A friend sent this to me. It’s so pretty & calming & only a minute long… perfect momentary break in the work day.

Mork from Phil Borst on Vimeo.

Created by: Phil Borst
Music by: http://www.dustinohalloran.com/
Software: After Effects
Project File : https://rapidshare.com/files/281844588/MORK_Anim_PhilBorst_folder.zip

Crazy wallpaper at a bridal boutique in Orange County

My friend invited me with her for her wedding dress shopping and I could not stop staring at the crazy wallpaper— I love it! Kind of tacky/loud but still classy in a really odd way?

Bopping my head to this while I lay out the April issue at OC Family…

Pinterest: to organize your visual brain

I’ve had my Pinterest for awhile but realized I haven’t shared it on here! I absolutely love this site and have 27 boards so far— everything from design, fashion, decorating and more. It’s so nice to be able to organize all the crazy images I find delightful.

From my Pinterest board: Art Star

I’ve had a morgue file on my computer for years but the trouble with that is there’s no way to see a nice big grid of the images and attribution is a problem! I’m slowly going through my files and using Google’s Search by Image to locate the original creators so I can properly credit everything.

I guess that would be my number one tip: make sure you pin from the actual creator’s website and not websites like weheartit and tumblr— it’s important to credit the amazing creators that you find inspiring. On blogs in particular, make sure you pin directly from a specific post and not just the home page; especially if you would like to revisit that particular article.

So if you’re interested in seeing what’s inspiring me in the moment, please follow me on pinterest!

Magnificent:

“A Google doodle tribute to artist, performer, and pioneer Freddie Mercury for his 65th birthday in celebration of Freddie for a Day.”
& one of my favorite queen songs too (favorite usage is definitely Shaun of the Dead—Zombies & Queen=awesome).

It’s Friyay! Enjoy this Queen song and think about 5pm (or whatever hour your weekend may begin).

Happy weekend!

Poor neglected blog—I needed a small hiatus. Hopefully I will get back in the swing of things with this post about how awesome Lost Crates is!

I can’t remember if I saw Design Milk’s post or Holy Cool’s first but either way you slice, the internet brought has brought this bounty unto me. This isn’t a sponsored post; I just really love the concept & fine paper goods!

I went to the site, filled out a brief questionare and set up my subscription. I think I spoke passionately about yellow. A few weeks later, tada!

Lost Crates

Tied up with string

One customized to your preferences crate of papery glory.

Contents of the box!

It’s a monthly subscription service. I can unsubscribe before August 1st if I choose to but man, oh man, I think I’m going to spend the $38/month at least once more. Indulgent, I know! But paper! And I can change my preferences at any time and they’re tailor the next crate to that or I’ll leave it the same and see what else they come up with!

Papery Glory

Huzzah for Lost Crates!

Commands found through FFFFOUND

Prints available from My Little Underground. Created by Atmostheory. Brilliant.

Not only is this a gorgeous hand-drawn (or should I say watercolored!) piece of typography, the piece that Almost Phony has written is extraordinarily touching. Everything about this is beautiful. Check out Acey’s blog and etsy shop.

Pretend to be Normal from av_photography on flickr.
Do I really need to offer any other explanation on this one? Love it.

Wishing all your weekends are fabulous, free & inspiring. See you Monday!<3