{give-away: nantaka joy stationery}

Delighted to announce this week's give-away -- stationery from nantaka joy! Am a huge fan of this lovely paper and pattern line, {especially the kraft and foil combinations} as well as Joy's beautiful blog, {oh joy!}

Give-away includes:
{1} a set of 8 woodcut floral file folders {silver & copper mix}
{2} a set of 6 ombre lace olive tiny cards
{3} an "i love..." platinum notebook

To enter, {click here} to visit the nantaka joy website, then state your favourite item from the site in the comments section below.

{bonne chance!/good luck!}

* random selection on Tuesday, May 19, 2009; if you do not have a blog or contact e-mail on your blog, please include for notification

Riding Along

(photo: RidingPretty bicycle helmet cover prototype, my 1970's Motobecane bicycle, DIY'd tie dye shirt)

This photo is fairly recent. A totally gorgeous spring day riding along a beautiful little path next to a pretty little stream, EXCEPT for the beer bottles and ciggies that were dumped in it...and that's why I have that look on my face!



Anyway, the crawdaddy denizens of this little stream are way down from prior years I've been told... So, after a little clean up I was on my way enjoying the rest of the day.

The 10 Minute Sketch

Hello Friends!
Did you all have a great day with your Mother's yesterday?
I sure did. It was such a nice relaxing day.
We hung out, watched Arrested Development & then later watched the old classic "South Pacific",
which was my first time seeing it, and i loved it.
i don't think they made any bad movies back then, it's so amazing.

Well, later last night i decided to make an extremely Quick Video for you all.
I gave myself 10 minutes to begin and end the drawing,
mostly because my camera can only record in 5 minute slots
and also cause my chip was full at 10 minutes... haha
But the drawing i did was of this great picture of Alix of the blog The Cherry Blossom Girl.
For the sketch I drew with a sharpie on glass, and then painted with Acrylic after.
I think i will be redrawing that picture in a few days on normal paper, not glass... so i will keep you posted.
The Video is real simple; i hope you like it :)

{summer afternoon}

"Summer afternoon - summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language."

~Henry James

{images: 1 - Veer via Homegrown; 2 - ffffound}