little BIG pants

artist, Domenica More Gordon

seeing these needle felts by domenica more gordon reminds me how much i miss my dogs...

she really captures their sweetness and innocence...

via yatzer

night surfing

Nightsurf from iker elorrieta on Vimeo.

 this is so beautiful, the night sky, the color of the water at night with just a hint of light...i've been landlocked for almost my entire life...reminds me how different the world can be....via emerald son

jane eyre

have you seen the 2011 jane eyre yet? i must confess that i have not yet read the actual novel but now i will....
i knew alittle of the characters and as i watching this rochester i found myself saying 'what a bastard'

ok yes, this pic is a bit over the top, but if you looked as good and fit as this man, wouldn't you submerge yourself in water waist deep , after working out (of course) for a photo shoot? the other night i watched the jane eyre version with william hurt and he played it much less harsh...i confess i prefer michael fassbender's rochester....darker, more brooding.... 

bright star

 
remember all the buzz this movie got when it came out. well i finally saw it and as the scene above shows (albeit small-ly) it is a feast for the eyes and heart. almost every scene looks like a beautiful painting. so rich...
 
the costuming is so yummy, although i couldn't pull off the ruffled collar but still...
 
the fabric of this dress had me drooling...and could abbie cornish be any cuter!
 
and the love story is soooo sweet and soooo tragic.
 
here she grabs her sister and tells her she loves her...so damn sweet, made me all teary-eyed.

creative connection

 
this past weekend i was in st. paul at the creative connection. i didn't know what to expect from being a vendor at the marketplace but it was wonderful and i met the best women eveR! My booth mates included lesley from odoodo originals who had me in stitches with her spunky wit, stephanie rubiano who makes the most beautiful antique collage/encaustic images and janine from uppercase along with Tif of dottie angel. If you haven't subscribed to Uppercase yet, what????? it is so well done and the woman is a design hero of mine...serious talent! and Ms. Tif...ohhhhh words cannot describe how sweet, sincere and original this gal is....dottie angel book is a MUST OWN! thanks to everyone who bought a little BIG pants original and those who gave me such kind words and compliments. it really means alot!

365 knitting clock

 
artist siren elise wilhelmsen is so talented it is sick!
 
this "clock" knits a scarf in one year, they are absolutely gorgeous!
 
and look! her latest design is in a grandfather clock frame! ugh! they are so beautiful they make my heart hurt!
don't think they are mass produced yet, but i'm sure they will be judging from the response she is getting in the blogosphere...

artist, Kristin Vestgard

 
i love the dark dreaminess of these paintings by kristin vestgard...
 
 
via jealous curator

 

artist, samantha bryan

 
artist, samantha bryan creates these adorable little fairies which she calls "brains fairies"
 
love the pieces with the ballons and gliders...
 
love the little pateches and stitching detail...

artist, tara babcock

 
i've spent the last few days seriously envying the talent of artist, tara babcock...
 
i love her color schemes, her use of machine and hand embroidery and  silky, scrumptious fabrics.
 
french, embroidery and silk...just stop....stop...you...are...killing....me!
 
so....damn....good!

lyrics and words

 
(embroidery by liz hamilton) here is what i love about surfing the web...i stumbled upon this artist while looking for images of vintage record players, trying to blog about the power of words in lyrics and then viola, here is an artist that is all about words....
remember lying on your bed in high school with a brand new cd....you take out the booklet, hit play and read along while the song plays... suddenly you are in the lyrics, you are picturing a scene that hasn't happened and never will and it is so intense you can taste it...i've been doing that again. except this time i'm not on my bed, i'm usually in my car and the paper booklets are now replaced by google searches and digital booklets on smart phones.  words are powerful things...powerful. i've been wrapped up with fleetwood mac and stevie nicks lately...silver springs, her ongoing feelings for lindsey...there is a youtube video where stevie turns around and puts her hand on lindsey's shoulder and he starts to get weepy...ahhhh unlived lives...regret...sad stuff

artist, tina berning

 
omg, i love this artist so much I can hardly stand it! i spent way too much time on her web site and still want more!
 
these are just part of the whole images so make sure you go and visit for the full images
 
 
so much...it hurts! 

artist, charming baker

 
omg i love this guy, charming baker. first of all, love his name!!! second, he's adorable, and the most important thing... he is DAMNED TALENTED!!!! and he shoots his paintings! yee haw!
 
did i mention, he shoots his paintings...
 
 
love, love love!!!!

artist, stephanie metz

 
i love the cutesy, whimsical needle felts out there but artist, stephanie metz brings needle felting to a whole new level.
 
energetic, vulnerable, strikingly real.
 

dot

 
oh how i love this....pencil shavings as waves, stick pins as knitting needles...absolutely brilliant!
via lemmemakeit

girls in dresses

 

which girl would you be? via black eiffel. in such a major rut, funk...its like after the holidays, i just decided to completely shut down...

reading::watching
girl with the dragon tatoo triology,
silly historic romances by deeanne gist (read bride in the bargain, who can resist a sensitive 19th century lumberjack) SKIP beguiled and courting trouble, ugh!...
north face (german movie about a historic attempt to climb the "eigre" in the alps in 1936) so good....
not::
sewing...creating...
waiting::
for a lightening bolt...divine inspiration