tote for mom

For christmas, I made my mom a tote. Of course, at the 11th hour I ran out of thread before I was going to head home and give it to her. I finally finished it a few months back and brought it home to her for easter. She loved it! She's really into grey, white and yellow color combinations right now, so I knew she would be into it. I love coming up with my own designs, figuring out the pocketing etc... The bag is a grey twill with a cotton sheeting floral patterned liner and details. I got the yellow floral print on a blanket from a thrift store. I love finding vintage fabrics at thrift stores. It's like finding treasure!

modern meets eco-friendly

These adorable Willow Bowler bags from Canopy Verde are made from organic cotton and bamboo blends, chrome-free leather, and OEKO TEX certified dyes. Amazing! Founder Linda Wong knows how to create beautiful, tasteful, and modern bags ranging from clutches to weekenders. Check our her collection { www.canopyverde.com }

wildwood

Here is a sampling of the beautiful Wildwood collection of fabrics by Erin McMorris. I love her stylized nature graphics, motifs, and color combinations - which are fresh, bold, and inspiring. They can be purchased here at { hartsfabric.com }

what i'm loving right now

SUKIE IRON ONS! I came across these the other day and really love the style of this UK studio { www.sukie.co.uk/ironon.html } They have a variety of other stationary products that are absolutely adorable. Love it.

vaughn

So, I bought a new camera to take pictures of the products I design/create in order to sell them on etsy. All I've ended up doing is taking picture of my adorable nephew Vaughn. Here he is on Easter Sunday in my grandma's flower bed with the bluebells that bloom there every year. It reminds me of my childhood and the easter eggs I used to find in that same exact flower bed.

home made printing

A few weeks ago my friend Meave and I decided to do a little home made, hand made printing. We created stamps out of some whacky craft foam, and hand stamped these patterns out on various colored fabrics. It was intense - a 12 hour day, but it was sooo much fun. It's so great to try new things and NOT work on a computer for a change.

mood boards

I am honored to be designing the wedding print material for my best friend Jill and her husband to be Brandon. I put together two directions, to help them articulate the style of their wedding. From the save the dates, to the invitations, to the table cards, place cards, menu's---you name it... I'm designing it!

honey lane launches!

yay! today I finally did it. I launched my very own blog. I've been wanting to do this for quite some time. whomever decides to look at and read my blog. I hope you thoroughly enjoy it.