:: FOX FRIEND ::

Here's one of the latest products I worked on that just came out.  It's a part of our woodland collection.  Naomi seems to enjoy her little fox friend and lovie so if you want to check it out, go to Baby Aspen's website.  Enjoy!

:: CARTER'S PUPPY ::

An amazing perk of being a designer is seeing your designs come to life. Here's one of the plush toys I designed while working at Kids II.  This was a licensed product for Carter's Child of Mine line.  Too bad this guy is discontinued because Naomi enjoys playing with it now that she's more coordinated and kind of crawling.

:: THANK YOU GOO-GOO ::

Just wanted to say "Thanks Goo-Goo" for Naomi's little bunny.  She's loves to play with it - well, she mainly chews on it but she does appreciate it a lot.  We miss you and come visit soon!

:: HAPPY 1st AIDEN! ::

My nephew is turning one today and I'm missing out because he lives in Malaysia.  I love you, Aiden!  Visit us again, soon!!!

:: PRODUCT IN USE ::

Wow - it works!  During my junior year in college, I had the chance to work on designing a baby toy.  I designed a rattle out of curly maple and walnut.  The rattle is crafted by my own two hands - - from bandsaw to lathe to dremel to sanding... lots and LOTS of sanding.  Many many hours were put into this project.  Aiden was the first kid to really play with it and I can say that he really did enjoy it!  I can't wait for Naomi to get her tiny hands on it too.  So exciting!

:: NEW STORK TIMES ::

Here's a little something I made for Naomi's room describing how my labor actually went down and how she came into this world.  Enjoy the read!

:: VISIT FROM THE SIS ::

Wow.  I just realized how hard it is to get back into the swing of things whenever you get a mini-break or vacation.  Labor day just past and I still haven't quite gotten back into the swing of things.  My sister and her husband were visiting us from Brazil about 2 weeks ago and I STILL haven't the chance to really go back and clean the house how I'd like.  It amazes me how quickly you can turn a nice, clean and tidy place into a disaster area.  I always know when my sister is coming into town because my house becomes a post-office drop-off station.  This visit was not any exception.  As a matter of fact, I don't believe I've had so many newly purchased goods in my house at one time.  Since my little sister is pregnant and is living in a country where a can of Campbell's soup costs $6.00, I find humor in seeing her and her husband "stock up" for the trip back.  I really wanted to get the two of them something for the new baby, but seeing how they had bought out every baby store in the metro-Atlanta area, my plans changed.  I decided to make a poster for the new babe... too bad the poster didn't arrive on-time.  Oh well.  

{ Home on a normal day}

{ Home when Crystal & Jorge visit }

{ Poster for the new little peanut }

:: WORK SHOWER ::

Today was a nice break from the usually daily grind.  A co-worker of mine is getting married next month so I was able to work on a shower invitation for her.  I started with a caricature sketch of her at the end of the day yesterday and I finished the design this morning.  I used some design elements found on her actual wedding invitation and this was the result... TA-DA!!!

{ Amanda's very simple and cute invitations }

:: EYE-BOGGLING PATTERNS ::

It's friday!  Here are some patterns to make your eyes go crazy.

(I'm so mean)