 340px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>  <div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

It All Started With A Purse and an Idea

It all started with browsing through etsy and seeing illustrations of antique cameras and I decided to draw on my purse. I started getti...

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Skies Dream Blue Giveaway and Interview

<div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/skiesdreamblue"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.120615570.jpg" style="WIDTH: 421px; HEIGHT: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><br /><div align="center">It's giveaway time again! Meet Grace Hamilton, an incredible artist, illustrator, and lover of fashion from the UK.  Let me tell you, she is fiercely talented!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="left"><br /><br />How did you get started?<br /><br />Well I started my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">etsy</span> shop very recently, after many years of thinking how I'd love to get my work out there, but still being a little unsure. But I decided that now was the right time for a number of reasons. Mainly because for the last few months I was on an art course, which wasn't really supporting me and my style of work - and so after leaving it I just knew that I couldn't give up on my art, I just had to try and do it on my own.<br /><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/skiesdreamblue"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441459258489078162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1fJSH1zmkA-KeB2p5sVzjLH705QUTvNARq4ziIOERESzquyj_yNA-ARJ2twPeToz3xDCvEaBOXWYqb-8M0CIILUWYtxfmpD-qHP43I_F0Z9gvARVLpm4SXTizNhAPwh2kUPZDe6Pp3g/s400/a1.jpg" style="WIDTH: 304px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><br /><div><br /><br />What is your favorite creative thing to do?<br /><br />Drawing serves as the basis of all my work, especially when its inspired by fashion photography. That plays a large role in all that I do as I find that it takes the clothes into something much more magical and has so much impact. For example <a href="http://www.timwalkerphotography.com/">Tim Walker's </a>photography. He's my absolute favourite!! It's the fairytale sense you get from his work, and I suppose in my work I aim to try and create something like that.  I really love mixing vintage pieces such as old fairytale book pages or prints of flowers with my drawings. I guess that personally it's all about trying to make something innocent and beautiful, but with a sadness to it. Much like <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">fairy tales</span> themselves.<br /><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/skiesdreamblue"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441459500924202066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEd73wUKdSzaivoK7COvSYm_LtomRPkkMl-Ln15QcA79kPRUaDN2JpHkOTdh5q77K4isdplAwU853Tgjs1KLrDUxu9sRpe53V3aZGmvgcTI-Rn4SA0b2nEGAnSlgYGK1EtD93Zl-Zv7Q/s400/a2.jpg" style="WIDTH: 291px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><br /><div><br />How long have you been doing this?<br /><br />I've only recently started my shop but for a few years now I've been collecting vintage books and clothes, and stacks of fashion magazines to inspire my drawings. But last summer I left school and because I was feeling a little lost and unsure of what to do with myself, I started drawing nearly every single day and started to see the progress in my work. As for art in general, it may sound corny.. but for most of my life I've been creating things and drawing pictures of people or clothes. There's the most <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">embarrassing</span> little fashion illustrations I did when I was twelve that my mum still has!!<br /><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/skiesdreamblue"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441459659975920082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMurx2wGtO-6kgBDiOfv4cmdXyzzKWBjfZKm-DpkScYXgxqN1gOAKCyUA42Xfa5ZKVu8TCcdi5KjW3c3opYLj30xybEXvVNz0qJEt_xy9hcD-21dtpitk3S-NPcQfVAnnccUV6G8IsprA/s400/a3.jpg" style="WIDTH: 291px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><br /><div><br />Can you describe the process?<br /><br />I always start with a pencil drawing, and then depending on what it turns out like I start to imagine the background and the clothes. Most of it strangely depends on the way the face looks, the expression or the way the hair falls. From then I decide if I should use watercolour or marker pens, or which vintage papers and materials to use. I have a large box of paper and I just rummage around it until I find what I need. Most of the time my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">original</span> idea for the drawing finds a new path and it ends up <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">surprising</span> me.<br /><br /><br />What is something most people may not know about you?<br /><br />I actually have around 5 or 6 vintage books that I've completely <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">collaged</span> inside using song lyrics, mainly from Iron and Wine, Death Cab for Cutie, or the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Decemberists</span>. Some of the pages I've created prints from, but the majority I never show anyone. I absolutely love music as much as I do art, and I physically can't draw without my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">ipod</span> on, or a movie playing in the background. My favourites are probably Breakfast at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tiffanys</span>, 500 Days of Summer or Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.