New Shop Under Way

My dear blogosphere it has been a while. The summer is underway and that has led to a flurry of activity in my home and in my shops. I hope you are all enjoying the sunnier weather and have a calendar full of picnics, graduation parties, and summer vacations.

I promise to have some more Illustration Friday posts, daily pics, and other musings soon. For today I wanted to announce my new shop: Sweet Feet Designs on Etsy. This shop is dedicated to children's items. I have been thinking a long time how I wanted to integrate these types of items into my current shop: Blue Leaf Boutique but decided it really needed a home of its own. For those of you that follow me, know my kiddos are everything to me. There always inspiring me and creating for them is such a treat. I just wanted to share my creations with others too!

Check it out! More items will be added soon!

Ikea How I Love Thee

When I was a kid, probably around nine years old, I visited Ikea for the first time. I should have realized then my love of interior design and the power it can have over your emotions. I was with my best friend and her mother and somewhere along the way we could not contain our excitement and were scolded by one of the sales people for climbing on the beds.

Thing is, I am now 32 years old and I have the exact same reaction every time I go there. I want to sit in all the chairs, roll on the beds, and touch every piece of fabric. It is usually a blur of adrenaline and overabundance right down to those lovely Swedish meatballs. My husband commented this trip that I am marketing executive's dream come true with all those strategically placed extras: "Oh I need that!..and that!...and that too!"

This trip I did manage to restrain myself a bit and actually stuck to my list, a first for me! I picked up a new mirror for our living room, new curtains for the office and living room, some dish towels, some fabric remnants, and a new houseplant that really belongs to our three year old son. (He is obsessed with them.) Once I get the curtains ironed and hung I can finally take some photos of our "White Out" office/craft room. Then I will promptly start working on my list for the next Ikea trip! Check out some of my purchases: Ekne

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