My New Favorite Blog

This Young House is such a wonderful blog I happened to stumble upon while looking up how to paint a table on the web. I am so glad I did! I not only got some great tips on how to paint my yucky black dining table, but I found so much information on tons more projects. Take their house tour and you will discover how much sweat they put into making their fixer upper home into a lovely, chic to die for home! These are my three favorite rooms they redid, but they also did the bedrooms, bathrooms, front porch, and back patio. We are talking a head to toe makeover. I only dream of being able to do what they have done. We want to own a home so bad, but have no idea where we are moving to right now. So hopefully one day soon we will be able to. You must also check out their handmade wedding they put together that was held in their beautiful backyard. It is amazing how frugal they were, and how beautiful it turned out.

Before Shot of Den


After Shot of Den


Before Shot of Sunroom


After shot of Sunroom


Before Shots of Living Room




After Shots of Living Room/ with added Dining Area

Matt Lyon's Artwork

Umm....wow! Sorry the pics are real tiny, but check out Matt Lyon's Flickr and his website for larger images. Or just click on the pics here for a larger image. They take my breath away and I can stare at them forever.


Skyship Flotilla


The Magic Ship of Freyr


Rainbow Islands

Jelanie On Etsy

Not only does Jelanie have a beautiful home (flickr pics below), but her talent continues on into her etsy shop Jelanie On Etsy. Her prints are retro, fun, and colorful!

xmas@home

xmas@home
Originally uploaded by kpucu.com

i am diggin the wallpaper, it looks spectacular!! wallpaper gone right!
check out the whole set on flickr, there are so many more pics to gawk at!

bedroom

bedroom
Originally uploaded by kpucu.com

i wonder if the place came with this awesome hole in the wall or if they added it, either way, i am soooo jealous! this place is very inspiring and is giving me so many ideas for my future house.

xmas@home

xmas@home
Originally uploaded by kpucu.com

although i would probably never choose lime green paint for any room in my home, i totally love this kitchen! the lime green really works, love it!

Sale on Original Art In My Shop

Hey everyone, I am having a sale on some of my original art in my etsy shop. I would really love to clear these pieces out because my "art room" is out of control. I have canvases coming out of my ears, and need to get rid of these before I move! So take a look and see if there is anything you like. Let me know if you have any questions.


Sophie's Garden Series 1
Original Price $70
On Sale $50


Retro Flare III
Original Price $65
On Sale $45


Retro Flare
Original Price $40
On Sale $25


Retro Sprout II
Original Price $65
On Sale $40


Sophie's Garden Series 4
Original Price $65
On Sale $40

Sophie's Garden Series 3
Original Price $65
On Sale $40


Retro Tetro II
Original Price $55
On Sale $40


Colorblind
Original Price $40
On Sale $30


Sway Me Stems
Original Price $65
On Sale $45

Just My Style

Everyone knows that I have a love for midcentury modern design and mostly anything vintage, but I also love a little bit of shabby chic thrown in the mix sometimes. I love the feminine quality it brings to a room, and the lived in cozy feeling it portrays. I also think I love it because when I was a little girl I wished for a lacy, fluffy, pink, girly room, and I was never able to have that. I found a group of flickr photos from Tammy Manets "Home and Garden Inspiration" set in her photostream and I found some pictures that encompass just how much modern and shabby chic go together. All these rooms are beautiful and even though I love shabby chic, I don't like the "I am at my grandmas house" kinda shabby chic look, but just enough to get my point across. I guess what i mean is " a little shabby chic goes a long way". I still like to keep the whole look clean and simple.

Yardwork on Etsy

I got around to wanting to browse Etsy today and I came across the designs of Yardwork.The first two designs are handprinted, and the last two designs are digitally printed in N.C. , I just love them! I have always wanted to learn how to do this sometime, I wondered if it was a difficult process. Also, I wondered how many mistakes are made in the process because lord knows how much photo paper I go through trying to make one print right! I finally know all the work that goes into such a process. The artist has so kindly described, in detail, her work process, which is a rarity. After reading it, I have so much more respect for artists that handprint fabric because it sounds like a very long , difficult process that requires lots of supplies to come up with the end result. I will definitely stick to what I know for now, lol! I will stick to buying from talented artist that are experts at what they do. If you would like to read about the process, click here. By the way, I love the way the artist refers to the variations and irregularities of each fabric design as "happy accidents", what a great way to look at it! Here are some of my favorites from her shop:


Waves of Grain (one yard) $35
(hand-printed)


Dandelion-Charcoal (18x26 inches) $15
(hand-printed)


Greenware (one yard) $27
(digitally printed)


Bebop (one yard) $27
(digitally printed)

Just Dreaming of Turquoise

Although my husband would never go for this kitchen, I can appreciate it! I think its super cute! Photo from ffffound.


Come Fly With Me Pillow $39 from Olive on Etsy. Aahh, to own a white pillow with this much cuteness on it! It wouldn't last a week in my house. But I looovvvve it!


This is beautiful! Now I don't have any pyrex, but I do plan to start a tiny collection at some point. This would totally be what I would have in mind. Check out more on flickr.


Loving this! Perfect for children who have to share a room. They get to share a room in a cool way! I am also loving turquoise these days. Photo from ffffound.

Well It's Official...

We did it, I am finally pregnant! I know, I already have two, but I was really wanting to get the third and final baby before I turned 30 this year. I am not sure how far along I am, but I can say, I have been feeling crazy for the last month, so who knows. I have been sooooo tired, that's why my blogging and shop have been lacking lately. I have no energy, barely enough to feed my girls and bathe them, lol! I just can't wait to get the yucky morning sickness over with, it should subside in a month. We want a little boy real bad, but I would love another girl! They are so much fun. Yes drama all the time, but fun. So please excuse my laziness, I am sure to get my energy back soon... hopefully.

Color Inspiration

Matching Teapot and Vintage Bowl with Flowery Pattern $32.50 from Etsy shop Tenthousandspoons caught my eye! I love the color palette of this set of items. Color is what inspires me most, and as soon as I saw this, I was inspired. I would love to do something with this combination of colors sometime. I went on to save this color palette for future reference. And lets not forget how awesome the item itself is!! So lovely!

Lee Arthaus on Etsy

I love the style of this artist. It is fun, playful, and I love all the texture going on in her style!
They are quite affordable as well, check out her other prints she offers in her etsy shop.


Sitting Owl 6x6 Print $15



Hugo 5x7 Print $15



Oscar 6x6 Print $15

Painting Process Reversed

Usually i paint something on a canvas, and then make a print of it. This time, I was asked to make a digital print into a painting as a custom order. It was something I had never tried before, but it was quite enjoyable. Most of the digital artwork I do are simple shapes, and it was challenging to paint these shapes to look clean and crisp on a canvas with paint. When I listed this one as a custom order, someone else surprisingly requested the same painting. The only difference is they wanted three birds, rather than the bird and two trees combo. I am still working on both of these, but I thought I would show you my progress so far. I have been thinking about which other digital print in my shop would make a great painting. I would love to hear your thoughts on which one I should attempt next.