Mariilang Designs & ShanaMarie Giveaway!

Lisa and I both started this blog as a fun way to collect inspiration from around the blog and it has become something we are truly proud of. As a celebration hitting 600 fans on our Facebook, and the launch of ShanaMarie's own cosmetic line, we are having a little giveaway!

We're giving away a Mariilang wristlet clutch: le shanamarie and a sampling of some of ShanaMarie's upcoming makeup line!


About the Artists:

Mariilang Designs has some wonderful bags great for any bridesmaid gift at ridiculously reasonable prices. Here are some of my favorites!

The ShanaMarie show offers some great makeup tips and tutorials. Check out her YouTube channel and keep an eye out for her new line of cosmetics.

Alright, the important stuff. How do I enter and win??
Visit either ShanaMarie show or Mariilang Designs and tell us which bag or video is your fave!
The giveaway begins Monday, May 16 and ends Friday May 27 at midnight. The winner will be announced on Monday, May 30th. Don't forget to provide a way for us to contact you!

Best of luck to all and thanks again to all our readers. We love you!

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Handmade Reversible Totebags

As a thank you for my friends for throwing me a shower, I decided to make reversible tote bags using pattern fabrics and natural muslin that I picked up at one of my favorite places to get my yarn and fabrics, Bobbin's Nest. The bags came out great! I was really happy with them!

For the muslin side of the bag, I used Heat'n Bond Ultra Hold Iron-On Adhesive. It was very inexpensive and pretty easy to use.

 

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Bird Themed Baby Shower

My friends were able to throw me a baby shower while I was on vacation to the NW. I had such a great time! The theme was inspired by this Tiny Prints card...

From handmade buttons and banner to delicious food... you can really tell there was a lot of love in every detail. Check the labor of love.

I truly have great friends! 

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Erin Jang Stop Motion for Martha Stewart Living

The talented Erin Jang of the Indigo Bunting who is also an Art Director at MSL created a stop-motion animation video for the May 2011 ipad issue for Martha Stewart Living. This is one of my favorites of the series. Check out more of the series here on her Flickr.

Photography by Johnny Miller and video editing by Philip Leaman.

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Pearl Jam Inspired Wedding Invitation

Discovered this lovely wedding invitation from one plus one design also known for designing the infamous letterpressed "Away We Go" hot air balloon wedding invitation. The bride and groom wanted to incorporate their appreciation for music into the invite. The birds themselves also have an important meaning to their wedding--specifically the processional. Love their work!

"The two birds are based on a lyric from the song Shelly walked down the aisle to, ‘Low Light’ by Pearl Jam. ‘Two birds is what they’ll see, getting lost upon their way’ sums this couple up perfectly. The two birds represent the night they met, amazingly at a Pearl Jam concert in Toronto, and the guitar for music of course, their shared passion (til death do them part)."


Images from oneplusone

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