new sites, new shoots.

liefday monday.

{new sites, new shoots}

I'm in the process of redesigning my website. love doing this. i find myself up till wee hours and up at wee hours doing this; it's a joy. I will post pictures when I have it successfully designed and launched. but for now, here are some photos I took for the website.

hemp ball. super fun to make!

thanks to suzanne for the inspiration.

antique wooden spool.

fabric flower.

(did not make this, but just love it.

bought at anthropologie a few years back.)

lief pouch. (for pens, pencils, makeup, or whatever your fancy)

lief thank you gift card.

lief happy birthday gift card.

lief hand towel.

lief 4bar blue thank you pack.

(includes six cards + six dark grey colored envelopes)

lief 4bar green thank you card.

(with cement colored envelope)

le blog. oui, oui.

thing day friday.

{le blog. oui, oui.}

i got into french blogs. it's like a secret little world just waiting to be discovered. i mean 'le blog' sounds way cooler than 'the blog,' no? I know, I know, I can't read french (although I give some pretty good efforts), but the pictures and the words are so visually stimulating, that I'm hooked regardless of comprehension. thought I would share some of my favorites with you.

linen + milk.

le dans la

a petit bruit.

les toiles blanches.

happy friday. { + weekend}

alcott, ma ke + type

inspiration wednesday.

{alcott, ma ke + type}

this week has been packed with inspiration. getting out of one's routine and city does wonders for this sort of thing. thank you chicago. thank you dear friends.

first inspiration, this quote:

"I love beauty so much that I not only want to possess it myself, but to gain the power of seeing it in all things, and the art of reproducing it with truth." louisa may alcott.

this quote from louisa may alcott has completely inspired me this week. my friend ellen (who was such a joy and inspiration to see this weekend) has it written on her blog. I like the part of reproducing beauty with truth. this has a wonderful way of naming why I love to design + create. there is so much beauty to possess and be found, that through the act of creating I feel as though I have joined in on this galvanizing process.

and I got the new selvedge magazine this week. glorious.

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there is a spread on the Chinese fashion designer, Ma Ke, that I am in LOVE with. it has little to do with her fashion designs, but everything to do with her apartment. gorgeous! eeep!

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and, finally, I have been inspired by the typographer + illustrator, Adrian Johnson. i first stumbled upon his typography, which I love, but then found some of his illustrations. what's not to love about a regurgitating pac man and a donkey carrying a carrot?

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be inspired! happy wednesday.

stitch + knit

liefday monday.

{stitch + knit}

i love embroidery. have i said that recently?

its patience, texture, and simplicity get me every time. i am full of new ideas to incorporate this gorgeous art form into lief design.

here is a glimpse.

I also love knitting, although this takes some serious patience. but in the end, worth the time.

a bamboo neck wrap.

additional inspiration for new lief design projects = fabric. I went on a non-business trip to chicago this past weekend, however, I could not keep myself away from one of my favorite little fabric shops. just love what I do!

happy monday!

it's spring, dresses!

thing day friday.

{it's spring, dresses!}

really like the style of this dress.

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and the back is great, too.

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kingston road dress.

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quiet blush dress.

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happy weekend!