Save me a piece

I couldn't think of recieving anything more pleasantly sweet than this cake for my birthday. This cake was created by a husband for his wife. Almost too good to eat!

Cake found via Design for Mankind

Loving: Flowers in May

Happy Monday everyone! It's cloudy and on the verge of storming in the windy city which is why I needed to find myself a cheery pick-me-up to start off the week. I'm currently loving these illustration posters by Flowers in May. My favorite is the baking set and lazy Sunday! Click on each poster to find out more. Enjoy :)

A Beautiful Start to the Weekend

Lovely blogger Becky wrote me a while back to see what she could do to help out for A Beautiful Idea project. We teamed up and I'm offering her first 5 readers one of my paper crafts (your choice) with any purchase from the donation shop. There is a great range of sweetly priced items to fit even the smallest of piggy banks :) Once you've made your purchase, email me at: evphotogal@me.com let me know your pick along with your address and I'll be smiling all the way to the post office! A beautiful idea for a truly worthy cause! Here are some of my favs available for purchase now....

Wednesday Wishes

It's Wednesday and time for another roundup of wishes. These may seem so essential this week, but I really do wish for them!

1. Sleep. I wish for more sound sleep. Lately I've been waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to stay asleep. I've tried reading, that helps a little..sometimes.

2. Stretch time. I wish to get back into a regular yoga practice. I used to take classes every week, but have longed to get back into a routine. It just feels so good after a long day of being on my feet.

3. Weekend. I'm having one of those weeks, where I wish for it to just be Friday already. Plus I'm so excited to hang out with my family for Mother's Day.

Please stop by Katie's, Courtney's and (birthday girl) Kellie's blogs to read all about there wishes for this week too!

Work in Progress

I've been keeping busy this week with a fun design project that I'll share with you later next week. But for now I thought it was fitting to share with you an illustration in progress by the talented Kris Atomic. There are few artists (that I know of) that capture the progression of there work. I don't know about you, but I enjoy seeing all the pen and eraser marks before the magic of color begins its transformation. What are you creatively working on these days?

Loving: Happy Poster

Are You Happy?

Design on a Dime Contest

I was excited to read yesterday morning about a contest Design Sponge is hosting along with a Design on a Dime special event called Housing Works. They are offering 5 VIP tickets to this 6th annual special event to the winner of Design Sponge's decorating with thrift store finds contest. I know so many people who scour thrift sales, flea markets, and curb sides to score fab vintage finds. Now's your chance to enter those babies to win tickets to a great event in NY! Click here to read about all the details and how you can enter! Here is my curbside (dresser) and Goodwill (bedside table) finds that I am proud to call my own! Fingers crossed :)