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03/22/2012

Sassy Sculptures

I have to admit that this month’s features have been some of my favorite.  I love thinking about all the amazing and different ways we can decorate our walls.  And while photography and paintings are wonderful ways to add a little decor to a bare wall, I wanted to feature something a little more funky today.  I love the idea of hanging sculptures on a wall and wanted to share a few examples of wall sculptures. 

 

  •  Samurai Spaceship
  • Abstract Wall Art
  • Nine Rectangles
  • Asteroid Wall Sculpture

Do you have any sculptures adorning your walls?

No Comments Filed Under: Decor, Feature
03/21/2012

Business :

Where Women Create: Leilani Rogers

We are so pleased to introduce to to an amazing photographer today, Leilani Rogers.  Leilani photographed the amazing Hopscotch Road article we had in our February 2012 issue of Where Women Create.  I know if you have seen the article you are just as impressed with her work as we are. 

Leilani Rogers
www.photosbylei.com
and
www.facebook.com/leilani.rogers.photographer

“Leilani Rogers started her photography business 3 years ago and specializes in portraiture and lifestyle photography.  She also loves music, running, interior design and crafts.  She and her husband Andrew live with their 4 children in Austin, TX.  You can see more of her work at www.photosbylei.com and visit her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/leilani.rogers.photographer.”

We know you will love Leilani as much as we do when you look over her amazing artistry in photography.

 

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03/18/2012

Itching for ETSY

This month has been so inspiring for me.  I have adored finding all sorts of ideas to decorate the walls.  Today I was browsing through ETSY and discovered so many amazing shops with to-die-for artwork.  I decided to feature several of those shops and some of their art today.  I hope you find these as inspiring as I do.

  • Sun Moon Stars Metal Wall Art Sculpture 
  • Hanging Zen Purple Reef
  • Modern Tree Branches
  • The Canvas of Love

 

2 Comments Filed Under: Decor, Feature
03/15/2012

Deck the Walls

I am having so much fun this month finding beautiful decor to make your walls fabulous.  And I have found that sometimes the wall itself can be the art.  Today I wanted to share some breathtaking wallpaper designs and ideas that will turn any space into a true work of art. 

 

  • Abstract Photo Wallpaper
  • Turquoise Flowers
  • Book Pages Wallpaper
  • Gold Glass Mosaic

Do you have any wallpaper in your space?

1 Comment Filed Under: Decor, Feature
03/08/2012

It’s About Time

From photos to art we all have some amazing items making the spaces we love our own.  But, who says that what decorates your walls can’t be functional too?  These decorative wall clock ideas will have you talking about a lot more than the time. 

  • Chester Wall Clock
  • Diamantini & Domeniconi Clock
  • Modern Wall Clock
  • Asian Inspired Wall Clock

How do you tell time in style?

No Comments Filed Under: Decor, Feature
03/07/2012

Feature :

Where Women Create Sneek Peek: Michelle Jorgensen

This week’s sneak peek inside of Where Women Create Magazine takes us into a beautiful space that you aren’t soon to forget.  We are grateful that Michelle Jorgensen let us be inspired by her lovely studio. 

Michelle Rose Jorgensen
Rose Mille
www.RoseMille.net

“Michelle Rose Jorgensen is the creative force behind the shop and website Rose Mille; the president of Rose & Meyer: notions and embellishments from around the world; and a designer of patterns, vintage inspired products, and graphic designs under her own name. Michelle has turned a passion for making simple, elegant, French-inspired surroundings and products into successful businesses.

Originally from the San Francisco Bay area, she currently resides with her husband, Bob, their three kids, and one granddaughter in Stillwater, Minnesota.”

*Read more in our latest issue of Where Women Create.


 

5 Comments Filed Under: Feature, Where Women Create Magazine
03/04/2012

Unique Wall Art Ideas

We have already given you some ideas on how a picture can dramatically change the look and feel of your room.  But what if you are looking for something a little different to decorate your walls?  Here are some fun and unique ideas to decorate your walls. 

  • Metal Tree
  • Butterfly Swirl
  • Woven Basket Wall
  •  Modular Scaffolding Wall Sculpture

Do you have any unique art hanging on your walls?

1 Comment Filed Under: Decor, Feature
03/02/2012

A Sweethaven Summer-Giveaway

Meet Courtney Walsh, the fabulous author behind A Sweethaven Summer.

