Hey guys! It's been a bit, but Michelle is here to check in with you on her Peacock Vows of sending beautiful mail year round in 2014! Two months, and I actually have something to show for it! My mail time has gone down to writing once a month, maybe twice if I have...
Get Messy keeps growing, and it's beautiful. I'm so happy to be a part of this group, and to have a reason to add to my art journal every single week. To start off, my first page is about Sea Punk. This is a concept I was originally introduced to by April. We're both...
Random acts of kindness are really important in life. They get as small as holding a door open for someone or giving a sincere compliment. There's no reason for us to share every kind thing we do for others because it will end up losing meaning. If we're doing nice...
I'm really glad it's Tuesday and time for my happiness post, because happiness is all I want to talk about. Life is so beautiful. Always, but especially right now. I've been in Baltimore every day, having a blast. For all intents and purposes it is Fall, and I've...
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My friend, Cristen, tagged me in a Facebook status to share 15 things you "may not care to know" about me. My immediate reaction was "ugh, everyone already knows everything", so this is a little difficult for me... I'm a pretty open person! Give yourself one point and...
Last month, I decided to take a chance on doing a disposable camera installation while I was on vacation in New York. I'm so glad I did! On the first try the camera got full of pictures of strangers and no one stole it! Perfection. Thanks to Brooklyn for being so...
I'm excited to introduce Cara, of Chewy Tulip, to you. She's a self-proclaimed artist since the age of five, textile designer since college graduation, general merry-maker, letter enthusiast, kind of a weirdo. Read on to find out more about what inspires her, how to...
Happy Thursday, everyone! Life is good, and I've only got a couple pages to show you this week. This one is inspired by one of my favorite scenes in Arrested Development, where Gob finally swallows a key for a future trick. I'm a professional magician, too. In fact,...
The 90's weren't just about awesome music fads. There were also some pretty incredible toys, like Trolls. (I realize that these things were originally made decades ago, but they definitely had a recycled spotlight in the 90's.) I collected them as a kid, and had a...