Play With Your Food - Squash

Raoul and I bought some summer squash in order to make lasagna over the weekend. We got to looking at the different shapes that the squash had, much like my cloud drawings. Raoul told me I should draw them, so here they are, my "before and after" presentation. But! Before you scroll down to see my artwork - what do you see in these shapely yellow squash?


This one had a bit of a stem, so this one is of course a duck, or a goose. I can see him waddle down to the pond right now...


This little one is a bob white quail, one of my favorite birds for sure. They even call out their name when they speak! I love them. This is sort of like Play With Your Food, no?

Frog Frenzy

Since it is rainy today, I guess we are in a froggy sort of mood - that is, making frog buttons! We made these two frog buttons from some of my drawings.


These are inspired by the 7" record I had as a child of "Froggy Went a Courtin'" that was a coloring book, too. I can't find a visual of this rare treasure from my childhood, but trust me it is a gem. I even played Miss Mousie in first grade in music class. I remember I wore a white top and brown pants, sort of colors I imagined for a mouse. I even recall who Froggy was, too, from my first grade class! Needless to say, these cuties are ready to wear from my personal website and Shoppe Sugar Cookie on Etsy!

Operation Cutify - On And On And On

I'm up early this Saturday afternoon, determined to keep the OPERATION CUTIFY home improvement thingy rolling. We have more guests coming at the end of October and the GUEST BATHROOM (a.k.a. the Hallway Bathroom, a.k.a. MY Bathroom) is still a hot mess. Since I'll be away on business in China for most of next month, it really means that we only have a couple of weeks to get it looking decent, if not perfect.

That being said, we did get some Op Cute projects done a couple of weeks ago while Missy's parents were in town (of course!) They brought Missy this MEDICINE CABINET that they picked up at an IKEA in Pittsburgh. Missy had been wanting this particular medicine cabinet for the MASTER BATHROOM, but every time we've gone to find it at the IKEA in Atlanta, they've been sold out. As an early birthday present, Missy's parents found it at their local big box Swedish furniture emporium and trucked it down here. Nilla supervised while we cobbled the cabinet together and then hung it in the bathroom next to Missy's collection of vintage scarves...









Meanwhile, in the other bathroom, the removal of drab grey paint from the PINK TILES progressed, slowly but surely...















In the KITCHEN, we wanted to install a shelf in the empty space above our stove, in order to free up precious counter space. The last time we visited ANTHROPOLOGIE, Missy picked out these cute little SHELF BRACKETS, fully intending to use them somewhere in the kitchen. We got a length of wood cut for us at the local HOME DEPOT, and then Missy and her mom WHITE WASHED it. We couldn't find our level, so Missy downloaded a free BUBBLE LEVEL APP onto her iTouch...it totally worked! As a finishing touch, we attached a row of hooks to the bottom of the shelf to accommodate some of our TEA CUPS...

Nilla Ninety-Eight

Nilla is so sweet. She finds new places each week and they are her "spot du jour." This week I found her in my room on top of some cassette boxes. I decoupaged these boxes with some images from a vintage book on etiquette that my pal Jamie wrapped a gift with. I love it, and so does Nilla.

In the Post...

I have been having some great mail days lately, especially getting belated birthday cards and gifts this week, even though my birthday was last week. Raoul got me this HOUSE PIN CUSHION from LITTLE CLOUDS. I think it is so cute.


And Nilla is trying to be like HELLO KITTY with some help from Raoul. It is not Hello Kitty's bow, really, but a felt BOW BROOCH!


I love these little DOLL CHARMS from VARIATION on Etsy. I love the sea foam green and red on my doll, and it looks like a little flower fairy.


I also love the little extra goodies in my package from Variation, too. They remind me of little things from my childhood.


I got my comics from NICOLE GEORGES, too. I love INVINCIBLE SUMMER and CLUTCH! These are the comics I need to inspire me to draw more and about anything and everything! You can get these from Nicole at her Etsy shop called SPINSTER SUMMER.

Don't Mix The Colours x Rancho Cocoa

We had fun hanging out with KATY and JEAN of DON'T MIX THE COLOURS BLOG last night. We looked thru our collection of JAPANESE FASHION MAGAZINES, watched dvds, and listened to music, hoping to find inspiration and spark our creativity...we also pondered what kind of foods you would serve at a RIOT GRRL-THEMED get together....

Snuggle Bunny Monday

Here is our Oreo having some red cabbage!

Hot Stuff

Sometimes, just a simple GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH with some spicy SRIRACHA SAUCE really hits the spot...

Tea Party Time

Check out my TEA PARTY BUTTON SET featured on PAPERNSTITCH today! My button set has everything you need to have your very own tea party! I am so excited for this button set cos it is inspired by Alice in Wonderland. I have always been a fan of Alice, and I loved the book and the animated Disney movie. We did not get to see the Tim Burton Alice in Wonderland, but is it really as terrible as everyone is saying?

I Get High With A Little Help From My Friends

Yesterday, Missy and I took off to Atlanta to check out the SALVADOR DALI exhibition at the HIGH MUSEUM OF ART - it was part of Missy's day-long birthday celebration. We're ashamed to say that it was the first time the both of us visited the High since moving to Georgia. But now that we've been, it's guaranteed that we'll be going back again and again. I managed to sneak a few photos while we were in the museum...





We watched an interesting documentary about Dali while sitting on these LIP-SHAPED SEATS...





There was also this cool exhibit about FURNITURE DESIGN FROM THE 20TH CENTURY...







They also had an impressive collection of FOLK ART, including many pieces by local Georgia fringe artist REVEREND HOWARD FINSTER...





After hanging out at The High, we went to the French patisserie, MAISON ROBERT. Missy wanted MACARONS in lieu of birthday cake. Needless to say, the macarons were scrumptious and way more sweet than we could handle...we decided to walk it off while doing some serious b-day shopping...





For dinner, we hit up one of our favorite vegetarian restaurants in Atlanta - CAFE SUNFLOWER. We couldn't decide on what to get for appetizers so we went with their fancy take on SPANAKOPITA...and...a plate of their "TOFU NUGGETS", which were morsels of tofu covered in TEMPURA and deep-fried to perfection. YUM:





We barely had room for the main entree - a MOUNTAIN OF MASHED POTATOES, flanked by a piece of "MEAT LOAF", pieces of ROASTED ASPARAGUS, and...a SPRING ROLL, split into two halves. You wouldn't think that spring rolls would mix well with mashed potatoes, meat loaf, and gravy...but oh boy...it somehow works! The last three times we've been Sunflower we've ordered the same meal. We just can't get enough of it...