<br /><br /><br />When did you realize that art was your calling?<br /><br />To be honest finishing my last years at school and doing well at art made me think that maybe I had a chance at art. Before I had only drawn out of a personal need to, for myself or my family, but finding out others supported me too made it all the more real.  Also starting this shop has made me believe even more that I can be an artist. For so long I felt it had only been a dream of mine, not a reality. I suppose that I've known for many years now because I've always sat and drawn pictures wherever I am.<br /><br /><br />What is your "day job?"<br /><br />I'm currently a waitress in a small coffee shop that my friends mum owns. But as for deciding on what I want to do as a job in the long run, I'm still figuring that out. In a way it depends on how creative the job is or if it makes me happy.<br /><br /><br />Your work is obviously influenced by fashion. Who is your favorite designer?<br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ohhh</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">that's</span> a tough one!! I'd have to say <a href="http://www.rodarte.net/"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">Rodarte</span></a>. Everything they make is incredibly beautiful and delicate. I also love <a href="http://www.chloe.com/#/en">Chloe</a>, <a href="http://www.miumiu.com/"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">Miu</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">Miu</span></a>, <a href="http://www.alexandermcqueen.com/">Alexander McQueen</a>. Anything <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">that's</span> incredibly <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-error">girly</span> or fantasy-like, or inspired by a book or a film or a period in time. I LOVE <a href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/S2010RTW-CKANE">Christopher Kane's </a>new Lolita inspired dresses! Then again I can turn to any page in a magazine and fall in love with the clothes if the fashion photography is beautiful! </div><br /><div><br /><br />Favorite piece of clothing?<br /><br />As much as I love clothes, I'm a real handbag addict!! I recently bought the most <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">beautiful</span> deep red velvet bag with a large bow. And a 1960's wicker bag for the summer. My favourite current outfit though is a black velvet dress, with <a href="http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TopCategoriesDisplay?storeId=12556&catalogId=19551"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_17" class="blsp-spelling-error">Topshop</span></a> heart print tights. For everyday I've got a well worn floral skirt with knitted plum red tights. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div></div><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">*Giveaway*</span><br /><br /><br />One winner will receive a beautiful 8x10 print from <a href="http://skiesdreamblue.etsy.com/">Skies Dream Blue</a> of the image of your choice.<br /><br />To Enter:<br />Visit <a href="http://skiesdreamblue.etsy.com/">Skies Dream Blue </a>and leave a comment telling me your favorite item in her store. Don't forget to leave your e-mail so I can contact you if you have won.<br /><br />Extra Entries: please leave <strong>one separate comment</strong> for each entry or they will not be counted.<br /><br />•follow my blog with google - 1 extra<br /><br />•follow me on twitter (<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_18" class="blsp-spelling-error">lilacpop</span>)-1 extra<br /><br />•become a fan of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/lilacpopphotography?ref=ts"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_19" class="blsp-spelling-error">LilacPOP</span></a> on <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_20" class="blsp-spelling-error">Facebook</span> - 1 extra (and there will be a random giveaway when my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_21" class="blsp-spelling-error">facebook</span> page hits 200 fans--you will be automatically entered)<br /><br />•tweet this giveaway and post the link in your comment- (may do this daily) 1 extra/day<br />Copy and paste below:<br />I just entered to win a 5x7 print @<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_22" class="blsp-spelling-error">lilacpop</span> http://lilacpop.blogspot.com/<br /><br />•favor me on <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_23" class="blsp-spelling-error">technorati</span> , stumble upon or any other social networking site- 1 extra<br /><br />•Put a link to my blog on your blog - 2 extra<br /><br />•blog about this giveaway - 3 extra<br /><br />•buy a product from Skies Dream Blue - 5 extra<br /><br /><br />Contest will run for 2 weeks. Ends at Midnight on the night of March 9, 2010. Open to All Countries. Winner will be chosen by online random generator. Winner will be notified by e-mail on March 10, 2010 and will have 3 days to reply or another winner will be chosen. Good luck!

