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Monday Moodboard- Be still my heart

 
let me just say before I share my monday picks.. that I HEART all of you! Thank you so much for the kind, sweet and encouraging words you left for me on friday's post. I felt the LOVE.  Seriously.. you are all amazing!  THANK YOU!

In honor of all things good and happy and just plain lovely.. today's moodboard is just that. All about LOVE. Of course you know I had to pour over Etsy to find today's moodboard items.. that place just screams love! Love for the handmade and love for things that are just a little bit more personal than a store bought gift. Here are just a few of my favorites..

 

From left to right.. you can find these cuties in these etsy shops!

Vintage Love Blocks

Penguin Love Print 

Lovey Dovey Needlepoint Belt Buckle

Red & White  Bakers Twine (um adorable for gift giving!)

Fabric Hearts Bussiness Card Holder

Hand Carved Initials on Weathered Wood

Wheel you be my Valentine? Cards

XoXo Antique Stamped Spoon

Loved Carved Wood Sign

What have YOU found lately that are perfect for the ones you love? I would Love to see!

This week is going to be a crazy week here at home.. We are kitting and shipping February Scarlet Lime Kits... making a fun "sneak peek" video for my upcoming e-course, The She Art Workshop (for those of you still on the fence :)),.... creating new designs for the Scarlet Lime BeadArt shop....and putting together all the new mixed media kits we will have soon on our Scarlet Lime website! Crazy week but I have to find some time this week to paint and to go through my new Somerset magazines!

What's on  your agenda this week? Love to know!

Happy Monday!

Monday Moodboard- Back to Basics

 

This week I am going back to the basics. I have to be honest and have never really been a fan of the primary colors.  I mean separately YES.. together.. NO. But I have to admit.. they are kind growing on me! Maybe it's all the throwbacks lately to vintage and retro things becoming new and cool again.. who knows. But I have the itch!  ALl of my delicious finds today came from Etsy.. of course. I could spend hours on the site .. just merely for the color inspiration!

 

 
 

Here is a list of where you can find each of these bright bold and somewhat unconventional goodies..

 

Rainbow Stripe Toddler Legwarmers

Yellow Cotton Sheeth Dress

I Like to look for Rainbows Print  - (oh my heck these guys have way cute prints! might have to order myself one)

Primary Color Circus Trees

Recycled Crayon Cupcakes (um way cute idea)

Happy Buttons Upcycled Crocheted Bracelet

Paper Garland in Primary Colors

Alexander Henry's Kleo Pillow Cover

 Primary Bunny Pocket Pillow Toy

Gold Daisy Bottle Cap Pin Cushion

Lemonade Affiar Paper Tea Roses

I think my favorite thing on this list are the Circus Trees! How fun in a child's bedroom! Oh and the pincushion. I am a sucker for cute pin cushions though (as mentioned in this project restyle post)

Well today is my last day at CHA here in Los Angeles! I have seen some beautiful things here and I can't wait to get home and share some of them with you! Tomorrow I am heading into downtown LA to the Garment District, where my friend Michelle, is going to take me to all the backrooms, where I can find unique finds to go into the Scarlet Lime Shops! Can't wait!

Happy Monday!

Monday Moodboard- Vintage Curtains

 

Today's Moodboard is inspired by Vintage Curtains, (you know the ones)..  the ones your mother had in her kitchen when you were a little girl? This is one of my all time color schemes .. oh so fabulous..all of today's inspirations are from Etsy.. yum.

 

I am in LOVE with that top the little girl is wearing.. and the orange flower ring.. precious! I seriously NEED the green gown (and can you believe its actually budget friendly?).It looks so comfortable, like I could weart it instead of pjs!!  If I looked good in long dresses, I would snag it! Also love the blue vintage clutch.. and the handmade soap. Oh who I am kidding. I love it all! Here are links to all the wonderful goodies

Love Necklace- Organic Rust Creations 

Childs Floral Dress- Harper Olive

Coral Flower Ring- Bumber Shoot Designs

Blue Clutch- Apply and Ivy

Bird Hair Pins- Kristen Friesen

Green Silk Dress- CocoRicooo

Pumkin & Ivy pillow- Bed Buggs

Shea Butter Soap- Sweet Petula

Eggs in a Bowl Print- MercyMing

Floral Earrings- GamiWorks

Canvas Lip Balm Pouch- Holly Berry Designs

Butterfly Print- Bug Under Glass

Last week I posted about welcoming growth. If you didn't have a chance to read it.. you can find it here.I talk about why I am so grateful for challenges and trials.. it presents us with the opportunity for growth. So last week I played a bit in my garage and made this canvas to remind me.. it reads: 

"she understands the need for growth" 

 

 

I used bookpaper as the background and then lightly painted over it with green.

 

I painted circles with heavy acrylic paint and then used the end of a pen to scratch lines through the paint while it was still wet. That is a super fun technique!

 

 Before I go, I want to announce the winner of Friday's Handbag Giveaway.. (one lucky gal is going to have a new handmade purse in her sweet little hands very soon). I absolutely LOVED reading all of the things that inspires you woman! So fun. I you didn't get a chance to see the bag..  you can check out that post here . Now onto the winner!

 and the random number drawn is..

Posted by: Lettie | January 14, 2011 at 12:14 PM 

Congrats sweets! Email me with your address info and this sweet little bag is yours :)

Stayed tuned for tomorrow! BIG Stuff going on tomorrow!! I have a video tutorial I made last week I think you are going to LOVE! It's another Art Cavnas Tutorial using the January Scarlet Lime kit!  Plus all the details of my upcoming e-course. The She Art Workshop! (you can find more about it on the button at the top right sidebar of my blog). Here is a peak of the canvas tutorial I will be posting tomorrow..

