July Favorites

So much happened in July!  I'm so happy that I got to make and do so many things this summer, I just wanted to share some of my favorites.

Thrifty Thursday! 
Gatherings in Georgetown, TX was my favorite antique shop this month.  The displays and curated goods were just perfect.

DIYs!
I did a couple of embroidery DIYs last month and they were so fun.  The kittens still make me giggle...the one in the bag is my favorite.  And turning your handwriting into embroidery is so super easy!

Life Lately!
I shared a few peeks in to our new space.  It's still very much a work in progress, and I talked about my goals for the space and what I really want it to be for us as a couple and family.  It's already more of a home than our last place, and were were there for 2 years.

Kittens!
Also...gratuitous photos of kittens.  Expect more of this.

Fabric Design!
I finally shared the story of the scarf collection I designed for Crafty Bastards last winter.  It was definitely a learning experience!

200 Daily Drawings!
I reached 200 daily drawings in my 365 project this year!  It's huge milestone and I still can't believe I've really stuck with it.

Daily Drawing: 213 | Hooray for Networking

Today was a productive day at Helms Deep.  I just finished printing and cutting out my business cards for the Texas Style Council this weekend, finished up wedding programs I designed for a friend, posted Thrifty Thursday, ran to the post office, finished working on a commissioned embroidery piece for another friend.  It was a good start to the month.

And I'm getting so stoked for TXSC tomorrow!  I'm nervous going to meet other people, but I know they're all in the same boat as me.  And this is one place I won't feel like a nerd bringing my big camera haha!  It should be a good time ^_^

This is part of my 365 project where I draw my outfits every day!  Check out my first post of the year for details!

Daily Drawing: 212 | Birthday Kitten

Turks turned 4 today!  He got wet food, lots of skritches and he slept on his favorite bed all day.  It was a good day for a kitten.

In other news...omg txsc is so soon!  I knew I wanted to make my own business cards and just came up with an idea tonight ^_^ Tomorrow will be full of printing and cutting!

This is part of my 365 project where I draw my outfits every day!  Check out my first post of the year for details!

Daily Drawing: 211 | My Singer

It's always extra special to get compliments on my Singer tattoo when I'm in the fabric store ^_^

This is part of my 365 project where I draw my outfits every day!  Check out my first post of the year for details!

Daily Drawing: 210 | Troublemaker

If you follow my instagram, you know that Turks, aka Turkleton J. Kittenpants, aka Trouble, was in full effect today :P  He's a mess and I love him dearly.

This is part of my 365 project where I draw my outfits every day!  Check out my first post of the year for details!

Daily Drawing: 209 | Exploring Austin

We found an arcade in Austin!  Pinballz is so great!  They've got tons of pinball machines, arcade games (new and retro) and some fun ticket games as well.  We love a good arcade and spent most of our tokens on the old stuff: Tron, Galaga, Q*bert, Star Wars Trilogy...and a really terribly wonderful Voyager guided shooter.  I'm so so glad we know that's here now.  It's going to be a great date night location ^_^

Also, I applied for Crafty Bastards today!  I got in last year, so I'm crossing my fingers to get in again.  And hoping to find some cheap flights out to DC.  It'll be so nice to stay at home with my parents and hopefully get to visit with some friends, too.  We'll see!

This is part of my 365 project where I draw my outfits every day!  Check out my first post of the year for details!

Daily Drawing: 208 - Movie Dates

We went to Alamo Drafthouse Cinema for the first time tonight!  It's a Texas institution and rightfully so.  We plan on only seeing movies there from now on ^_^  We went to Wolverine today and I was pleasantly surprised!  I've loved X-Men since the TV show and followed the comic for a while before falling off the wagon.  But I'm still kind of a snob about it (I'm looking at you X-Men 3 and that other Wolverine movie), and this was just a really good time!

TIP!  Stay through the credits!  You might freak out as much as me.

This is part of my 365 project where I draw my outfits every day!  Check out my first post of the year for details!

Daily Drawing: 207 | Peter Pan Collars Forever

I have a thing for Peter Pan Collars.  They're just so fun and so super cute!  A good friend of mine just posted this photo on instagram and it got me thinking about feminism and femininity.  I think I'll do a bigger...more philosophical post later.  But I think the seeming juxtaposition of the two is really interesting.  I like to live in the happy medium between equality of the sexes and loving the color pink ^_^

This is part of my 365 project where I draw my outfits every day!  Check out my first post of the year for details!

Daily Drawing: 206 | God Bless Good Hair Days

Sometimes, all you need is a good hair day to get you pumped!  When we first moved to our new place, I didn't take the time to do my hair and make-up, because I was in the house all day unpacking and moving and getting all sweaty and junk.  Getting everything together was satisfying and going out with no makeup was liberating.  But I was feeling a little blah sometimes.

