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up to date

we just had a burger bake off last weekend and chris beat me, but only because one of our judges fell asleep. so i consider it more of a draw really.
its been cah-razy at my new job. busy busy. i can hardly stand when i get home. all i want to do is curl up with the hamster dog and fall asleep. i made some fun holiday throws ad pillows and have been working on a whole collection for the bathroom. its really challenging taking on product design, but i find it very gratifying once i complete projects like this that i have never really tried to design. a dear friend kay came up to visit from savannah and we made plans for a book. I have so many plans for books but they are never completed. so dissappointing. oh well maybe this one will work!

gimme gimme miu miu

. i still really want these miu miu shoes. real bad. so bad i could taste them. and i have big plans for these little babies. oh man. i need these like i need air, and food and water.

are you happy yet?

stupid boob.

i miss my dad today.
so i have this dress right. the perfect dress to wear while attending a summer wedding. only thing is....well my boobs are not the right size and shape to fit in this dress. do i have wierd shaped boobs or did betsey johnson miscalculate the sz 4 for this particular bodice. either way i am pretty sad. and im 10lbs lighter than i was when i first bought the gosh darn thing. arg. well i wonder what ill be wearing on saturday. humph.

sorry for the lengthy hiatus. i am now gainfully employed at as a textile deigner creating prints for childrens bedding. It is amazing. i am proud of what i create even when i have to create it on the weekend. but this thing called market week is coming up very soon and so we are busy creating. i am super happy and fulfilled. yay!

coffee talk

puppy print

puppy love!

i am not afraid of heights

but these balloons are!

what?

new work prints

gotta make the dough.

Mission.

I had a realization last night as I was untagging most of the recent facebook pictures my friends posted of me, guys I've gotten big. I dont mean this in a overly self conscious way but man, for a girl used to size small and 4-6's jumping to 8's is a biiiiiig deal! The last time I was comfortable with my body was about 2 years ago, when I was biking to work everyday and spent the rest of my day on my feet in the studio or slinging coffee. Now a majority of my day is spent in a swivel chair with limited wrist and hand movement. But even my wrists are bigger.
So now is the time of change, revised life plans. Fitness challenge anyone? Diets are mostly about limitations and removing foods from your diet. I want mine to be about additions. More leafy greens more natural foods. More home cooked meals. It is easy in a city like NY to adapt to a life of restaurants and happy hours. There are so many resources for unhealthy life decisions.
Ive never been that health nut girl. But I want to become healthy.
So here is the deal, no more yoyo diet b.s. No more clenses with false hope of instant change. Im making a real life decision to get back to the comfy feeling I crave. Mission Comfy Skin commenses 7/27/09. Wish me lucky times!

the 4th

we bbq'd in prospect park then went back tot the apt to play sing star! i love me some kareoke. the kareoke trunped the red macy's fire works for sure!

chris

he inspired me again nautically and simplistically.

new stacking bear

the circus is in town

new horsey print. inspired by my dear friend who just took circus classes.

bears and balloons

its been a rough winter. wait its not winter anymore, why does it feel like it is. the rain will not stop falling. i suppose thats why most of my friends are leaving nyc. they are all moving for one reason or another. but this evacuation of city life is leaving me without a design partner. so im pretty sad. a friend gave me this advice:" i think maybe you will just have to rely on yourself."
so here is to old reliable- yours truly.

rudolph got run over by a raindeer

konga line!
yeah!

lets play!

Lets play a game.

Lets call it can you find the penis in the print.

Can You?

I had to place these pattern pieces on this fabric so that the customer wouldnt be able to win this game.

booties

shoesies for your rosy toesies

a pair of pears

new boat print

new shark print

and its all about the chase

lama love

always wanted to be a lama farmer
colors inspired by my ikea bedspread.
gotta love the swedish color pallete, so clean and simple.

c+k=

a print i did for chris and kimb industries
aka our love print. minus the hearts.
collective awwwwwwww.

new bear print

boy/girl bear print.
think of it as unisex.

williamsburg

i did this williamsburg rendition not too ling ago in the same body i used in the last post. i thought i'd share-even though we all know plaid is over? i mean will it ever be?

new ruffle print

the shooting star shoes!

if i could wish on a shooting star right this second i would wish for these shoes.
please tell me you saw lill's new video for not fair. yaknow the country one with the white jumpsuit and the back up dancers? now please tell me you saw the shoes she was stomping around in. these shoes are prime. i googled them. i cant find them. does anyone know who designed them?

meet grayson perry aka claire

isnt he glorious. this is my dream wardrobe. i would wear these little babydoll dresses everyday of my life if i could. this grason character is an artist who is known for his vases and his dresses.

found via d-listed my guilty obsession.