sarah k

Drunkard's Wash Grand Prix-July 2011

2011-07-19T15:01:00.000-07:00

Outgoing: US and Scotland!

2011-06-30T15:59:00.000-07:00

Summertime!

2011-06-29T11:59:00.000-07:00

I love it!

I love this summertime season!

In the past I have picked spring or fall as my favorite season, depending on which one was happening at the time, but since moving back to the beehive state I have fallen for summer. Summer, summer, summer. I'm so excited and enthusiastic about it that I can hardly contain myself. Almost every weekend through the end of it is booked and I am happily awaiting each thing planned :)

I sound so sappy, please bare with me. (bear with me?) I went to my first baseball game last night! How great, I'm already looking forward to the next one. And although I lost my bracelet ..and although I (ironically) didn't take any photos! I did get to take home these wonderful flowers later that evening that my good friend had cut for me from his yard.

Tasty Thai!

2011-06-29T11:52:00.000-07:00

My mom drove down for a visit this last weekend and after saying we were not going to run all over the city, we did just that. We both became grumpy bears around the same time and were saved by this wonderful little thai restaurant across from Pioneer Park. It was a lovely day and I look forward to going hiking with her this weekend!

Outgoing: Germany, The Netherlands, The Russian Federation and the US

2011-06-24T16:08:00.001-07:00

Driving through Colorado!

2011-06-21T14:30:00.000-07:00

I just returned from a 5 day trip through Colorado, my good friend Amanda and I did 4 mountain passes, 8 gondolas, 1 day of Telluride Bluegrass, 1 day of camping off of Monarch pass and 4 games of volleyball!

Mike's Visit: Photo Tour 2 ..the park! ..with other people!

2011-06-13T09:38:00.001-07:00

Haha ..there were actually other people there besides just Mike and my sister, here is photo proof!!

Mike's Visit: Photo Tour 2 ..the park!

2011-06-10T14:54:00.000-07:00

Here is the second installment of my wonderful nephew photos! My father had a work day at the Bear River Park, and we all met up for good food and company. They are designating trails for biking all over the area, and the work day was to put the trail map sign up and fill in some of the washed out areas of the trail. I managed to fall in the river ...well, jumped in, thinking that I could make it across and everyone got a little sunburned.

Mike's Visit: Photo Tour 1

2011-06-10T14:27:00.000-07:00

I am planning on dealing out these adorable photos in stages so that the posts don't get too long. Don't know what it is about my adorable baby nephew, but I just cannot stop taking photos of him!

Here is the first part of the visit with all of us together! Ryan and his mom, Kathy, even made it out to the house in Wyoming.

Cutest nephew video; take 2!

2011-06-09T10:58:00.000-07:00

Mail going out: US & Germany

2011-06-08T15:39:00.001-07:00

On the road again..

2011-06-07T15:51:00.000-07:00

Cutest nephew video; take 1!

2011-06-06T14:17:00.000-07:00

This is how we roll..

2011-06-03T07:14:00.000-07:00

Fun at the Fort!

2011-06-03T07:10:00.000-07:00

I was only able to spend about 3 hours in Fort Collins this last weekend, but it was well worth it. I saw some good friends, bought a new helmet and (of course) drank some really good beer!

PTC ..in 3D ..in CO!

2011-05-31T11:26:00.001-07:00

This weekend my mom and I drove over to Denver to pick up my nephew ..who flew in (with my sis and brother-in-law) to visit his new cousin! Congrats, Erica and Derrick, baby Emily is adorable!! It was a whirlwind of a weekend complete with a tiny trip up to Fort Collins to visit some friends and buy good beer, and in the middle of it we went out for a mother/daughter 3D movie!!

The image is a funny one, with us looking slightly scary and some dudes butt in the background ..but I think it fully portrays the fun we were having and how dorky we looked in the dark!

I'm not a movie critic, and I tend to be entertained by most movies, but I really liked this one ..as I have really liked all of the Pirates movies!! Good, pirate fun!

Best quote .."Your sword smells funny."

Outgoing: Germany

2011-05-26T11:56:00.000-07:00

I love this letter.

I love that it's going to Germany.
..and that the person receiving it is very well spoken (written).
I love the vintage photo on the front.
..and that I had to watercolor it to get it that beautiful color.
I love that they are kissing
..or very, very near kissing.
I love the paint pen.
and I love that it is orange.

Greetings from Japan!

