Tulips in the arch..

P5192225Originally uploaded by iandjbannerman Love this beautiful shot from one of my Flickr friends iandjbannerman. Read More »

Bee-autiful Birthday Theme

My crafty friend Leah created this great theme for her daughter’s birthday. She created bee hive cupcakes using Trader Joe’s vanilla cake mix and buttercream frosting. For the bees she used yellow and black M&M’s and almond slivers for the winds. The cupcakes were very delicious. Leah also created goody bags from yellow gingham printed vintage wallpaper that she... Read More »

Fiesta Flowers

How cool are these colorful handmade flowers.These are from Martha Stewart’s web site. You can get the How To’s for making them here. Cathy of California also sells vintage kits so make these here. Read More »

Pantone 2010 Fall Colors

In case you hadn’t heard Pantone’s 2010 Fall Colors are out. You can download the report here. I am loving, Endive, Lagoon and Oyster…. Pantone and Adobe also now have the colors available in a Color Palette for Illustrator you download that file here. Read More »

Shapes of new decade

I am seeing a trend towards shapes like these mirrors for the new decade. I love these complex shapes. The feel Moroccan to me. I also love this grouping of various sized round mirrors. Has a port hole effect. Both are available at Viva Terra here. Read More »

Easter Table

This is a fun Easter table that I found on a OC Event Planner’s site that does Tea Parties and weddings and the likes for hire. Her site is the The Par tea girl her site shows wonderful fun concepts of her work for tea parties and events. I love how the bunnies are on the grass with jelly... Read More »

Sakura Blossom Spring Corsage and...

Today one of my new Sakura jewelry pieces was featured in a fellow Etsy jewelry artist’s treasury. My design is the bottom piece. Cerihart is a jewelry maker in Victoria BC. She creates beautiful asian inspired jewelry. Which I am sure you know has a soft spot in my heart. You can check out her etsy store here Cerihart.... Read More »

Tim Brown on creativity and play |...

Tim Brown on creativity and play | Video on TED.com Read More »

Fabulous Offices | Papaya!

I just love this pink office from the girls at Papaya. Since Ginger is such a big fan of the color pink I have actually started to love pink again. Decor8 did a wonderful post about the Papaya offices read it here. If you haven’t heard of Papaya, you have surely seen there great designs around. Papaya has a... Read More »

2010 Color of the year is Turquoise

I am sure you heard that the Pantone color of the year for 2010 is Turquoise. Turquoise is one of my personal favorite colors. I love making jewelry in turquoise. I am attracted to turquoise in all shapes shades and things. This image is from one of my favorite Garden Blogs called Studio G. I love this grouping of... Read More »