Skies Dream Blue Giveaway and Interview

It's giveaway time again! Meet Grace Hamilton, an incredible artist, illustrator, and lover of fashion from the UK. Let me tell you, sh...

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Handmade in Every Way

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLVDNjfvyiBg1-DWh3Cw_0Y15co1H6J5aHCeFTPE_lrZMLg-q01rgVWGqKopLRHcOlboTjhYJ7R8mmGIt0OT6_Z0HBsPRwoMlVyctbanuUtxuJoY2yf3GZ3ptsPaY9QcTGZpYflTiNGc/s1600-h/Snow+jumping.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441181392383514882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLVDNjfvyiBg1-DWh3Cw_0Y15co1H6J5aHCeFTPE_lrZMLg-q01rgVWGqKopLRHcOlboTjhYJ7R8mmGIt0OT6_Z0HBsPRwoMlVyctbanuUtxuJoY2yf3GZ3ptsPaY9QcTGZpYflTiNGc/s400/Snow+jumping.jpg" style="WIDTH: 286px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLlByAVtNHL9w_v8OE8S0KTM-fS_73fTEGI51N37la8ZkjS_0Ico4HddM7O9hoBEHegkxb6Izr0_J3ZQMdm06oPaZPfVCBA0-IxtDRwgtJmyOiDuJsSmZ-5O_0s7Dc5P0B4vcKs680qA/s1600-h/DSC_2616.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441181360790138786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLlByAVtNHL9w_v8OE8S0KTM-fS_73fTEGI51N37la8ZkjS_0Ico4HddM7O9hoBEHegkxb6Izr0_J3ZQMdm06oPaZPfVCBA0-IxtDRwgtJmyOiDuJsSmZ-5O_0s7Dc5P0B4vcKs680qA/s400/DSC_2616.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Here in Michigan we got a LOT of snow!  I could have gotten the snow blower out like all of our neighbors but I figured it would be better exercise to just use a good old fashioned shovel.  See, I am handmade in every way.  Yep, I'm feeling muscles in my back I never knew I had because that snow was really really wet and heavy!</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">It was also perfect packing snow so instead of the usual snowman, I made my kids a snow car!</span>  </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC3Otz7JeWR3nslFY5sc45JVxBKz9G0iKEGjQIdyZwv1IWpa3xhT7OBtLZjPE3pMhGMd-O4MMceDYUZedJ6LFagZXadVqsV0D7z5o0tV8FDc8SPslzz-WDkUlZymfz91AzICEsyIdf-Yc/s1600-h/Snow+Car.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441181907552088626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC3Otz7JeWR3nslFY5sc45JVxBKz9G0iKEGjQIdyZwv1IWpa3xhT7OBtLZjPE3pMhGMd-O4MMceDYUZedJ6LFagZXadVqsV0D7z5o0tV8FDc8SPslzz-WDkUlZymfz91AzICEsyIdf-Yc/s400/Snow+Car.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHw8Pnm_GvNOLX0ZF7h0L0ucIJ1a1iN0RIrwtqYsaY_-DXggjXGOw4R1JHCTGNKULqbRFcH74V6zaj8ApJa7MU9kUGtfT3oE0op51pcnzmrThL7Yu3Bb27E8hKCvQojxr4Km9M4MRmVXE/s1600-h/jumping+2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441181380715639074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHw8Pnm_GvNOLX0ZF7h0L0ucIJ1a1iN0RIrwtqYsaY_-DXggjXGOw4R1JHCTGNKULqbRFcH74V6zaj8ApJa7MU9kUGtfT3oE0op51pcnzmrThL7Yu3Bb27E8hKCvQojxr4Km9M4MRmVXE/s400/jumping+2.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsn1qI3Ukjm6eBbxnOsWosOIZZtv7Dbw3IW5crJ7KVJ0bVi3jw-VjBnZbbEucF4IVtfbPbmfLoMaUCjdCnRP200pccjXfw8VzBgFIIfaLV7CnbpZ7vtTbvh46jZST5tMkbf63u82yGeSo/s1600-h/DSC_2629.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441181377190471298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsn1qI3Ukjm6eBbxnOsWosOIZZtv7Dbw3IW5crJ7KVJ0bVi3jw-VjBnZbbEucF4IVtfbPbmfLoMaUCjdCnRP200pccjXfw8VzBgFIIfaLV7CnbpZ7vtTbvh46jZST5tMkbf63u82yGeSo/s400/DSC_2629.jpg" style="WIDTH: 280px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Snow jumping!<br /></span><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tGsyuGwLxUwYM8zjbzXD67-AD8HHSqfnMpyWc1AE8YCTrMg_xuesF-HzcpiZmrg3V7dxj-0AXH9QLXe6WDVDrOz_EYuEPxc1CNYHQbBiysUBelygGoxu7j9cjZdZr63tdju62nC9eWc/s1600-h/DSC_2627.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441181369510929202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tGsyuGwLxUwYM8zjbzXD67-AD8HHSqfnMpyWc1AE8YCTrMg_xuesF-HzcpiZmrg3V7dxj-0AXH9QLXe6WDVDrOz_EYuEPxc1CNYHQbBiysUBelygGoxu7j9cjZdZr63tdju62nC9eWc/s400/DSC_2627.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"> A corner house means a lot of sidewalk to shovel!<br /></span><br /></div><div></div>