2011-05-24T11:38:00.000-07:00

This beautiful postcard arrived from Japan about a week ago, through postcrossing! The site is a network of postcard exchange that works on a "you send one, you get one" system. Since starting the site 3 months ago I have sent 19 and received 18. This may sound like a low number, but when you factor in international travel time, it actually seems fast. My postcards have come from 16 different countries including Latvia, Belarus and Lithuania. Travel time has been anywhere from 6 to 44 days! ..crazy.

My next postcard, just requested today is being sent to Nataleon in Russia, who likes to embroider, swim in the river and do water aerobics. She is an economist!

Happy mailing to you all, I hope this post inspires you to get out your old pen and paper and write something wonderful to send to someone you care about ...or maybe even someone new, in another country, that you've never even met :)

Melt-off

2011-05-23T11:28:00.000-07:00

It's that time of year again ..and all that wonderful snow that we received this winter is melting down off the mountains and causing the creeks and rivers to spill their banks. These shots are from the western side of Logan last week when I visited. I think they have been hit the hardest in the state so far.

White Owl

2011-05-20T11:45:00.000-07:00

Ibis!

2011-05-19T16:19:00.000-07:00

It's been a bit since I had a nice long sit-down at the Ibis, and this last weekend, while on our geocaching trip we stopped in for some lounging and socializing.

And to introduce Denise to coffee! ...she had two!

Outgoing: Canada and the US

2011-05-17T11:28:00.001-07:00

Geocaching!! ...yay!

2011-05-16T12:10:00.000-07:00

This weekend, three friends and I went on a geocaching expedition that started in SLC and ended in Logan! So fun. We only found 2 of the 5 caches that we searched for, which made for all sorts of humorous banter about being bad at the game. We also spent an awesome hour on the deck at The White Owl having lunch ...and another being lazy and drinking coffee at the Ibis (more on that later).

I'm already looking forward to our next expedition!

Vintage Photo Fold-outs!

2011-05-13T11:16:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago I went vintage paper hunting and at two different places I found these wonderful photo fold-outs. They are Linen card outside with a folding (accordion like) section in the middle that falls out when you open them. I was not as impressed with the inside images, but they really did a great job with the outside packaging. These are the two I purchased:

I plan on using the images in future mailings, and hopefully add them to a line of colorful stationery.

More from Mother's Day!

2011-05-11T12:00:00.000-07:00

After posting the Alice photos, I need to sharel some pictures of the family! It was a good day for all of us ..a good day for my mom :)

Alice

2011-05-10T12:08:00.000-07:00

My parents dog is Alice.

She is big and mean and yet very cuddly sometimes ..depending on if she likes you or not.
She spent the whole first year that she knew Dingo herding him around the yard ..and still does it on occasion.
If she can pick up her food bowl she will spill her dog food all over the floor and pick it up one piece at a time.
She loves to bark (loudly) at animals outside of the car ..while she is inside, and you are driving.
If my parents shut their bedroom door on her she will come in my room and crawl under the covers head first.
She sheds like crazy ..almost all of the time..

..and we love her.

Her is her Happy Mother's Day snow dance for you!

Zebra's incoming

2011-05-10T07:49:00.001-07:00

I received this PC a few days ago through postcrossing! So colorful, so wonderful. It's near my door and I smile when I see it!

The Postal System: in and out

2011-05-06T11:46:00.000-07:00

Here are some mailings that went out over the last few weeks. The last one with the butterfly/spider picture (I really can't tell ..although maybe that's the point) is from one of my very favorite pen-pals, Miss. Millicent! She is a delightful woman, who's correspondence is always filled with energy and happiness. This specific letter was encased in another equally wonderful envelope because the postal service returned it to her the first time. It was a great surprise!

The other letters are from me and going out!

Eating out.

2011-05-05T10:51:00.001-07:00

It seems like one of the things we have been doing now that the weather is warming up is going out! It's so nice the way spring makes people blossom out of their cozy winter confinement. The parks have been packed, people are everywhere running and jogging ..and here we are, out and about.

These two are from 'The Cotton Bottom' ..which everyone says has the best garlic burgers!

Easter Brunch at Squatters!

Etsy!

2011-05-04T12:37:00.000-07:00

Last week, while getting myself together I made a conscious effort to further myself as a crafter and spent some time getting my etsy account up and running. My first items for sale ended up being 5 tiny hats that I created a bit ago and have been waiting to sell!

Click hereto check it out!

..and please feel free to leave feedback if you see something that you think could be done better.

Back to blogging!

