Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 06:43AM 
I'm constantly amazed by the cuteness that surrounds the world today. Rustic Wooden Flowers, who knew? I could definitely keep these kind of flowers, because they don't die & don't need or like water!
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at 06:37AM 
Happy Birthday to You! Happy Birthday to You! Happy Birthday dear Blog.. Happy Birthday to You!
Oh My Gosh it's LindseyBee's birthday! Turning 1 on 1.11.11. Weird!
What do you do on your blog's birthday, anyways? Should I have made her a cake? cupcakes? Yes, she deserves a goldish, yellow, glittery cupcake (found from Oh Joy Eats! because, let's face it, she's the master of finding the best cupcakes. I have to find the best for my little blog). & we all know LindseyBee loves yellow & gold! yum.
Other than an adorable & fabulous birthday cupcake, & traditional birthday song, what else do you do to say Happy Birthday to your blog?
For LindseyBee's birthday, my goal was to launch my Etsy shop (Sneak Peak name: "The Hive") today, & make it this cool event to open on the coolest date ever. But, I am just not quite ready to launch it, yet. & besides, after I thought about it, I wouldn't want to take away from my blog's date. The Hive should be set on a brand new date. More reasons to celebrate! I am just working through a couple more posters (yes! Posters! Letterpress posters!), & then she'll be ready to go. To half accomplish my goal, I thought I'd share my favorite poster to you. I mean, it's kind of similar to a birthday surprise that's not finished, but you know you can't not give a birthday present on a birthday, no matter how unfinished, so here is the sneak peak. It's not back from being "letter-pressed", yet, but it will look something like this:
Surprise! There you have it, the unfinished-etsy-shop-poster. I'm excited for it to be done! Maybe a couple more weeks.
I am not sure what else to say on my blog birthday.. it's been quite the journey I never expected. It's helped me figure out the artistic direction I want to lead, & I'm thankful this little virtual space has done that for me. I Truly appreciate all who've kept up on LindseyBee's posts & hope you continue to stop by!
Monday, January 10, 2011 at 06:57AM 
I love this kitchen. & it's mostly because it's yellow & white. I always wonder when the day will come when I'll no longer love yellow as much as I do. I hope never.
But, no matter the color in this set up, the open shelving idea is a simple, easy one, & looks super tidy & clean! This would definitely be a good way of simplifying what's stuffed in your cupboards!
Photo found through Apartment Therapy.
Thursday, January 6, 2011 at 06:58AM If any of you follow Poppytalk Handmade, you have probably already seen this posted on their site a few days ago. But it was such a good message, I felt it necessary to fill my blog home with these good, creative vibes... & because good "ideas are worth spreading!"
Enjoy!
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at 07:12AM 
this is my new desktop photo. Lovely, isn't it? I've had it stored away for a while when I found it on i love typography a couple years back, & boy am I glad I found it! It screams 2 of my loves in life, calligraphy & coffee, & I sometimes catch myself just taking a moment to close all my programs just to stare at this. Do you see the bird formed by the "ff"? Brilliant!
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 06:48AM 
Look at all of the words! They create so much movement here. Where do I want to go next? I think my heart's still set on Lisbon, Portugal. In my dream world, I'll be leaving tomorrow... in reality, probably not for another couple of years (->big sigh<-). Until then, I'll be leaving for Boston (yes, AGAIN) in a couple of weeks, so that's something to look forward to!
I don't know about you, but I can't get out of this Holiday relaxation. I miss Christmas. I miss my Christmas tree, & I miss Christmas music playing on the radio. So, if dreaming of being somewhere else is what's going to get me through, then so be it! I know you feel the same, so where would you want to go to erase the post-Christmas blues?
Thursday, December 30, 2010 at 07:00AM It's time to look ahead & finally use all of our beautiful, well-designed, brand new 2011 calendars that have caught our eyes this year! Here is one by SeeSaw Letterpress that's particularly festive, giving that it's NYEE & all...
I bet you can't guess which calendar I will BEE using next year? I like how it doesn't give much room for writing/jotting things down--it will help me keep my theme of 2011 SIMPLE:)
Have a Happy & Exciting New Year's Eve & Day!
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at 06:23AM 
It's almost over! 2010! The year where 10|10|10 was a cool date, good friends married, big milestones for the "bee" family took place (Little Bee graduating, college, turning 18, turning 25), I had the opportunity to participate in a couple of "blog hops" (alphabet walk (thanks one sydney road!), & pin it forward (thanks sfgirlbybay!), I traveled . to Boston . a . few . times, tried black coffee, I improved my calligraphy (still have a ways to go!), among other travel adventures & projects!
NOW it's time to start thinking how I want to start 2011 off fresh!
Sometimes I think New Year's resolutions create too much pressure. I'm trying not to dwell on major events I need to accomplish, just simple goals that lead to the main goal. Who wants to spend their fresh year worrying about HOW they're going to get everything accomplished & when? Just Do It & it will happen, one step at a time.
That's something I've learned from 2010--if I put too much pressure on getting EVERYTHING done Right Now, it won't get done. I have to realize that baby steps; small, simple goals are the way to get something done. AKA: PATIENCE.
Yes, Patience & Perserverance are going to be my 2 simple goals for 2011.
Woo Hoo, almost time to wear our party hats! Enjoy 2010 while it's still here:)
Sunday, December 26, 2010 at 09:22PM I am not one to ease out of the holidays easily, so with that, I give you the entries for my family's first ever Gingerbread House Making Competition:
Naturally, I'm partial to the entry below, but that wouldn't be fair to pick the one I helped make, would it?
So, therefore, we need your help: You all be the judges of which Gingerbread House wins!
I will say that the Rent's really put a lot of thought & creativity into their little home. 2 Stories isn't easy!
The only rules we based this competition on were time & supplies used. We had 45 minutes to make this, & it was up to each team to pick their own supplies to their liking.
With That....Critique Away!
Friday, December 24, 2010 at 02:13PM Well, I thought I would have pictures to post about our Family Gingerbread House Making Competition, but we are delaying the event until later notice. I will post pictures once we complete it so you can see how much I won by (I have to pump myself up... this is going to be the competition of the century!). We have already started our teasing, sarcastic talk between us so we can make this as fun as possible!
Anyone have other fun, quirky family traditions?
Now, before I tell you all my #1 favorite Christmas song, you must know that it is similar to my #2 as far as being a part of family tradition...& being that my Little Bee & I have been fans of this band since we were in elementary school, they've made our Christmas experiences all the more important.
So, without further ado, I give you a song you all probably haven't ever heard of, but I hope it catches on & you enjoy it!
"Merry Christmas Baby" by Hanson. Pretend you don't know the band, & listen to it for what the music's worth, you might surprise yourself :)
Have a Merry Christmas!
