Escapeland »

[6 Dec 2011 | | 9 Comments ]
Vintage Pose, Boudoir & Bradley Dolls

I’ve recently become a little obsessed with another type of doll. The vintage pose doll. I’ve been planning an article on them for awhile now but digging up information on them proves more difficult than digging up a beautiful doll at a swell bargain!

Escapeland »

[4 Dec 2011 | | 11 Comments ]
I Love Gumball Machines

Remember the trill of gumball machines? The magic of finding the machine that has what you want and putting in a quarter only to have it pop out a tiny prize?

Diary »

[18 Nov 2011 | | 6 Comments ]
Penpals, Stickers and Crafting Crazy

Hello everyone! Hope you are all doing well this wonderful weekend. I’m about to go check my mailbox — I’m always smiling large after that!

DIY, Scans »

[16 Nov 2011 | | 3 Comments ]
Kitschy Scans: Black Lamb and Bluebird

Here’s a sweet black lamb and bluebird to cuten up your crafts and collages.

Crafts, DIY »

[15 Nov 2011 | | 9 Comments ]
Quilt an Easy Blythe Doll Duvet

This is an easy charm quilt pattern for a beginner. I am COMPLETELY new to quilting. In fact this is my very first quilt so I’ll be learning along with you!

Crafts, DIY »

[12 Nov 2011 | | 16 Comments ]
Let’s Make & Receive Surprise Balls!

Remember my post about surprise balls? How I promised to post a tutorial soon and a feature on the ball I recieved? Well this is that tutorial and feature!

Crafts, DIY »

[8 Nov 2011 | | 11 Comments ]
Let’s Start Decopatching!

That’s right, I said decoPATCH not decoupage!

DIY, Scans »

[7 Nov 2011 | | 2 Comments ]
Kitschy Scans: Vintage Flower Girl

Today I scanned cute flower girl for you to use to your heart’s content in craft and collage.

DIY, Scans »

[4 Nov 2011 | | 3 Comments ]
Kitschy Scans: Vintage Kitty Cat

I have such a collection of vintage, kitschy goodies that I thought I would start sharing them with you.

Crafts, DIY »

[24 Oct 2011 | | 24 Comments ]
Art Journaling: Let’s Get Started!

I really adore art journals, ATCs (artist trading cards) and decorated mail. Don’t you?

DIY »

[19 Oct 2011 | | 7 Comments ]
I Love Swaps

Don’t you love to swap gifts with friends? What could be better than receiving a surprise picked out especially for you in person or by snail mail?

Crafts, DIY »

[18 Oct 2011 | | 8 Comments ]
Crafts Around the Web: Surprise Balls

This is probably one of my favorite little gift ideas — how cute!

Diary, Visual Splendor »

[13 Oct 2011 | | 11 Comments ]
Hookah Dreams and Cupcake Seams

Why hello! Here’s some photos of me being a dork and messing around with the hookah. I love lemonade flavored shisha! Yum! It inspires me to set up mini-photoshoots filled with nonsense.

Visual Splendor »

[9 Oct 2011 | | 8 Comments ]
A Perfect Day for a Tea Party

Today we did our photoshoot and it went very well.

Visual Splendor »

[7 Oct 2011 | | 2 Comments ]
Getting Ready for a Lookbook Photoshoot

Cupcakes? Check!
Kitschy Animals? Check!

Visual Splendor »

[6 Oct 2011 | | One Comment ]
Fairytale Dreams Dusted With Pink Lemonade

It’s been such beautiful day outside today that I decided to go to the park to take some photos with Colette and Ben in tow. I’m not feeling very cute today but I think I pulled it off ok… it was hard not to cut my head out of all of the photos again! hah.

DIY »

[5 Oct 2011 | | Leave a Comment? ]
Hints for Creating Realistic Fictional Characters

Fictional characters are mysterious beings. They have no real life but to us, they can be very real. People talk about them as if they were real and the things they did actually happened. To make a character that will live in the imaginations of other people, they first need to mean a lot to you as their creator.

Diary »

[4 Oct 2011 | | 7 Comments ]
Siren, Sequins and Bubblegum Hookah

Recently I had the chance to try some of Siren’s new styles and I was instantly hooked yet again. Their bedazzled clothing lights up the whimsical part of my brain like no other.

80s, Escapeland »

[3 Oct 2011 | | Leave a Comment? ]
1980s Toy Box: The Dark Crystal

This article is dedicated to one of my all-time favorite movie masterpieces, “The Dark Crystal”.

Escapeland »

[30 Sep 2011 | | 13 Comments ]
Defending Disney

I hate seeing pictures and hearing girls’ comments about how Disney jipped them for life by telling them that every girl will get their prince charming. Disney didn’t jip anyone, at least… Not the way you would initially think.

Mew for Today, Visual Splendor »

[30 Sep 2011 | | 6 Comments ]
Mew for Today: Loving Big Cartel

The Big Cartel directory is one of my new favorite things.

DIY »

[23 Sep 2011 | | One Comment ]
Video Blogging Part 2: Making an Introduction

I was surfing my Flickr account and found a video I made for Miseducated a couple of years ago so I decided to share it with you. That was it’s original intention anyway had I not been so shy and hid it.

Thankful for Monday »

[19 Sep 2011 | | One Comment ]
Thankful for Monday: All You Need is Love

I’ve been working and writing like crazy. Audrey’s Tokyolux has recently relaunched (yay! cosmic kitties!) and I’ve also been asked to work on a writing project unrelated…

Escapeland »

[12 Sep 2011 | | 11 Comments ]
I Love Paper Dolls

Many of us enjoyed the fascination of paper dolls when we were young, they’re a wonderful toy that provided us with a cute creative outlet.

Design Your Life »

[2 Sep 2011 | | 2 Comments ]
Etsy vs Big Cartel (Storenvy, eBay and more)

So I originally planned to write an article about using Etsy vs other cart software to open a store but then I saw my friend, Brigitte, did the same thing here. Her article is right on target so I had to feature it as well as give a few of my own findings.