Facebook is good for a lot of things and one of them is connecting with people who you know but don't know well. My office is crazy for the site and so we're all hooked up online and literally see what everyone is doing all day long with their status updates.

Well - a while ago one of my work acquaintances posted a link to her blog and now I'm hooked. I know more about her than I did when she worked in the same office I did.

She's funny and sweet and posts really interesting articles.

you should check 12:01 AM out...

I love spring! oh my goodness - this happens every year around the end of February and beginning of march - something in Hollywood blooms. I think it's a tree, but I have never been able to pin point exactly where the scent comes from, it just magically smells pretty in Hollywood, California. I associate the scent with being home and with welcoming because it's how the neighborhood smelled when my husband and I moved here 5 years ago. Now I always know it's spring and I'm home when I get off the subway from work. I was so sad Saturday when I spent most of the day at friend's house and the scent had faded away - but as soon as I headed home and emerged from the subway station, there it was again. I wish I could have it as a perfume - I would wear it year round!

random photos of me and husband....


taken by husband



taken by my friend Rachel - the only reason I'm not crazy about this pic is that I look pregnant!!! AND I'M NOT!!! My diet is going well and I've lost 8+ pounds and gained lots of muscle.




Tutorial for adding patches to sweaters. See my hoodie above... it's got massive holes in the elbows from constant wear in the last two years I've had it. It's so strange, but the only I reason I know I've had it so long is that I bought it right after I launched my last major site redesign and right before I got married.

Clip art...

The lovely Graphics Fairy is posting free clip art on her site of vintage ephemera.



found via Just Something I Made

crappy photo, but the sweater is still in progress:



I found the baby sweater pattern online, but cannot remember how I found it.

it's SUPER easy - I'm 75% done and have maybe put a couple of hours into sewing.

And what is up with everyone getting pregnant!?!?!?! There are four people in my small section of the office who are either having babies or their wives are having babies.

If you haven't seen this video - you should watch it right away. It's beautiful.


World Builder from Bruce Branit on Vimeo.

the last few weeks have been sort of busy at the office so I haven't had much crafty time or had much brain power left after the work day to post.

I am slowly working on a baby sweater for one of other pregnant co-workers.

will post picks soon.

sorry to leave you in the lurch if you were hoping from crafty stuff :(

My friends Hurricane Jane and her husband Gerry were lucky enough to purchase a house before the big market collapse.

We bought them a bonzai tree to grow with their home. At the last minute I realized I had almost nothing to wrap with. I grabbed some wrapping paper I already had, a brown paper bag, some left over paper from my wedding announcements, some scrap book supplies, a button and got to work.

The bow is made from the brown paper bag, announcement paper, and button.

Just some random photos from the past few months...

meeting sketch - boredom ensued as I was waiting for my turn in a meeting with the QA team.


random pre-meeting sketches


love the embroidery on this skirt.


another meeting sketch


random photo I took for my loopt profile. I love this combo of hat sweater and necklace


taking down the christmas lights in Hollywood


cute thrift store fabric


funky dress with some really wild fabric

The topic for Illustration Friday this week is "Breezy"

Here is what can to my mind:

I made this necklace about 6 months ago.



watch parts, vintage button and thread.