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Monday, October 5, 2015
If you value your own sanity and the respect of your family, DO NOT attempt to dye any clothes that your kids will wear. Sure, it's somehow already 10 at night and I have three dresses with average dye jobs as part of the girls' Halloween costumes, (wait, PART OF?), but here's how it all went down. 1. Dyed all three dresses pink, green, and blue, respectively. 2. Patted myself on back for keeping Farris from ripping open pink dye all over floor. 3. Realized that pink dress and green dress had streaks and spots. 4. Used color remover to remove color from those so I could start over. Green dress turned slime-yellow. 5. Followed up with bleach. In the process, splashed bleach onto perfectly dyed blue dress. Green dress turned old-wallpaper yellow. 6. Used another color remover on green dress. It turned white again. 7. Re-dyed pink dress and green dress. Luke's voice from across the room said pink solution had "substrates floating to top" and we should "remove dress immediately." Pink dress still has spots. 8. Soaked blue dress in bleach. It didn't work. 9. Soaked blue dress in color remover. Turned purple. 10. Literally threw hands in air. Patted back for not cussing. 11. Soaked blue dress in bleach again, finally lightened up. 12. Re-dyed blue dress. 13. Used bleach to lighten pink dress and spots. 14. Ran out of pink dye so used Crystal Light Pink Lemonade drink mix. Turned a nice shade of peach-pink-ish. Whatever. 15. Noticed blue dye on own shirt. 16. Rinsed all three dresses and put in washing machine. 17. Got glass of wine. #mixedmediamonday
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
I meant to post this little gem yesterday. If any of you are wanting to start or dabble in your own #mixedmediamonday with your kids (or on your own!) then I highly recommend this book to you. Beautiful Oops shows, in a wonderfully mixed media way, how we can turn "mistakes" into something beautiful. This is a great tool to help kids train their thinking to be more abstract and their solutions to be outside the box. It helps them see that we can--and should--let go of perfection and instead enjoy the process of creating art and design, and that pushing through any hard part is the way that we get to the best solutions and expression.
Monday, September 28, 2015
Yours truly is on @dixie_design today! Head over there to see some of mine and others' featured work! @dixie_design with @repostapp. ・・・ Our next designer, Sarah Robins Powell, often draws influence from history and literature, as well as inspiration from the vintage children’s picture books that were read to her as a child. Sarah Robins' work has appeared in Martha Stewart Weddings, Birmingham Magazine, Style Me Pretty, and Snippet & Ink. She now lives in Huntsville, Alabama, with her husband, Luke, and their three little girls. We can't wait to show you more of her incredible work! Check out her work at @sarah_robins_powell! [Image by @mandy_busby]
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Saturday, September 26, 2015
Happy birthday, Helen! When you were born a year ago, we didn't know we'd be getting the most delightful baby in the whole wide world. But we did! Your easy-going and pleasant nature is so endearing. I can truly say I have enjoyed every moment I've had with you. We are so thankful for the little light that you are, and we love you with our whole hearts. #hellohelen
Friday, September 25, 2015
Thursday, September 24, 2015
I'm so excited to finally be able to share a project that's been months in the works! I'm honored to be part of a small group of designers for Dixie Design Collective, launching in October! Dixie is unique in that it is centered on work that is crafted by hand. The holidays are right around the corner! If you're looking for cards with nuanced watercolors, sprawling calligraphy, or cheerful gouache illustrations, then you've gotta check out Dixie. Website coming soon--in the meantime follow Dixie at @dixie_design !
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Monday, September 21, 2015
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Monday, August 31, 2015
Saturday, August 29, 2015
I was just having fun with the paint and making circles and decorating them, and making dots, and I didn't even know it would turn out so beautiful." I love her little mind, and I wish my creative process was more like hers. What a great lesson in exploring and enjoying art and design without the pressure of an end result! #mixedmediamonday
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Monday, August 24, 2015
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Sunday, August 16, 2015
Friday, August 14, 2015
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Monday, August 10, 2015
Friday, August 7, 2015
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Happy anniversary to my love! In May 2002, it hit me like a lightning bolt that I had always liked you, but suddenly I loved you. Even though you ignored my hand on the armrest in the movie theater 13 years ago, and pretended to watch Spider-Man, you made up for it with that first date of sharing breadsticks at Fazoli's and painting your senior class president parking space. I knew from that point that this was totally right. It's ok that you didn't hold my hand that day, because you asked for my hand 4 years later. I love you!
Monday, August 3, 2015
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