merry merry!

i hope everyone had a wonderful christmas and holiday this year with lots of time spent with family and friends...cheers!

tiny art show

my cute friend lindsay nohl asked if i wanted to submit some artwork for her "tiny art of winter show" at the st. paul tea garden. i was REALLY excited, because i had never done anything for ANY show before! so i started doodling and ended up doing 4 drawings and adding some watercolor details so they had some fun pops of color.

the opening reception was last friday, and i was already emailed on saturday by a nice girl interested in purchasing a couple drawings for her husband as a christmas present...i was so excited!!! and she ended up purchasing all but one, so i was really glad she liked them together as a set :)

if you have time, please stop by the tea garden to visit kitty and her festive balls of yarn, and all the other great prints and drawings still hanging up!

(these three fun guys went home already with the nice lady and her husband :)

tweet tweet

i started a twitter account to try it out and it's sort of fun so far! but since i only update it how often, it's like i'm only documenting the highlights of my day so it makes my life sound that much more exciting ;)

maybe someday i will figure out how to link it to my blog! and maybe someday i will also have an iphone or other addicting super-phone so i can literally tell you a play by play of my fantastically-amazing life. (i know...you are probably ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT)

if you'd like to see what i've been up to, you can follow me at twitter.com/rhymeswithfun

hope to see you there!

a paper bag of pearls

my cute friend kara has made these LOVELY labels for her jewelry and other hand-beaded items for finch's holiday boutique this weekend--i can't wait to see them in person! who doesn't love typewriter font on kraft paper???

(chris--you must already be aware that i'll be keeping one of her labels in my "packaging" storage box forever ;)

festive weiner dog

i just saw this post on orange you lucky! (you can even email for the pdf of the pattern)...and how cute is this pup?! SOOO CUTE!!! i love the red and aqua color combination too, it always makes me happy. i definitely want to make time to learn this guy sometime...

minnesota monthly is my friend

some really exciting news--minnesota monthly has featured elisa's craft sale in their december issue...and my baby monster cards were pictured!!! elisa has kindly scanned and highlighted the article, so here it is for your viewing pleasure. also, thanks so much to christy desmith for putting the accent on my name, i really appreciate it!

ps. bff dana should totally have been called out as my "printed baby clothes" partner-in-crime because v.v. would never have existed without her...and that's a fact. so when you read the text, just whisper "and dana" quietly to yourself. (good job)

pps. i feel like i'm famous, YAY!!!

hope to see you at finch's boutique next weekend!!!
dates and times: sat. dec. 13th 11-5 / sun. dec. 14th 12-5

happy engagement!

erica weiner's herkimer diamond ring (six-sided, double-terminated quartz crystal)

congrats to my cute bffs on their exciting recent engagements!!!
2009 is going to be a lovely wedding-filled year...i cannot WAIT! :)

to the happy couples, we are SO excited for you and your big day. cheers!

steph + court
missy + peter
megan + nick
dana + mike

HI.

ok, lots of BIG BIG BIG things have been going on over here...sorry for the long hiatus! i will try and catch up on all the super fantastic interesting news as fast as i possibly can.

(right after i eat my delicious dinner)

xoxo,
vunny + milo

cute band-aids

one of my favorite illustrators, kate sutton, has posted on her blog that she will soon have "plasters" she designed at urban outfitters. i cannot WAIT to get some!!! and how cute that she calls them plasters!

as she said it was a sneak peek with no release date yet, i didn't want to post the pictures on my blog...but check it out here (how cute is the thermos one??? :)

happy belated SPSO!!!

i finished mini sasha for my friend megan last night and he was excitedly given to her at lunch today. i used a retro simplicity pattern as inspiration, but drew my own pattern and hand-sewed it all. (since i was too lazy to set up the sewing machine) my favorite part was tying the giant yellow bow! (dyed silk shantung from m&j trimming) if anyone ever has a job open for tying big lovely bows, i'm your gal.

megan is such a fun(ny) and cute friend, i hope he ends her birthday hoopla week with lots of smiles and love. (NERDY)

one word meme

cindy from the lovely quaint handmade posted a one word meme this past weekend on her blog, and encouraged others to play along...fun! (i didn't know what a "meme" was, so here is the [WIP] definition on wikipedia for you in case you didn't either) here i go...!

where is your mobile phone? purse

where is your significant other? seattle

your hair color? black
your mother? driven

your father? dependable

your favorite thing? sweets

your dream last night? stressful

your dream goal? sew-er (as in sewing, not as in sewage-related)

the room you're in? clean!

your hobby? crafting

your fear? loneliness

where do you want to be in 6 years? coast-bound

where were you last night? home

what you're not? early

one of your wish-list items? gocco

where you grew up? SLP

the last thing you did? "cooked"

what are you wearing? pj's

your TV? cable-impaired

your pets? hyper

your computer? slooooooooooooow

your mood? hungry

missing someone? YES!!!
your car? <100,000
something you're not wearing? this :(
favorite shop? jcrew

your summer? busy

love someone? yes

your favorite color? aqua

when is the last time you laughed? earlier

when is the last time you cried? friday

ps. i hope you get that puppy you want, cindy!

pink woodland

i saw this incredible custom designed kids room on craft magazine's blog (originally from cup of coco)--SO freakin' sweet. (as in little girls cute, not napoleon dynamite awesome) my favorite parts are the little owls everywhere and the basket (bushel?) of felt apples. the tree with the little secret door is really great too. make sure to go to cup of coco to see all the pics, as there are so many amazing details that i can't begin to write about them all!

here's to a new tomorrow.

it's amazing how different the world seems today. it's almost like you can feel everyone's excitement and hope for the future. i think after so much craziness this past year, people are hoping for a change...and genuinely feel it's actually possible now with obama's win. it sounds extra optimistic, but i am really hoping everyone's good nature lasts for awhile...it's really quite nice when [most of] our country actually unites together, as per our name suggests.

super cute cupcakes!!!

on the needle.org they featured fantastic toys and their insanely adorable cupcakes. LOVE THEM!!! i think there is even a free pattern available so you can make your own. SOOO CUTE. makes me smile!