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Dirty Secrets: Wood burnin’ style

It’s not very dirty and it’s definitely not a secret, but I’ll let you in on it. I don’t know anyone else who does wood burning (though I know there are plenty of you out there). I started doing it...

Mother’s Day contest

Remember how it’s Mother’s Day on May 12?… …right. Remember how you put off thinking about it last year and then you scrambled to figure something out last minute? Let’s not let this year be...

Again, baby steps

These are some faces I drew in my sketchbook. Must. Draw. More. One post at a time. Baby steps.

My One Thing

`~*bAcK 2 BlOgGiNg*~` I’ve been making excuse after excuse as to why I don’t have time to draw/write/blog/etc. Enough is enough. It’s time to get back into shape, even if it’s ugly and awkward....

An idea’s birthday

One year ago (April 1), I set out to do a marathon of drawings for a “silly side project that’s like, no big deal or anything or whatever. But I seriously don’t even care.” I’ve gone over this love...

Pirate Pierre’s Papa’s Proverb

Saturday morning doodad. – Follow on Twitter & Instagram

Okay, Now I Can Sleep At Night (Productivity FTW)

I’m about a month into freelancing full-time. Learning a lot. I suppose the main thing is time management, as I’ve been warned is the worst. The first few weeks were frustrating, because I was...

The Merton Prayer

Julie read us this prayer from Thomas Merton a few weeks ago. I like it a lot, so I wanted to archive it. MY LORD GOD, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot...

girl talk

Mermaid Banter

A little doodad I doodled the other night. Not sold on the texture, but since it’s just for the blog and not the president’s seal, I says to me, “JUST POST IT.” – t: @beckycmurphy | i: @beckz_

Yes, and… [+ life updates]

Hey guys. It’s been a while. Over a month! Lots happening here, but I’m not going to give you the option of reading a long post about my January. If we have that kind of time, we should close our...

See you in February

Greetings friends, I love this time of year. The holidays are over and things are returning to normal. It’s a time to reflect on 2012 and be thankful for what we have, or what we had. Don’t let...

Freelance + Austin…here I come

If you’ve been around me lately, you may already know the news. I’m leaving my job at the end of January to pursue my dream of freelance! It is most definitely a huge leap of faith, and I have a...

Big things are happening.

To be discussed tomorrow. Cryptic posts build interest, and I haven’t done this since I found out the book was getting published. I think two per year is a fair number. That’s the same amount of...

Acuña goods

(Recap from trip two weekends ago) Mexico was great. I did the same kind of thing a couple times in high school, so I vaguely knew what I was getting myself into. The quick summary: it was just...

Day to Day in LA

What beautiful photos from Kyle Miller! Check out his photo blog, Day to Day in LA. There aren’t too many posted, but they’re certainly a treat. I hope he’s just getting started. – t: @beckycmurphy...

crisp cool morning

Please excuse my lack on action (ON THE BLOG). I’ve been enjoying friendship time over dinner, wine, Christmas parties, and working on gifts. IOU updates on Mexico (when the photos are ready) and...

Worth it

Sometimes I post stuff on this here blog so I know where to find it later. These things have been sitting in my inbox and I’ve been meaning to share individually, but I want to get that inbox...

like diamonds

Need I say more? *via Oh, Pioneer! – t: @beckycmurphy | i: @beckz_

The best 3 minutes on YouTube

I still love this.

Mexi-go

Headed to Mexico tonight. I jumped in at the last minute to help some friends work with Casas por Cristo to build a house over the weekend. This is the same organization I worked with in high...

MVP Twitter Bios | week 1

Sometimes I stumble across a twitter bio that makes me say, “Damn, that’s a nice bio.” I’d like to create a safe place to recognize those bios in my life. 1. @sarahschneider: I put the ‘fun’ in...

Half Orange workshop

Those Half Orange cats are at it again! Katie and Stancy are hosting another killer photography workshop. I helped out a bit last year and I was so impressed that I’m going again — this time to...

One of those days when I get to turn in my book

No words. Book is complete. There will be words at a later date, but right now I must reslish in my joy.

A moment I don’t want to forget

Right now I’m listening to “Some Nights” real loud because 2012 is all about FUN. I’m filling out my book logs. Before submitting to Penguin, you have to copy and paste all of the captions and...

Life Lesson (WORTH IT)

I read this good article on Thought Catalog yesterday that lead me to this fantastic article, “The Most Important Thing I Ever Learned”. Life lesson acquired from said article: life unfolds only in...

My oath this week

I’ve had it. I did this a while ago and it went so well that I thought I’d never go back. It was amazing! Life changing! I was actually living the way I already gave myself credit for living! I...

Murphys + Texas + ommm nommms = Thanksgiving 2012

God is so good! One year ago I was in Asheville spending Thanksgiving with by BFF Alicia. We ate at Cracker Barrel and had a great time hanging out in that cool city. I remember I was designing the...

Hone your craft

Something I knew but didn’t know: Progress is like a diet. I’m in the design world, so I am able to see progress with my eyes. (Note: design isn’t just aesthetics) If you are generally a healthy...