 

So excited for tomorrow!! See you then!

Happy Monday!  

Monday Moodboard: Garden Poppy

 
 

Well it's definitly not spring here (snowing big giant flakes right now)and honestly I am still welcoming the snow.. still need a few more months of snowboarding... BUT i am in the mood for color!  Garden Poppy is this monday's theme. It's kinda funky, a bit retro maybe? Not your typical color combination.. but I love it. Red, Navy, Lavender, Hot pink and Yellow. Yum!

 

Last night, after everyone was in bed.. I just wasn't tired.. so I snuck into my studio (my garage).. and started four new canvases. I normally don't use purple or pink on my art.. but it's Garden Poppy week.. um so bring it on baby!  So here are a couple of pieces I finished last night.

 

This first piece is just a simple house/garden themed canvas.. it reads: "she made today count".  I minimized the purple and the pink.. but I still used it :).

 

This second piece I made for my dear friend Melody.. she seriously DREAMS in color.. in just about every aspect of her life! So when I saw this fabulous tissue paper in my stash.. I knew who I had to use it for! I wanted to keep the background the focus, so decided to do her clothes in black and white.. to really make the background stand out.

 

I made the dress out of strips of an old book that I cut using pinking sheers. Then I crumbled them and dipped them into Mod Podge and layed them over the shape of the dress (that I drew on with a pen).

 

 

Mel loves to wear hats, so of course I had to give her the perfect hat.. with little paper flower to finish it off.

 

 

Okay, before I go, I have been getting lots of emails and questions about how I make the "girls" (as I like to call them :)). I am excited to announce I will  be offering a on-line Mixed Media Workshop coming soon, that will show you step by step my process. From backgrounds and textures to layering paper to create personalized clothing.  I will walk you through it all! This will be a 3 week course.. with new content each week including videos and down-loadable patterns you can use! SUPER excited about this! Watch for news about this Workshop in the next week!

 This week have lots of fun things planned for the blog, so check back! Happy Monday!

Monday Moodboard: menswear textures

 
 
 So I've decided to start a new tradition on mondays.. maybe not every monday.. but MOST mondays.. and here it is: You all know how I love styleboards as I talked about them in this post here. Well I also love moodboards, which yes.. are different than a styleboard. A moodboard is what ever you happen to be in the "mood" for that particular day, or week, or month. How is that different from a style board? Well for instance.. a style board represents ME as a person, what you would see in my everyday life, my art, my house, what I wear.  A moodboard is simply something I might have a fling for.. at that particular moment.. but you don't see represented in my everyday style consistently. It can be textures, colors, sights, sounds, tastes, smells, designs, patterns, styles.. it can be anything really. Whatever I am drawn to that particular week. What I am in the "mood" for :).

 This first week has a lot to do with the time of year it is and the freezing cold weather we are having. We were lucky enough to spend the week at a cabin in Driggs, Idaho last week; snowboarding, relaxing with friends, doing art, watching movies.. just spending time with family and friends. I use the word cabin loosely because really it was just a condo not a cabin,  but it WAS in the mountains.. so I full expected it to be decked out in "cabin" themed decor and bedding. I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't.. but it did have a very manly, rugged feel to it.  The bedding, furniture, artwork, etc.. throughout the home reminded me a lot of menswear. It was a mix of dark leathers, gorgeous woods, birch tree candles, tweed comforters, cashmere knitted throws, houndstooth towels.. you get the picture. I was in LOVE. I normally wouldn't decorate my house this way.. it did have a bit of a "mountain" feel to it, but it wasn't overdone. I actually took some pictures and scanned in some of the textures from around the house for an art project I am working on for thursday.. more on that later.

So without further ado... presenting.. my first Monday Moodboard:

 

 

 
 

These are just a few of the fun images and products I found on the internet.. I will always try and credit where I got the images from, if I know... in-case you just have to have them :).

Tweed Yarn -Yarn Indulgences

Argyle sweater (was for sale used, on amazon, no longer available)

Plaid Fedora Hat - Forever21

Grey  Tweed Hat with Flower- Ben Silver

Tweed Button Ring - DoseofCreativity photostream

Houndstooth Shower Curtain- Target

Red Tweed Purse- Shine Jewelry and Gifts

Alphabet Tweed Letter pillow- HilaryCosgrove Etsy store 

Tweed Iphone Case-  Amazon

Tweed Snowboarding Helmet (um love at first sight)- Style.com

Silk Shirtdress- (,just bought with my christmas money)- Heritage 1981

Tweed Boots- Fashion Beans

This moodboard makes me want to get my hat, gloves, boots and long winter coat on and go for a stroll in the woods.  What does it put you in the mood for? Love to see what you are in the mood for these days...

 Well here's the week at a glance for what's in store here on the blog: a tutorial on gesso, an art piece inspired by menswear textures,  a Project Restyle Purse I am making out of a men's tweed suit jacket.. and a giveaway you won't want to miss!...Your gonna love it! 

Oh and if you haven't checked out what's new at Scarlet Lime For the month, our January papercrafting kits (perfect for mixed media art)  will debut tonight... check em out at Scarlet Lime!

Have a fabulous Monday..

p.s. thanks to my fabulous sister, Leora for her digital designs for my Monday MoodBoard artwork. check out here awesome digital kits here!