Not really. But today is going to be my "work" day after spending all weekend on the house. Friday was a waste because I was exhausted. I did find out that I need to use vectors and not .jpg's with the vinyl plotter, and that may be leading to jagged edges. Also found out that I need to cut & paste vector images into the LXI (plotter) software, not import, or else it won't be able to find the edges & send that to the plotter. Hoping to get a good amount done before Jason gets home today. I bought the latest Corel Draw suite with some profits since I couldn't find any Adobe Illustrators (past or present) for less than that on eBay. The suite ended up being $99 on eBay. Hopefully it works. It is supposed to be the full program, not an update. Progress for today (hopefully): 2 sets of lettering, finish Cat in the Hat, saucers & hexagons, completed jellyfish sketch. Tomorrow: finish Chicago mockup, finish portfolio. Wednesday: mail off some stuff & set up new listings & work on new skyline order. Thursday: mail out new skyline order. Friday: doc appt and relax.

Saturday was the wedding that I hand-cut all the letters for and made the navy skyline. I emailed the lady to see how it had gone, and this was her reply:

"I'll send pics later, but it went VERY well! so happy about the results!!! talk soon!"

YAY! That makes me feel more motivated.

So, pictures of house









Some thoughts on the bedroom:
-I love how the wall color looks with the closet doors and the faces poster.
-I think I am going to put the peacock portrait on the wall by the door (where the illustration currently is).
-I'm going to hang the faces poster over the dresser and then incorporate a large vinyl silhouette of one of the faces to the left of it, overlapping it (taller/wider). I *just* ordered purple vinyl - it could work well.
-I am thinking about finding a wall-hanging (sculpture, starburst, something) to hang where the peacock portrait was
-not sure what exactly to put behind the bed. Poi, your hoops are giving me some ideas... like designing an image on fabric and then breaking it up into a series of hoops that I connect and hang at the head of the bed. Hmmm.
-I ordered sheer dark lilac & cerise panels from Ikea... I am thinking of stitching them together (cerise on top and lilac on bottom) to be 2 layers and put one dual panel on each window pulled back to the side. Also, since they are solid, I want to get a yellow/gold fabric marker and draw some saucers/ogees on the top panel.
-I can't wait to see how the bedding looks!

Living room/woodstove revamp:



the beginning



during (this morning)

-we are going to add in some trim to the center opening around the brick, to make the sides more substantial and make the edges look more finished
-there are going to be 3 or 4 shelves on each side... I'm thinking of staggering them... ie: the ones on the left start higher than the ones on the right... thoughts?
-I'm thinking once the rest of the room is complete, furniture and all, we may consider painting the inside brick a different color
-I am also thinking we may need to use some polyshades (stain/varnish in one) to warm up the color of the wood. But I'm reserving judgement till everything else is done (ie: wall hanging back in place, shelves in place, etc)
-there are going to be smaller chairs on each side
-it's much brighter in here
-I'd love to see this with an orange malm fireplace! Maybe we'll be able to get that next tax return? (2010-2011)



Hoping to finish the shelves and painting tonite!