Babushka

I've been playing with my mom's antique Russian Nesting Dolls

as a subject for a daily journal.

Whatchya think? I love a good Babushka.

Obamicon

Happy Inauguration Day!

Join in the festivities and Obamicon yourself!!! Ombamicon.Me is an awesome Web App that Paste Magazine put out just for fun. You can upload any picture you want with whatever phrase or word you want underneath. If you want to get crazy, you can order it on a tee shirt or mug or whatever other novelty items they're offering. Consider it your act of patriotism for the day!

Pink is in.

Yet another journal for the collection!

The final proofs are rolling in and here's the latest:

'Tough Love' 3 Subject Spiral Bound Notebook

240 Perforated Pages - 3 dividers with 6 pockets - only $6.95!

Does it get any better then that??

Coming to Barnes & Noble July 2009

A guy named Mo!

If you're into kid's books like I am, you may know about a pigeon who wants to do crazy things like...drive a bus, eat a hot dog, stay up late. Or you may know about Edwina, the dinosaur who doesn't know she's extinct. Or Gerard the Elephant and his best friend Piggie. Well now, you can meet Wilbur - a naked mole rat, who wants to get dressed. What's with all the crazy talk, you ask? Mo Willems!

Mo Willems, author and illustrator of many popular award winning kids' books, is on tour now to introduce his newest book, Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed. And I got to meet him! He was doing a book signing in the city, so I couldn't resist. I've been a follower of his blog - Mo Willems' Doodles and a proud owner of many of his books including, You Can Never Find a Rickshaw When It Monsoons: The World on One Cartoon a Day. It's Mo fresh out of college with a notepad, pen and ink, and one change of clothes. Check it out!

Shake it...

How cool is this...Poladroid.net (no, I didn't spell that wrong - it's polaDroid) has come up with an awesome way to keep the Polaroids alive! You simply drag and drop your digital pics into the application, and it’ll transform them into Polaroids. The process is incredibly cute, too. Once you install it, a little Polaroid camera pops up on your desk top. You drag whatever image you want (in my case, I used the picture I took of my Chucks and my 1 year old neighbor, Mady's, Chucks side by side) then your computer makes the ever nostalgic Polaroid camera noise and out pops your Polaroid image! But wait, that's not all!! The image of course isn't clear yet! You have to shake it!! Yes, a tiny hand appears and you totally have to shake it! How could you not love this!!!

New Year, New Journal

Another piece for the collection!

Tough Love 6X8 Chunky Spiral Journal

for Barnes & Noble Back to School 2009I was also told to get to work on the 2011 Daily Planners! What an honor!! This calls for the cracking open of a new sketchbook!

2009

Nothing says Happy New Year like a sad clown face!

Cousin Norman's vintage noisemakers.