{Via: Jason Putorti}

Also some amazing new {to me and maybe you?} graphic resources to help you be a design superstar:  Kwikee |  Brands of the World |  FontSquirrel |  Forrst |  PrintFriendly … fun fun fun.

My husband always says

I would cover every single square inch of wall {a la Herb & Dorothy}

in every single room of our house with art, if he would let me.

And the truth is I would. No doubt.

My latest crush is Nick Hais …

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I was fortunate enough to view some pieces first hand while on vaca.

And the texture. The color. The realism.

The whimsy. The web does not do this man justice!

I was in love.

However, not with the price tag.

Thus, I was forced to walk away empty handed.

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But still …

check out Nick Hais.

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Georgie is the founder of Marchesa — named after Marchesa Luisa Casati,

who’s known as Europe’s most ‘notorious celebrity, & its most eccentric’,

at least for the first three decades of the 20th century.

{I am definetly going to have to read more about that gem.}

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How does she design? Well she …

‘looks for anything that’s unusual,

that I feel like I’m never going to see again…’

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She compares herself to ‘… a magpie’

{I am sure she means a collector & not the bird}

… whom likes ‘anything that sparkles’.

The outfit below came about because she had …

‘a lot of embroidery left over’ and nothing to wear.

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I am in total agreement with Vanity Fair here:

‘No one could do quite so much with leftovers.’

Two cheers for strong & influential woman of the world.

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{Via: FGI | Gap | Harper’s Bazaar | Vanity Fair}

1. i sleep really strange hours. in any situation, i’m always the last person left awake.
2. though i love fashion, i’m also a huge nerd. i’m a computer geek, i play video games, read comic books and sci-fi/fantasy is my favorite book genre. i’m obscenely good at mario kart wii — not in a conceited way but more in an i-spent-way-too-many-hours-playing kind of way.
3. i randomly make up songs around the house. they are generally about my cats and/or shoes. some of my greatest hits include: upside down little kitty, strappy strappy black shoes, and roland is a kitty.
4. i would rather make something than buy it any day.  i tend to only buy things i can’t possibly make.
5. when i was growing up in southern california, my parents and i moved around a lot. i attended 11 different schools from kindergarten to 12th grade. most people feel sorry for me, but i actually loved it! my favorite part was all the art classes i got to take with a variety of different teachers.
6. last summer, i moved from new york to milan, italy.  as a result, i’m officially trilingual, which is really exciting to me.
7. i had my first photography exhibit when i was 8 years old.

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Kristy is a fashion student, artist, designer, and photographer.

Her blog asks the hard questions and makes a girl think.

Most importantly, Kristy listens and responds respectfully to your thoughts

even when they differ from her own.

1. I’ve always had a thing for buttons!! ( : : )
2. I played the cello for about 15 years and almost went into a career with it
3. I’m the only person in my family without the initials BAR
4. I’ve never ever been a sports person, but I work at a sports company (Reebok)
5. I love horchata!!!!
6. I hope to live in another country for a while within the next 10 years
7. I love color but I usually just wear neutrals…

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Katie is an amazing illustrator. She inspires me.

She will inspire you too …

just check out her etsy shop or site to see her in action.

Since I have started blogging, I have gotten to know certain bloggers through their posts. I read their blogs every day and thus I feel as though I am their friend. Some I know in real life, some I only know over the web. I wrote to some of my favorites and asked to learn more about them. I had a terrific response and for the next five days I will be posting seven interesting things about my new {or old} friends. These quirky little facts made me feel closer to the bloggers I consider part of my community, and they made me laugh. Since some were reluctant at first to share, I am starting off with 7 things about me. I hope you enjoy!

1. I may forget a person’s name or face, but I will never forget the smell of their perfume or cologne. Most of my best friends are defined in my mind by their signature scents whether it be Clinique {Jennie} or Chanel {MJ}. Consequently, my most vivid memories are associated with a smell.
2. I hate squirrels. Hate.
3. I have the same exact name as my mother, including middle name. I have gotten audited by the IRS due to this. This is one of the main reasons I agreed to change my name after marriage; even though I feel it’s a barbaric custom.
4. I decided to learn photography because I liked the sound of the shutter as it closed. I still do.
5. I cheat {poorly} at board/card games, billiards, softball — even at solitaire. The only game at which I never cheat is Scrabble.
6. My first nickname came from my now-husband in our teenage years. He referred to me as Shiva {of Final Fantasy fame}. She was the god of ice and destruction — the ‘Ice Queen’. I loved it.
7. I am allergic to nuts — all kinds. And oddly enough, celery.

{PS> If you have a blog

and would like to submit your 7 little things, contact me}