Handmade in Every Way

Here in Michigan we got a LOT of snow! I could have gotten the snow blower out like all of our neighbors but I figured it would be better ...

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<div align="center"><a href="http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440876068333612530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLpuaVsUQAtrkMy72cPlNXZ60fio9ZFHYpPRxTah0P1gXefQllx1tisxaA8rglVQKYLyKfi5KFCwbIm9KL2K5DFl5UEmj04BHLk-yb4XftnHPMI__mYgwliIB6N9GPbxhwEipVmkmMYM/s400/bananas+etsy.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Some photos I shot this weekend.  Loved the awesome sunlight we had.</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440876065252523794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiozy9dBERE5lNBR3BVIof8UbLqDpzbkh5kRAQEHKWNZEtZwKE3MQEQu9L5nQFLrg1v7FiYG7OouZMclZD-hJT6FwrCTXjtSDqQFb60DyhCmyNpHRA0AMA_yZXDHoEA_vjxXrOvmlyGOJo/s400/pills+etsy.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440876060863413346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0UOpK0r4AjJRRU58yBqUCGSXWwE-SN1wy8Nx_QjO5c0YpwujorU_82iL6wBiIcNJiQJkn2qH6263qT8wIQM5RlY6JXqiwvzNr4OQHQnrtVfU7fzCtlCwlKzAvRZpbw0mgOoxM6un0ous/s400/tait+copyright.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> He has amazing blue eyes.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440876056898338946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5W0Is77mb56RcpPsuHg3vPoKOJzVW9JDKPlnBCIMHiVk3PRS23-1dj5ujcbhMIf14OyK7uA5PaZ2d077ce0aLVATxRiHhgwRrqN7eAvBjzAA3XNWW3Z_wHXg8nRTRsFmaFFCcob_deTo/s400/Tait+talking.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 269px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Talking about the Bakugan Drago thing he wanted to buy with his own money. The sucker cost $34 and he actually saved up that much money for it and bought it yesterday!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440876049563516434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSehrtCMRL9FuPzYGXEgvqX2b6KlD-OLAyEJMyL7hyphenhyphenq0C09gghZLK6GUmT8kIkfb35myfziFzXU-JRbsX2RNw0ZCc8CVSccsRXUL7ezHmlptBVh1h3oF-x7vbuYSDtz5YapManspoi3U/s400/DSC_2600.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Mr. Serious<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>

Latest Photos

Some photos I shot this weekend. Loved the awesome sunlight we had. He has amazing blue eyes. Talking about the Bakugan Drago thing he w...