Website: www.courtneywalshwrites.com
Blog: www.courtneywalsh.typepad.com
Twitter: courtney_walsh
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=598615829

“Courtney Walsh is a published author, scrapbooking designer, theatre director and playwright. Her debut novel, A Sweethaven Summer, will be released in February, 2012 by Guideposts/Summerside, followed by two additional novels in the series. She has also written two papercrafting books, Scrapbooking Your Faith and The Busy Scrapper and is currently working on her third, The Scrapcrafter’s Idea Book (F&W Publications, August, 2012.) Courtney has been a contributing editor for Memory Makers Magazine and Children’s Ministry Magazine and is a frequent contributor to Group Publishing curriculum, newsletters and other publications. She has also written several full-length musicals, including her most recent, The Great American Tall Tales and Hercules for Christian Youth Theatre, Chicago. Courtney is a member of ACFW and is the current PR Manager for Webster’s Pages, a scrapbooking company.” 

 About A Sweethaven Summer:

Campbell Carter has come to Sweethaven in search of answers about her mother’s history. Just before losing a battle with cancer, Suzanne Carter wrote letters to childhood friends from her hometown of Sweethaven, Michigan. Suzanne’s three friends—Lila, Jane, and Meghan—haven’t spoken in years, yet each has pieces of a scrapbook they made together as girls. Suzanne’s letters have lured them all back to the idyllic lakeside town, where they meet Campbell and begin to remember what was so special about their long Sweethaven summers.
 
With the help of a handsome local man and her mother’s three friends, Campbell hopes to finally uncover her mother’s twenty-five-year old secret. In the process, she discovers a family she never knew and the home she’s always wanted. 
 
As the women reconnect over the pages of the old scrapbook, wounds are mended, lives are changed, and friendships are restored—just as Suzanne intended.

Excerpt available: http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2012/02/sweethaven-summer.html
Available for purchase:

  • Amazon
  • Kindle
  • Barnes & Noble (paperback and Nook)

A Sweethaven Summer Giveaway For You

We are so excited to give one lucky reader a chance to win this fabulous book by our friend Courtney.  Follow the below instructions to be entered to win:

  • 1 Entry-Leave comment on post about why you love to read
  • 1 Entry-Share this giveaway with your Twitter network and leave a comment with the link.

***Winner will be notified via email.  Giveaway valid for US readers only.  Giveaway will end on 3/16/2012 at Midnight. 

Happy Entering!!!

75 Comments Filed Under: Feature, Giveaway
03/01/2012

Picture Perfect

In March we are going to focus on beautiful things to decorate the walls in your studio or workspace.  I admit that some of my favorite art is photography.  I think a picture speaks a thousand words… and so much more.  It is one of the easiest ways to dramatically change to look and feel of a room.

  • Swings
  • Flower
  • Dock
  • Bridge 

Do you decorate with with photography?

2 Comments Filed Under: Decor, Feature
02/29/2012

Feature :

Where Women Create Sneak Peek: Ryne Hazen

This week’s sneak peek into the pages of Where Women Create Magazine is a little different.  We are featuring one of our “men who make it.”  I know as you look at the world through the lens of Ryne Hazen you’re going to want to see more.

 

Ryne Hazen
Hazen Studios
www.hazenstudios.com

“Photography is a part of my history. Long before I was ever around, my parents were professional photographers; they worked at photo studios at various JCPenney stores in Utah. So you could say my original love of photography came from osmosis more than anything; I was around it so much I couldn’t help it.

Though I was around photography from a young age, I didn’t catch the real bug for myself until high school. I had a 35 mm camera and took pictures of my friends all the time. Back then we were working only in film, so it was more unusual to take so many pictures. It still wasn’t anything I was planning on doing professionally though.

My career choice was to go into business and climb the corporate ladder, so I began college at Weber State University as a business management major. But I took one elective photography class, and was hooked. I had always liked taking pictures, but the second I was able to actually process the film and do the printing myself, I knew I could never go back. The dark room fascinated me; I loved being able to see the end result of my hard work. I had a photography professor who took an interest in me; he said I had a talent for photography and should pursue it.”

***Read more in the latest issue of Where Women Create

 

 

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02/26/2012

A Month of Re-purpose

February brought us a month of workspace decor…with a purpose…or maybe re-purpose.  I hope you enjoyed all of the re-purposed and up-cycled decor ideas.

Mirrors:

Lamps:

Picture Frames:

Books:

Vases:

Chandeliers:

Reclaimed Wood Art:

Now I need to get busy using some of these ideas in my office. 

3 Comments Filed Under: Decor, Feature
02/23/2012

Wood Is Good

No home or workspace would be complete without art adorning the walls.  This month we have been featuring re-purposed or up-cycled items for use in home decor.  One thing I see more and more in decor is the use of wood scraps or reclaimed wood.  I found some lovely works of art made from wood.  It would make a lovely addition to your office decor.

