Dreaming of Roadtrippin’

If I could go anywhere right now it would either be; Australia, Denmark, Spain, Greece, Italy, the UK, or P.E.I! I’m hoping to cross one of the six off my list this year. If I traveled to NYC twice...

My Bounty from Arizona! | The BIG Reveal

Hey lovelies! Now that you’ve seen what I sent in my previous post – here’s what I received! Fab partnered Michelle (seaweedkisses) with me – and I absolutely love everything she sent! Funny thing...

I Wrecked Fab’s Fab Swap! | The BIG Reveal

If you’re a snail-mailer you may get the reference in the title. ;) (If not refer to the photo above – or keep reading!) WreckThisGirl; aka Fab – hosted a lovely swap called: The “Secret Penpal...

I Wish You The Merriest!

SURPRISE it’s me – Natalie Brooke!! Shocking, eh? Life caught up on me once again, and I sort of drifted from the blogging world, all “MIA” and everything. So I decided to pop in and wish you all...

Inspiration | Without Eraser!

Featured Artist ~ Marielle

I’ve been lovin‘ finding new artsy friends lately and one of them is a lovely lady who I’m doing an art swap with. We found each other through blogging and I adored her work as soon as I saw it. I...

Following in Miss Lilya’s Footsteps…

If you’re a Jennifer Lilya fan, you’ll know by now that she loves collage work and not only fashion illustration. The best part? She’s awesome at it too! I’ve been doing collages since high school,...

Review | Project Runway

//The Story: I received this book for free by winning it through a contest held by Project Runway on twitter. I just had to tweet to their account and shortly after they told me I won – I died....

Thankfulness in September!

I’m a big believer in that you can never be too thankful. In fact, you should be thankful each and every day – whether it’s for something small or something big. What brought this on? Well lately,...

In NYC | BPL Presents…

On September 6th at 6:00-8:00PM I attended an exhibit – the largest American showcase of established and widely published fashion illustrators in over a decade. It was held in the Brooklyn Public...

Review | Audrey 100

Audrey 100 is by far my favourite book featuring the lovely Miss Hepburn herself. If you’re looking for inspiration or simply photos of her then you’ll definitely enjoy this book. Plus it’ll look...

Getting Ready for NYC!

The days are slowly going by till my big girl trip to New York – there’s only 11 days left, can you believe it?! I’ve been packing, making lists, organizing, planning outfits, raising money, etc...

New York, New York!

Ever since my NYC trip in April I’ve been longing to go back. When I found out I could score two invitations to a show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in NYC, I just about died. How? Well, the...

Stylspiration | Effortless Chic

Following my vintage style post, I want to know who your modern style icon(s) are? These lovely beauties above are mine! I’d love to meet them, and hope to one day – they all inspire me in...

Fashion Icon | Marilyn Monroe

You all may know that I’m an Audrey Hepburn fan, but I just couldn’t help but share these lovely illustrations of Marilyn Monroe by Jennifer Lilya. Aren’t they absolutely gorgeous? She did a series...

Featured FF | Her Penpals

Through Musings of a Brunette I’ve met so many wonderful people, and these are just some of them! I got back into penpaling recently, and have gained a few new ones that I’m excited to get to know...

DIY | Penpal Address Book!

Attention all those crafty penpals out there! How do you keep track of all your snail-mail friends? I just recently got back into penpaling, and the requests have been piling up! (I post photos of...

Sponsor | What’s Tophatter?

Today’s post is sponsored by:Sir Wendell Wattington, the head auctioneer at Tophatter.com!I recently came across the world of Tophatter - what is this dandy Tophatter you ask? Well, it’s a virtual...

Stylspiration | Simply Timeless

Do you have a Style Icon? If you’ve been reading Musings of a Brunette for a while now, you’ll know that I adore all things vintage. You’ll also know that I have a mild obsession with Audrey...

Fashion Stylist Interview ~ Justyna Baraniecki

I’ve recently had the honor of interviewing the ever so beautiful & talented Justyna Baraniecki from Chameleonic. She’s a Fashion Stylist & Art Director who specializes in fashion show production,...

Her Obsession | Notebooks

Guys, I have a problem – every time I see a pretty notebook, I’ve got to have it. No one can hold me back – well except for myself. Especially if that beauty isn’t cheap or on sale!! I’ve had this...

What’s in my Beauty Bag(s)? Take two!

I think I’ve finally succumbed to the beauty addict side. Eeek! I’ve recently been trying out some brands, experimenting and finding my perfect makeup products! I’ve got a good collection so far,...

Her Internship Diary Vol. 3

Hi loves! Here is my third edition of my Internship Diary (and definitely not last!) As you may know, the posts or my “diary” will include; FAQ’s, tidbits of my job, sneak peeks to some JL...

What’s in my Sketchbook?

I love reading what’s in my _____ ? posts so I thought I’d share what’s in my beloved sketchbook. In highschool, I used to use those cheapish spiral sketchbooks you could buy at Michaels. I was...

Inspiration | Steps

WIP | Collection Moodboards

When I first got serious about learning everything I could about fashion illustration, I decided to make some mood boards of collections I wanted to put to paper. What are mood boards? They’re...

Featured FF Inspiration – DAD!

That dandy guy up there, dear readers, is Ronald – or my awesomesauce dad. He’s the constant rock in my life, and has been there for me through everything, from cradling a stuffed monkey...

The Acadamy of Art for ME!

Hi loves, I have some amazing news; I may be *going* to a university for fashion, and the best thing is that it’s all online!! While I fell in love with FIT during my trip to NYC in April, (hello,...

What’s Normal?

I just noticed that for a blog called “Musings of a Brunette” I don’t often write down my thoughts/musings -so here we go! I’m often told I’m a sunny, happy, positive, inspirational person - and I...

Featured | Fave Fashion Illustrators

Remeber when I started Natalie Brooke Designs – well I’ve been working on some more inventory and it will soon be re-opened. It’ll be full of quote signs, illustrations, bookmarks, paintings,...