PeaceLove+Cupcakes

wanna play 20 questions?

1. Show us the inside of something cute

My art box I carry around everywhere:

The inside:

2. What's the last home cooking you had?

My sweet boyfriend has been cooking for me every Mon + Wed when I had class...He last made hamburgers, salad + fries.  He's a really good cook :]

3. What do you miss?

This sweet thing:

I haven't seen her in 4 days :(  I'm a bad mommy.  She stays at my mom's which is outta the way.  I'm going to get her tonight though :]

4. What makes you laugh often?

This face:

Ahh I freaking LOVE that man :]  He makes me laugh all the time + super duper happy

5. What's your favorite word?

tweedle/twiddle- not sure how i wanna spell this made up work zac + I have fun with ;]  Zac has confirmed it is "twiddle" :]

I love saying the word caprese (like the salad)-kah-press-ay

6. What are you trying to quit?

nothing :] 

7. What's your favorite commercial right now?

8. Whose style do you dig?

 

9. Link to a great blog you've discovered lately...

beautiful photography

killer music

backpacker photo school

10. What's the last craft you made?

Camera strap for my new camera:

 
My mom found the coolest fabric EVER!!! (thanks mom!!!)

11. A photo of the last happy mail you got :]

12. Something you've got lately?

 

13. What are you looking forward to?

• going overnight camping with my buttonhole (♥Z) at Fall Creek Falls...it's going to be beautiful...the leaves will be changing...waterfalls...campfires...smores...snuggling in sleeping bags...being one with nature
• i love this time of year- getting pumpkins, halloween, caramel apples, crafts festival
• the weekend coming up

14. Post a recent snapshot of yourself.

 

15. Recent Favorite Movie? 

don't really have one...i guess Time Traveler's Wife even though I was disappointed

16. Something you're working on right now?

Finishing my mom's quilt + rachel's baby (Cooper's) quilt

17. If a movie were made about you, who would play you?

 

18. What gives you goosebumps?

19. Share a new obsession.

My mood ring:

 

20. What's the meaning of your life?

La Vie En Rose

if you'd like to play along, please do! and please post a link to your 20Qs here in the comments here, if you'd like. :)

Elsie's

LA's

Wish list

I have been wanting this 4-ever!!!  My books + things need a home bad:

 

(pottery barn)

This is my new camera!!! Yay, yay, yay.  I love it.  I have been wanting a digi SLR for a while.  So glad I finally got one.  It's my birthday present to myself ☺ haha:

 

I also signed up for a digi SLR photography class at Memphis College of Art.  Excited to be in class again.  Nerdy?  I miss school...well art classes.

These lenses look fun:

"With the Composer, Lensbaby introduces a completely new lens, based on a ball and socket configuration that delivers smooth selective focus photography with unparalleled ease. Photographers simply tilt the lens to a desired angle and then focus with a manual focusing ring. The Composer stays in the desired bent position without requiring a locking mechanism and features the new Lensbaby Optic Swap System:"

 

"The Lensbaby Optic Box Set includes three optics options: Plastic, Pinhole / Zone plate, and Single Glass. Each optic creates a dreamy, ethereal look and will take you to new artistic horizons." 

These Heller TOMS:

 

I also wish my mac will be fixed without losing all my music.  I would really ♥ to make zac a mixed cd too.

Anthro clothes.

Waxing Poetic charms.

Plaid shirts for fall:

 

(somethings hididng in here)

Polaroid film would be fun.

A mood ring.

 

Little Surprises

Last Friday, Zac + I had dinner @ Bhan Thai.  I've been once before, but Zac had never been.  It was really good!  I got the Panang Curry: Sautéed with panang curry sauce, bell peppers, sweet beans, basil and kaffir lime leaves in coconut milk.  I thought it sounded really interesting.  After that, we saw The Time Traveler's Wife @ Studio on the Square.  Zac said it was better than he thought + it wasn't as good as I thought, but I had HIGH expectations ;]  I still thought it was really good.  I cried. Haha. ♥

Saturday night Zac + I went to the Redbirds vs. SAC game @ AutoZone Park-"the finest ballpark ever built below the major league level".  They lost :( but it was still fun!!!

