Doodle of the Day: Comfort Drawing

I have a whole list of comfort foods that I could easily consume on a daily basis if my arteries allowed. I also have what I call "comfort drawing" which refers to drawing something that's easy and "comfortable" for me. It's for times when I want to create something but don't really want to think... so I default to drawing mindlessly. In this case, it's random signature laura-flowers (with a couple of silly-lookin' birds thrown in).

Usually I make my lines thicker and go over each line a couple of times with my pen, but today I just drew everything with quick strokes and a more "clean-line" style without thinking too much about what I was actually drawing.

I could comfort-draw like this forever. =)

Lovebird #1 has found a home!

Michelle, the very first customer of a lovebird pin, is an incredibly talented photographer. I was going to take my own photographs of my bird creation in a lovely white bird-cage, but I'm glad Michelle offered because she did a MUCH better job =) See more of her work here (wedding photography blog) and here (personal blog). I LOVE the rustic feel of the moments she captures. 

Lovebird #1 is now proudly pinned onto a cute navy blue toggle coat! 

If you are interested in buying a lovebird pin, I'm thinking of making some more in the near future! So I'll let you guys know when I've got my act together. 

Lovebirds

I am excited to be working on a new collaboration project with the one and only Miss Peng. We've both been wanting to do this for awhile now, and we're slowly but surely getting our act together. More details about our up&coming project in the near future.

But for now, here is what I labored on tonight:

felt + buttons + sequins + lace + thread + stitched together with patience = lovebirds

Actually the pink one cracks me up because it looks funny somehow, and the blue one apparently looks like the Twitter Bird. I'm not quite sure exactly what I'm going to do with these birds... maybe make them into pins? Anyway, for all those who know that I don't watch TV (or have cable) and constantly ask me, "What do you do with your time?!" .... I guess this is what I do. haha