Trash Ties: I HAVE to have these!

These are perfect for the way I do my hair (when I actually do my hair)! I have a haphazard way of using bobby pins and hair ties, but they never stay up. These are ideal. And the inventor is a mom of 2! Even better!

I made it onto the Etsy Dark Team's Item of the Day! YAYZ!

I am so excited. I never really thought I would get a spot for item of the day, especially since I haven't been as involved lately as before, but this is definite inspiration to keep going and make new stuff!

Here's the link:
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=354476454&blogId=490776795

Lunch break Spring Inspiration!

For lunches during springtime, I love walking over to the Adolfo Camarillo Ranch House. The flowers are in full bloom. Here are some photos I took on my walk:









A little pathway behind the house...

That leads to a beautiful and very peaceful shrine of the Guadalupe.


Hope you get a chance to go outside today!

Springtime Inspiration

Spring is inspiring me everywhere I go. My son has been singing this song that he hears on Noggin every night, "Spring is Here." That inspires me. The flowery smell in the air
and the bright pink cherry blossoms in Eugene, Oregon, when I was there recently for a business trip inspired me. The plants and especially the roses in full bloom at the Camarillo Ranch House inspires me. A recent trip to the beach, and how the water was especially blue, inspired me. It is a beautiful time of year full of beautiful colors.

I am working on a few new projects. Those should go up soon, within the next 2 weeks. More on that later! Enjoy the season!

New favorite shop: archeress.etsy.com

Can I just say I am in LOVE with this shop? I am a huge fan of chokers as well as a huge fan of historically beautiful jewelry. I don't like my jewelry to be complicated, but I do like intricacy of design. These completely fit my taste right now, and I'm going to get a few of these beauties for myself. You'll most likely see them incorporated into my portrait work soon as well!

Illustration Friday Topic: Intricate

It's not finished, just the first sketch, but my piece is very much inspired on the brain of the 11 year old girl. Yes, inspired again by my daughter and the tween years she is going through, and putting us through. Oh wow, it is extremely intricate. I really want to finish this one. I'll post again once I do. Enjoy the sketch!

Shop Updates for the week of 03.09.09

I am going to start doing a weekly update for the shop, this will keep me motivated to keep listing things. I'm in a very creative wave right now, more for craft than for art, and this is because I am stressed out! Which is good for the shop, because as fellow crafters know, crafting is a GREAT stress reliever! So check out my updates, and follow my blog to find out when new stuff is up!

<3 Naomi