Lavender Kay

Happy Friday!  I am so excited for the weekend!  Do you have any fun plans?  Jonathan and I are heading to Portland today to pick up a good friend who is visiting, and hang out with one of my best friends!  We have reservations at one of our favorite restaurants where I am planning to order one of my favorite things – a cheese board!  Any one else with me that cheese boards are heavenly?!

Also, my birthday is on Sunday (I share a birthday with the fabulous Michael Jordan!) so we plan to spend the weekend celebrating that as well.  Although we are living far away from all of our friends and family, I feel so lucky that I still get to spend my birthday with friends!  What a treat!

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Ps.  The above photo I took the other weekend up at the coast when it was so sunny and beautiful.  I keep having to pinch myself because I can’t believe we get to live so close to the Oregon Coast!

Hi friends! Happy Monday!  I am sorry that I didn’t post a few days last week.  Mid-terms ended up getting the best of me after all, and I was slammed with school work.  I might be taking a couple days off this week as well to try and get everything done.

I wanted to do a quick check-in though and show you guys a new trick I learned in Photoshop…photo animation!  I have always wanted to learn how to do this, and I’m so glad I finally figured it out!

Also, we had a blast up at the coast last week with Grandma Jan!  Jonathan’s grandma rented a time share in Newport, Oregon, and it was so fun going up to visit her!  We showed her the sights, ate amazing food, and soaked up some (very) rare Oregon Coast sun!

I hope you all have a wonderful day!

Hello!  And, happy Tuesday!  Can you believe it is already February!  It feels like the months are just flying by!

I am looking forward to school today because my drawing class is taking a day off of drawing, and heading out to an art exhibit.  When I was in Europe I got a little burnt out of museums, but now that it has been awhile, I am starting to miss them!  Do you like going to art museums?

Today I have rounded up a few images that are inspiring me.  I am in love with the beauty of sunlight in a room and the color white.  Enjoy!

Image Sources: top left / top right / bottom left / bottom right

Good morning friends!  I hope you all had a fabulous weekend!  We went to the coast yesterday to spend some time with Jonathan’s grandma who was visiting.  It was great to see family, and have a little time away!

I am getting excited to share my homemade donut recipe with you so I thought I would give you a little preview.  We made these homemade glazed and sugar donuts for breakfast a couple weeks back, and it was so much fun!  The process is a little time consuming, but completely worth it!  I loved making these donuts so much we are thinking of throwing a donut/breakfast party this weekend!  We have a few friends in town with kids, and we thought this would be a fun party to incorporate the whole family.  If we do it, I will let you know how it goes!

Check back in for the recipe which will be coming soon.

Have a great Monday!

Good morning friends!  How is your week going?  I am so happy because Jonathan has the day off today, and my teacher unexpectedly cancelled my morning class so we enjoyed a yummy breakfast together!  We ate some really tasty crepes and brewed some french press coffee.  If you have noticed already, we are huge breakfast people! Ha!

Today I wanted to share with you a little design project I did for a homework assignment.  All of my classes require us to design a cover for our notebooks, and we have free reign to design it however we like.  I wanted to incorporate a picture of my sweet nephew that I took at the coast last fall, and here is what I came up with.  (The one for class is a little different because I had to include some class information as well.)

Happy Wednesday!

Good morning friends! I am sorry I didn’t post a blog yesterday, the day turned into something crazy!

I like the above picture because I think it represents my life lately – umbrellas, rushing around, design and beauty. The days have stayed dreary, and I keep getting busier with school, but I feel an overwhelming sense of inspiration and beauty surrounding me. I continue to be challenged in my art classes, but I am thankful for the challenges. I have been making things I didn’t even think were possible, and I think that is such a beautiful thing. My drawing class has got me thinking about all the other things I have been afraid to try because I didn’t think I could do it. My take away from this is that we need to be brave (sound familiar!), and keep trying new things! We will always surprise ourselves!

I hope you all have a fabulous Wednesday!

PS. Did you see the fabulous clear umbrellas in the picture? I love how clear umbrellas make you feel like you are being rained on without getting wet!

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Good morning friends, and happy Monday!  How was your weekend?  My weekend was filled with art projects as I had a lot of homework, and Jonathan had to work.  I am working on a portrait drawing of Tom Hanks right now.  It is SO hard!  But Tom is fabulous so it is worth it!  I was doing a little research on him, and read that he is the highest box office star of all time!  Isn’t that amazing?!  What do you think of Tom Hanks?  Or maybe a better question, what do you think of You’ve Got Mail?  That is one of my all-time favorite movies!

I designed the above picture because I am really missing spring!  It isn’t extremely cold where I live, but it is very dark and dreary.  I would just really like to see the sun, and maybe a few flowers while we are at it!  I know it is only January so we still have a ways to go, but wouldn’t it be lovely to enjoy a nice spring day!

I hope you all have a wonderful day!

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Happy Friday!  Today is kind of my weekend because Jonathan and I both have today off.  He has to work the rest of the weekend so we are trying to fit in as many fun things today as possible!  We made the most amazing homemade glazed donuts for breakfast, and I can’t wait to share the recipe with you!

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend!  Here are a few fun things from around the web this week:

I REALLY want to make these mittens!

Cute party idea!

What do you think about this interesting recipe?

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Hi friends!  Here is a beautiful photo taken by the fabulous Ben Blood at my sister’s wedding!  All the wonderful bridesmaids did a great job putting together the flower bouquets for the wedding.  The photo was taken in my apartment the morning of the wedding.  I thought I would post this cheery photo to brighten up this dark and dreary day.  In Corvallis it is cold and rainy, and I needed a little pick-me-up!  This is one my favorite days that I can remember, and I will always cherish the memory.

I hope you are all having a wonderful Wednesday!