midweek inspiration 3 Jason & Tiffany (Wedding Invitations)

This week I have a special midweek inspiration post! Why is it special? Because I am proudly displaying the wedding invitations for my friend Tiffany's wedding (which just happens to be this weekend)! I also get to be a bridesmaid in the wedding, and I am very excited about it! (ok, enough with the explanation marks)...

Not only is Tiffany the bride to be, she is also a graphic designer and handmade her invitations along with many other aspects of the wedding decor (soon to be noted). The portrait of the bride and groom on the front was painted by Tiff with watercolor? (I presume), the typography was actually hand typed on an old typewriter, and all other elements were designed in Illustrator (presuming again). She is quite a talented lady.

Take a gander:

[[ all bundled together. the map. logo closeup. typography closeup. the set. portrait closeup. ]]

I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE the portrait she made!! My other favorite part is the succulent in a jar she illustrated (you can see it on the second to the last image). 

:)

Today was kind of a rough day... BUT 

I got this little number from Pat last week (so naturally I took a screen shot). 

It still has me smiling. 

[[ text from my love. deftones in the morning. ]]

weekend adventures 18

Last weekend was suuuuper busy! I feel like I need some major recuperation now. The events consisted of some serious lingerie shopping. A last minute dive bar adventure. Lots of dopplergangers. A long cheerleading competition. Quick trip to Urban. Goldfish for dinner. Poor driving conditions. Wine. Silly gift giving. Dancing. Football. Football. Football. Commercials. Snacks. Snacks. Snacks. And a loooong drive home.


friday night
Right after work I drove straight to the mall to meet Meguenther for some lingerie shopping. We seriously looked like crazy people running around before the stores closed. Finally we found some silky goodies and headed out. I was really looking forward to getting some sleep and having a relaxing night in, but ended up going out to a total dive bar to meet up with her friend Jamie from work (it was his birthday celebration). There were so many great dopplergagners (however you spell that word!) that it was totally worth it. Kevin Smith, Keanu Reeves (circa 'Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure'), and a pretty incredible Seth the Sloth from Ice Age.

[[ ooo la la. maguffy's. destiny has no teeth! cheer comp. ]]

saturday
I dragged myself out of bed and headed to Tualitan for Meagan and Jenna's cheerleading competition. It was a long one. Individually they both did really good, but their team had some fumbles, and they were not very happy with the outcome. Poor babies. I am unfortunately missing State again this year, so I wanted to make sure I was there for this one. After the competition I made a pit stop at Urban Outfitters for a really fancy camera, ran home to get ready super fast, and headed downtown to Barile Wine Bar for Ms. Tiffany Williams last weekend as a single lady!!! (AH!) We drank lots of wine, went dancing at Bar15, and ended up at Tiff's house before cabbing it home. I think laaaaadddyyyy had a lot of fun, and hopefully liked her silky little somethings from everyone.

[[ the bride to be. leopard unmentionables from yours truly. barile. silly faces. voodoo's very own penis doughnut. we never did figure out what it said... mustache camera and red lips. dance dance dance. ]] 

sunday
Sunday Sunday Sunday! Woke up, breakfast with the family, and off to Brads to meet Pat and watch the Superbowl. There was a lot of really yummy snack food and a comfy couch, so I was very content. The boys drank beer, and me and Megan went to the store to get some wine. Before leaving I asked if anyone needed anything, and Brad told me to get him some cigarettes, so I had to buy the only pack of cigarettes I ever have for him! I felt so dirty! I am most definitely a non smoker. The wrap up of the game from my perspective is as follows: Steelers lost, which was sad, because I was rooting for them, and this is the first time in two years I have gotten it wrong. The halftime show was just... awful. We should have switched it over to the puppy bowl! And the VW Darth Vader commercial was the absolute BEST of the day! So adorable.

[[ the game on the projector screen. my sad face after being forced to purchase icky cigarettes. the standard red cup. delicious chips and dip! ]]

And now for your viewing pleasure... Mr. Vader himself...

Yay Friday!!!

Ahh I almost didn't make it.
As promised... sorry for the delay on these (busybusybusy).

Here are some pictures of our sidewalk chalk adventures from last sunday!
...ooo dreamy...

[[ magic. helicopter. marionberry fruit beer mmm. flower. love. tictactoe. hungry. "my forcefield is more forcefield". ]]

a glimpse...