2011-05-03T12:02:00.001-07:00

Hello again folks, my absence, though sad I'm sure, was a necessity. Things have been hard these last few weeks and life changed around a bit. I am climbing back out of it all and plan on standing stronger than before. I missed you, I missed uploading photographs and I missed sharing my creative side. I hope you all hung in there and that you are glad to see me again as well.

Here is a photo of the most beautiful, flowering tree that happens to be right outside of my front door.

Isn't spring just wonderful!

Blog Pause

2011-04-18T10:01:00.000-07:00

Hi folks,

I will be taking a short Hiatus from blogging for a bit. I hope to be back up and running in a week or so.

Happy creating!

sarah k

Wednesday Photo

2011-04-13T15:10:00.000-07:00

Vernal and beyond

2011-04-12T11:48:00.006-07:00

This last weekend I traveled down to Grand Junction to visit my very best friend. Along the way I stayed one very nice night in Vernal, Utah. My digital camera ran out of juice right before Doulas pass, so the only photos that I can present right now are from before that.

A few views of my desk

2011-04-07T11:48:00.000-07:00

My week has been a bit crazy and things are piling up on me. Here are some photos of my desk!

Going out!

Coming In!

Some wonderful stamps I have to use and keep!

Getting over 100

2011-04-06T11:17:00.000-07:00

We went bowling again while my friend Shiree was in town ..it was great! It is also becoming more and more of a necessity in life. Does this make me a nerd? Haha, just kidding. I love my sports!!

The only two repeat bowlers this trip were Carlo and me and both of us bowled pretty solid! I look forward to going again this week some time!

Mexico Birthday Theme

2011-04-05T15:42:00.001-07:00

My sister's Birthday was yesterday! ...Happy Birthday, E-baby!!!

She is also going to Mexico next month for a week long vacation ...poor her.

Sooo ..I went shopping with her Mexico trip in mind for her birthday! Yay ...and then I made some wrapping paper for her. It's very simple, but I think it gets the point across.

What is in the packages you ask?
..a lovely oversized pair of sunglasses, with an awesome bright green lizard skin hard case to protect them, and a very nice purple cotton tank top with feminine trim.

For the beach, of course!

This Weekend...

2011-04-04T11:48:00.000-07:00

Although it is not uncommon to be getting snow in April, it is still quite surprising when you go to bed after a 70 degree day and wake up to this:

Incoming mail: US

2011-04-01T14:41:00.001-07:00

Awesome! ..Thanks Miss. Millie!

Underwood

2011-04-01T14:39:00.001-07:00

"What is a writer, but a schmuck with an Underwood."
-The Logan Days

Thursday Photo

2011-03-31T14:37:00.000-07:00

Mail going out: Ukraine, Spain, US and Russia

2011-03-29T11:26:00.000-07:00

The top two photos are ones that I have taken myself. The first is a beach jut outside of Port Angeles, Washington, it was captured with my wonderful Nikon when I lived there years ago. The other one, which is more recent, is from the Great Salt Lake and was taken a few weeks ago, with an old Kodak Retina camera that Ryan bought for me. I am very happy with the quality of the shots, and I look forward to posting more of them!

Beads, and rocks and gems ..Oh My!

2011-03-28T12:03:00.000-07:00

This weekend my mom and I went to the Gem Show at the Southtown Expo center. It was wild! ..tons and tons of beads and fun rocks everywhere, and after elbowing our way through we ended up with some pretty fun things!

Bowling, baby.

2011-03-25T11:17:00.000-07:00

How. Much. Fun!

I had totally forgotten how awesome bowling can be ..well, with the right people, the right night and plenty of cheap light beer!!

My top score: ...haha 135.

..can't wait to go again:)

Problems with Auto Correct?!

2011-03-24T11:14:00.000-07:00

Haha ..Beccy just found this site and it is all downloads of auto correct going awry ...our conclusion, auto correct has a dirty mind.

Here are some examples, and click here to go to the site!

That last one is for you, Erin!! ...hahahaha...

Friends from afar

2011-03-23T11:35:00.000-07:00

Meet Itto, my friend from Japan that is currently 15 months into a 22 month world tour. He is staying at my house and probably riding up the Milly Express lift at Brighton Resort, as I sit typing this up!

You probably recognise him from the yurting photos!

Yesterday I took the whole day off and after having a nice long sleep in (we all stayed up too late) we went out for pancakes, had a lovely time catching up and then spent the majority of the afternoon computing and snailmailing at the Salt Lake Roasting Company, downtown.

