A Cottage by the sea

Last year I was at an art fair and found this wonderful little shell journal filled with watercolor papers.

It was made of real shells for the cover and stitched so perfectly.

Thank you Anita, she gave me this lovely shell tag and beautiful note in her gorgeous calligraphy.  The quote was so dreamy and perfect for my little daydream.

I have been filling the journal with little paintings.  Last year I sat in the gardens of Heritage Gardens in Sandwich on the Cape.  I painted the little cottage in this tiny journal.

 I dream of having a little cottage by the sea some day.  And in case you do too, I created a little artwork for you.

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and a Pink one for Pink Saturday.

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You know the best part of daydreams?  They decorate your day. Sigh, a little music to daydream by, Fly Me To The Moon, sung by Diana Krall.

Bev, from How Sweet The Sound is hosting Pink Saturday, stop by and be inspired by all the pink posts.

Take time this weekend to daydream.

P.S.  Did you know that Susan Rios has a shop on etsy and sells the loveliest miniatures?  I just bought a little cottage by the sea.

Photographing Fabric Inspiration

I promised to share my new fabric collection on a recent post, Seahorse Memories Inspiration, when the fabric arrived on the new Kona Cotton fabric. I used the cotton fabric with my little fish design as the outer frame.  That's Simone Seahorse swimming on a sea of French script in Tiffany blue.

Here's Samantha and her School of Fish.  Looks like a lesson is about to begin.  I found the cutest video of Seahorse Inspiration.

My daughter Ashley on her magical seahorse.  I photographed the collection on an inspiration board I covered in French script in creamsicle.  I thought it would be a nice contrast.

I will have more to share, I am still photographing them and adding the listings to French Script on etsy.  I just got back some more fabric printed on the new Kona Cotton.  I ordered the Ooh La Lah Pink Dress.

I'll be busy today photographing the rest of the Seahorse and Sea Creature collection.  I thought of a nice way to organize and store my collections.  I will share it in a tutorial soon.

Bobby Darin nostalgia...Somewhere Beyond The Sea.

Have a beautiful Thursday.

The Magical World of Miniatures

Such a magical world,

where the miniature artist lives.

Beautiful little rooms, all reflecting the spirit of the little girl within.

I met Toni from Mostly Minis on etsy when I created a treasury.  The temptation was too great, I just had to have one of her creations.

Her work is gorgeous, look at the tiny new hardware and how she lined the drawers of this little desk and cupboard.

We chatted a bit, and when she found out that I designed fabric, she told me how much she loved French Script and dreamed of finding tiny Shabby Chic prints for her work.

So, I got busy and designed a collection I call My Dollhouse Fabric.  I chose some of my best selling fabrics on Spoonflower, and created the tiniest scale with the miniaturist in mind.  When it arrives, I will share it with you.

I stopped by Toni's shop tonight, and couldn't resist again.  I just bought the sweetest French chair, and she has another one of the sweetest chair.

She has some of the loveliest things, and her prices are wonderful too.

Squeal, just look at this pastry cart with handmade pasteries.  I didn't want to be greedy, but this is the sweetest!

Toni's shop is called Mostly Minis on etsy.  She has created a special coupon code which will give you a 10% off on her items. Just use KARENSBLOG as the coupon code when you checkout.

It's Monday and there has to be a mosaic to celebrate Mosaic Monday over at Little Red House.  Mary is hosting mosaic inspiration.