Love This.

I was just playing around with Alluminare’s custom fabric tool (because lately, it’s like crack), and came up with this.

Do I get to love my own work this much? Because really, I love that colorway.

New Pattern Collection: Linoak

Hello! I’ve been busy tonight (yeah, yeah, I should sleep…I don’t even know what that means anymore!). This pattern collection has been bouncing around in my head for so long, I couldn’t let it go. Introducing: Linoak.

Linoak 7

Click here to see the whole collection. Enjoy!

Blue & Red

I am really loving this shade of blue lately. It’s showing up in random places and complimenting colors I wouldn’t readily pair with it. Bright, but sultry, a cool blue that warms up a room? What would you call this?

This image is from Apartment Therapy’s Color Contest 2009, Kristen’s Castleberry Hill Loft entry.

Speaking of color, check out this ladybug I just found on my back porch. The red looks awesome against the slate gray of our crappy porch slats. :)

ladybug

These Are A Few Of My Favorite Blogs

Happy Friday, everyone! This week has been an “Ooo! Ahh!” week in Blog World. Fall is upon us, and my Google Reader has been ablaze with some serious eye candy. (Really puts a [worthwhile] dent in productivity!)

Apartment Therapy

Apartment Therapy has been running their “Room For Color” contest, and, as you know my affinity for bright colors, it’s been gorgeous to watch (mostly – I’ll be honest). Here’s a fave:
Katie’s ‘Apple Green’ Studio
Katie's Apple Green Studio
*Photo from ApartmentTherapy.com

Stepmodo

Stephmodo has rapidly become a favorite blog of mine. Ever since Design*Sponge mentioned their remodel of La Maisonnette du Coteau, I’ve been hooked. Lots of excellent before and after shots, and the attention to detail is inspiring.
La Maisonnette
*Image used with permission from Stephmodo.

Katy Elliot

Katy Elliot’s blog always makes me think. For days. I was watching TV the other day, and this blog post came to mind. I was analyzing a living room on some show’s TV set, wondering if this painting technique would work…or what if they tried to…or maybe if… I love a blog that sticks with me well after I’ve left the computer.
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*Photo by Simon Watson, whom you should also check out, even though it’s not a blog.

Enjoy!

New Pattern Collection: Alice

Alice One

While staying at my grandma’s this summer, I was drawing while we watched TV, and she asked what I was doing. It was really just a page of doodles, but she honed in on one in particular. Her first name is Alice (she goes by Ann), so I named the collection after her.

Check it out!

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Naked & Angry!

stopdrop5pI submitted Stop Drop pattern to Naked & Angry. Now it’s up to you to vote for it! Please click the link below, and click the FIFTH star (if you’re so inclined…). When it turns black, you’ve voted! If you’d like to leave a comment, you’ll need to register and login. Totally your call. Just need the votes so I can be part of the Naked & Angry catalog of awesome patterns. Also, peruse their site for some other excellent patterns. There’s some great talent out there!

Here’s the link: http://www.nakedandangry.com/pattern/13098

Thank you from the bottom of my patterned heart!