It's good to catch up with old friends, especially ones with great stories! ..and with all of the old friend contact this year, I do believe that this is just a year for catching up, how fun.

One last random fact: it's been over 10 years since we last hung out.

Mail Going out: Belarus, London and US

2011-03-23T11:26:00.000-07:00

These were sent out a few days ago, but I thought you might like a peek at them!

Full Moon Yurt Trip

2011-03-21T11:26:00.000-07:00

Here are some photos from out yurt trip this weekend!

We skied in to the Lily Lake yurt and stayed one night, coyotes were howling outside and after a quick bit of blizzard, the full moon came up and brightened the area.

I'm sunburned and tired, but really happy that we were all able to make it.

Off to the Yurt...

2011-03-18T11:36:00.000-07:00

This weekend we will be skiing up to 1 of 4 yurts located within the Lily Lake Nordic Ski area! I am very excited and although I cannot seem to get used to daylight savings time, I am still going to happily pull myself out of bed in the morning and make the drive to Wyoming, to meet up with my folks!

More when I return!

Up-Do!

2011-03-17T11:58:00.000-07:00

My hair is getting longer and it takes more time to wash, dry and put up! I have been experimenting with putting it up in different ways on the days I don't wash it; here are two of my favorites:

Lots of smaller buns ..and I also made the fun hair clip!

This one started out with an upside down french braid and ended in a bun.

Outgoing: Finland, US and Lithuania (last week)

2011-03-17T11:54:00.000-07:00

Outgoing! US, England and Germany

2011-03-16T11:07:00.000-07:00

Viet Cat

2011-03-15T11:57:00.000-07:00

I was scanning some images onto my computer to turn into cards last night and I looked over at some new stamps I had just bought. I decided to throw them into the scanning line-up and they became my most favorite scanned images of the night! I cannot wait to apply them in smaller sizes to cards and to mail them off larger as postcards!

Here they are in all their wonderful-ness!

I have to clap a little every time I look at them!

Sunday Morning!

2011-03-14T11:20:00.003-07:00

This is what I woke up to, Sunday morning.

Nordic Weekend

2011-03-14T11:11:00.000-07:00

After thinking that the weather was getting nicer, we ended up skiing through deep, new, sticky snow this weekend. Wyoming was wonderful, the ski was great ..although a lot of work and the dogs had a wonderful time, even if Dingo was super tired. Here are some photos from the fun:

Outgoing: China

2011-03-10T11:55:00.000-08:00

I joined a new mail site a few days ago, postcrossing.com, and it assigns you an address to send a postcard to! It's a pretty cool site with over 200,000 participants from all over the world. The first address given to me was in China, and this is the postcard I sent:

Received: Wyoming

2011-03-10T11:46:00.000-08:00

I have posted a lot about what I have been sending out and making to send out, but I haven't yet posted about mail coming in!! Last night I found this awesome letter sitting in my post office box, from a pen-pal in Wyoming, when I got there from work. I was so excited and inspired by the art on the envelope that I haven't been able to open it! ..and there by my lion at home, it still sits.

I love, love, love, love, LOVE the postage stamps best of all ..and cannot wait to return the favor!

Is it still winter?

2011-03-09T16:10:00.001-08:00

We have been having some typical Utah weather lately, it snows ..a lot, and then the next day the temperature gets up to 45 degrees. Then is snows a WHOLE foot ...and then goes back up to 45 degrees and is melting off the roof the following morning before 7AM.

So fun ..really! I don't mind it.

..unless I'm driving home when the weather decides to turn from rain to slush.

Photo Weekend; Ladies Bowling!

2011-03-07T11:45:00.001-08:00

This set of bowling photos I also found this weekend and couldn't put them down. I have all sorts of fun things in mind to do with them, and I plan on scanning them onto my computer tonight!

I had to keep them seperate from all the other photos I bought because they really stand alone! Hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

P.S. LOVE that last one from Houston!

Photo Weekend; Random Family

2011-03-07T11:35:00.000-08:00

On Saturday, instead of driving to Wyoming as usual, I stayed in the city. I had a lovely early morning letter writing session at the Salt Lake Roasting Company ..they really have the BEST pastries! And afterwards I wandered through a few places that sell vintage. The one thing that kept jumping out at me (besides stamps and old envelopes) was old photographs!

Here is what I brought home with me!

Do you see a resemblance here? ..Beccy was the first to point it out!

Funny Plate

2011-03-07T11:32:00.000-08:00

I saw a couple of funny license plates this weekend. The first said "Nerd" ..haha, when I saw it I laughed out loud.