 

Audrey Kawasaki is having another print sale:

I wonder what the odds are of actually getting one??? haha.

Remember the class I took by Kara?  Well...she is selling her doily journals.

I am so, so, so excited for Fall!!!  Elsie asks: "Is it just me or is it a general feeling that this Autumn is going to be best season in, like, a long long time? seems so."  I totally think so.  It's my favorite season always.

Things I'm excited about:

♥ going to Ft. Lauderdale (never been) w/ my sweetheart to visit his Dad

♥ cooler weather, fall breeze, leaves changing, smell of wood burning outside, cozy clothes

♥ green nail polish is in!

 

Here Today...Aragon Tommorrow by OPI • Chinchilly by Essie • Enchanted Forest by Orly

♥ Halloween is coming:

 

(when you mix candy corn + salted peanuts it tastes like a payday...yum)

♥ the fair (ferris wheels, caramel/candy apples, funnel cakes + pronto pups) + Pink Palace Crafts Fair (pottery, art, prints + pronto pups again haha)

♥ the fact that i still have a few of these left:

 

caramels • chick-o-sticks • peanut butter bars.

♥ my birthday ;] 26!!! (I'll post my list soon, haha)

♥ I'm almost finished with the Twilight series...excited but sad too.  Ready to move on to new books!

♥ getting a new haircut + color

♥ the season for art openings + lectures

 

the I wannas...

ok...so here's the deal...i first saw this on my friends facebook probably 6 or 7 years ago...i fell in love with it + what he said...his is different now than it was then...but anyways...here's mine...i finally did it :]

• I wanna dive in. 
• I wanna always speak the truth. 
• I wanna be the one. 
• I wanna laugh til I cry. 
• I wanna be in love with nothing less. 
• I wanna know he’s out there + find him. 
• I wanna make you lose your mind. 
• I wanna get a tattoo. 
• I wanna forget. 
• I wanna be true to myself. 
• I wanna deserve more. 
• I wanna make a living doing something creative. 
• I wanna create. 
• I wanna believe. 
• I wanna move. 
• I wanna go camping + star gazing. 
• I wanna fly away. 
• I wanna be you + me forever. 
• I wanna lose 20 lbs. 
• I wanna amaze + surprise you. 
• I wanna be unique. 
• I wanna get married. 
• I wanna be a great mom to a little girl or twins (one boy, one girl). 
• I wanna have no regrets. 
• I wanna travel + go to as many places on the 1,000 places to see before you die list. 
• I wanna watch the sun set overlooking the Grand Canyon. 
• I wanna drive cross-county in an Airstream. 

• I wanna be taken care of. 
• I wanna be your baby blue. 
• I wanna change the world for you. 
• I wanna live life to the fullest. 
• I wanna take a little ride. 
• I wanna be exactly what you need. 
• I wanna let go + not hold back. 
• I wanna stop judging myself. 
• I wanna believe in magic + destiny. 
• I wanna be taken off guard. 
• I wanna experience new things. 
• I wanna receive love letters. 
• I wanna be patient + understanding. 
• I wanna be appreciated. 
• I wanna have a good heart. 
• I wanna always see the good in life. 
• I wanna be peaceful. 
• I wanna fall in love as much as possible. 
• I wanna get letters + missives carried by conventional postal delivery services. 

  

• I wanna have a pen pal. 
• I wanna finish what I start. 
• I wanna do a triathlon. 
• I wanna go to Bora Bora on my honeymoon. 
• I wanna make lots of lists + complete them. 
• I wanna hold hands. 
• I wanna have my heart melted lots!!! 
• I wanna be picked over all the other girls. 
• I wanna swing. 
• I wanna kiss in the rain. 
• I wanna slow dance. 
• I wanna fulfill my dreams. 

Happy Friday!

How is the list coming?

#4 didn't happen, but that was my choice...I'm going to the beach, which is #13 and having surgery, so I would have missed too many days from work.  I would have gone again though if MMJ, Jack White + Ben Folds were there again, haha.

