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Dose of Inspiration

Published September 20, 2010 Color , Crafts , Design , Photography , Uncategorized 1 Comment
Tags: Color, Crafts, Design

Happy Monday! I’m feeling refreshed and ready today as I prepare to head out for London + Stockholm. I love to travel and soak up much inspiration and creativity…this one promises to be over-the-top.

Over the weekend, I tested out some photography + Photoshop skills I’ve been learning in an online course I’m taking. And practiced my skills while building a little moodboard to share with you. A few of my favorite things that have been hanging around my studio waiting to find their purpose – japanese fabics + tapes, paper remnants, my beloved lomo camera, a feather i found on a walk, yarn ready to be embroidered, book binding tape and some mini pencils. I find inspiration in so many place – but especially in color, texture and pattern. My studio is full of supplies that highlight this.

Where do you find inspiration?

Time to Play

Published August 24, 2010 Crafts , Design , DIY , Uncategorized 1 Comment
Tags: Crafts

Oh lovelies…how are you this fine Tuesday? I am good (thanks for asking:) but have been pondering a question I’d love your input on:

How do you find the time to play, to create, to experiment?

Time that’s just for you - to explore something you’ve wanted to do.

Sew, paint, learn, write…where do you fit this into life?

Love to hear your thoughts!

all photos from around my craft room of projects just waiting to be begun...sigh.

Today I’m Loving: Clothespins

Published July 26, 2010 Crafts , Design , etsy , Office , Shop , Today I'm Loving Leave a Comment
Tags: Crafts, etsy, Shopping

via Olive Manna

I’ve found quite a few uses for clothespins as of late – gift tags, artwork display…and love these creative takes on the household staple.

via Briones + Co

via Susy Jack

via The Paper Bar

via Paper-Source

via Clean Sypria

via The Papered Crown

via Ramona Owen Design

via Creature Comforts

And I’m dying to try my hand at making my own patterned clothespins with this DIY over @ Creature Comforts. The always creative Ez walks you through the step-by-step…

Shop Talk: Canvas

Published July 16, 2010 Design , Gift , Home , Interior Design , Shop , Shop Talk , Uncategorized Leave a Comment
Tags: Crafts, Decorating, Gifts, Home Decor, Shopping

Oh wow! It’s rare that I find a shop that I want to buy nearly everything they stock. I found one exception recently with Canvas, a beautiful home store that sells ceramics, wood, textiles, furniture and on and on.

Their styling is amazing, their edited assortment to die for…and possibly my favorite part – everything they sell is created by artisans and craftsman that practice fair trade and green principles. Perfect. Products that not only look good, but you can feel good about buying – even in mass quantity as I plan to do!

Pop on over to check out their fantastic shop this weekend!

Happy Friday friends!

xoxo, jill.

Feather Shadow Box

Published June 25, 2010 Crafts , DIY , Home , project , Uncategorized 2 Comments
Tags: Crafts, Decorating, DIY, Home Decor

Happy Friday friends! I got inspired last night to create a simple feather shadow box for our home. I love to use shadow boxes to highlight eclectic curio displays. They can be changed quickly – depending on your latest obsession and are so simple and easy to create. In this one, I used various feathers and some old stamps.

I purchased these feathers at a store in Austin, but I’ve also started collecting them on my morning walks so I can do a few more pieces. I’m sure my neighbors think I’m insane always scavenging about…I like the variance in size and stripes…I used the West Elm Shadow Box, but you can find your own at any craft store. I chose this one because the natural linen was a nice backdrop to the neutral pieces. I used hot glue to apply the feathers – sorry no photos…not enough hands. And I’d be lying if I told you this took any longer than 15 minutes to put together. Simple. Gratifying. And still had time to sip my tea and write you this post.

Found Friday: Weekend Fun!

