yes please // shoes

 

Beautiful, simple, neutral, streamlined shoes, YES PLEASE! There are several things I will spend frivolously on with absolutely no remorse: food, crafty supplies, and shoes. I especially love shoes like the ones pictured above,  super minimalistic and gorgeous specimens- understated and amazing. Just how I like 'em.

I'm obsessed with all of the shoes in this post, but the pair in top right corner have my heart. I've been lusting after them for almost three years now. But at almost $300 I've made it my mission to find a much cheaper alternative. So far, I've found a pair at f21 that look somewhat similar but they're not slip ons like I want. I have faith that I'll find them soon though because I've been seeing these shoes pop far more often around the web. So people are catching on, they'll be mine in no time!

Here in New England, the winter has left us covered in a lovely sparkling snow blanket. And as much as I love cold weather, I can't help but fantasize about wearing cute little flats without fear of losing my ankles to frostbite.

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vector girl

I DIGITIZED MY LETTERING FOR THE FIRST TIME! I apologize for the CAPS, but it's just that exciting to me! I've been taking all of the Skillshare classes and watching all of the YouTube videos on Illustrator, Photoshop, and even after effects. I just really love learning new software and expanding my knowledge and really the internet is so limitless, the entire world is at your fingertips! 

Anyway, I digress... kinda- LETTERING! I used a quote that I got from a sermon I was watching online and decided that I would sketch it out and give digitizing a try. A billion iterations later I had my design and I was finally able to scan it in and get to work. Illustrator wasn't too bad but it was definitely made easier by Molly Suber Thrope's Skillshare Class. Within a couple of hours I had this little piece. NOW- it's not perfect by any means, and as I look at it now I can find a zillion things I would change if I were to do it over again. But I guess that's the beauty of starting new at something. You do really awful work and as you progress you get better and hopefully are able to look back on your earlier work and have a good laugh.

I highly recommend you check out Molly's class and all of the other amazing classes on Skillshare. You can learn anything from photography, to interior design, to pickling! I have a premium membership but you can sign up for a free trial just to check it out. Have at it!

-m.

as of late no. 001

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sipping on delicious hot apple cider while watching illustrator tutorials on youtube, sooooo many paper crafting goodies i hope to use for project life, and some details from a work outfit.

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full work outfit without my coat and scarf, my beautiful kitties actually sitting next to each other -- it was a true miracle, and some supplies for a diy paper ladder i plan on making very soon and sharing on here!

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have a lovely day!
m.