#5 happened...it was amazing + they are amazingly wonderful

#8 happened...at first I was like what is that? haha...cookie was aka for engagement ring...we looked twice before deciding on the most beautiful ring.  Too bad it's sitting in the box :(

#10 is in the process (for the beach):

(sorry the pic is so bad, it's from the i-phone)  Just needs to be finished w/ a backing + batting

It was supposed to be for Mike + I on the beach + for future picnics, but now it's sort of a mourning quilt.  Making a quilt can be very theraputic.

The backing + batting is on now:

 

(another bad i-phone pic @ night)

#18...I didn't go see The Curious Case of Bejamin Button, but I bought + watched it at home.  Such a great movie.  Makes you appreciate the time you have.  "I was thinking how nothing lasts, and what a shame that is." -B. Button "Your life is defined by its opportunities... even the ones you miss." -B. Button "Sometimes we're on a collision course, and we just don't know it. Whether it's by accident or by design, there's not a thing we can do about it." -B. Button  "For what it's worth: it's never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There's no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again." -B. Button (to his daughter) "Benjamin, we're meant to lose the people we love. How else would we know how important they are to us?" -Mrs. Maple

#19 I did a little of.  Need to do more though.

#21 I think it is :)

#22 Yep, I am journaling a LOT more!!!  I think I should write a book, ha! 

#24  hmm...i'm not feeling to magical.  Magic might be gone.

#25  This is a hard one.  I'm having mixed feelings right now.

I still have 83 days til my birthday.  It's on a Friday, Yay!

 

It's the weirdest thing, I've been craving lemon sweets like crazy!!!  I even had a dream about lemon oreos, haha.  Yesterday at lunch I saw this cute cupcake at Whole Foods and guess what?!?!  It's lemony sweet.  It also has the biggest gumdrop on top I've ever seen.  Major cuteness.

 

This was my fun lunch today :]  Pretty cool huh?

I leave for Seaside, FL this Tues.  I can't wait.  It's just going to be mom + I.  It was supposed to be my parents + Mike's parents first meeting (Mike was going too).  I think it will be hard to see where Mike + I were getting married, but I need the time to relax + get back to being myself.  I guess we'll see how hard it is.  I plan to take lots of books, cameras, my journal + art supplies.  I should have known it was too good to be true.

"When It's Good"

You're a prison I can't escape
You're a decision I never make
Heard me laughing
You heard me weep and moan

Oh- when it's good, it's so, so good
When it's gone, it's gone

They say time will kill the pain
I say pain is gonna kill my time
Lord won't you save me
Or leave me alone

Cause when it's good, it's so, so good
When it's gone, it's gone
Oh- gone

I hang your picture right above my mind
Don't do anything you can't deny
I could never be your pawn

Oh- cause when it's good, it's so, so good
When it's gone, it's gone

Some drink to remember
Some to forget
Some for satisfaction
Some to regret
I hope a brighter day to you I've shown

Oh- cause when it's good, it's so, so good
And when it's gone, it's gone
When it's gone, it's gone
When it's gone, it's gone
When it's gone, Oh- it's gone

-Ben Harper

Tag You're It

What is your current obsession?

Looking down at my left hand, haha.  It's real!  I'm engaged to the most amazing fiance' ever!

 

^ this was my obsession at lunch.  I love octopi.  It's just begging me to draw/paint it.

 

The flowers my future parents sent me :]  so sweet!!!  love them!!!

What is your current favorite memory?

The day i met Mike.  It was my first time snowboarding in a few years.  He was so sweet.  He sat next to me at lunch (I was hoping for it).  I remember when he took his helmet off I was thinking "WOW, he's hott".  Haha.  I thought he looked like Heath Ledger:

 

We talked about living in the south + UNC/Memphis basketball.  He says I did some major flirting, haha.  I stayed in the back (because I was tired, ha! + to talk to him).  He gave me a look, I said I know what ur thinking + he said "Oh, we're at that stage now?"  I remember feeling like I had known him for years.  I knew he was special + there was more to come.  The day came to an end + I was sad to say goodbye...but I hoped to see him the next day...

Starbucks or Peet's?