Like I mentioned on my weekend adventures post, me and Pat went to Ikea looking for a new coffee table. We had looked at this one online and loved it in person, so there you go! New table. It is way more functional and attractive then the old one we had before, plus it matches our shelves and entertainment center that you can sort of get a glimpse at in these pictures. We also bought a fabulous brown shag rug to replace the seriously 80s one we had in its spot before.

We had also seen some cabinets at Ikea (basically shelves with a glass door) that we thought would be great for displaying all of our glass wear stashed in kitchen cupboards. They were a bit expensive though, so we opted out and went for a more practical solution. I had two bookshelves that I used to keep art projects and supplies on in my office. Since this is now Hayden's room, they were just sitting in a corner unused. Now one of the is in the back room displaying part of Pat's Rouge Beer collection, and the other is in the living room next to our entertainment center cabinets showing off our many Barnes and Noble Special Collection books and all of our nice glasses, including my mustache ones from New Years!!! I don't know why we never thought of it sooner, because it looks soooo much better.

Now if we could only afford to replace our extremely dated hand-me-down couches... In the meantime I would like to get some better throw pillows and lighten up the room a bit overall.

[[ new coffee table. recycled bookshelf for fancy glasses. book collection. pats comics. some of my design books. little monster. globe. special addition book collection. glasses. buddah shelf. new poster from hawthorne. ]]

midweek inspiration 2

I guess I am totally out of the loop, but I had not heard anything at all about the Google Art Project prior to exploring some blogs this afternoon, (thank you Creature Comforts). I promptly checked out the website, spent two full hours exploring, and did not even come close to seeing everything. It is pretty amazing! Not only can you view selected pieces from various art museums around the world, but you can completely zoom in to really explore the textures, brushstrokes, and various materials used to create the work. I really hope that they continue to expand on this because I would love to see more works in circulation. Having minored in Art History, it would be really amazing to see some more of the imagery I studied for so long in a bit more detail.

I picked a few pieces that grabbed my eye while I was exploring, two new to me, two not so new to me. I think it is pretty incredible how different each painting is stylistically.

- Swaying Dancer :: Edward Degas- Starry Night :: Vincent Van Gogh ( I actually got to see this one in person! )

- Portrait of Giovanna Tornabuoni :: Domenico Ghirlandaio

- The Mall in St. James Park :: Thomas Gainsborough ( I had never seen this before, I just love her smirk, it is like she has a secret )

weekend adventures 17

Last weekend was actually pretty productive... Me and Pat took a evening trip to Ikea for some new furnishings. I cleaned, reorganized, and redecorated the living room and kitchen. Pat built a coffee table. And we still managed to have people over for a little party and attend a gymnastics meet. 

friday night

Friday after work me and Pat headed over to the Oregon State University Gymnastics Pink Out, which is a meet that supports Breast Cancer fundraising. Our friend Jen Kesler is on the team and was one of the competing gymnasts and she did a really good job! I love watching gymnastics, it is seriously amazing what people can do. I can hardly balance on one foot despite taking Yoga classes in the past. 

[[ full stadium. gym girls. benny in pink. ]]

saturday

Pat had to go in to work early on, so by the time he got done it was already well into the afternoon. As soon as he got home we set out for our long drive to Ikea. Though Portland may only take about an hour and a half, this was all the way out by the airport and made for a much longer drive. It is worth it though, we always have fun and end up coming home with lots of reasonably priced stylish items! This was no exception. We got a new coffee table, a brown shag rug, a framed alphabet poster I have been wanting to get my hands on for a long time, several picture frames, and some swedish meatballs... yes, meatballs. They are delicious I promise. 

[[ giant map poster (wanted but we have no place for it). huge dandelion style hanging lamp. dinner. pillowcase. ]]

saturday night

We did not get home until almost ten and by that time there were already some people over at our house for a little party, so we promptly stashed our goodies to the side and joined in.

[[ me/kesler/andrea. me/pat. ]]

sunday

Me and Pat started an organizing frenzy in the morning and found a great new use for some old bookshelves... but more on that later. Throughout the rest of the day I reorganized the kitchen, turning all of the newly acquired cabinet space into a proper pantry, and hung up some new and old artwork. Pat got home and him and Tony built our new coffee table and we set up the rug. Now our living room actually looks almost like a real grownup living room, instead of a jumble of college furnishings... (which are now in the back room where they belong). Aside from the couch which we are still stuck with for now. I will have to devote an entire post to our mini living room makeover.

Finally after all that, the roomates all went to dinner at Block 15, drank some beer (soda for hayden), ate some burgers (turkey for me), and played with chalk. A very productive and delicious Sunday.