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I’m very proud of my sis who is an amazing designer, illustrator, writer and musician. Seriously. She does all of that! It’s incredible. Now she has added a new talent to that list, blogging. Cathryn has started her very own blog, Corner Dreams, where she shares her fabulously crafted stories, illustrations, and will be adding more in the future! Once you start reading, I’m sure you’ll be hooked. My advice, start from the beginning!
My adorable little sis
Stellar illustration from Corner Dreams
This week Stephen will be joining me on the blog to guest post about some gems from Charleston, SC. You won’t want to miss his inagural post on the blog, so check back! Stephen will be guest posting every other month or so, bringing fresh perspective and a new voice to WT. Welcome, Stephen! Good to have you on the blog.
photo by j.aaron greene
Thanks to the amazing and wonderful Jeanne for providing us with a lovely guest post on Indie Craft Parade – make sure you stop by her blog, Drive-Thru Monologue.
The Indie Craft Parade was an ice cream sundae—all sorts of your favorite delicious treats poured or sprinkled or squirted on MORE of your favorite delicious treats. It really was the nicest evening of friends, family, food and love all in the name of handmade expression, colors, textures and mediums.
Before I delve into my experience, let me give you some background. I’m not an art show junkie, crafter, musician or designer. I’m fairly mainstream (as much as I’d like to think I’m not). I rarely create with anything other than words or pasta and tomato sauce. At times I have tried to discuss art, but my ears almost melted off my head in embarrassment for how dumb I sounded. Basically, I’m a consumer. All that to say, the event was NOT exclusive. It really was for everyone—connoisseurs and consumers alike. I believe the ICP accomplished its mission of presenting crafts to and interacting with the local community (community being a general term to emphasize the universal appeal of the ICP to all types of people, young and old).
Now onto the good stuff (picture my arms flailing and my mouth and eyes getting really excitable—this is how I’d look if I was verbally relating my story).
(Read more of the 411 and view pictures of ICP goodness after the jump!)
Last week, a friend of Christin’s introduced us to DesignWorkLife, the blog of Courtney & Brian from NYC-based design firm Seamless Creative. We’ve really enjoyed not only perusing through Courtney & Brian’s portfolio, but also have gotten some great inspiration from the font trends, patterns, color palettes, and fresh design pics that are daily featured on the blog. A new post is up today about Where the Wild Things Are, one of the most anticipated movies of the year! Add this blog to your reader, and you’ll not be disappointed!
So blogs in general are foreign to me – I enjoy reading them, not so familiar with writing them. But I wanted to let you know about something totally great, Wishful Thinking Designs. My husband, Stephen & I enjoy all things crafty and artsy, and we want to share our creations and inspirations with everyone. So while we sat at a lovely restaurant in Charleston, we drew up an idea that has become just Wishful Thinking.
So, since this whole blog thing is new: I’ll just say, check out our website at wishfulthinking.carbonmade.com or leave a comment on the blog! We’d love to hear from you
