Happy Halloween!

Halloween is one of my all-time favorite holidays but this year I just didn't have time to make an awesome new costume, so I thought I share my DREAM costume! This was created by The Fool Design Collective in 1967. Marijke Koger is one of my favorite psychedelic artists and her costume creations are amazing!

Inspiration: Suppose You Met A Witch

I've been oggling these illustrations from the book Suppose You Met A Witch illustrated by Ed Emberley published in 1973. The book is out of print now but I found these images on Oange's flickr. She describes the style as "Hippie Nouveau" and I just LOVE it.

 

Click through to Oange's flickr to see larger scans.

Pretty Discoveries: Summer Breeze

Well I broke 10,000 pins on Pinterest last week so I thought I would start sharing some of my boards here. I'm currently loving this color palette. Reminds me of summer beaches, warm breezes and tropical flowers.

See more Summer Breeze inspiration and image sources on my Pinterest. And feel free to follow me too!

A Quick Trip

James and I are on our way to Palm Springs today to celebrate his grandfather getting a star on the Walk of Stars! His grandfather, Don Luster is a singer/songwriter and long time performer. During the Korean War he wrote 'The Lonely G.I.' which drew the interest of Elvis Presley and made the charts in Boston in the mid-1950's.

To prepare for the trip I decided to make a Palm Springs mood board. Can't wait to feel the heat of the sun and join in the festivities.

Sources: 1. Vintage Pinup 2. Sunset 3. The Saguaro 4. American Airlines 5. Palm Springs Girls

Also check out my Palm Springs inspiration board on Pinterest.

Current Obsession

Those of you who follow me on Pinterest, I'm sure know by now that I have a bit of a 'pinning' obsession. Collecting inspiration is one of my absolute favorite hobbies and Pinterest has become an incredible resource. With over 9000 pins (eeek I may have a problem!) I still can't keep myself away from it. Since it's been a while since I've shared some inspiration here, I thought I'd post some of my current 'pins'....

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January Mood

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This month I feel drawn inward.

Reflection. Dreams. Comfort. Peace.

I'm especially loving the colors pink and green at the moment. I think because they remind me of the warmth of spring and the beginning of new things. January is always a tired month for me. I'm worn out from the holiday season and aching for sunshine and warmer weather. Living in Portland, warm weather is still months away, so I'm lighting candles and bundling up with my art journal and new watercolors and colored pencils. Giving myself a some time to breathe, clear my head and get started on new projects.

Christmas Cheer: Day 7

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Christmas Cheer: Day 6

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Christmas Cheer: Day 5

This is one of my favorites!

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Christmas Cheer: Day 4

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Christmas Cheer: Day 3

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Christmas Cheer: Day 2

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Christmas Cheer: Day 1

Greetings! We are in the midst of the holiday season and I'm sure like me, you are all busy finding the perfect gifts, decorating your christmas tree, and baking up lots of holiday treats. I've been collecting lots of fun holiday inspiration lately and have decided to share some Christmas Cheer here everyday until December 25! Enjoy!

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Season of the Witch

Being October, I'm inspired by all sorts of witchy things.

Here are some images I'm loving...

Sources: witcheslookbook, seaofbeesjewelry, suninscorpio, limecrime

Pretty Discoveries: Mara Hoffman

Happy October! Today I want to share with you some inspiration I came across recently. Mara Hoffman's Spring 2013 collection is just gorgeous! I love the psychedelic bright colors and intricate patterns she chose. Her leaf bracelets are the perfect accessory!

While reading Mara's blog, I found these "color comparisons" of Ukranian folk artist, Maria Primachenko and Mara's 2013 collection. Love love.

More of her work that I have been drooling over...

Daydreaming

What a busy September this has been already! I spent all of last weekend moving (sortof: my roommate moved out so I've been cleaning and expanding my space). My mom and I spent Labor Day weekend washing walls, shampooing carpets and reorganizing the massive about of stuff that I own. I'm grateful for the new setup and can't wait to start rehanging all my vintage art and knick-knacks.

While working this week, I've found myself daydreaming of faraway places. Here are some magical places I would love to visit....

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Peace, Rachel

Faerie-nspiration #3

Come away, O human child!

To the waters and the wild

With a faery hand in hand,

For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand.

~William Butler Yeats, "The Stolen Child"

Souces left to right: Emily Balivet, Bionic Unicorn, eyesaglow, 1920's Evening Cape, alonewolverine, fragmented-blue, uoa, fletchingarrows

Faerie-nspiration #2

Each fairy breath of summer, as it blows with loveliness, inspires the blushing rose.  ~Author Unknown

Sources left to right: paperforests, infinite-fashion, kaleidoscopicmindz, shae detar, unknown, browneyedbellejulie, iwastesomuchtime. 

Faerieworld Inspiration

I can't believe July is already here. With summer officially underway it's time for me to start getting excited about Faerieworlds 2012. What is that you ask? It's a three day festival in Eugene, Oregon that celebrates faeries with music, hippie organic food, and creative faerie costumes! The festival starts July 29th and this will be my first year attending. I've joked/talked about going to Faerieworlds for years (I totally went through a fairy phase when I was little and still love the idea of fairies) and am so excited to finally go this year especially because Donovan will be performing! 

Costumes are a huge aspect of this festival. Everyone dresses up in elaborate costumes! I've been collecting inspiration for mine for a while now and am finally beginning to put some things together (I will have photos to share soon). Because I've collected so much inspiration (via Pinterest and Tumblr), I thought it would be fun to create some fairy themed mood boards to share throughout the month of July. Hope you enjoy the first faerie-nspiration! 

1. sophistik8ed.tumblr.com 2. Unkown 3. falseeyelashesinfo.com 4. 2headedsnake 5. vintageisforlovers.com 6. Unkown 7. astreamof-consciousness 8. cosmicamerican

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Pretty Discoveries

We had our first glimpse of summer this past weekend and it felt SO good to feel the warm sunshine! We're back to cool and cloudy today, so I thought I'd share with you some summer inspiration I've been collecting...

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