Pet Habitats

Today we added 2 new members to our family, Ziggy and Fugu, the betas. They had some really neat tanks at the pet store. They are even customizable. Ziggy is in the white tank and he is my fish. I made a quick background until I could sit down and create the perfect decor. The black tank is Fugu and my boyfriend designed the tank I really like way it turned out. Not only did the tanks come equipped with all you need to start a beta home, they are also wall mountable which is really awesome. I haven't decided where I want to hang Ziggy but pictures will follow.

Dreaming Big

I have been on the hunt for a "new" sofa for awhile. The one I have is older than I am although my mom and I reupholster it and fixed some of the broken springs about 4 years ago. Needless to say, it has outlived its comfort. I don't have a lot of cash so I am debating just building a simple frame and making some cushions. I like the idea of having a single cushion, I hate having 3 cushions it's just not that cozy. I have been searching for ideas and most of the mid century daybeds seem pretty simple but chic. Another stipulation is the couch must go with these chairs I found at an estate sale:


I wanted to recover them but the fabric has grown on me and it's very nice condition with the exception of some fading. I think I may eventually recover them but at this point I want to spend the extra dough on the couch. If I were rich and famous I would probably bye one of these couches (although I am not fond of the color white for a couch...not practical, but the silhouette is amazing):
The white one is from Jonathan Adler and the blue/gray is from Room and Board

Bargain Bin

Last Friday my mom and I found an amazing deal on some glass tile ($10/box for 16-12"x 3")!! Fortunately, they had just enough to do the backsplash in my kitchen. Now I just have to find some coordinating tile for my countertops. I am excited to start this project but I really need to finish the details in my studio. I had the day off for inclement weather and I just found out I have off tomorrow also so maybe I will organize the studio. Today it was so cold I just couldn't leave my cozy blanket on the couch. My house also needs a thorough cleaning maybe I will be super motivated tomorrow and get a lot accomplished, wish me luck!

Fun

Today we had some ice come in and I got to leave work about 4 hours early, which is magnificent. One of my friends ask me to help them with the problem room. I have never seen the room nor do I know the dimensions it's more just to help them establish some ideas. Since I had most of the day off I decided to make a mock up of what I would do. The room serves as a bedroom/office/piano room so there is a "hodge podge" of function and many very different pieces of furniture (pieces which I have also never seen). My them was vintage Hollywood. Hope they like it, either way it was fun to mess around in AI.
I know some of the scale, proportions and perspective are off but since I'm not getting paid I didn't spend days on end trying to achieve perfections. I can always use Illustrator tips/tricks.

Hollywood Nights

Tonight I had dinner with a couple of my girlfriends and had a few laughs. It was al ot of fun. I decided to get a little dolled up. After all, it is fun to fix-up once in awhile. Hope everyone is have a swell weekend!

ps: This pic offers a glance into the decor of the full bath, excited?

Moving Along

Today my mom stopped by and we worked on finishing the "infamous" studio. We hung shelves and I painted the desk a nice shade of willow green (disregard the messy sewing desk). We also bought some pegboard and hung it above the desk/table. I can't wait to start organizing the shevles and hang things on the peg board. Notice I also got rid of the dreaded mini-blinds and replaced them with a shade. I think its coming along nicely, I'm already inspired.
These are the dolls I made for my capstonestone project required for my BFA. They have been in a closet since the exhibit, last May so I am happy to display them and the wallpaper is a nice background for them.

"Little Boxes"

Beginning a subscription to Netflix has been wonderful. I couldn't resist Showtime series, "Weeds." I just finished the third season and impatiently await the fourth season on DVD. I absolutely love their theme song 'Little Boxes.' This song inspired me to make this quick drawing n AI this morning:

PS. For some reason when I upload certain images created from CS3 blogspot and photo host distort the colors, I suppose blame should be placed on html but just FYI the colors of most of my images are off so don't judge to coarsely.