fun stuff to come...

lot's of things have been going on with me lately....a car wreck...a road trip...lots and lots of crafting...but unfortunately, the only computer at my disposal this week won't let me load pictures in my blog, so therefore i cannot share with you right now. when i return home, i'll be sure to have some fun stuff up here!!

love!

emjay

sigh

that is a sigh of true contentment. i'm having so much fun with my etsy, it's positively unbelievable! i already have so many new ideas floating around in my head for new things to add...it makes me giddy just thinking about it!

tonight, i'm playing around with a few new things...some do-it-yourself screenprinting, using some unconventional tools :) also, painting fabric and embroidery. much too soon to share these projects now, but soon...very soon.

another thing that is currently making me happy is this:



tonight i purchased a spot in rachel denbow's august online art journaling class. you have no idea how excited i am!!! i can't wait to get my secret password and get started! i've been dabbling with the art journaling thing for a little while, but can't seem to find my style. i'm hoping this tutorial will help push me in the right direction. i'll be sure to post pics of my finished project, which will be sometime in september.

it's finally here!!!

greetings!


so, i kind of have some big news...my etsy shop is finally open for business!!! hooray!!! stop by and take a look!

busy bees...

we had wonderful plans for today....all week the hubs and i have been looking forward to a long and lazy day by the pool, sipping on iced tea and eating left overs from the fourth. so how did it go? well we woke up with the urge to actually be produtive...go figure. we've spent all day painting walls, repainting other walls, refinishing light fixtures, and many other things around our house. i must say, it feels wonderful! i guess it's time to get back to it!

oh yeah, and last night with brittany was oh-so-much-fun!!! once our project is complete, i'll have to post some pictures.

peace.emjay

tonight...

my best friend, brittany, is coming over for some much needed creative time. i haven't been in my studio in weeks, and i can't wait to finally bust out the stuff again and get elbow deep in all that crafty goodness! yay!

emjay

i'm on a roll!

two posts in one week! i'm on a roll! hopefully i can keep this up! :]

i've been in a creative rut recently, which is one of the reasons i haven't posted in so long. i haven't worked on anything artsy in quite some time, and i'm finally beginning to get that itch again. of course, with some great inspiration, it's not hard to get into the creative mood!

speaking of inspiration, here is a group of some of my favorite photos from one of my favorite...ok, probably my absolute favorite...artist to date...elsie flannigan. she is positively lovely.

1. Salvation*Mountain, 2. collection, 3. connect, 4. em's*tattoos, 5. jeremy, 6. happy*halloween!, 7. cup*cake, 8. i*loves!, 9. craziness, 10. passion, 11. kitchen*towels, 12. quirk*2, 13. button*love, 14. closer*look, 15. blow, 16. something*yummy, 17. bubble*pop*electric, 18. ode*to*mary*kate, 19. yum*yum*yum, 20. my*desk*today

i hope you enjoy this lovely eye candy...see you again real soon!

*love*

emjay

design inspiration

ok, so it's been awhile...well, that's an understatement...it's been FOREVER! in my absence, i've been busy with the sick husband (who's better now!), a very close friend's wedding (and all the planning that goes with that), work, and many many other things...

this afternoon i was reading an old diy magazine that i purchased months ago, and just now gotten around to reading it. it stirred in me a desire to get off my lazy but and do some stuff around here! each idea was under $100 and used items that i'm sure i have lying around the house...here are a few photos i came across of some things i'd like to try or have...i'll post some more as i come across them.

some really cool vinyl wall graphics

some awesome enamel plates from a student at the savannah school of art and design

this is just beautiful

this rack is nature inspired, and sturdy enough to hold scarfs, coats and hats as well!

i love home decor, and i love it even more when it's affordable! have a great week and a great independence day! see you on the flip side...

emjay

prayers

well...i would love to be posting this time with lovely updates on what projects i've been working on, and wonderful pictures and such, but alas, this is not one of those types of posts. this is the post of a woman who's been up for the last 48 hours with her sick husband. Aaron came in from a job yesterday with the intention of going straight to the doctor, getting some medicine, then heading home for a long nap. unfortunately, the doctor had some news A didn't necessarily expect to hear. "you need to leave here and go immediately to the emergency room". scary words to hear when you're a 25 year hold man who has never been sick...ever...and has never gone to the doctor...ever. it turns out that he had appendicitis, and was less than 12 hours from a rupture. he was sent immediately into surgery last night, and came out fine. he's feeling much better, but still recooperating. we are blessed that he was able to fly in in time to catch it before anything became serious, and we're thanking the Lord every chance we get for the timing. A will be laid up at home for a couple of weeks, and i'm naturally planning to spend as much time with him as possible. since he'll be doped up most of the time and sleeping, maybe i'll have some time to get a few things done for you guys, so i can come back with some eye candy.

thank you for your prayers...
love,
emjay

YAY DAVID COOK! CONGRATULATIONS!

wow...

ok, so it's been a looooooooooooong time since i posted...i didn't realize how busy things had become! well there are a few things that have been going on...

first...
work has been sooooo crazy lately, but it's also been a lot of fun! i can't go too much into detail, but let's just say some good things might be headed my way in the near future!

second...
i'm so glad summer is finally here! i guess part of the reason i haven't posted in a while is because i've been spending almost every day i've had off hanging out by the pool at mom and dad's. to me, summertime means frequent trips to the beach, long lazy days, snowballs, laying out or floating in the pool, crawfish boils and watermelon...wonderful wonderful summer things!

third and lastly...
today, i reconnected with one of my favorite friends, whom i though i had lost forever. because of an unfortunate string of events, i let myself lose contact with one of my closest friends. until today, i hadn't spoken with her since my wedding, almost 7 months ago! i had exausted every avenue of contact, and just couldn't seem to get in touch. today, she sent me a message, and you have no idea how happy i was to hear from her! i was sad that we had lost contact, and even more upset that i had missed the birth of her first child, a baby girl named Adalyn. we've planned a wonderful day together next wednesday, and i can't wait!

ok, sorry this post has no pictures, but it's time for date night with the hubs...dinner and a movie...fun fun! another, more fun, post coming soon so stay tuned!