update: art projects

hello friends!

i figured i'd share some of the photos of the art projects that i've done recently

 that i've accidentally been hoaring in my phone and on my camera.

some of them are super recent, some not. but enjoy!!

this is my addition to the sketch book project, you can learn more 

about it and find out how you can participate in the upcoming projects here!!

and this, my darlings! is my latest project. i made a kaleidoscope a few years ago and have always been fascinated by them. ever since i was little, i wanted to figure out a way to capture all the gorgeous visions you seen in them but i wasn't sure how i wanted to go about. yes, i could certainly paint something like it but i just don't think that would do it justice. so a few weeks ago, i decided to take some photos of my kaleidoscope. i'm hoping to make prints of these soon, once i do a few little tweaks here and there to the original photos, just to make the colors pop a little bit more! so once i do i'll be sure to let you guys know, if you're interested!!

november & december in photos

hey everybody, i'm back with a crap ton of photos from my phone that i've been hoarding for about 2ish months. be prepared for all kinds of photos!!! you have been warned!!!

doodles in my notebook for a story i'm trying to work out.

 jessi asleep at our last show hahah!

 i thought i should take a photo of this head band and i, because we matched!

 our table and our new show banner

 amanda jean jelly bean

 amanda modeling the miss piggy fingerless gloves she had just finished. how cute?!?

 my mushrooms made it into the latest issue of 'the original' a local pittsburgh magazine

 the glass wear that i found in my nanners' basement!! how amazing!

 a polaroid i found of my mommy, most likely on her birthday (pre-holly)

 i'm making something sparkly to wear out on my birthday this friday! 

i might make this a diy for le blog

 making bracelets

 making hand painted wooden pendants!

 dad and i went to ihop for christmas eve breakfast and he only got eggnog pancakes and they were the biggest pancakes either one of us had ever seen!! hahha! he didn't finish them....

 this is my christmas gift from the lovely amanda! she's the best sister ever!!

 working on new crafty things and art things!!!

well that's it for today my lovies! i'll be back later with even more fun stuff! i'm actually trying to plan out blog posts now, as to bring you more things, more often. ya know, instead of posting fanatically for a month or so and then falling off the grid for weeks at a time! i've been super bipolar when it comes to my blogging but i'm trying to be better! for you guys! i owe you that much!!! if you want to keep up with what i'm doing more often than not check out my tumblr, gypsy. i've been keeping up with that alot lately. OOOOR follow me on the twitters! i tweet more often that not and if you follow me there, you'll get the most updates on our shows and where we'll be!!!

i hope all of your holidays were wonderful and you had the best weekend ever!!! love you all!

XOXO

i made it market! for the holidays-photos to come!

hello friends! i was lucky enough to partake in the i made it market! for the holidays this year pittsburgh's new bakery square!! i met some wonderful people and found some new makers that i can't wait to share with you! i got a few samples of body products that i will be sharing reviews of later this week, along with some fantastic photos! i've got a ton of photos! that all will be up early this week. i'll be editing this photos this weekend and hopefully have most of the up by monday. and the reviews will come later. i can not  wait to share those! the products that i was introduced to are excellent! so much to share, fun things to come! hope your weekend is going amazing!

mid august in photos

as you know today is supposed to be one of our weekly segments, frugal friday. but i'm going to try something alittle different.there's been alot of talk around the blog community lately about being real and genuine, i'm going to be honest with you guys...i started doing those weekly segments because i thought i had to. i thought that was what made those bigger, more popular blogs...well, popular and stable. i though that was what i had to do to basically 'compete'. well, i'm not going to compete any more. i'm going to do me. since i quit my job at the airbrush shop, i've had a ton of time to focus on the things that i actually enjoy. and that is what i want to share with you. that is my genuine self. for right now, there will be no more weekly segments. i'm going to post things that i'm doing and to keep you all in check with what i've been up to. i hope you all don't mind this change, i promise to bring you amazing things and do more with my crafts and art and share it all with you guys!!

so, since i got that off my chest on to what i came here with...this is going to be my month of august in photos. i've been crafting and painting like crazy, hanging out with my dad and throwing him a 60th birthday party and some super yummy treats and coffee. i hope you enjoy these photos as much as i do!

its been a ton of fun hanging out with my dad, he's my best bud!!! we went to this new coffee place down on south side and watched the CRAZY storm that happened in pittsburgh last week. the shoes, i did not make those, but i did alter the bow alittle, it was a bit too big for my taste. my lovely quinn's mommy bought those for me, aren't they adorable?!?? the weird blue swirly things is the cake i made for dad's birthday. it was yummy, even though it was super thin.

i've been doing a TON of sewing lately, its so rewarding. i love seeing finished pieces piling up on my bed. i'm loving the feather earrings that i've made recently, you can buy a couple pairs up our our etsy shop along with a few bags, a few mushroom necklaces and CUSTOM portraits! i hope you guys take a peek! i've been working like crazy and applying to a million craft shows and working on a few other fun things that will hopefully be big things in our lives!!
happy friday everyone!!

what have you been up to lately????
XOXO,
holly <3