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Eye Candy: a blog about pretty things
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a blog that documents the photos, stories and life moments of a girl with artistic ambition living in Seattle.
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Field Guide Mini: Part 1

Hello again. Back today to share the first few "pages" from my field guide mini. These pages were inspired by weeks 1 & 2 in May Flaums class. There was a lot of focus on spray ink a...

3 days ago

catching up

Hello.Its been a while since Ive done a non-crafty post. Lets see, what have I been up to?Real life. Living without a camera in front of my face. Its hard to get back in the habit. I see why so many ...

3 days ago

Mothers Day Present

may 1228, a photo by toomuchcoffeegirl on Flickr.testing flickr capability for blogging.this is a photo of a present for gregs mum. I made a photobook and a card.

21 may 12

Sketchbook Project - Limited Edition Part 3

And the final installment of detail shots (sorry for the delay): 

07 may 12

Sketchbook Project Limited Edition - Part Two

Hello there. Back again with some more details from my recent book, created for the Sketchbook Project.Part one (with video recap) can be found here.Things I noticed when making these pages:- I rarel...

01 may 12

Sketchbook Project 2012 - Limited Edition Project

Apparently, running away from the internet does not solve all of your life problems, but it does help out a bit, when things in your life go boom/poof/kaplowie. I apologize for the long silence ...

30 apr 12

The Curious Scrapbookers Field Guide

My hands are covered in ink and paint. It has been a very happy day. A few CKCs ago or so I took a few classes from Tattered Angels. One of the classes involved misting a bunch of things pink an...

06 feb 12

Luminous at SAM

On a recent Saturday outing, the boy and I ventured downtown for  breakfast at Pike Place Market and a trip to see an Asian art exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum.We attempted to get tea and crum...

05 feb 12

Twelve: January Edition

Ah, 2012. Already a bit into it and still not quite where I want to be yet.Im not doing project life. Or anything really big right now, actually. Okay, Im maybe going to be working on finishing my OL...

14 jan 12

Fight for the Future: Protect Internet Free Speech

Warning: this is not a crafty post. But, since you are reading this, I am assuming that you like to view internet content, and this topic is totally related.Ill be back with some crafty updates later...

10 jan 12

30 Before 30: Final Round Up

When I created my original 30 before 30 list, I thought it was a really great thing to have as a blogging topic. And also good for my life in general. Honestly, I lost my drive about halfway through ...

04 jan 12

Auld lang syne

Well, Christmas 2011 just kind of went by in a blur, didnt it?Also New Years. And my birthday. Happy 2012!The list of things I havent done is probably bigger than the list of things I did get done. M...

04 jan 12

Vintage Christmas Inspiration

Ah yes, another walkthrough at Pacific Antiques Gallery. Delightful and inspiring sights to see....lots of christmas sparkle and the faded patina of christmas past.I couldnt resist taking home two li...

15 dec 11

A very merry weekend.

My weekend was filled with holiday goodness (and its about time too). Saturday began with a trip to the french bakery for breakfast (ganache mochas, yum!), followed by a walk on alki with the bo...

14 dec 11

JYC: Mini Update

This is my little train case of Christmas embellishments. It makes me so, so happy to rifle through it.(Also, a vintage train case is a way cuter way to store these than the paper sack I was using.)F...

10 dec 11

Urban Craft Uprising, Winter 2011

This past weekend (before a plague descended upon the house), I had to opportunity to attend the Winter Urban Craft Uprising show. I did a few things differently with this go-round though. I went muc...

08 dec 11

JYC2011: Manifesto and December 01

Happy December First! This is the start of the crazy magical amazingly craft time of year that we all love and stress out about. Today I worked for 16 hours on a very big and high visibility project....

02 dec 11

Getting Ready for December

Just wanted to share what Im planning to do to document the holiday season (aside from blogging, of course). And this may sound shocking to some, but Im NOT doing a December Daily this year. Nope. Ou...

29 nov 11

Scenes from the Arboretum

Im a bit buried in photographs right now. Im so overwhelmed, I dont even know where to start. So, starting here, simply, with a few shots from an autumn walk in the arboretum. Because I think if I bl...

26 nov 11

Elmers 2nd Giveaway winner

Congratulations to lucky #4 Miriam Prantner said...Great project! I like the compartment with the bottlecaps best. Thanks!Please send me your mailing address (click email on the blog header...

24 nov 11

How to Create a Custom Shadowbox: Holiday Style (and GIVEAWAY)

Well, due to unexpected drama, this post took a wee bit longer than anticipated to get up. But trust me, its worth it. And yes, its photo heavy so buckle up, grab a coffee, and get ready for some hol...

21 nov 11

Starbucks Holiday and Winner

Happy November 15th!You know what that means:Sorry for the lack of updates... those 10-12 hour workdays really cut into my blogging time.Anyway, congratulations to lucky #5! GLP please email me ...

16 nov 11

Giving Thanks Mini and GIVEAWAY!

Todays post features a cute little minibook that I made to celebrate the fall season.But first, I want to let you know that this book would not have been possible without some assistance from the fin...

09 nov 11

So....Where did October go?

I think Ive probably written this blog post mentally at least once a day for the last month. And Im still sort of struggling to think of what to say. But here goes.My absence on this blog the la...

09 nov 11

Lady of Mystery and Magic (Altered Card)

The other day I had a wild and desperate need to get my hands painty and NOT work on something that required task batching (i.e. putting class kits together).This was the result. Scraps and...

05 oct 11

Fall Felt Garland

Fall has finally arrived here in Seattle. The weather has dropped back down into the 50s, the rain has been nearly constant, and I have a fever and the sniffles.Despite that, this is still my favorit...

05 oct 11

Portland Minibook Walkthrough

Portland CKC Minibook Overview from christinaclouse on Vimeo.Enjoy the video... stills of the book forthcoming (if it ever stops raining!)Feel free to pause the video at any point to check out the pa...

03 oct 11

Playing with Paper Tape

I made another video!In this one I spend some time playing with a pretty frivolous tool, the Tim Holtz Idea-ology Tissue Tape Dispenser. Have to say, not as awesome as the tiny attacher, but kind of ...

22 sep 11

Dottie Angel Book Review

Im not sure if Ive mentioned Im a great admirer of the delightful blog dottie angel. The authoress of said blog is a delightfully crafty, artistic, and insightful lady. I am such a fangirl.Let me exp...

21 sep 11

New Class: Haunted Cabinet Card Minibook

In this class we will create a unique cabinet card minibook with a hidden gatefold feature, perfect for displaying all of your most eerie fall photographs. Class features the latest classic Halloween...

17 sep 11

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