Then there was this one, and I just had to share it:

Right up until I posted this, I thought is said "sneeze" ..go dyslexia!

New-ish hobby

2011-03-04T07:49:00.000-08:00

When I went home this last weekend, I was able to bring some stamps home out of my moms collection. Nerdy, I know ..but I used to collect them, and I am really having a good time! You may remember seeing a plethora of ones in my crafting on this post, well, that is what I brought back and I just haven't blogged about my new collection yet!

I sent off for a mix of world wide stamps last week, just to have some to craft with and collect and they arrived yesterday. Here are some photos of my sorting process. I couldn't look through the assortment without sorting them into piles by country!

Finished Projects

2011-03-03T11:42:00.000-08:00

Here are a few things that I have finished lately! ..they have all been sent out through the postal service, except for the piece with the cabochon on it, that one was for Beccy's birthday!

Happy Birthday Beccy!! ..xo.

Consignment Store Goodies!

2011-03-02T11:54:00.000-08:00

Here are a few things that my mom and I found at a local consignment store the weekend we went bead shopping:

Vintage buttons and hankies!!

Big red, floral shawl ..not sure how old it is, only that it came out of an estate. It reminds me of the colorful textiles of Guatemala, and I cannot wait to wear it!

Wyoming Weekend

2011-03-01T12:10:00.000-08:00

Sunday Sewing Day

2011-02-28T11:57:00.000-08:00

This weekend we went to Wyoming for some family time and a good ski ..I will be posting pictures of that soon! After our return on Sunday morning to the valley, I received a postcard from "fast eyes", she wrote about sewing and how much she wished she could make fabric postcards.

Soooo.. I decided to sew some of my scrap fabric onto 4"x6" card-stock and see what happened! Originally I just wanted to send a return fabric postcard to her, but it turned into an all-day craft-a-thon and next thing I knew it was time to pick up Ryan from work!

PS ..add some fun postage stamps and you're ready to go! I'll show you the final projects as I mail them out!

For Send Something

2011-02-25T11:41:00.000-08:00

Thanks to my pen-pal request, I found a website that is all about sending mail to other interested individuals throughout the country and the world; sendsomething.net. I have been making postcards and packages and sending them out to interesting mail buddies. I love this, it really inspires me and my creativity is like snow run-off right now.

Here are a few of the postcards that I have made this last week and sent off. The photographs were both taken on a family vacation to Southern Utah last April, which was a whole lot of fun!

I will post more as I create them ..or at least post the ones I love the most.

More Cute Stationery!

2011-02-25T11:25:00.000-08:00

These are sitting on my table (the crafting table!) and waiting for a home.
...maybe they will go up on my etsy site!

This group was sent to my wonderful mom, in Wyoming!
...she also bought the paper for me (go mom!)

Another day, another outfit.

2011-02-24T12:06:00.000-08:00

Fun, fun booties ..bought in NY while I lived there!
..and the tights! ..yay! They make me happy with their faux knit sweater pattern.

Shoes: Urban Outfitters
Tights: Charlotte Russe (I think.)

Workin' hard for my money..

2011-02-24T11:29:00.000-08:00

I have blogged about how much I love my job before, and that's exactly how I am feeling for this post. I gambled at school, I feel, going to multiple universities with lots of breaks in between. I lived all over the country, hopping from one interesting place to another, always doing something artsy ..something creative. My degree, which started in Graphic Design, skipped through all of the major Fine Arts and finally materialized whithin Apparel Design and Production. For a long, scary time (think most of the recession) I was worried that I wouldn't be able to work within my field, and I wasn't, not in NY, and not at that time. Working within the industry had become something I couldn't perceive as being within my reach anymore. That's when I gave up ..I was living in New York City at the time, and decided that moving home to be near my family was much better for me than pursuing a job that wasn't happening 2,000+ miles away. I saw it as giving up working in my field. But ha!, something was looking out for me and after settling in to the Salt Lake Valley, I landed the job that I have now, pattern drafting for a company out of Pleasant Grove that specializes in children't costumes. I'm good here, I like it, and it makes me happy. I feel that my school gamble was a great one ...and that my moving home gamble was even better!

Today I have been creating the patterns for a new line we are selling and training a part-time sewer how to run our 6 machines. It's a good day, and this is what my workstation looks like:

Miss. Beccy

2011-02-23T16:33:00.000-08:00

This is beautiful Beccy, my office mate! You may remember her from such posts as Bows and bows.. and Has this ever happened to you?

