it's here! it's finally here!

Thought that I had to wait until this Friday, but the trailer is o u t ! I have been w a i t i n g for this movie to open, and I'm so stoked to, finally, see the trailer. The few ( and only ) available photos I have googled, are amazing. The book has been a favorite since I was a kid, and the drawings are always such an inspiration. oh, and Spike Jonze?! I just love.. beautifully shot films. cinematography. Sometimes, I can get a little teary eyed.. .dream-like films. ohhh<3 Do I need that poster in my office? yes, yes I do <3

BF's b-day card

As much as I love making cards for friends and family, I love purchasing super awesome cards for BF Ruben. I guess, that way I still have the cool "mini prints" in my life. Then, I can frame or display them, later on, for the both of us. .. but, mostly for me?! Is that bad? RedCap produces some of my favorites. Even though Ruben's not blond, I adore the drawing of the couple and the beautifully subdued ink colors. The "I love you" part reminds me of my own style of writing.

The card on the bottom is part of a stationery set (also, by RedCap), that I had been eyeing for the longest time, and finally bought. I heart hot air balloons.

chipped China? fill it with gold!

I spotted these pretties over at ohjoy. Cracked and chipped dinnerware is filled in with 24k gold & floral transfers.. .creating something so striking. Ornamated Life

a deer friend

I love giving note sets & stationery as gifts. Especially, jazzing them up. In this case, something, so simple, as a little deer doodle. Hmm, deer doodle? That sounds funny, but you know what I mean. .an outline. 

I drew my little deer on some leftover card stock, so I had a stencil. Traced the stencil on some decorative paper (from my scrap paper stash). .Cut them out.. and voila! Then, I ran the deer through my handy little sticker maker. Glue sticks are great for kids, but I needed some extra reinforcement, that the mini xyron (sticker maker) provides. An adhesive eraser helps get rid of the sticky gunk around the sticker. and, again, with the .. voila!

Tied some twine around the cards, and threw `em in a handmade envelope, along with a stamped birthday card. 

Oh, did this little set inspire so many more ideas! You'll see My Little Deer, again, soon.

See You in June

Sure will miss you, until then, Conie.

bu..bu..bu...bro k en.

I was so excited to see Coraline (in 3D), last friday. About a half hour into the movie, a blackout occurs. Aww, so bummed, was I. We had to take a rain check. This afternoon, we finally got to finish the film. A quick walk through the food court, because the theater is located in the mall. Bought a corndog and fries, from Hotdog on a Stick. And, I had a "star" on my receipt, which means I won a free medium lemonade! haha. Boyfriend, Ruben, and I walked passed Cinnabon, and walked right back to pick one up. A quick look for our favorite flavors at the gumball stand, and off we go to the theater.. 

So, Coraline was so beautiful, so amazing. 3D=awesome, subtle at times, and crazy in others. I can't believe all the hard work that went into the film. Gumby, James and the Giant Peach, the NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS. Claymation is freakin cool.

Coraline.com The movies website is so hands-on. You can button your eyes! And, I love the clips of how much work went into this film.

New Years Resolution #6:

Buy (& pick) more flowers.

ebay

Yesterday, Scarlett Johansson did a favor for Jay Leno. She caught a cold from Spirit co-star, Sam Jackson. Blew her nose unto a tissue, signed the plastic ziplock that held the used thing &.. as of 1am, Thursday morning..  . the current bid ( oh! because its being auctioned off on Ebay! ) is at $1,625 usd.  All proceeds go to benefit USA Harvest. weird,huh?

22-december-08: the tissue ended up going for 5,300.00 usd.