In the Process...

I'm working on a colored pencil piece which is almost complete! The theme of this picture is 'motion.' Just a few more details to go...
Here are some pictures from along the way:

This one is an organized list of the colors I chose to use~

This one is the picture part way done~

Once the picture is finished I'll be uploading a photo of it!

Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Valentines Day to all! Above is just a picture of the collection of flowers, cards, and chocolates on our  dining room table! Every year, the day before Valentines Day, my dad stops at a store on his way home from work to get flowers for my mom and I, chocolate for the kids, and cards for all!

These are the cards I made for my family

Adding to my collection of handbags...

A couple weeks ago I was looking through a book of Erte designs and found a handbag that I just loved. it had a tassel at the bottom, and the top was closed with a drawstring that doubled as the handle. I made a sketch of the bag, and during my week with my grandmother I changed the style a bit to make it more like I would want it. We spent my last morning at her house sewing the bag! 

Here is a picture of the fabric we used: 

(We cheated a bit with the handle and bought one that was all ready to go.)

In the process of sewing the top of the bag...

The finished product!

Just brightening my January days...

For the past few days I've been visiting my grandparents. My grandmother shares my love for crafts which always results in lots of creative fun. 

We took a trip to AC Moore with my cousin for wooden things to decoupage. I ended up with a small shadow box. It didn't start out with a particular theme, but a traveling theme developed as i added things to the box. 

Years ago I learned to knit, and recently I pulled out the knitting again. I'm working on a long grey scarf right now that will eventually have ribbons and tassel-like things on the ends. The peach and green are for another project I will start soon... pictures will be up once I've started it!

This is a picture of what resulted from me having free time and being surrounded by craft stuff! This will eventually be a little journal! Some of the pages are decorative, others are plain, and the whole thing will be bound by ribbon!

I must say, one of my favorite things ever is painting pottery. When I come to my grandparents house there's a lovely little place where you can paint your pottery and get it fired. I love to go when I come here! In fact, my grandmother, cousin, and I have gone so many times the shop owner and the girl that works there know us! We've already gone twice, and I'm hoping to sneak in another visit tomorrow! 

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Yesterday I did some Christmas baking and made some of my favorite cookies. We call them walnut crescents. They are little crescent shaped dough balls with walnuts mixed in that we cook and then roll in powdered sugar... delicious! 

Aren't these little measuring cups darling? Each has its own little face!

(Most of) the ingredients!

Merry Christmas! 

~Emily

"Fashion is fleeting, style is eternal"

Welcome to another great interest of mine: Fashion.

"A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous." ~Coco Chanel

Just a little sketch... 

Some inspiration... 

(Left: my mini binder of sketches, notes, little stories, etc. 

Middle: my absolute favorite magazine... People Style Watch

Right: a new book I recently began... it tells about designers, garment construction, ways to get into the fashion world, and little tips and notes on fabric, color coordination and so on.)

Sketching.. Drawing.. Thinking..

These were the product of a fun little game. Here's how it goes:

• write all sorts of words on a slip of paper
• put them in the bag
• pull one out randomly and begin drawing based off of the word
• let your drawing and imagination take you anywhere.. even if it doesn't line up with the word.

My first sketch began with the word "intricate" and the second with the word "tree." 

Intricate: This is a sketch of the process of making a gown, specifically it is Chanel's little black dress and handbag. 

Tree: Starbucks tree! The trunk is a Starbucks cup and straw with little branches and coffee cups coming off all over. In the top left corner is a cup of coffee raining down to help the Starbucks tree grow! 

~Emily