Currently Lusting After: Love & A Sandwich

Hands down my favorite plushie maker EVER! The imagination, talent, & quality are amazing :D

I've only got two babies so far but I plan to have an army one day ;)

(Frodo & Sam)

Please show this super cute shop a little love today! She's having a great moving SALE!

Etsy | Blog

<3
MK

Drink Your Jelly Belly!

found via Hungry Memphis

*speed racing to Walgreens NOW!*

MK

Kim-Anh is a 21 year old artist living in Switzerland! She left her job in 2009 to follow her dream of being an artist. She is currently searching for a tattoo apprenticeship and she does commissioned work and custom designs. She loves to draw owls, roses, cupcakes, kokeshi dolls, flowers, and Japanese designs like cherry blossoms, koi fish, and geishas. She also enjoys drawing traditional tattoos and of course anything cute! 

I really LOVE Kim-Anh's work and I am really thinking about getting her to do a commissioned piece for my next tattoo. Hopefully one day I'll get to be tattooed by Kim herself. She is a brilliant artist! 

Here is some of her amazing work!

If you'd like to contact Kim-Anh or see more of her amazing work, start clicking!

 - kimanh89@hotmail.com

- http://kimanhnguyenart.blogspot.com/

- http://www.myspace.com/kimanh_n

- http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimanhnguyenart

♥ ♥ ♥

MK

Fashion Inspiration: Miss Bruno NY

needless to say, i'm in love,

MK

I Heart Cute Dudes!

Currently lusting after: Michael Cera, Kid Cudi, & Aziz Ansari!

who are your current crushes??

MK

Feature Of The Month

 Art Is Just Frozen Music

These beautiful pieces were done by the amazingly talented Carla Thursday. She specializes in conceptual collage, bold watercolor portraits, & illustration. Her work is very inspiring to me and  I love her use of vivid color :D  If you'd lke to see more, Check out her etsy, portfolio & blog! I have a feeling Ms.Thursday is going to be uber famous one day soon...how can beauty like this be denied!?

show her some love!

MK

Vintage Illustrations!

I WANT this amazing tray from Kitsch Café!! We had workbooks in Kindergarten with this style of illustration and I LOVE it. I remember the illustrations so vividly! I really wish I could find some of those workbooks and I really wish I could buy this tray (trying to do better on spending, boo!) Oh well, at least I can admire, right?

I LOOOOOOVE the illustrations in this book. Any time anyone asks me my favorite book, it's always this one :) I used to read it all the time when I was a child and I am going to get a copy of it soon so I can read it over and over lol. I'm not sure what happened to my copy but I wish I could find it! I heart Maurice Sendak :)

These prints by Pie For Blackbirds are not technically vintage, but don't they give you that whimsical vintage feel? Leslie Dallion has been a MAJOR inspiration for me over the past few years. (She's the reason I got into making miniature food!) Even though she no longer makes/sells miniature food, I love what she's doing with her illustrations!

do you have any favorite vintage illustrations? share!

MK

My Next Tattoo

minus the caption bubble. I just want the "girl" ;)
/MK

Currently Lusting After: Mushroom Side Table

via thomas wold

WANT!
-MK

Signs Of Spring!

A few months ago the boy and I were in the backyard and noticed a patch of something growing...it looked like it might be flowers. (I think whoever lived here before us planted A LOT of flowers because we have all kinds of patches of things that are preparing to bloom.) Well, that patch WAS flowers and it turned out to be beautiful daffodils :) I had to snip some off and put them in a vase :D Since I've had them in the house my mood has been so cheery! I love fresh flowers ;) Give me Spring, NOW! I hope your Tuesday has been a good one!

-MK

Etsy Finds: Window Candy!

I am so happy to feature these awesome cupcake sun catchers from Window Candy!! I came to know Jax, the shop owner, through Woof! A Boston Terrier board where we both post. She is VERY funny, super talented, and just a sweet person...not to mention she has the cutest Puggy wuggy on the face of the earth!

Check out these amazing glass cupcakes she made...I know I'm getting one! Are you? :D

Aren't they so freakin' cute!? PLEASE, please show Jax some love and head on over the her Etsy shop! I am in awe every time I look at the things she can do with glass! You can also check out her blog and see a lot more of her work :D

♥MK

I'm On The Pursuit Of Happiness!!

KID CUDI!!!!! *swoon* 

Here he is performing the same song live and yes I'm posting the same song two times because Kid Cudi is so hawwwwwt! ;) But honestly I really just love this song. The guitar solo is sooooo dope! Enjoy :D

& more from one of the band who plays on the song, RATATAT (the other is mgmt, Google 'em!):

 

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 Nice.

♥MK

I've Really Been Wanting...

A BLYTHE DOLL! Like really really BAD!

all images via we heart it

 and guess what...I GOT ONE! woo hooooooooo :D I found a really good deal on an Ashton Drake Blythe with free shipping! I know a lot of people hate on them and prefer the Takara's but personally, I don't care. I'm not going to get all bent out of shape or elitist about a doll, lol. *shrugs* I wanted a Blythe and I got one for a good price so I'm happy. I'll get a Takara eventually but for now, I'm good ;) Another goal for 2010 is to get 2-3 dolls and learn to customize them. (As if I need another hobby, lol) Many of the dolls you see above have been customized from their original look. (Customizing = sand-matting on the face, gaze correction, lip carving, new eye chips, new make up, rerooting/trimming/or styling hair, and many other neat things!) I really want to learn to do this and share it with you all along the way :D

I don't know what it is about these dolls but I can literally spend hours and hours looking at photos of them on flickr. They're just so cute and special!

Do you have/want a Blythe??

p.s. Check out Addicted to Plastic for some amazing custom Blythe pics! She's is an amazing artist!

 ♥MK