im loving this DIY from kittenbear. I love the minimalism of white and this is so simple and cute. maybe when conrad outgrows his dinosaurs he'll let me have a whack at them.
“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 everything except what my family represented, and said I wanted to be a doctor or lawyer instead.”
im adoring the work of Lotta Nieminen. her choice of colors in everything she does is very chic and dreamy.
article.
photos courtesy of Lotta Nieminen
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 tell my friends when they came over about it, but only i could find it.
2//mysterious lands in my backyard.
when i was about 10 i started writing a book called "The Wicked Bushes" which was basically about a kingdom being behind the bushes and trees behind my house. There were monsters, treasure, talking plants and creatures and other crazy things.Think "Bridge to Teribithia" style or "Where The Wild Things Are"
3//tents & teepees.
we always made tents, make shift teepees, first and "pillow lands." one of my favorites its what my dad called a "bubble tent". basically you take a box fan and attach a sheet to it and weigh the sheet down with books or anything heavy. the fan blows the sheet up and you have a bubble tent. its perfect in the summer when its hot. its become a family past time that is passed on from generation to generation haha. did anyone else do that or was it just us?
i guess i've always had a huge imagination... its fun now to do these same things with conrad. he has a huge closet that i'm dying to turn into something. i just need a whole lot of time. there never seems to be enough time.
well ta ta for now
kat ann
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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! (proud mommy! pictures coming soon!)
its been a slow but sure thing getting my shop together but it will open soon!
i'll be bringing some new talent your way with the help of some very talented friends as well as all the usual stuff and more. I'm so happy to be back and share what we have been up to.
I'm ready more than even to meet new people and bring you inspiration and pretty things to inspire your day. But most of all I'm ready to blog for ME, and pray that in the end you like it =)
well tata for now =)
kat ann
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 up to NO GOOD having fun and enjoying things more.
The past two weeks we:
cooked amazing barbecue for the first time.
went to the water park and got a little red.
found some pretty vintage dresses. (not in my size boo!!)
went to the county fair. *sigh*
had to attend a funeral (never fun)
got together a workspace finally (thanks to my sweet man)
did some logo work for a friend.
(it feels good to finally get to include some design work on my "last week we" posts.)
watched a really great French/English movie called For Lovers Only.
It's on instant netflix if you have it. I love movies like this. Sometimes to watch when I'm alone
and sometimes to just let play while I'm doodling or on the computer.
did a lot of relaxing and just enjoying each other.
well next time you read hopefully it will be from our new home. stay tuned! =)
kat ann
in the meantime we've been up to NO GOOD having fun and enjoying things more.
The past two weeks we:
cooked amazing barbecue for the first time.
went to the water park and got a little red.
found some pretty vintage dresses. (not in my size boo!!)
went to the county fair. *sigh*
had to attend a funeral (never fun)
got together a workspace finally (thanks to my sweet man)
did some logo work for a friend.
(it feels good to finally get to include some design work on my "last week we" posts.)
watched a really great French/English movie called For Lovers Only.
It's on instant netflix if you have it. I love movies like this. Sometimes to watch when I'm alone
and sometimes to just let play while I'm doodling or on the computer.
did a lot of relaxing and just enjoying each other.
well next time you read hopefully it will be from our new home. stay tuned! =)
kat ann
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 pinterest
are 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 coffee shops/snow cone stands...
Exploring a book store....
And trying out a new recipe of course! I cooked REAL mexican enchiladas
with tres leche cake for dessert. My boyfriend is originally from Mexico so I wanted surprise him.
I had to the whole day to myself (with Nini of course!) and decided to just take it easy and do things
I enjoy doing. I found a great book that has given me tons on inspiration and motivation
to conquer a few new projects I have in my head. Can't wait to make more things happen.
Slowly but surely I'm making it to where I want to be creatively. =)
What things do you do in your spare time to just relax and get inspired?
ta ta for now. =)
kat ann
to do:
tidy up
finish up school stuff for summer
organize a work space
read 50 pages in my book
email resume in
photo transfer project
portfolio
tidy up
finish up school stuff for summer
organize a work space
read 50 pages in my book
email resume in
photo transfer project
portfolio
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 myself. Conrad is with his dad's side of
the family until tomorrow evening and my boyfriend works at 2. I simply do not know
how to cope with that kind of alone time. haha. I really need to get my workspace together
as well as finish up tweaking a few things with my portfolio and my blog. I'm thinking
an adventure to the city sounds like a plan though. I've been dying to explore some new
fresh thrift stores. If only I could take you people from blog land with me!!
What do you do when you are absolutely FREE? nap? read a book?
How was your weekend? Do anything exciting?
ta ta for now guys.
kat ann
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