Let's KICKSTART this thing!

Jeff launched his KICKSTARTER campaign today! 

I can't even begin to tell you how much hard work and planning (and absurdly late nights) he's already put into this project. The idea is to piece together a giant painting, one little square at a time- like a puzzle!  He's got 30 days to meet his funding goal to make this happen, and pledges start at just $1! In the end the final size of this painting will be determined by YOU.  I love that!  He's offering really fun rewards, including pieces of the puzzle and exclusive merchandise just for backers.  Click here to check it out, and be sure to watch the video above for a quick overview of his PUZZLE PAINTING idea. He's already off to a great start, and I'm so excited to see HOW BIG THIS PAINTING WILL GET.

LET'S MAKE IT HUGE!  :D

Happily Ever After...

Just in time for Valentine's Day... ♥

*Click here to purchase*

Before + After DIY chair makeover...

Hello friends...  See that chair up there?  

Here's the backstory; I've been parking my butt on it for nearly 3 decades.  

My mom found it at a teacher's estate sale a long, long time ago along with a matching desk.  The desk/chair set lived in my room as a kid, and it's where I did homework, listened to Joni Mitchell for the first time, wrote and edited a zine, cried into my journal, and ate meals with my head buried in a book during my parent's fancy dinner parties.  

Quick!  Look away for a sec, mom...  

I also secretly carved my name into both pieces.  

Somewhere along the line the desk went rogue, but thankfully my mother had the foresight to load this chair into a Matson container and haul it over the ocean with her when she moved to California.  I still use this chair just about every day.  I love it.   

Needless to say, the chair deserved a little facelift.  The white paint had some pretty well-worn indigo stains from years of my denim-clad posterior sitting in it.  SO...

Step 1: A fresh coat of ivory paint (but only on top, b/c those distressed legs are where it's at).

Step 2: Squiggly branches with dark brown paint.

Step 3: Emerald green + golden brown leaves - 1 quick stroke w/ sideways brush that ends in a point.

Step 4: Messy pink abstract flowers - stamping motion in center w/ swirly edges.

Step 5: Stamp red paint just in center of flowers.  Use dry brush.

Now I love my favorite chair even more!  ♥

baby shoozies...

Yesterday I bought these super cute and teensy orange shoes for Elliott,

and today his daddy made them all kinds of fancy with paint and ink.

Yay for art! :)