She is lovely ..and always immersed in something interesting, inside and outside of work. Today she wore this wonderful outfit and I had to stop her before she left the office and take a few shots!

Envelopes to my Seeester..

2011-02-23T11:14:00.000-08:00

I am getting more refined in my stationery making and have started to continually make sets of three envelopes with cards. This may change in the future, but for me, for now, it works great!

I have also designed a smaller envelope template that fits easily within the boundaries of an 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of paper ...a typical magazine page. I will showcase the magazine envelopes in a later post.

For now, though, look at these cute groups of stationery that I made just recently! One was sent to Missouri for my sister, and one ..you may remember, was sent to Soma! ..

Package for Soma!

2011-02-21T16:24:00.000-08:00

This is what I put together to send off to my new pen-pal, Soma! How fun. I really enjoyed putting it all together and have already started putting aside fun things for later packages!

Package includes:
1 set of baby animal stamps
1 photograph of Southern Utah ...with a letter written on back
1 package of 3 sets of sarah k stationery
and..
2 sets of 4 vintage buttons, sewn onto thin cardboard

Happy travels!

2011-02-21T16:22:00.000-08:00

My mom has a new craft!

..she has stumbled upon the addictiveness of beads and beading. How fun! For years and years I beaded circles around her ...dragging her to beading stores and conventions, giving her countless gifts, and growing a generally HUGE collection of beads right there beside her. Her interests had gone elsewhere.

Until now.

This weekend she drove up from Wyoming to feed her new beading frenzy and we paraded around the valley bead stores. Ryan was patient ...very, very patient and eventually we dropped him off at a tattoo convention. So much more fun for him than beads.

She went home happy and the car a little heavier, to create a multitude of wonderful things, and here are a few fun photos from the middle of the day, our taco cart lunch in the rain.

Assignment 1: 7-day Rainbow

2011-02-21T07:25:00.001-08:00

I created this project for someone that requested one, and I feel that it would be a really good thing to post here too! Anyone who wants to participate, feel free! I would love to see the outcome and I am very open to completing an assignment in exchange. Leave me a message for my PO Box if you would like ...and have fun!

Assignment:

7 Days
7 Photographs
7 Colors

*Free to interpretation.

I will post any, including the requested assignment, as they come in. Also, I am currently thinking that "assignment" posts might need to be implemented on a more regular basis!

Happy picture taking!

sarah k

Monster Kitten

2011-02-18T22:20:00.001-08:00

Pictures, Mail and Glitter

2011-02-18T10:49:00.001-08:00

This opening of the unknown pen-pal door is really getting my idea machine working!! Anytime in the last few days that my mind has been idle, I am planning what I will be making next. It's wonderful.

Here are a few more fun things that I am sending out in the mail!

What were they thinking...

2011-02-16T13:32:00.001-08:00

After adding a few stickers and a little humorous touch to this beautiful Japanese postcard, it was sent off to my friend Dave, in NY..

...happy trails.

Fruit Salad Stationery

2011-02-16T13:16:00.000-08:00

I created these last night for a friend that lives in New York. She has been making her own stationery for a little bit now, and I love getting her letters in the mail and seeing her progress. Her creativity inspired me to create something fun for her ...to hopefully inspire her! One big circle.

Hope you like them!

Flowers on Canal

2011-02-15T15:42:00.000-08:00

Spring! I love that this amazingly bright floral print makes me yearn for spring to arrive. I am also very happy with the print collision that is happening between the floral and the purple plaid scarf!!

Shirt/Dress; Forever 21
Scarf; Canal Street, NYC

Shoes; Navid O'Nadia
Jeggin's; JC Penny (Crazy ..I know)

Happy Valentine's Pies

2011-02-15T11:58:00.001-08:00

Hopefully you all wore red to work and smiled at heart shaped things yesterday.
Maybe you baked red and pink treats..

..or gave your girlfriends tiny boxes of conversation hearts.

Hopefully you received some wonderful gift from your fella ...or rightfully bashed the holiday with your single girlfriends.

Maybe you had a fanciful dinner, crammed into a fancy restaurant ...or maybe just burgers.

However you celebrated your holiday, I hope it was delightful and that you remember it fondly. I will be remembering this one every time I get the urge to bake pie! Ryan surprised me last night with these two wonderful vintage Royal by Jeanette pie plates that I had been, not so silently, requesting!

