d.Sharp Journal

Have fun.

Didn't my Dad do a nice job of coloring within the lines?  I hope the next time we go back to that restaurant that his drawing is hanging on the wall with all of the others.

Have a great {long}weekend. Have fun.

* A reminder that the NieNie auction items are still open until Saturday, 9 pm Pacific. Thanks to everyone for their generous spirit.

Smitten

The ever-so-cute Joanna at A Cup of Jo is now dispensing even more good stuff - her brand new blog, Smitten, for Glamour magazine promises to be brimming with great posts on life, love and relationships, and a whole lot more.

I wanted to share this great video that Joanna posted on Smitten - Cartoonist Chris Ware created this fun video for a This American Life television segment called "Every Marriage is a Courtroom.”

YES.

Yes, yes.

{what were your thoughts on the speech?}

NieNie Auction - Glitter Tiara

For the auction guidelines, please see the NieNie Day post.

Bidding starts at $10.
Bids in increments of $1.
Ends Saturday 9 pm, Pacific.

NieNie Auction - Glitter Heart

For auction guidelines, please see the NieNie Day post.

Bidding starts at $10.
Bids in increments of $1.
Ends Saturday 9 pm, Pacific.

NieNie Day

Fellow blogger Stephanie Nielson {Nie Nie Dialogues} and her husband Christian were in a small private aircraft that crashed to the ground on August 16th. Their fellow passenger, Doug Kinneard, a flight instructor, did not survive his injuries. Stephanie and her husband, parents to four young children, are currently in critical but stable condition. Stephanie has third degree burns over almost 80% of her body. Their recovery is expected to take many months and be very expensive.

Stephanie's sister Courtney,  who is now caring for three of the couple's children, is providing updates and organizing, as well as thoughtfully sharing so much more, on her blog - she is pretty amazing. In addition, there is a Nie Recovery site: a  place for folks to donate directly to the fundraising drive for the Nielsen's recovery,  an opportunity to learn more about the couple, and a benefit blog to stay updated.

Gabrielle at Design Mom dedicated today NieNie Day and encouraged fellow bloggers to participate.Taking her lead, I am putting up two items for auction.
Here is how it will work:

Bidding starts at $10 and goes up by a minimum of  $1 increments.
To bid on an item, leave a comment on the post of the item you want - reading through the other comments/bids to determine where the bid is at.
You may bid anonymously, as long as you use a valid email address.
Bidding will be open until Saturday, 9 pm Pacific.

All the money is going directly to the Nielsons.

* update* I am seeing how most of the other auctions are handling payment by the winning bidder and will do the same: the winning bidder will donate the final bid amount directly to the Nielson Recovery Paypal account and then email the receipt of payment to me. Upon receiving the confirmation email, I will send your item right out.

To see a list of links to all other great auctions for NieNie Day, go to Design Mom. A big thank you to Gabrielle.

Raise your hand

Raise your hand if, like me, you have very little filter between your brain and your mouth.

Yesterday, mid-conversation with a CLIENT I felt it neccessary to let her know that I was, at that moment, watching two squirrels boinking each other in the tree next to the studio. What is wrong with me?

multi-love

 

 

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 Multi-hued inspiration, all from ffffound.

Sweet.

Dear lord, these interior photos by James Merrill are dessert for the eyes. Found via Graphic Exchange {love.}

Wedded Bits

A  big thank you to Brides.com for featuring me on their blog, Wedded Bits. Happy to be among such great posts, check out their blog here