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Magazine Inspiration

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjgGNqXg8uHSxiysmJC2dwlHV_pRR_zATsjcmzS7FanIs-Um3weenAHOb2JPO0ZF0PC_URhwBaiAfhjNwye9AsIP5T3izpUm6FOFF_w6qBXjCVsFbVrI4Zc-XrZLFpfJiY3dIRwZoQICM/s1600-h/magazines_main_Full.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440514012874123874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjgGNqXg8uHSxiysmJC2dwlHV_pRR_zATsjcmzS7FanIs-Um3weenAHOb2JPO0ZF0PC_URhwBaiAfhjNwye9AsIP5T3izpUm6FOFF_w6qBXjCVsFbVrI4Zc-XrZLFpfJiY3dIRwZoQICM/s400/magazines_main_Full.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 307px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <div></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYiNgSx6M84IvPLaGdenFXElu3pBAmuMsE8oY-znMqJv7nUN0j4rVww1UlyZumvNYnEZJztDXBPclHvdkOqmGAJcEFfwxJCDWf08AtdnmHjraQbY7Baxy8LTbHz-4hlKjLQAqAqJCdPA/s1600-h/240048_6600_gmd323x335.jpg"></a></p><div></div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">A friend and I were talking the other night about how hard it is for us to recycle or giveaway magazines. She was worried she's turning into a "hoarder!" But really a magazine isn't just a magazine to either of us. It's a whole world of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">possibilities</span>...chock full of ideas and inspirations. I cannot flip through 5 pages of a fashion magazine without thinking either a) I want to draw that b) I could make that! or c) I could make an outfit like that with my wardrobe. (Actually there are plenty more things I think about when flipping through one but I kept it down to 3 because, seriously, I could go on and on.)</span></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcAl4rek0xtoRHC5Ug_ySXVTFf6sPTs12Zy6fzsdppjtn2YrazAO_qe2XrAHrQ4aOz08B5ES82kr0MwuMZVuEJTVxjtvc5nGy4rwLW1kc5LaGeMDDUzqyeISXNqzfmql7ML2gNYNUoh4/s1600-h/LFE4660M_outgsm161x300.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440511752093157794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcAl4rek0xtoRHC5Ug_ySXVTFf6sPTs12Zy6fzsdppjtn2YrazAO_qe2XrAHrQ4aOz08B5ES82kr0MwuMZVuEJTVxjtvc5nGy4rwLW1kc5LaGeMDDUzqyeISXNqzfmql7ML2gNYNUoh4/s320/LFE4660M_outgsm161x300.jpg" style="WIDTH: 161px; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKizJYpVzJ9WCbv2wWYQSL1cA3KQw7vKecniQ_tu0wzmFA3ur1g8N5GE3jvdXXHCQUXfPq_QPOVRzBd2dCHfanTeLfIswV7InaGePCSmyX0uOhTcn980y54MehBxIn_8ksuW4EsGoEVZ0/s1600-h/LFE4663M_outgsm161x300.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440511759247612882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKizJYpVzJ9WCbv2wWYQSL1cA3KQw7vKecniQ_tu0wzmFA3ur1g8N5GE3jvdXXHCQUXfPq_QPOVRzBd2dCHfanTeLfIswV7InaGePCSmyX0uOhTcn980y54MehBxIn_8ksuW4EsGoEVZ0/s320/LFE4663M_outgsm161x300.jpg" style="WIDTH: 161px; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPQh0OyWyPptW0YJRZ2QR8C7-zz4ZGbMUWEt4xGZqGILTsbidNoSPrifCLY5FgR9vyvfqnGqr-cwcB6L9LwHiRuC1YPbq_P2g7shhhyrWr0lf-Pa30YrlACc1A1-dY4HXZXIwNxU0fGQ/s1600-h/LFE4666M_outgsm161x300.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440511762970247042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPQh0OyWyPptW0YJRZ2QR8C7-zz4ZGbMUWEt4xGZqGILTsbidNoSPrifCLY5FgR9vyvfqnGqr-cwcB6L9LwHiRuC1YPbq_P2g7shhhyrWr0lf-Pa30YrlACc1A1-dY4HXZXIwNxU0fGQ/s320/LFE4666M_outgsm161x300.jpg" style="WIDTH: 161px; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYiNgSx6M84IvPLaGdenFXElu3pBAmuMsE8oY-znMqJv7nUN0j4rVww1UlyZumvNYnEZJztDXBPclHvdkOqmGAJcEFfwxJCDWf08AtdnmHjraQbY7Baxy8LTbHz-4hlKjLQAqAqJCdPA/s1600-h/240048_6600_gmd323x335.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440511766894248850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYiNgSx6M84IvPLaGdenFXElu3pBAmuMsE8oY-znMqJv7nUN0j4rVww1UlyZumvNYnEZJztDXBPclHvdkOqmGAJcEFfwxJCDWf08AtdnmHjraQbY7Baxy8LTbHz-4hlKjLQAqAqJCdPA/s320/240048_6600_gmd323x335.jpg" style="WIDTH: 309px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Check out these looks from <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Loftonline</span>.com. Totally my style! I cannot wait until spring.