Pebbles found

2011-02-14T11:56:00.000-08:00

This is a small sneak peek into my second bedroom ...aka the craft and stuff room. We don't even really have a bed in there, just an air mattress for visitors to float through the night on. I love this bowl, my father made it! He turns beautiful objects out of interesting blocks of wood. I also love all of the objects within it ..all found along my traveled path. The stones are a combination of Washington state and California beaches, with some Moab, Utah stones mixed in. And the acorns are from a small plot of grass that Ryan, Dingo and I found along the highway in Brooklyn.

Looking at this photo ..especially with the photo of my hitchhiking days inside it, I feel like I have really come a long way, and that it has been such a good road. I look forward to what traveling I will do next! ..and I am already starting to make plans for a trip to the coast in the spring.

Where is Waldo?

2011-02-11T16:10:00.000-08:00

I would really like to get into outfit posts, I enjoy seeing how other bloggers put their clothes together ..and where the buy them, I just haven't made that leap. Oh, and there is this thing that I have that keeps me inside all day; work. Maybe that's an excuse, I know ...I know, I just haven't been able to get a good outfit shot at the office ...ever. It could be because of embarrassment, but I feel that it just isn't the best building for awesome shot photos of really well put together ensembles.

I changed that today.

I love what I am wearing, so I took a few key close-ups about what makes me happy about what I am wearing.

Sweater and Necklace; Forever 21

Shoes: Steven by Steve Madden
Jeans; Vigoss
(both bought at Nordstrom Rack)

Pen~pals

2011-02-11T11:34:00.000-08:00

I love a good pen-pal ..and I am writing this post because I just requested to be someones pen-pal that I don't know!
..someone inspiring
..someone that is crafty.

This is new to me, something that I have never done before, and to celebrate jumping into uncharted territory I would like to share some photos of recently sent packages to my "charted territory" pen-pals ..ones that I have been corresponding with for years!

Sorry for the tiniest bit of blur on the second photo ..it's the only one I have of this package.

Usually I only write letters ..don't think that I am super-human and crazy-generous, but occasionally I get nipped by inspiration and packages get put together and sent out.

I will let you know if anything comes of this spontaneously written, leap of faith!

Winter Leaves; Postcards

2011-02-10T11:25:00.000-08:00

After recoloring my winter hike photos, I printed a few of them out and turned them into some postcards to send away to my friends that live in other areas of the country. I used a thick card-stock for the back and a thinner printed paper for the two that have a center sheet. I used regular elmer's glue, and slid them between the pages of a heavy book to dry. The finished product ended up a little curved due to the glue, so next time I plan on using spray adhesive. It's a little messier and you have to use it outside, but it works better at covering areas and laying things flat.

For the back I usually add some personal touches like stamps or stickers and then write whatever I have to say.

Enjoy!

Wednesday Photo

2011-02-09T15:48:00.001-08:00

The Coloring of Leaves

2011-02-08T16:32:00.000-08:00

Remember this post ..and how I really wanted start playing with color?

Well I have been doing little bits here and there and this is something wonderful that has come out of it.

Peri comes visiting

2011-02-08T11:17:00.000-08:00

One of my very favorite people came into and out of town yesterday, and although I was only able to see her for a very short amount of time, I drove away feeling happy and inspired. Not only were we wearing the same socks ..from the same store, but we were creatively thinking in the same direction. With such a huge blogging world right now, constantly impressing us with creative ideas, it's hard not to want to make something.

..so, I would just like to say thank-you to all of my inspiring friends out there, my creative world just wouldn't be the same without you!

xo,
sk

2011-02-07T12:41:00.000-08:00

This project is one that I started months ago, but set down for other interests and the busyness of life. I am happy to say that this weekend I finished it! Yay.

My mom first bought me some embroidery iron-ons ..I love them! I quickly bought more. This is the first that I have tried using, and I look forward to many, many more!

My growing collection of embroidery Iron-on transfers. I especially love the vintage, days of the week ones!

This is a close up of the process.

My first finished towell! ..I'm so proud.

Happy Birthday Dad!!

2011-02-04T11:25:00.001-08:00

Happy Birthday, Dad!! ..see you at dinner!

Winter Wonderland

2011-02-03T12:13:00.000-08:00

As the news continues to inform us, this winter is filled with snow ..and more snow ..and more snow. I hope all of you out there in the midwest and further into the east are enjoying the heavy blanketing of snow that we are used to out here in the west.

..and with such deep snow, comes it's continual removal. Fun.

I saved these photos for a few weeks, but after watching a few buildings take snow induced diggers on the TV, I have decided that it's time.