I guess Starbucks...I've never been to a Peet's.  I usually just fix my own with my Keurig.  I'm loving the Green Mountain Coffee Seasonal Blends (last season's [SPRING] Fair Trade Coconut Blend + Fair Trade Spring Blend).  I haven't tried this season's Fair Trade The Perfect Peach + Fair Trade Summer Safari.  My go to favorite is the Colombian Fair Trade Select.  A splash of Horizon Organic half & half + 2 Splenda.

What's for dinner?

Going downtown to Circa with my bro Joe + his wife Kim.

What would you eat for your last meal?

 

Pronto Pup, Funnel Cake + a Grape or Orange Crush (healthy last meal, haha)

What's the last thing you bought?

I thought these were sold out, but I got a set!  So cute!!!  A steal for $10.

 

I *luv* the black apple.

What are you listening to right now?

Dan Fogelberg "Same Old Lang Syne" at work (isn't this a Christmas Song?) not by choice

*Fav* songs right now:

"No You Girls" Franz Ferdinand

"Train Song" Feist + Ben Gibbard

"Spotlight" Mute Math

"When I Grow Up" Fever Ray

"Heartbroken, In Disrepair" Dan Auerbach

"Bitter Heart" Zee Avi

"Trouble is a Friend" Lenka

"Make A Plan to Love Me" Bright Eyes

"1901" Phoenix

"Hey, Hey, My, My" Neil Young

"Flightless" Iron + Wine

"Dream Catch Me" Newton Faulkner

What is your favorite ice cream flavor?

Talenti Gelato e Sorbeto "How Sweet Life Can Be"

I've only had the Tahitian Vanilla Bean, but it is AMAZING!!!  Just by looking at it you know it's going to be good!  I love the clear container.  I wanna try the Mediterranean Mint.

What was your favorite toy growing up?

 

Polly Pocket (I had this exact one) I loved playing house

 

Quints

 

Littlest Pet Shop (I had this exact set too)  Loved, loved!!!

 

 

Cupcake Dolls + Play cupcakes

If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?

Bora Bora w/ Mike :]  I WISH!!!  I'd go anywhere for the next hour if I could be with him.

 

Which language do you want to learn?

French or Italian

What's your favorite quote?

"Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. That is just being "in love" which any of us can convince ourselves we are.

Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident. Your mother and I had it, we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two.
- Captain Corelli's Mandolin. "Love is the beauty of the soul." --St. Augustine

These are good too:

"When you are in Love you can't fall asleep because reality is better than your dreams."

Dr Seuss

Some of the greater things in life are unseen thats why you close your eyes when you kiss, cry, or dream...

Anonymous

What is your favorite colour?

This one is funny.  I love all colors.  I usually say pink, but I'm begining to realize it's yellow.

What is your favorite piece of clothing in your own wardrobe?

My Ra Ra Riot t-shirt but mine's in black :]  Love them too!!!  Concert shirts are always the best.  This one is super duper soft too.  Ahh...LOVE

What is your dream job?

My job right now is not too bad.  I just wish it was more artsy.  I would love to have an art gallery/studio space to rent out or an artsy/clothing/cupcake store.  Make money doing something I love.  I can't wait to be a mommy too (well I can wait, haha), but I think (hope) I will be really great at it.

What is your worst habit?

Poping my knuckles + neck (ick, I know).  Hitting the snooze button + not wanting to get up EVER unless it's the weekend (then I get up whenever I want).

If you had £100 now, what would you spend it on?

Bookcase/Storage/Organizing my studio

 

(not sure where I got this image, sorry)

 

(or this one)

 

(courtesy of Elsie Ikea bookcase)

 

(Pottery Barn)

 

(Pottery Barn)

I WISH!!!  It would totally cost more than that.  A girl can dream though right? Please,Please, One Day.  I'd like a ticket to RDU too, hehe.

Do you admire anyone's style?

Ahh, yep...The miss Jenny Lewis

 

Kirsten Dunst

 

Drew Barrymoore, Sienna Miller, Katherine Heigl...<3 the "boho-chic" style

 

Describe your personal syle? (this isn't a question, haha but I'll go along with it)

Hippie/Boho Chic haha? I dunno funky

What are you going to do after this?

Go home to the condo + prob. sew or draw

What are your favorite movies?

