i fell in love with these wedding photos via one love photo

…a do it yourself craft project via decor8

…nothing is more enjoyable than hanging out with ewan and blowing some bubbles

…the stationery show was a lot of fun. i really enjoyed walking around and seeing all the booths…especially letterpress shops! Some letterpress vendors seemed a little nervous when i told them i was a letterpress printer…?? i don’t know what that was about..maybe they thought i was there to spawn an evil plan to steal their designs or maybe they thought i was there to size up the competition and cackle an evil laugh!? Seriously, i’m just looking at your beautiful work….so eventually i stopped introducing myself. it’s too bad though…i really wanted to make some new contacts within the industry. we are such a rare group of artist and printers and we should be able to communicate with each other more and be friends…i seriously need to give my regular friends a break from listening to my shop talk all the time.

the highlight of my trip BY FAR was meeting everyone over at the smock booth!! i was afraid to say hello. i was little intimidated because I have been a huge admirer of Bella Figura for years!! they are the reason i fell in love with letterpress in the first place and gave up my accounting career. i read their blog and know all kinds of things about them but they have no idea who i am…so i felt as though i was meeting super rock stars! ….but Debbie is so open and sweet she came right up to me and shook my hand. Debbie and Harold are the nicest people on the planet. they were really fun to chat with. it was super cool meeting Kathy and Anthony too…. after so many phone conversations over the years it was great to put a face to the voice. they were all so kind and helpful and I think I finally met the letterpress printing friends I have been looking for! i can’t wait to go up to Syracuse and visit their shop….and maybe the hubby and I can do something fun and check out the finger lakes and maybe a winery or two.

…I am so excited to head off to the National Stationery Show in NYC! I want to exhibit next year so I need to see the show in person and see what it’s like. I was debating whether or not I should even attend this year…you know the whole pig flu outbreak and so on…not because I am afraid of getting the flu..more because I have kids and I am deathly afraid of ALL germs…I do not discriminate..I hate them all. But I am going to be brave and just have fun meeting people who’s work I am fond of and hopefully finding some really cool products that I might want to offer my customers. Have a great weekend! What are you up to?

tracey bush…

inspiring art made from paper scraps from artist tracey bush. Read more about this artist here. Images from jaggedart.com via green paper company.

…this Mother’s day is going to be really special because it is my birthday and my daughter’s birthday. Our birthdays only land of Mother’s day every 11 years!

This was me giving birth to Cameron on my 24th birthday…it was Mother’s day…and my first Mother’s day to boot!

awww….I remember her being this little like it was yesterday….

Here she is 11 years later and the best big sister anybody could ask for. My kids make it so enjoyable to be a mother. Happy Mother’s day to all the moms out there!

…….I spotted these owls at Fong’s Studio. Too cute!

The maya stationery set…..ahhh….I miss the ocean!

…butterscotch marble cake…holy yumminess! I am not the biggest fan of cakes, especially when it is competing with ice cream. I would prostitute myself for ice cream if it were not so fattening….but that’s a whole different topic we can cover some other day. I saw this delightful sight on BAKE OR BREAK.
My birthday and my daughters birthday are Sunday! The last time my daughter Cameron’s birthday was on Mothers day was the day she was born….almost 11 years ago! What a birthday present huh? How time flies. Anyways, I think I might make this delightfully yummy looking cake for a surprise birthday party on the 9th for a dear friend….so don’t tell anyone ok??? It will be our little secret.