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">A magazine gives me inspiration for photography ideas, styling ideas, ways to reinvent fashion, marketing ideas. And don't even get me started on the craft/art magazines! They are so full of ideas and information. How are we supposed to chuck them? It's almost like throwing away a book. It just feels <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">blasphemous</span>. But I have so many subscriptions to various magazines that I just can't keep them all for fear of turning into one of those crazy ladies with stacks of mags and newspapers all over the house. Anyway, for now I put them on</span><a href="http://freecycle.org/"><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">freecycle</span></span>.org </span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">and sadly pass all those nuggets of information along to someone else</span>.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440509694354219826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNt9jSCVVnEOQg-5ekt02mPj9IY6iCrLZTGhNNmjjPKNEYgSlyAORtBVe-g35LMz_j-uMMGxEKeczZHS2PzpRq4fNkQpObjh9BZT9X7QRRChneNJNlH4BvtS58l2Ir9-qjokHKBtwjlo/s200/pl768323-00vliv01.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440509698154250034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7Ri5gwLXgOVhw8GdA9-kIjIGmcDEyacmXUiGlzvtE9W27F0OHAZxxDFVeNtd7fs26Y-HZAUb4ZOIt7WDH41_VEhS3e8jKEAZ1PiQvvp-kFBHqAmSzPJO9oKwhwR9mGPa9I2jv3_04Js/s200/pl761070-01vliv01.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" /></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">These sweet sandals are available from</span><a href="http://piperlime.com/"><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Piperlime</span>.com </span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">and they are the sexiest, most amazing shoes I have ever seen. I want a pair so badly.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><a href="http://www.tenthousandthingsnyc.com/"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZbutITyFQ23RbS3BhQvgW7zD43KLfFZuZENAQnGRHNy0WBQZDzeabhBGJD4E-tTAzxUlT5609nJwuxi3Qd7sM0K0S35waFf6yd03VWCHfiThgBafIIAQRXvqY6wC4tPgPmPxo39FzRF6l/s320/Picture+3.png" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 216px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">This is by </span><a href="http://www.tenthousandthingsnyc.com/"><span style="font-size:130%;">Ten Thousand Things, NYC</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> and their Green Tourmaline necklace that is featured in Lucky Magazine is absolutely gorgeous. I hope that one day I can make things this beautiful.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.anneklein.com/Anne-Klein-New-York/90263420,default,sc.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440504526706244098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHjzN-0aVtFnVnWiz45U5rmcpa-CbYNdbxot3_SwF_qFVDSl5y6QhroXj9A5yoGVxX6i_lNiYUpCFkvYYAjP5oVJVf7ZHcFexKeRz4uDXlLV8eXm4A_9WNNoMt54VeHf15pG3hMIos3Ac/s400/AKNY_landing.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 269px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><span style="font-size:130%;">Look at this photo from</span><a href="http://www.anneklein.com/Anne-Klein-New-York/90263420,default,sc.html"><span style="font-size:130%;"> Ann Klein's </span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">website (I came across it in Lucky Magazine and then went to the website to look at them further). The composition is amazing and the model really glows. It's hard to capture that <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">luminosity</span> with studio lighting.</span></div></div></div></div></div>

