A Sports Themed Nursery

I am almost done with a set of 4 paintings for a sports themed nursery.  Here are some cute items that would also look great in the baby's room:

Where to Buy:

1.  Red Antique Stars:  Pottery Barn Kids

2.  Red Number Hooks:  Pottery Barn Kids

3.  Wire Laundry Basket:  Restoration Hardware Baby & Child

4.  Hand Sewn Football Pillow:  Etsy Store:  OscarANDTheodore

5.  Vintage Sports Penants:  Land Of Nod  

6.  Industrial Numbered Baskets:  Restoration Hardware Baby & Child

7.  Wicker Baskets with Chalkboard Label:  Pottery Barn Kids 

Illustrator/Artist I Love - Curly Girl Designs

I recently saw one of this artist's collages on a friend's blog and thought, I LOVE that quote.  I love when are makes you smile with words as well as color & fun.

Print by Curly Girl Design

Pretty Package Designs

Currently I have package design & illustration on the brain since I was recently hired to paint some desserts for the New Zealand food brand, Pams.  I am so thrilled to be working on this project and have become more interested in ogling food package designs on the web.  Here are some neat designs that caught my eye:

  Elizabeth Vereker's rebranding of a wine I tried in high-school (only once or twice!) - Boone's Farm.  I found this on a cool package design blog, TheDieLine.


Check out these Swedish gummi candy bags designed by Amore.  The expression on the mouse's face denotes either sweet or sour candy.  Those scrunched up eyes on the sour mouse are so cute!

Here's a pretty package for one of my favorite condiments: ketchup.  Ketchup gets a lot of action in my house and since it often sits on the table, I should probably upgrade to something more stylish, like this gourmet version I found on Lovely Package: