ENDLESS SUMMER

Wouldn't that be nice?Well...sorta. A new season means new accessories, so...I'll have to admit to enjoying THAT. Speaking of, lots of new-new work on my bench and on my process boards. I'm super...

CEL-E-BRA-TION TIME, come on!

That's right kids!HIPPY BIRDAY ME, happy little bit of (sparkly! fun!) SOFT GOLD for YOU! I thought about maybe asking you to guess my age at checkout or something, but that's scary! Instead, to...

HONORED // berries & brass on creature comforts

Oh, hey....giddy post! The lovely Ez of Creature Comforts Blog recently acquired one of my Tribal Skinny Cuffs–and she took the time to blog on it (eep, so awesome!), adding some delicious finds...

THRIFT BLISS // happy FRYE-day

This is happening! A post...an outfit + THRIFTING post. Whoa. I know. So the other day, I got this really awesome notification. You see, I'd found them. Finally. Boots. THE boots. Boots that I have...

SOFT GOLD / honored via Etsy

Oh, my, lookie there!I'm honored that my 'Tribal Skinny Cuff' was including in this downright INSPIRING fashion (and MOM-centric) post on the Etsy blog. How brilliant is that? I love this ensemble,...

SOFT GOLD // I'm in the Moo(d)!

I just got confirmation that my Moo Minis are on their way!I'm pretty anxious to get my hands on them & see how they turned out. I designed them as hang tangs for the pieces of SOFT GOLD that will...

SOFT GOLD // I'm so honored.

It hadn't even crossed my mind; maybe I hadn't gotten that far...When I started blogging last year, in a sort of eager, honest (naive) way...well, there I was, making inspiration boards and posting...

TODAY // hi.

I done did disappeared! I just read a smattering of other blog posts (awesomeness here & my girl Jess here) which have addressed the issue of "oh my goodness my life took over and I haven't blogged...

BUELLER?

UPDATE //

Ya, vell Halloooooo!(Why I thought it necessary to type in a faux German accent, I do not know...well, maybe it's because I'm gearing up for a trip next week to see my MAMMA and Littlest Sis! yay!)...

TODAY // attitude of gratitude

Good morning world! How about some gratitude for breakfast? I came across a delightful segue the other day on Miss Moss, a guest post by Mariah from Quite Continental, who does a month-long series...

SOFT GOLD STUDIO // new work at Contempo!

New Spring pieces at the Contempo Artisan Boutique!Hi all! I'm happy to share that there's some fresh new SOFT GOLD at the Contempo shop in Boalsburg! Stop over and say 'Hi' to Staci (she's a...

HONORABLE MENTION // czarina fairytale

I'm so in love, I couldn't NOT share:Wait, a preamble: Yes, yes...of course I was bowled over by the red carpet glamour this past weekend, but I'll leave that this year to the pros. (Alright,...

LOVE STORY // i'm gonna find me a silver stallion

Maybe it's my desire for freedom, movement, forward motion... but I all my LOVE today is going to these two pieces, particularly the graphic nature of the cross-stiched magazine page by Inge...

SOFT GOLD STUDIO // OPEN ON ETSY!!

EEEEEEEEEEPPP!!! visit me I'm a little excited. Xo,

SOFT GOLD STUDIO // THANK YOU

I mean it! Every ounce of encouragement + care that comes from you, I take to heart. Pssst. The shop's almost ready. You'll get the scoop HERE with immediacy. YAY! Xo,

I ♥ NY // I missed you.

I've uploaded a mass of photos to my Flickr.Of course, the photos represent just a fraction of the visual information that I had the utmost pleasure of being bombarded with this past week in NYC....

ADVENTURES // NYC I've missed you

I've had that Lisa Loeb song in my head for days now. I HAVE been dearly missing New York, and I am so (x 928345083458460582) excited to be spending a long weekend in NYC, catching up with dear...

SOFT GOLD STUDIO // shop-shooting progress

I'm gonna have to claim progress towards opening the shop.Progress. But I'll tell you what, that perfection thing irks me. I'm possibly spending too much time on getting things "just so," and I...

INSPIRATION // oh, my OCD ways

I love things organized neatly.I like labeling things. I love cubby holes and things with lots of compartments, I love pie charts and flow charts and folders (real and Mac-bound). I like to put...

IN THE STUDIO // through a new lens

Look at those beautiful colors!(This palette has me written all over it, non?)Ive been in a tizzy about the newest tool in my arsenal. Finally! A real camera! So much to learn, so much to compute...

INSPIRATION du jour // a mood, a mantra

Today I need to see this, know this, believe this.This image has been floating around visual-www-land, and of course the quote by Camus is apropos every dreary January, but really. Im serious. This...

GET IN MY CART // graphic case + craftiness

OPEN 24 HRSI went on a little graphic, craftastic spree in the wee hours. Sometimes I manage to smother my desire to shop myself silly by racking up ridiculous shopping carts all over the wide...

LOVE STORY // finger stroke + brush stroke

sources | this pin + petra cortright | bonus points | petra cortrights sassy websiteXo,

MAKING // goals / draw + shoot + print

If sharing this isnt a way to keep me accountable to my goals,I dont know what it is.Theres surely so much in store for me, for us, in 2012, and I dont want to get ahead of myself, but I DO want to...

ETC. // meow cough cough + goodreads

I should be careful what I wish for!I jokingly tweeted about wanting to feign a couple of sick days in order to plow through one of my epic-always-epic to-do lists, and...you guessed it: I am...

THE YEAR OF GRATITUDE // 2011

Twenty-eleven was revolutionary for me; how can I count the ways?I feel like if I were to chart my life, this past year would see an explosion of multi-dimentional growth, of change in every which...

HAPPY HOMEMADE, HANDMADE HOLIDAYS!!

Were having a delightful time, here at The Homestead.Mom and Littlest Sis have joined my sister and I, and were enjoying a simple, family-centric holiday. Were taking it easy, taking pleasure in...

TO MARKET! // the MIA post-UAM post

And indeed, I have been M.I.A...BUT I did take SOFT GOLD STUDIO on the road, and we DID do the Underground Artisans Marketplace, and it WAS fantastic, and I AM grateful, and...yay.I guess Ive been...

TO MARKET! // Millheim Handmade Holiday

Ive been REELING from this past weekend, folks.Reeling from an abundance of gratitude, from happiness, hard work, excitement, joy...and from having the opportunity to connect and to share my work...