Magazine Inspiration

A friend and I were talking the other night about how hard it is for us to recycle or giveaway magazines. She was worried she's turning...

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Friday's Favorites 2/19

<div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33406013&ref=sr_list_3&ga_search_query=trench+coat+black&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title&show_panel=true"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.98767625.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 311px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 406px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33406013&ref=sr_list_3&ga_search_query=trench+coat+black&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title&show_panel=true">Classic Cream White Pure Cashmere Silk Coat </a>$368</div><div align="center">from yystudio</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33853860"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.119113235.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 343px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 370px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33853860">Moonrise Fine Art Photograph</a> $145</div><div align="center">from FrancesPhotography</div><div align="center">Such a great combination of photography and painting!</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=19382541"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.51743986.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 343px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 301px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=19382541">Wear In the World Rings</a> $45</div><div align="center">by robynnmolino<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.50905089.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.50905089.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 548px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 407px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=19128258&ref=sr_list_17&&ga_search_query=lost+love&ga_search_type=category&category=art&ga_page=&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title">11x14 Long Lost Photograph</a> $50</div><div align="center">from flywithme<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=40910936&ref=sr_list_4&&ga_search_query=lost+love&ga_search_type=category&category=art&ga_page=&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.124126235.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 679px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 430px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=40910936&ref=sr_list_4&&ga_search_query=lost+love&ga_search_type=category&category=art&ga_page=&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title">Lovely Night for a Bike Ride Print</a> $20</div><div align="center">from ifdept</div><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=40888775&ref=sr_list_8&&ga_search_query=miss+you&ga_search_type=category&category=art&ga_page=&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.124052295.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 352px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 437px; CURSOR: hand" /> I MISS YOU pop art original painting on canvas </a>$35</div><div align="center">from vangallery<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=38926525"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.117365714.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 393px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 594px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=38926525">Anemone Tank</a> $135</div><div align="center">from janeanemarie</div><div align="center">Not only is this shop's fashion amazing so are the photographs!<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=40450167"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.122553550.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 463px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 423px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=40450167">Fruit Bowl </a>$40</div><div align="center">from phoenixcat<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=37971183"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.114130580.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 465px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 802px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=37971183">Purple Soft Leather Frilly Bag</a> $120</div><div align="center">from TheLeatherStore</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /></div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=40712900"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.123453826.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 417px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 555px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=40712900">Grey Wraparound iLE AiYE Jacket</a> $160 <div align="center"><div align="center">from iLeAiye<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=39905734"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.120714076.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 463px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 407px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=39905734">Spring Silver Branch and Leaf Necklace</a> $13.50</div><div align="center">from TheMossGarden<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=36307404"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.108556689.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 500px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=36307404">Hanging Bird Cage Vinyl decal kit</a> $39</div><div align="center">from Householdwords<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=39755002"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.120200690.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 333px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 490px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=39755002">Feather Fascinator Headband</a> $20</div><div align="center">from ShopSoliloquy<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=31441646"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.92170317.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 430px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 430px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=31441646">Thoughts Fine Art Photograph</a> $25</div><div align="center">from eilwen<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

Friday's Favorites 2/19

Classic Cream White Pure Cashmere Silk Coat $368 from yystudio Moonrise Fine Art Photograph $145 from FrancesPhotography Such a great c...

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