http://www.fancymama.com who's your mama? Thu, 03 Feb 2011 14:53:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en simply beautiful. [caption id="attachment_98" align="alignleft" width="213" caption=""][/caption] image credit: faunesque care of sharesomecandy http://www.fancymama.com/2011/02/faunesque-illustration-by-philippe-constantinesco/ The disaster in Haiti is beyond words and watching it on television makes us all want to reach out and help, but feel powerless to do anything. Well... here is a place to begin: http://www.churchworldservice.org/site/PageServer?pagename=kits_main You can put together a kit from items you have or new items, or you can ... http://www.fancymama.com/2010/01/send-a-kit-to-haiti/ This is my first Illustration Friday illustration.. it's a bit bare and simple and I did it quickly. This is acryllic paint on heavy paper. I'm hoping to participate more in Illustration Friday- seems fun to have an out-of-the-box project to go for. Let's hope this will help me sharpen ... http://www.fancymama.com/2009/11/illustration-friday-skinny/ I saw this on Melissa Esplin's blog: ISLY and I just love seeing a logo sketch and the final file. It's so fun to see where an artist began and ended. I thought I'd share it with you! I hope you enjoy it too! xoxo ceci http://www.fancymama.com/2009/09/logo-sketch-beforeafter/ Honestly, do I really have time to collect another hobby? Perhaps not, but I'll do it anyway. This is just too beautiful and charming. I think I want it for my daughter's room too! Check out the blog, mmmmcrafts - her work is amazing. http://www.fancymama.com/2009/09/a-new-craft-for-me-to-covet/ Check out this crib. I found it on DesignMom.com and she has it linked from a friend of hers. Anyway- it is GENIUS. The crib that we have is very basic, and I am not a tall person- I am 5 foot 2.5 inches. Yes- I include the half inch, ... http://www.fancymama.com/2009/09/a-cool-crib-thats-convenient/ Check out this Ikea catalog from the 60s! It just goes to show that good design is always in style. I think this catalog design (as well as the stuff in it!) still holds its weight now 40 years later. Yet another reason to love Ikea. :) Thanks to ikketikketheo.wordpress.com - ... http://www.fancymama.com/2009/08/good-design-is-always-in-style/ When I am not working my booty off or chasing a baby or toddler, I often find myself reading craft blogs and being mesmerized for hours with these crafters' talents. You see, I am a Wanna-Be-Crafter and I read everything from sewing to card-making. I can't stop myself. I often ... http://www.fancymama.com/2009/08/just-some-fun-crafty-crafts/ Okay- so I just found out about this and I am so excited to try it out. It's a site that has free online classes for Flash, Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, InDesign, etcetera. I haven't taken a class yet, so I can't really recommend it or not, but I will and ... http://www.fancymama.com/2009/08/free-training-for-adobe-online/ Is it just me- or do you ever send an email out about your kid(s) – and then sit staring at your computer while hitting "GET MAIL" repeatedly... just waiting for someone to write back telling you how beautiful, adorable, wonderful, smart, perfect, (insert compliment here), that your little angel is? I ... http://www.fancymama.com/2009/07/is-it-just-me/