Published May 14, 2010 Color , Crafts , DIY , Food , Home , Shop , Uncategorized Leave a Comment
Tags: Crafts, Decorating, DIY, Food, Shopping

Needing some fun to put on your weekend to-do list? Check out these Friday finds that are sure to make you smile…

Salty Caramel Cupcakes from Sprinkles. From today through May 23rd, stop by Sprinkles to try their newest flavor. I’m obsessed with the luscious combination of buttery caramel and rich sea salt and can’t wait to try this creation!

Get your nails ready for summer with this beautiful coral-red from OPI. What a fun punch of color that’s the perfect summer color!

Do something crafty! Like making these cute birds from Spool – an amazing fabric store in Philadelphia that I visited last week! The birds would make a lovely addition to any shelf, or clustered together for a creative mobile.

Get organized with some colorful Pantone tins. Perfectly proportioned for craft or office…

See you back here next week.

xoxo, jill.

March Craft Project

Published March 23, 2010 Color , Crafts , DIY , project , Uncategorized 2 Comments
Tags: Crafts, Decorating, DIY, Home Decor

3 months in, I’ve finally been able to complete my first monthly craft project from my Happy 2010 list! While unpacking my office this weekend, I came across a couple of my Mrs. John L. Strong stationery boxes. Sadly, this amazing line of stationary has been discontinued…but I absolutely adore the wood boxes the paper came in. I also ran across some of my old acrylic craft paint that I had been storing out of sight, and had thus forgotten about. I decided to merge the two and get those boxes show ready!

And being me – I totally forgot to take a before picture of the boxes. Photo from luxist.com

A few of my favorite paint colors that came together beautifully for this project.

I used simple sponge brushes…a favorite of mine for small projects. Cheap, resuable and easy to work with!

The prepwork. I applied 2 coats to make the color vibrant and true…and then sealed with an acrylic matte coating to protect them.

Have you been crafty lately? I’d love to see your work..send me an email at thesomedayblog@gmail.com.

xoxo, jill.

inspired walls

Published March 11, 2010 Color , Crafts , Design , DIY , Home , Interior Design , Office , project 1 Comment
Tags: Crafts, Decorating, Design, DIY, Home Decor, Interior Design

As I’ve mentioned, we’ve just moved into a house full of lots of natural light, high ceilings and BIG WHITE WALLS. I’ve been on the hunt for some inspiration on how to fill the walls creatively and inexpensively. I hit up some of the usual blog loves, and also found a few new ones that I couldn’t resist sharing with you.

DIY bookcase via The Brick House

Three reasons to check out this link: 1. It’s a DIY even a novice can DIY. 2. It’s amazingly beautiful. 3. It can be completed for under $200.

canvas via Make Under My Life

This is gorgeous and graphic. Simple yarn and fabric, I’m thinking to do mine a bit more mutli-color?

tape art via Rebecca Ward

I love this tape installation by the super talented Rebecca Ward at the Kate Spade store…I’ve been thinking it would be a great way to fill a large canvas on the cheap and chic.

paint chips via Design*Sponge

I love this colorful repetition, fun for an office!

fabric panels via Bella Dia

So easy and a great way to bring pattern + softness into the house…

photo wall via Apartment Therapy

A focal point for all of my experimental photography…and it could change out as I get so inspired.

Stay tuned to see which ones find their way into our home…

xoxo, jill.

Paper Art

Published February 17, 2010 Crafts , DIY , Paper Leave a Comment
Tags: Crafts, DIY

I heart paper. All types of paper. And today I’m especially crushing on these simple paper shapes…fruit, flowers, book designs. leave a note sure to bring a smile…

cherry blossoms year round…

flower book via Anthropologie.

book art via Freshly Found‘s flickr.

Maybe a piece like this needs to be on my craft project list…soon.

xoxo, jill.

Found Friday: Valentine’s Gifts

Published February 5, 2010 Crafts , DIY , Gift , project , Sewing , Uncategorized Leave a Comment
Tags: Crafts, DIY, Gifts

The countdown is officially on…and while I’m not sure how I feel about this most over-rated of holidays, I do love the idea of sharing simple handmade gifts with friends and loved ones. A few that are on my list this year:

Wool Wrapped Bangles via Martha Stewart