  •  Dave Hogg Wall Sculpture
  • 3D Colored Wall Art
  • Olga Oreshyna Reclaimed Wood Art

Do you use wood for more than just furniture?

 

2 Comments Filed Under: Decor, Feature
02/22/2012

Feature :

Where Women Create Sneak Peek: Salli Swindell

This week’s sneak peak into Where Women Create Magazine is a masterpiece.  It is hard to capture the amazing artwork that Salli Swindell of They Draw & Cook collects within the pages of a magazine, but I think we did a great job.

Salli Swindell
They Draw & Cook
www.theydrawandcook.com

Salli Swindell and her brother Nate Padavick are studio partners under the umbrella of Studio SSS. Salli lives in Hudson, Ohio, and Nate lives in North Adams, Massachusetts (for now, anyway; he likes to move around). They are the founders of They Draw & Cook and They Draw & Travel, the largest online collection of illustrated recipes and maps. Although they live states apart, they keep their business running through bouts of over-caffeinated video chats, phone calls, family vacations, and e-mails. They describe their sites as one big international party, with new friends and adventures showing up every day!

 

3 Comments Filed Under: Feature, Where Women Create Magazine
02/19/2012

All Lit Up

We already touched on some re-purposed lighting earlier this month, but I couldn’t have a month of re-purposed decor without featuring one of my favorite things: chandeliers. There is no quicker way to “pretty” up your workspace than a gorgeous up-cycled chandelier.  And you don’t need to worry about going overboard; I know people who even have chandeliers in the laundry room.  I think it makes my laundry room a little jealous.  These ideas will light the spark of creativity within.

  • White Crystal Chandelier
  • Caged Basked Chandelier
  • Baby Food Jar Chandelier
  • Turquoise Chandelier

How do you light up your workspace?

 

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02/16/2012

You’re Invited: Magnolia Pearl Fashion Show

1 Comment Filed Under: Feature
02/16/2012

Flowers in the Office

I love the smell of fresh cut flowers.  Grabbing flowers from a local florist is a perfect way to brighten up a gloomy winter day.  If you are like me you have a cabinet or shelf somewhere with vases that you have gathered over the years.  While I love a standard vase, I think our office or workspaces should be a reflection of us.  And we are anything but standard.  In keeping with this month’s theme I have found some amazing re-purosed vases that may be right for you.

  • Hanging Wine Bottle Vases 
  • Recycled Bottle Vases
  • Light Bulb Vase
  • Flour Tin Vase

What is the most creative vase you use in your workspace or home?

 

 

No Comments Filed Under: Decor, Feature
02/15/2012

Feature :

Where Women Create Sneak Peek: Gogo Borgerding

Sneaking a peek inside Where Women Create Magazine is like being transported to a new and beautiful place.  This week we are pleased to share with you the sparkling place where Gogo Borgerding creates GOGO Jewelry.

Gogo Borgerding
GOGO Jewelry 

A love of painting and other artistic endeavors has led New Orleans jewelry designer Gogo Borgerding down a wonderful path that she says makes her happy and content. Her foray into jewelry making began with Shrinky Dink and has evolved into a successful business. Nowadays she layers colored anodized aluminum sheets underneath a sterling silver top layer. She cuts her design out of the silver, then the individual layers are stacked together, drilled, and attached with handmade silver rivets. Gogo’s dazzling color and striking designs result in showstopping jewelry that always gets attention.

 

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02/12/2012

Bookworm

We all know that books are great for expanding our mind through reading, but have you ever thought of decorating your workspace with them?  There are so many creative and beautiful ways to up-cycle or re-purpose books for use in your decor. I always knew books were great for the imagination.

  • Turquoise Book Wall Hanging 
  • Book Table
  • Book Shelf
  • Apple Book

Have you ever used a book for more than reading?

3 Comments Filed Under: Decor, Feature
02/09/2012

I’ve Been Framed

We are continuing our quest this month in re-purposed items to decorate your workspace.  Today we’ve captured several creative ways to re-purpose or up-cycle picture frames to use in your office or home decor.  I know they have me thinking outside the box…or in this case frame.

  • Nest Frame 
  • Turquoise Birdcage Frame
  • Millwork Frames
  • Reclaimed Wood Picture Frames

Have you re-purposed picture frames before?

1 Comment Filed Under: Feature
02/08/2012

Feature :

Where Women Create Sneak Peek: Jane Hunt

This week’s sneak peek inside Where Women Create Magazine takes us inside the magical musical world of Jane Hunt.  I know this feature will be music to your ears…or maybe eyes.