Once I started taking a little time for myself in the morning, just touch of makeup and blow drying my hair, I felt like myself again.  I got a little bit of my routine back which, in turn, has made me feel more productive during the day.  A little "me" time is totally necessary and whether it be blow drying your hair, meditating, or taking a few minutes to read, spending that time with yourself will make a world of difference in how you feel about yourself!

This is part of my 365 project where I draw my outfits every day!  Check out my first post of the year for details!

Daily Drawing: 205 | Sleepytown

Today I finished two new crazy projects that I'm hoping to share here soon!  I'm having so much fun creating at home.  Even if my company cats just sleep under the bed all day.

This is part of my 365 project where I draw my outfits every day!  Check out my first post of the year for details!

Daily Drawing: 204 | Happy National Hot Dog Day!

I love hot dogs, you guys.  I ate a chili cheese dog from Sonic today and it was awesome.

This is part of my 365 project where I draw my outfits every day!  Check out my first post of the year for details!

Daily Drawing: 203 | Mondays

Monday is usually my most productive day of the week.  I love tackling the week head on!  I got so much done today, I can't wait to take more photos around our little space!

This is part of my 365 project where I draw my outfits every day!  Check out my first post of the year for details!

Daily Drawing: 202 | Forever Making

Andy and I took a trip to Home Depot together to engineer this wild idea I had the other day.  I'm so excited to build something new with him!  And I'm so lucky to have such a supportive man that believes in me!

This is part of my 365 project where I draw my outfits every day!  Check out my first post of the year for details!

PS: This is one of my favorite dresses, but not the best when you're crawling around looking at screws and lumber at Home Depot haha!

PPS: Would anyone be interested in outfit details for my daily drawings?

Daily Drawing: 201 | Making Progress

It was Ikea day today :P Even though they didn't have what we were going for, we found things we needed and we've been arranging / organizing / hanging all the things!  Our little space is starting to really come together.

Also, I got tired of drawing the same grey cut-offs everyday, so I chopped a pair of old holy (they had holes in them, they're not righteous)  jeans and cuffed them.  Done and done!

This is part of my 365 project where I draw my outfits every day!  Check out my first post of the year for details!

Daily Drawing: 200 | ACK! 200!

200 DRAWINGS!!!

I can't even believe it's been 200 days already.  Doing these drawings has really become a daily habit and a daily diary.  This project has really stretched my creative muscles and forced me to create something new each day.  I'm so happy I stuck with it...and what a crazy year to do it, too!

Here's the next 165 ^_^

This is part of my 365 project where I draw my outfits every day!  Check out my first post of the year for details!

Daily Drawing: 199 | Good Hair Day

Today felt like a really good hair day.  It's the little things ^_^

I was busy all day running errands and then spent more time hanging fun stuff in the apartment.  And we had dinner with family!  It was a really great day.

This is part of my 365 project where I draw my outfits every day!  Check out my first post of the year for details!

Daily Drawing: 198 | Framed

I told you I was going to get frames today!  Done and done.  Michael's has a 25% off coupon till Saturday and there's a few frames that are buy one get one free...so I made out like a bandit.  Our little work area is almost done!

This is part of my 365 project where I draw my outfits every day!  Check out my first post of the year for details!

Daily Drawing: 197 | Instax Forever

Most of our stuff is out of boxes and I'm in my sorting/organizing/decorating phase of things.  Today, I dug into our box of Instax and put a bunch up around the apartment.  We've got a long way to go, but it's already feeling more like home than our old place ever did ^_^

This is part of my 365 project where I draw my outfits every day!  Check out my first post of the year for details!

Daily Drawing: 196 | It's Raining, It's Pouring

Texas has been in a drought for a while, with Austinites under water restrictions and burn-bans in effect. But today we got a downpour!  All day, on and off, I got a real Texas thunderstorm again.  It was beautiful and much needed.  Even if I did get drenched ^_^

Also, my thoughts are with old co-workers as my former company had another round of layoffs.  My old team was un-effected, which I'm beyond glad about.  But there were people that I helped hire years ago, when the company was bitty, that didn't weather this storm and I'm sending good vibes their way to hopefully secure new jobs quickly!

This is part of my 365 project where I draw my outfits every day!  Check out my first post of the year for details!

Daily Drawing: 195 | Gipsy Danger

We saw the end of Pacific Rim today!  I love that Guillermo Del Toro tricked most of America into watching an anime ^_^

This is part of my 365 project where I draw my outfits every day!  Check out my first post of the year for details!