Paisley of the Week! Catch of the Day

Casting about for this week's paisley of the week I caught this super-fun, fancy fish t-shirt.  It's designed and handpainted on a sea of pink by Seema of Uncommon Flair.  Be sure to check out Uncommon Flair's whole line of hand done block printed clothing and eco-friendly glass pendants.

Cute Kitty Coloring Page

Here is a sweet little kitty that you can color.  Right click to download and print. 

 For personal use only (school or camp setting is OK) but mass production is not allowed.  You may not use this drawing either in whole or in part on any items to be sold such as shirts, bags, cards etc. 

Paisley of the Week! Hand Painted Record Clock

How cool is this?  I found this unique timepiece in the Etsy shop of Kailey Hawthorn, also known as Studio K.  This clock is crafted out of an old recycled LP (that's a vinyl record for those of you born after the 80's) and hand painted with gorgeous blue paisley!  Studio K also offers many other hand painted goodies such as custom designed letters and numbers, clocks and original artwork. 

Positive Things About Jury Duty

Last week I had jury duty.  Usually you hear people moaning about having jury duty and they'll look for any way to get out of having to go.  It was sorta dull if you didn't get picked (and I didn't) and the chairs we had to sit in were monstrously uncomfortable but at the same time, I found there were some very positive points:

• Unlimited drawing time--the above drawing is one of many that I finished last week.  
• A stack of People, In Style and Us Magazines about 2 feet high and four feet across and time to read them all the way through without people yelling "Mooooommmm!" or a nurse interrupting you just as you get to something interesting.
• Unlimited free coffee.
• Interesting new aquaintences with whom you can commiserate about the unfortable seating, share insights with about our judicial system and how glad that you weren't on that awful Casey Anthony trial.
• Free parking
• $9 a day
  
  Not such a bad deal in my opinion.

It's Starting to Feel Like Fall...

The colder and darker days are coming but at least so are the beautiful colors.

Water Marble Nails

Nails like Good -n- Plenty!

Want super fun nails that get you noticed?  Try a water marble manicure!   You know how when you try to artistically enhance your own nails the left hand looks good but then your right will look all shakey and messed up? With a water marble mani both hands will look awesome!  For a tutorial visit  My Simple Little Pleasures blog.  Colette, its' writer, has dozens of easy to understand tutorials on how to get this cool and unique swirly look.

Some things to keep in mind:

While this type of manicure is not difficult to do, it does take a while and it is messy so give yourself about an hour of uninterrupted time plus drying time. 

If you're doing your nails for a special occaision, I recommend that you do them a day beforehand.  Like I said, marbling can be messy; there's always some nailpolish on your fingers and it's easier to get it completely off of your hands when it's totally dry.  You can use nailpolish remover but it may mess up your marbling if you slip up so I found that it's just better to wait.

Pick colors that contrast with eachother.  If your colors are too close together (like pink, red, orange) the swirly effect doesn't show up quite as well.

Paint all of your nails with white (or another light color) first. It gives the other colors a backdrop like a little canvas for your 10 mini-masterpieces!

Paisley of the Week! Catkin Paisley Fabric

I am very excited about this week's Paisley of the Week!  While mousing around on Etsy, I found Moona Fabrics an Etsy shop with a great selection of fabric and very reasonable prices.  What caught my eye was this fantastic Catkin Paisley fabric by artist Julie Paschkis.  Isn't it adorable? I think she may be my new favorite designer!  Moona Fabrics has her whole line plus other top designers like Amy Butler and Kaffe Fassett.  All this week, Moona Fabrics is offering a special coupon to you, my readers.  The coupon code word is PAISLEY (of course!) Be sure to also like Moona Fabrics on Facebook, I did!

Watery Color on a Rainy Tuesday

I've been having fun trying out watercolor pencils (as I have dearth of non-dried out markers right now) and so far I've been pleased with the results. 

Oh Gee, it's another ogee...

A doodle I did at work.

Cleaned up and colored in Photoshop.  I'm not entirely of sure I like this color scheme.  I was going for Autumnish colors.  That's the beauty of layers though.  You can change it really fast.

Paisley of the Week! Reusable Snack Bag.

This is an ingenous idea.  A reusable snack bag for your lunch box created by My Sunshine Designs.  You can save thousands of plastic baggies by using tupperware boxes but they are bulky and sometimes too big for just a handful of pretzels or grapes.  Not only is this an excellent solution, but in pink paisley it's fashion forward too!  Cotton on the outside and washable nylon on the inside.  Happy Snacking!