julie of juliepeach wrote to me this morning and really started my day off with some serious inspiration! i've been dreaming of designing my own textiles for a while now and even though i design for Juna i really feel like i'd like to take it more into my own hands... so, julie wrote me this sweet little note saying she thinks i should turn some of my card prints into textile designs... (see below)



and it was the last little nudge... ok fabric world here i come with a head of steam!!!
{be sure to check out julie's own beautiful textiles and paper printings seen above here!}

yey! i've been making some freshy-style hex prints which will be in my shop asap as a new greeting card collection entitled "may the hex be with you"... i'm so excited to go to the printer with these! the two doodles above are a sneak peek and were inspired by the chickens, corn, and other farm things i've got going on around my humble abode. special note: one doodle will be selected as an exclusive item found at z-town made – i'll post more details when the time comes!

how awesome are these!?!? so, all of us pennsylvania dutch fans have been folkin' it up lately and producing some great pa inspired stuff... and here's someone else with similar dutchy love! made with love by hannah makes these great dutchy hex skirts – check them out along with all the other wonderful things she makes!

so now it's official – i am offering custom illustration work for fellow etsy shop owners... i had such a great first experience that i'm hoping to find more folks out there to work with and help add that finishing retail touch to their awesome handyworks... check out the listing here.

i just received my business card order for tundra dear! i love how they turned out!
(click on the photo for a close up!)

i also, got some new cards for myself...


the colors were all perfect and the quality was the usual – awesome. overnight prints rocks!

here's my wedding banner all ready for the bridal shower tomorrow... i love the way this turned out – i hope they do, too!

some of my new work on maple postcards!! in my shop now - hurry there's not many left over from artstar and renegade (thanks to the lovely kimberly of chez sucre chez who took them along with her!)

i love kind over matter they featured my "wishing you" maple postcard... and i'm so flattered!

two new prints in my shop today! sometimes we all just need a little positivity hanging around... xoxoxox happy friday!

the coop is finally done!!!




jeeze that was hard... (note to readers : chickens take a bunch of up-front work – but then are apparently smooth sailing with a plethora of obvious benefits to reap) so, we've had these three little chicks living in our basement as we worked away getting ready for them to have this wonderful new home and finally... the time has come! thank goodness since they recently tripled in size and our house was starting to really stink!

here are the ladies (ferdie, pepper and clementine) for the first time in their coop...


hanging out by the water cooler...


first meal in the new abode!



pretty spoiled chickens i must say... hope they lay eggs! xoxoxoxo

ps - kitsune is pretty happy they're out of the house, too!

so my hubby got us some work-perk tickets from nikonlive to see the decemberists at the tower in upper darby and i must say it was amazing! i'm not really a concert person but in this case i was in heaven... seated and intimate - just the way i like it. besides the fact that we got the best parking spot, walked in right as they were starting – only to find out we had perfect front and center tickets – the show would have been amazing from outside in the smoking section of the street. but the absolute best part overall was the band as people. they weren't ultra hipster cool – nor were they sulky or overly modest... they were just plain people that made you feel like you knew them. and the icing on the cake? they are funny – really funny. like good, unpretentious humor. gets me every time. beyond all the talents in the world – humor is my most favorite.

i LOVE this room! i'm planning to attempt something like this in my "dining room" this summer. as soon as the forecast shows some consecutively nice days i'll start priming... hopefully i'll remember to take photos so i can post the progression – it's starting as a dark red room and i'm aiming to finish with something light and bright like this...

inspired by my parent's dutchy wedding banner – i've designed this modern, customizable one with folky flair for the young couples of today... check the whole thing out here at my etsy shop!