Living Creatively, Living the Dream
There was a time when I did A LOT of crafts…when I had a room dedicated to scrapbooking and all of the wonderful things I’d make in the run of a year. Eventually, I didn’t craft anymore…life got in the Continue reading Do you want to build a snowman?
A long time ago I realized that there comes a point…where you just have to let it go. Hand it over to God. Give it up to the Universe. Those are the times where I’m left with no more answers. Continue reading Let Go & Let God…
I saw my very first TOAST WALL…laid out on panels, created using a blow torch…designed to depict the infamous tongue-face of Ms. Miley Cyrus! Bravo. A TOAST WALL! Sponsored by East Coast Living, Dine by Design East opened its doors Continue reading Dine by Design East…
For someone else, it might be a pair of star-studded Jimmy Choos, the red soled Christian Louboutain’s, or Carrie Bradshaw’s Manolo Blahnik’s…but the second I put on a pair of black high top converse… I knew I’d found my style! Continue reading Custom Converse Sneakers!
Last week, I took my house off the market…which sucks a little, as I was really ready to downsize and find something a little more suitable for our family at the moment (ie; something just right for me!) However, the Continue reading Bathroom art…
A number of months back, a friend posted a photo of a painting on social media with the comment, “Let me know if this looks like your dog?” and I was all “HEY…is that Zucchini!?” And it was. My amazingly Continue reading Painting Zucchini…by Halifax artist, Lisa Sullivan
I could tell you a whole lot about Liam and Steph, of Applehead Studios…except the thing is, they’re so darn busy they can’t answer my email questionnaire. So…I’m going to make a few things up. Liam, somewhere in his late Continue reading Applehead Studios…
Remember that contest I ran awhile back…the one where you could win your very own family illustration? Like the one on the cover of my book (described here)? Well…Sharon was the winner (much to the disappointment of everyone who wanted Continue reading Family illustration…
What the heck is wrong with me that I can’t paint a straight, controlled, white line on my already white ceiling? Being careful to blend it perfectly…avoiding the “paint lines” on the edges left from the ends of the roller…trying Continue reading Painting a ceiling…kinda like the ceiling at The Louvre!
“So, you’re the author” and “What’s your book about” I heard repeatedly throughout the day on Saturday. I was attending the East Coast Momma Collective’s Spring Fair at St. Mary’s Boat Club. A gathering of Mompreneur’s who were all in Continue reading East Coast Momma Collective…awesome moms…
With Mother’s Day just around the corner, I’m left once again wondering what to get…to show my mom just how much I love her. And really…there’s nothing. Aside from wrapping the moon in a large blue bow, finding the perfect Continue reading East Coast Momma Collective Spring Fair!
There are a few things I absolutely love about life…they include Friends, Food and Art. Combined…would be pretty freakin’ fantastic! A few years ago, two friends, Kara and Nic, started their blog Pepper + Paint. The idea, to combine Nic’s Continue reading Table Twenty-Five…
A few weeks ago, I answered a tweet: I was quick to respond. You see, Paige is a Graphic Design student at NSCC. We’d seen each other around and met once…maybe twice…before following each other on Twitter. Paige loves to Continue reading Take a Paige from her book…
I’ve one Chapter left. A chapter where I’m unsure if, after finishing, I’ll be the same. This weekend, Fancy and I traded a few books and I posted a photo on my Facebook Page, asking which one I should start Continue reading Still Alice…
One of the things about being a designer that can prove to be difficult…is finding enough time to use your imagination and play. Create. Have fun. You get so caught up in “Designing” that you forget to let your creativity Continue reading Friday Fun-Day – Creating a Chalkboard
The first time I connected with MT&L I was 21 years old. Which was…ummmm…about ten years ago now. OK…more like 15. Alright…whatever…it was 23 years ago but who’s counting! I was working at Granite Springs Golf Club and at the Continue reading MT&L…
I’ve written a few posts on bullying. There was the one about how I bullied. The one about how social media has changed the face of bullying. The one about the twitter hashtag I found where local high school kids were Continue reading To this day…
I’m a screwed up designer in that I don’t doodle. Well I do doodle…just not like the doodlers do. They sketch things like superheroes and robots, cartoon characters and skulls. They know every Marvel comic ever written, can name dozens Continue reading How do you doodle…
Ever since I started school, my eyes have been opened to a lot of things I may otherwise never have known. Like, for example, the difference between RGB and CMYK, Tone and Impression, Leading and Kerning, Gay and Transgender. Oh… Continue reading I <3 my trans friend...
A few years ago during the holidays, while heading to a lovely restaurant with friends, a man stepped from a downtown doorway and asked if we could “spare some change.” We made eye contact then he quickly stepped out of Continue reading Out of the Cold…