Jane Hunt
www.violinvenus.com/


Jane Hunt has been featured as a soloist at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, Radio City Hall, The Cannes Film Festival, and Sir Elton John’s Lifeball. Her music combines the power and beauty of classical music with the energy and vitality of rock and folk. She has performed at the opening ceremony for the U.S. Open, on the catwalk at opening shows for designers at New York Fashion Week, and for Glamour Magazine at their Women of the Year Awards.

As a recording artist, Jane has worked with Allegro Record Label at George Lucas’s legendary Skywalker Ranch Soundstage in Berkeley, California, and Sirius Radio Studios and Avatar Studios in New York City. Recently, her compositions “Olympia” and “Vasene” were used for the soundtrack to the video round-ups at the 2010 and 2011 U.S. Tennis Open. Most recently, Jane has been combining yoga and dance into her performances.

 

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02/05/2012

Lovely Lamps

I think you may be catching on to this month’s theme.  I am focusing on re-using, up-cycling, or re-purposing items to decorate your workspace.  And how are you going to see all the amazing things in your space if it’s dark?  That is where these beautiful re-purposed and up-cycled lamps come in handy.  They are not only unique but functional.

  • Antique Mason Jar Hanging Lamp
  • Glass Jar Pendant Lamp
  • Glass Insulator Pendant Lamps
  • Wine Bottle Chandelier

Have you ever made or purchased a re-purposed lamp? 

3 Comments Filed Under: Decor, Feature
02/02/2012

Mirror Mirror On The Wall

I think most rooms need a mirror on the wall.  It helps add light, gives a sense of more space, and is simply really pretty.  We can all hit up our local antique, big box, or specialty stores and purchase a ready to use mirror.  But, have you ever thought of going to a thrift store and re-purposing that mirror into a one of a kind masterpiece?  Today we are feature some gorgeous re-purposed or up-cycled thrift store mirrors.

  • Heirloom White Mirror
  • Window Mirror
  • Aqua Mirror
  • Snowflake Mirror

Have you ever re-purposed or “up-cycled” a thrift store mirror?  Did you get fabulous results like these?

 

1 Comment Filed Under: Feature
02/01/2012

Feature :

Where Women Create Sneak Peek: Joan Schnee

Each Wednesday we are going to give you a little peek inside the pages of Where Women Create and the wonderful women we feature. This week we are featuring the fabulous Joan Schnee from On Paper. I know you will love her as much as we do.

 

Joan Schnee
On Paper
www.onpaper.com

A lover of paper from an early age, Joan Schnee has realized a lifelong dream in her brick-and-mortar and online store, On Paper. Creating On Paper has allowed Joan to combine her loves of papermaking and collage with her extensive retail experience. Located in Columbus, Ohio, On Paper features everything paper —from exquisite, letterpress stationery and personalized note cards to custom, couture invitations, heirloom quality photo albums, and everything in between.

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01/31/2012

Feature :

Tuesday’s Inspiration

Artwork by: Leigh Standley

Curly Girl Design

www.curlygirldesign.com

 

2 Comments Filed Under: Feature, Quote of the Week
01/29/2012

A Month of Storage Ideas

In January we have been focusing on storage and organization.  I wanted to make an easy reference for those who want to catch up or go back in time for inspiration.

Storage Containers:

Shelving:

Labels:

Mason Jar Storage:

Ribbon Storage:

Fabric Storage:

Office Supply Storage:

I don’t know about you… But I feel more organized just looking at these. 

 

 

 

3 Comments Filed Under: Feature, Organization
01/26/2012

Office Supply Intervention

With this month’s focus on organizing and storage I can’t help but think of my own out-of-control pen situation and think “something’s gotta give.”  I need a better way to keep my office supplies in check. Look around at your desk or work space… maybe even your kitchen table.  Most of us have a myriad of out-of-place office supplies laying around.  In a lot of cases it is because the poor stapler, pens, or rubber bands don’t have a home.  Well, I have found 4 wonderful solutions for storage of your office supplies. Because no one just wants a plastic bin sitting in their gorgeous space.

  • Recycled Can Pyramid
  • Soup Can Wall Hanger
  • Bird Cage Organizer
  • Spice Rack Storage
 
How do you like to keep your office supplies in order?
 
3 Comments Filed Under: Feature, Organization
01/22/2012

Fabulous Fabric Storage

Is your fabric in piles, bins, scattered on tables, or maybe stuffed in a closet?  In our quest for all things organized this month we want to get your pretty fabric on display.  It was purchased for a reason…you loved the way it looks.  Now you keep in out in the open with these fabulous fabric storage ideas.

  • Fabric Hutch
  • Fabric Hangers
  • Fabric Bins
  • Fabric Rod

I just love seeing all the colors and textures on display.  Why hide beauty?

 

9 Comments Filed Under: Feature, Organization
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