I wanted this blog to be about how to start and run a small biz, but realize that I haven’t been posting much on that subject… Here’s an update on what’s going on with HappyGreen:
I have been working like crazy lately, to get “the line” finished. I put the quotation marks there, because [...]

I came across Jude Miller today, via Oh Joy. She creates the most beautiful flowers - from paper! Take a look at these photos, and visit her site for more.

Everyone who works creatively, has probably experienced a creative block sometime. Sometimes it lasts only a moment, before you get into the work at hand, other times it may seem as it is there to stay indefinitely. What can we do to get over them?  These are my tips:

*Realize that the block is in [...]

Adios script, by Ale Paul.
I found Ale Paul’s photostream on Flickr; there is a lot of typographic goodness there, like this Adios Script. I always love a good flourish! Take a look at his photostream, and see if you can’t find something you like too!

I’m always on the lookout for good wall art, and on my to-buy list is australian collage artist Kareem Rizk’s birds.  I love them!  He has other nice prints too; you can buy his works at Blue Flip Art, or from his Etsy shop.

(Images Kareem Rizk, Blue Flip Art)

A lot of you have probably heard of Heather of Skinny LaMinx, made famous for her decorative teatowels. I love her simple, yet beautiful designs, and the colors she uses are great - just my cup of tea. ;) Drying the dishes doesn’t get any more fun than this! Check out the [...]

Some of my latest flower photos on Flickr. :)
1. Peony 1, 2. Sign of spring, 3. Hegg, 4. Heritage

If you, like me, are a typoholic, you’ll love this Font Game over at I love Typography. I thought it was fun, but as the title says, rather difficult. Go play!

“Think of vast fields of lavendula, the wind ripe with a sweet flower scent.”

I have written previously about Five and a Half and their handmade journals. At Photojojo there’s a video where Judy from Five and a Half demonstrates how you can make your own.