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just wanted to stop in and say hi and i'm still at artfest!
i had all intentions of blogging every day while here, but...
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i'm having WAY too much fun and i'm WAY too tired.
i'll be back to regular postings by monday for sure.
hope you have a wonderful weekend.
xoxo-m
so a few weeks ago we had a few friends over for dinner.
we try to get together with these two couples about every other month, rotating houses.
this time it was my turn.
let me just say, the two other gals are AMAZING cooks.
i'm not so much.
i try. really hard.i've slacked in the past, but this time...
i even set the table.
which, i still felt needed help!
please tell me.
what am i missing?
a runner? colored mats? table cloth?
for food, we went with an asian theme.
i successfully made wonton soup.
fried tofu... mediocre success
gary made stir fry from this cookbook... amazing!
fried bananas... a little much.
in the end- thankfully it isn't about the food. or the table setting.
it's about getting together with friends and enjoying each others company.
and, we full hearted-ly did.
meg duerksen of whatever, and her love of rainbows has been rubbing off on me.
what would our allen designs line of clocks be without a rainbow in it anyways?
can't forget the pot of gold. :)
now that my little photo shoot is over we'll see if i have the will-power to not eat all the "gold".
probably not.
do you have any of those items with really annoyingly long cords?
either they're in the way or even just an eyesore.this has been mine of late.
and finally, today i took a couple of minutes to do something about it.i don't need it to be very long so all i did was gather it up back & forth till it was the length i needed.
then i took a few pretty colors of washi tape and begun wrapping it around and around.
i would recommend several rotations so that the cord doesn't end up tearing out of the tape.
ahhhhh. all better.
not just organized and clean but even fetching!
sometimes, it's the simplest of accomplishments that make me the happiest.
happy sunday to you. :)
"These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace.
In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world." John 16:33
we finally had a sunshiny day here in the portland area!
in celebration, my mom and i took a little walk around the neighborhood with our cameras.
my husband and i celebrated our 19 yr. wedding anniversary a few days ago.
19 years, oh my!!!
AND we still love each other. (well, most of the time anyways)
we tried out the recommended tapas restaurant- toro bravo for dinner.
it proved to be a hoppin' place with yummy, creative food and awesome atmosphere.
well, i'm off to make today super productive.
lot's of artfest prep still to do.
my norwegian friend janne is coming tomorrow!
let the ART-ing begin.
i love our new allen designs line of pencil cups!
and for the moment, this is my fave...it says "born to laugh" on the back.
although with this dreary/exceptionally cold nw weather, i'm feeling more like crying.
2nd day of spring, and it's pouring rain AND 37º.
i need a hot cup of tea.
i really adore these little moo cards.
the fact that you can get a different piece of your art printed on every one of them is quite somethin'.just for fun, i added a QR code this time around.
do you use one?
have you ever scanned one?
my three favorites out of this batch.
they're just so yummy.
i've been slowly getting ready for artfest 2012.
i can't believe it's only one week away.
i'm so looking forward to seeing my crazy art friends!
are you going?
we had sushi (seaweed salad)
jess decided to make us lunch one day...
her masterpiece: honey & pnut butter sandwiches, pnut butter & plantain smoothie and apple/plantain sticks.
pretty cute presentation.
best part? -she cleaned up the mess!
lex got lot's of homework done, including this chemistry project.
i finished labeling & organizing some studio baskets.
you'd laugh if you saw how many different things i tried before i ended up with these very simple, chalkboard on heavy chip board, ones!
all in all, a weekend i feel good about.
my friend reenie of peculiar ambitions gifted us some beautiful eggs from her farm the other day.
these little guys were even standing on their heads they were so excited!
the fabulous egg cups are by artist alison palmer.
i'd love to visit connecticut and take one of her workshops someday!
i've had an obsession with ceramics for as long as i can remember.
i did take some classes once.
i very quickly came to the realization that...
i should just stick to purchasing other people's.
all this really makes me want chickens!
my husband would NEVER go for it.
i will have to settle with living vicariously through you reenie.
