Feeding the Masses

Hey. Remember me and my mom tomorrow as we try to feed cake to a crowd of 600. The weather is supposed to be hot. Its gonna be a rough one.

Love to ya. Have a great weekend.
xoxo Jo

looky looky

I am sorry to report that I have wasted most of the day getting sucked into interesting things on the internet. This usually does not happen to me. But I have been in a "click on all the links from your favorite places" mood this morning. Which has brought me to lookbook. Why on earth have I never seen this? I am so not with the program. I guess I'm getting too old to be one of the cool kids. This is deftly pointed out by this site, as most pics posted are from the 15-20 year old range. My next question..... Why on earth were we (me and mine) not this cool in our youth? me too, girl. me too.

I would so hit on a guy wearing this (if I were single).

how sweet-sexy.

* all photos from lookbook.nu. (Please don't yell at me for posting your pics. You rock. )

Splendid

Just had to share these pics from an e-mail my dad sent me. I always feel like I am the last person on earth to see all the e-mails that have been forwarded ten million times. But even if you have seen this before, its worth seeing again. An albino peacock. Its kinda like God just decided to make an enormous living snowflake that doesn't melt. I mean, is this not amazingly beautiful? Just like something out of a fairytale.

I would totally put this in my own fairytale world. It would be hanging out underneath the canopy of cherry trees in full bloom. A pink flurry with a brilliant white crown in the center. I'm seriously in awe. Am I just easily impressed or is this not one of the most gorgeous things you have ever seen?

whoa papaya!

Last week I was blessed with a trip to Holden Beach, NC. Truly one of my favorite places to be. However, the weather was less than fabulous. A very cold and rainy Monday led to a trip 30 minutes up the coast to Southport. A darling little town filled with classy shops, Southport is a good place to hang out for a day. First stop was a fabulous little shop called Olivia + Co. Olivia + Co is described as being a cottage lifestyle store. They carry darling clothes, yummy bath & body products, some pretty fantastic rugs and lots more. But my favorite was these new art prints from Papaya Art. They remind me of my own style of drawing. Plus, most of them have glitter highlights! I bought the Bliss print above for my bedroom.

Someone had already purchased this print. Its my super duper favorite. So, I just had to get online and find out if I could buy the print from the company site. This baby is gonna be mine soon! Plus the website has cards, wrapping paper, journals, planners, magnets and stickers! Tons of stuff with this beautiful art on it.

Check out the site. Papaya Art

And if you are ever in Southport, NC stop by Olivia + Co. on 313 North Howe St.

Rules of Engagement

I received an e-mail this morning from a photographer whose photo I had used in a post on this blog. It was nice enough, but very clear on the fact that they wanted to grant permission before any photo was used. I had not changed the photo in any way. I also gave a direct link to the site from which I got the photo and the artists name. I thought that I had done things correctly, but now I feel like I've been smacked on the hand. What am I missing here? There are tons of great pics out there on the web that are locked and can't be copied. And then there are the ones that just seem to be floating around waiting to be picked up. Bloggers always seem more than happy to share photos. And I always assumed that artists would appreciate any exposure that they could get. I know that I would, personally. So what do you think should be the general rules on this matter for small time bloggers like myself? I do not want to offend anyone or make anyone think that I am stealing their art. Yet, I love running across awesome stuff and being able to share it with others. Let's hear some feedback.

Life

*by Jake Curtis

For just a moment, I was rested. My eyes looked bright. My skin was clear. I smiled. I could breathe. But that was all short lived. I am back to being tired and busy and annoyed. My eyes look dark. My hair is a mess. Life.

But glad to be back to read all the blogs I've been missing. I tried to get caught up yesterday in between getting work done here at the shop. Sorry if I continue to be sort of slack. We seem to be having all sorts of technical problems around here lately. I have some lovely stuff I want to share with you.

xoxo Jo

Hugs and Kisses

I'm off to the beach tomorrow morning. I won't be around next week and I am truly going to miss you all.

Thankfully I will be with my family, away from the chemicals in this shop, trying to catch up on rest and learn about my new camera. Maybe sketch out some of the ideas that are floating around in my head. Work on a logo design for my friend. Read some magazines that I haven't had time to look at. I'm really excited. I'm needing a break pretty bad.

Love to all of you. Remember me next week and pray for our safety. (traveling makes me nervous.) And hopefully I will return all bright eyed and bushy tailed (as they say). Bright eyed would be a miracle.

XOXO Jo

**photo by Patrick Smith.