Yardwork

illiamsburg is about to add another tattoo to its village.  And a bit more graffiti.  I'm grabbing my paint brushes and heading to the backyard to create this mural.  I'm super excited about this project as I haven't done anything with size in a LONG time (mind out of the gutter, people!).  My landlords have even agreed to pay for the paint!!!

I'm not sure I'll be donning the jean shorts and straw hat like Tom Sawyer, but welcome any cute young 'burg boys to stop by to check in on the progress.  Jean shorts, however, on the aforementioned are definitely encouraged.  The 70's vintage lawn chairs coming via Ebay will be a fun touch, n'est pas?

Note: Please ignore my lack of Photoshop skillz

Fortunate

ookies and fortune-telling.  Both bring exciting prospects to mind.  I can already foresee the dinner party being held in my backyard where I can utilize these custom fortune cookies by Etsy's "YogaGoat".  A bit pricey at $10 for place-cards, but what an adorable and chic touch that allows each guest to go home with a keepsake.  I think I'll do it for a choice group of my closest pals!  After all, my blessings in the friend department haven't gone unnoticed.  Talk about good fortune!!!

Nice chest!

s is true of most every New Yorker I know, I struggle with storage space in my tiny apartment.  I've gotten more minimalist in my aesthetic as a result and have become to think "everything needs its own place".  Thus, I tend to like to organize in drawers in ways I never thought possible.  The challenge being, adding more drawers to my environment.  My solution will be to buy a cheapo, Hollywood Regency chest of drawers on Craigslist and transform it into a beautiful haven for all my various bits of junk.   I've located a company that will spray in any color Benjamin Moore has to offer.  I'll post updates of the project as it unfolds.  My inspiration pics are shown above.

Outsmarting the feline

 

helley, my evil kitten, is always chewing on various cords causing me much distress. Speaker wires and iPod charger cords seem to be her favorites. Does she have some weird electro-stimulation (yes, I looked it up!) fetish???  Well, I'm one step ahead of her THIS time.

I believe I can fool her with these amazingly cute knitted "power cords" by KnitKnit on Etsy.

Sticker-tastic!!!

 ll I've been able to do since laying my eyes on the wonderfully kitschy, yet OH SO CHIC, sticker "wallpaper" murals by Payon Turner is trying to figure out how I can have her do one for my hallway without my landlord killing me.  I might just have to throw caution to the wind and do it anyway.  There's something absolutely Baroque with just the right amount of Americana playfulness I find irresistible about Turner's work.  I mean, some things just haven't been done before and when they DO happen it reaffirms my belief in the creative process and I remember why I am creative myself.   

Debbie Does!

allpaper, fabric or even rugs.  These are all the other incarnations I can see that would work well for the boldy graphic and almost electric paintings by artist, Debra Dawes.  Am I right, or am I right!?

Highly Invisible

 
rystal glass desk accessories from organize.com currently adorn the desk of my employer.   I'm not one for having much cluttering my own desk top, but these are so chic in their simplicity and very modern that I am contemplating getting a set for myself.  How wonderful my life would be to have these sitting atop the Craig Van Den Brulle lucite and glass desk!  That wasn't really a question.  If I ever do get my hands on it, you can rest assured Johnson & Johnson stock will go thru the roof from all the Windex I'll need to use to keep things pristine!