halloween happiness

This picture and the following sentiments are from photographer Elizabeth Messina at KissTheGroom.

"in our house we are all about the treats, we’ve been making sweet jack-o-lanterns for years…and no scary costumes either…here’s the thing, life is full of things that can scare you & growing up is wrought with bumps & twists….so for us…its sweets, pumpkins with hearts & cute costumes….we simply just don’t need to be scared to have fun, but that’s just us;)…wishing you lots & lots of treats…"

I don't normally quote other bloggers, but I wholeheartedly agree and it couldn't be said any better.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

funky chair

How funny is this tetris chair? Perfect Christmas gift for your computer geek. If that one doesn't work, here is another one too.

EEEK!! babies!

It is that time of year again when parents play dress up with their own live dolls and their children just have to take it. But it is super cute!!! Just wait and see the adorable things I do to my children.

What are the best costumes you've seen?

Pictures found here.

scary packaging

I really like the child-like, lovable nature of this packaging. Found here.

cute critters

How cute are these little critter pots!

typoholic?

This letterpress card set is simply funny. Perfect for any font savant, designer or typoholic. See more here.

jewelry art

What a fun and unique way to photograph jewelry!

( found here )

optimism/pessimism

Sometimes I have to remind myself that often it is the outlook that you take that makes all the difference.

See more here.

sweeter than honey

These are honey jars that I just packaged! They are hand jarred from a local ranch, the Riverdog Ranch. I designed their logo out of the initials RRH and incorporated that logo on the lid. It is part of the bee illustration. Such a fun project! I look forward to designing annual honey labels with each harvest!

PAPERography

I was completely blown away by the simple, elegant beauty of this PAPERography. This is done with just pieces of paper. So stunning!! You can see more here.

fall print

So suddenly, before I could really start enjoying fall, we skipped right to winter. Now, I need to get my winter clothes out because it is officially cold. I already went threw all the hot chocolate I had left over from last winter, am taking multiple hot baths to warm myself up, and even broke down and turned on the heater today. Still, this is a pretty fall print...I wish we were enjoying golden leaves here.

(print by strawberryluna)

lovebird print

Jen Skelly has these really precious screen prints. This is one that I liked, but I really enjoy her exotic bird series...you can click here to see it. So sweet and endearing!

fall fun

So I have been falling in love with the idea of fall. I found all of these pictures for inspiration in my fall decorating and crafting. Also, Jeff and I will be decorating a pumpkin together with some other MS1's and their wives so, I am looking for a really cool idea!

If you have any thoughts, pictures, or ideas for pumpkin decorating, please let me know!

colorful!

beautiful. found here.

pretty packaging

I have always been a huge fan of creative Kleenex packaging and this is just so wonderful! You can see more great Pentawards winners here.
How fun is this packaging? You can read more about it and the designer's thoughts here.

This is the memory game designed or designers...I am not really sure that is is fully appreciated without years of studying typography...but if you have studied type, it is funny. Below is another series of packaging designed by the same woman. You can read about both here.

dynamic type

The typography in this is really fun and creative.

fall

As I said, I have just gotten into fall holiday mode. So, I am collecting pictures of things that are cute, creative, fun...and so on.

I would love this minus the exorbitant amount of leaves.

Do you have any fun holiday ideas to share?