Travel Turtle

Four days.
Twice daily art talks.
120 galleries.
25 countries.

That is wallpaper, it lights up. It’s also known as Nature Ray Charles Wallpaper. It’s made by Camilla Diedrich, Swedish Textile Designer, and can be purchased here. It comes in a variety of colors. And I want it.

It looks like the person behind the Cupcakery has opened a new shop specifically for the holidays, the CUPCAKE CHRISTMAS. Here you will find an assortment of adorable felt ornament sensations. Once you buy them and put them on your tree, you’ll find your tree will look happier. Why? Because these ornaments are too cute, [...]

I worked on some handmade cards for the holiday this weekend. Thought I’d show a sneak peak of the fronts of the cards and throw a question out there to you:
How do you take GOOD pictures of cards??
Why can’t I take a good picture of items or products? I’ve read every tutorial, I’ve taken two [...]

I love this sign by Heidi Swapp.

It’s a great message we can all use right now, and we should all keep in mind even in the best of times. The best part of this particular sign is that you can go straight to her blog, read about why she made, how she uses it and [...]

The Memory Project is an program in which high school art students create picture-based portraits of children. The children live in orphanages around the world. These portraits “provide them with a special memory of their youth, to honor their heritage and identity, and to help them build a positive self-image”. For the high school student, [...]

We’ve been taking up more projects around our house. About a year and a half ago one of our three kitchen drawers broke. We decided to fix it by completely renovating our kitchen. We invited Ikea’s kitchen planner into our house and got an estimate. Since we were going to fix the drawer by renovating [...]

Our tour guide in Shanghai found out I was going to go to Hong Kong a couple of days after I was in Shanghai. He told me that Hong Kong was a more beautiful city and that I would definitely like it more. I told him that was almost impossible. Shanghai’s architecture appeals to me [...]

I really appreciate knowing people’s workflow. I think that’s one of the reasons a lot of blogs are so popular. The blogger shares their workflow.
I don’t have a workflow to share right now. Instead, I have a link to workflow. It’s about travel photography, but I’m sure you can use this system for any style [...]

If you are looking to make a lot of your gifts this year, hear are a couple of resources that you might be interested in. First up, a holiday card.

Lisa gives a great step-by-step tutorial on how to make this fantastic card. You can change the shapes and colors to apply to another holiday. I [...]