Cold Mountain, Mad Love, P.S. I love you, Crazy Beautiful, Before Sunrise/Before Sunset, Crazy/Beautiful, The Notebook, Knocked Up, Definitely Maybe

What is your favorite fruit?

Blackberries or ripe peaches

What inspires you?

Lots of stuff...I've done a post on this...Can't find it right now

Your favorite book?

Eat, Pray, Love and I'm finishing the last of the Twilight series (love those), Live Your Dreams

 

 

 Do you collect something?

 

Art supplies, buttons, antiques, old family photographs

What are you most proud of?

I am so proud to have such a great fiance'.

What do you like most about yourself?

Oh gosh...hmm...I like that I truely want to be a good, wholesome person + have good values.

What is your go to nail polish color?

I love Lippman Collection Rhapsody in White (silvery, frosty white)

Usually something funky or neutral

What is the best live show you've seen?

Hard one...Ra Ra Riot was so good...but I think it has to be My Morning Jacket + Ben Folds @ Bonarroo

If you're interested and want to join in, Tag. you're it!

Elsie's

Rachel's

I think this is the longest post I've done...whew I'm tired!!! haha

the day of the week between sunday and tuesday

1.)  Light, Easy, Fun way to make videos...I may have to get one of these before my trip to Seaside.

Flip Mino Camcorder

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2.)  Possible Swine Flu hits Collierville: http://www.wmcstations.com/global/story.asp?s=10278930

 

3.)  I got 2 new sewing books the other day @ lunch:

 

sew what! BAGS is one of them

 

It has lots of fun projects :]

• Cute totes!
• Cute messenger bags!
• An artist roll (to store brushes) I have been wanting to make one of these for a while now!!!
• Sample project
• It even has it's own flickr group!

4.)  I've been wanting to do this too and journal daily.  I bought this book:

How to Make a Journal of your Life

 

5.)  New nail polish:

 

Essie eternal optimist, I'm loving this color right now.

New Watercolor Pan Palette Box + List: Art supplies to try

mmm...this makes me happy :]  I have been wanting something like this ever since I saw the W&N Bijou Box.  They are super expensive, so people even make their own.  I found a larger version without the included watercolor pans at ASW.  I finally took some pictures of it:

 

 

 

I just need to get some Winsor & Newton Artist Watercolors- Half Pans to go in it.  That will be fun- collecting the colors I want.

LIST:  Art Supplies I want to try:

• 300 lb.  Fabriano Paper
• sz 12 or 14 Jackson's Schmincke brushes
• Lyra holder (can  hold your neocolor crayons)
• Prismacolor Col-erase pencils

Here's where I found a lot of these supplies ideas.

List: Reasons I Love Spring

Happy First Day of Spring!!!

• daffodils

   (O!Rachew!)

• warm weather
• easter eggs + easter egg hunts
• tulips blooming
• red bud trees
• afican violet show at memphis botanic garden (I've been for the past few years + have quite a collection :])
• summer/vacation shopping (Jcrew is always a fun place to do this)
• pastel colors
• easter basket grass, haha
• breaking out the flip flops (I love my flip flops!!!)
• pinwheels
• rainboots + jackets
• new season= new creative ideas
• enjoying being outside (except for my spring allergies)
• more sunlight after work
• putting shorts on for the first time since summer

Old Navy has the most comfy drawstring shorts every spring!!!

• feeling fresh (something about spring feels fresh + crisp)
• green grass starting to show
• beautiful colors in nature

And so...much more

List: Reasons I am Lucky

Happy St.  Patrick's Day!

1. I found the love of my life, who is making all my dreams come true.
2. I have a job that I enjoy (most of the time) making good money + with family. 
3. I am truly happy + have every reason to be.
4. I live in a beautiful condo (that I own), in a great neighborhood + have made lots of friends (one bestie).
5. It is a beautiful day.
6. I woke up to the most beautiful song + voice.
7. I know who I am + I'm proud of that.
8. I find beauty in everyday things.
9. I get to snuggle with the sweetest dog- Vera.
10. I I have Reese's pieces Peanut Butter Pastel Eggs in my office, hehe.

There's many others...but that's just a few for you think about why u are lucky???