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“I come from what one could call an ‘artistic family’,” says talented Finnish illustrator, graphic designer and art director Lotta Nieminen. “My mum’s a painter, her mum was a painter, my dad’s in music, my sister’s in fashion,” she continues. “When I was 12 I was asked what I wanted to be when I grew up and, like any normal teen, I resorted to rebellion. I wanted to be...
1//hidden passages and compartments. i've always been obsessed with anything that is a secret. i used to hope that i would find someone's treasures hidden in a compartment of my antique dresser or in the pages of an old book. when i was a kid i used to pretend that there was a hidden door in my closet that led to my own personal world. i used to...

well the blog and i are back! & life has changed! i wanted to start new and fresh, new name, new look, new me, new things. frankly, i just needed a break to step back and enjoy life and not worry so much about writing. conrad and i BOTH have been busy with school these past few months. not to mention conrad had his first season of soccer!...
I've been away for a little over a week but for good reasons... I'm hoping to make a move with the blog very soon and just start over new. I've debated making the move for a long time because this blog just hasn't been going where I want it to and I just want to start new. Check back for a new URL. =)in the meantime we've been...
I visited Charm School Vintage last year on my trip to Austin and LOVED it.Not only is it fun to shop there, but their photos they post on facebook and pinterestare so utterly inspiring. Can't wait to go back! kat ann ...
My kind of adventuring is:Digging through antique and thrift stores....This particular antique store that I went to I hadn't been to in years.They have a lovely array of cameras including a few I'm considering going back for!They also had a upstairs of all furniture but it was so darn hot with no AC upstairs (and a bit creepy honestly)I decided to look again on another day.Trying out new...
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to do:tidy upfinish up school stuff for summerorganize a work spaceread 50 pages in my bookemail resume inphoto transfer projectportfolio ...
Here's an inspiration dump for this week.I'm inspired by so much lately and feel like nothing can stop me or keep me from creating.yay for that feeling. Forgive me for not having my credits for this post...I found these beauties in my inspiration folder that I go to when I'm brainstorming.several of these images i found via maidaes's blog.Tomorrow I will simply not know what to do with...