You may not be able to see them very well, but those two dark spots are our shoveling reward from my dad, a couple of snow chilled beers!

Seeester...

2011-02-02T10:59:00.000-08:00

Although my sister and I live in different states and only really get to hang out when a trip is planned, we continue to be close and have a great time. She is the proud parent of Mike, my nephew that makes it onto this blog occasionally and here is a hilarious photo of the two of us from when she was pregnant with him.

Ha, it deserves a little giggle.

Love you boo!

Mad Men

2011-01-31T11:12:00.001-08:00

Watch out hexagons, a new obsession is here!

Last night I watched the very first two episodes of the AMC drama, Mad Men. It was so great that all I want to do is pack up my hexagons and start sewing Dior inspired dresses from the late 50's-early 60's. It has also been a very effective motivational tool for doing myself up more!! ..good thing I just bought some new make-up!

If you love clothing and haven't found Mad Men yet ..it's time!

Bows and bows..

2011-01-28T16:05:00.001-08:00

Everywhere you shop right now there seems to be a plethora of designs using bows. While it can be a bit overwhelming ..especially while wandering your local mall, some of what you can purchase in this enthusiastic, trendy shape is adorable.

Beccy and I bought almost the same earrings this season ..at two different stores. We equally love our rhinestone bows!

More fun hexagons!

2011-01-28T11:49:00.000-08:00

They may be time consuming, but they sure make me happy!!

Playing with color

2011-01-26T12:18:00.001-08:00

Craft table

2011-01-25T11:38:00.001-08:00

So this is really my dining room table ..and you have seen it before. What is funny about this table is that it is hardly ever used for dinner. What happens is I get a day off, start a project, buy new supplies for the project, receive some mail, pile it on the project supplies, write a letter, loose it on the table somewhere ..then I realize that the table is, once again, completely covered with my crap, and I clean it off.

Saturday Ski

2011-01-22T16:21:00.001-08:00

We just returned from a wonderfully snowy ski at the Lily Lake Ski area!!

Here are some pictures of our fun day:

Bright Trees

2011-01-20T15:40:00.000-08:00

This photo, but David Benjamin Sherry, got me really excited to try new things with Photoshop. I absolutely love color! ..and transforming relatively normal photographs into crazy colors makes me giddy!

Check back for some upcoming color trials!!

sarah k

Drunkard's Wash Grand Prix-July 2011

Outgoing: US and Scotland!

Summertime!

Tasty Thai!

Outgoing: Germany, The Netherlands, The Russian Federation and the US

Driving through Colorado!

Mike's Visit: Photo Tour 2 ..the park! ..with other people!

Mike's Visit: Photo Tour 2 ..the park!

Mike's Visit: Photo Tour 1

Cutest nephew video; take 2!

Mail going out: US & Germany

On the road again..

Cutest nephew video; take 1!

This is how we roll..

Fun at the Fort!

PTC ..in 3D ..in CO!

Outgoing: Germany

Greetings from Japan!

Melt-off

More problems with auto correct?

White Owl

Ibis!

Outgoing: Canada and the US

Geocaching!! ...yay!

Vintage Photo Fold-outs!

More from Mother's Day!

Alice

Zebra's incoming

The Postal System: in and out

Eating out.

Etsy!

Back to blogging!

Blog Pause

Wednesday Photo

Vernal and beyond

A few views of my desk

Getting over 100

Mexico Birthday Theme

This Weekend...

Incoming mail: US

Underwood

Thursday Photo

Mail going out: Ukraine, Spain, US and Russia

Beads, and rocks and gems ..Oh My!

Bowling, baby.

Problems with Auto Correct?!

Friends from afar

Mail Going out: Belarus, London and US

Full Moon Yurt Trip

Off to the Yurt...

Up-Do!

Outgoing: Finland, US and Lithuania (last week)

Outgoing! US, England and Germany

Viet Cat

Sunday Morning!

Nordic Weekend

Outgoing: China

Received: Wyoming

Is it still winter?

Photo Weekend; Ladies Bowling!

Photo Weekend; Random Family

Funny Plate

New-ish hobby

Finished Projects

Consignment Store Goodies!

Wyoming Weekend

Sunday Sewing Day

For Send Something

More Cute Stationery!

Another day, another outfit.

Workin' hard for my money..

Miss. Beccy

Envelopes to my Seeester..

Package for Soma!

Assignment 1: 7-day Rainbow

Monster Kitten

Pictures, Mail and Glitter

What were they thinking...

Fruit Salad Stationery