inspired by yellow!

yellow

it's brightness inspires me even on this gloomy, rainy day.

Although we're entering the season of red and green and glittering golds 

I find myself being inspired lately by the color yellow.

The golden yellows and even the mustard tones.

Here's a little yellow inspiration...
My sweet, talented friend and Surtex roommate, Sharyn,
gave me a tutorial on how to create this cute grid of color!

#1 my photo of a giant sunflower on Daniel Island, SC

#2 fabulous yellow bamboo wallpaper from BeSpokeWallpaper.co.uk

#3 recreated pair of side tables from All Things Thrifty

#4 snazzy yellow sandals on Amazon

#5 Golden Leaves are falling necklace on Etsy

#6 contemporary Suzani lumbar pillow on Etsy

#7 clever Sack Savers on Etsy

#8 canary blooms on Etsy

#9 Bee Happy! pitcher on Etsy

WHICH ONE IS YOUR FAVORITE???

xoxo,

C

dreaming of product possibilities...

I met recently with a manufacturer who has tried and tried 

to get my designs on products like these but for several reasons it just hasn't happened YET. 

(insert sigh)......they would have been in Walmart and/or Target. (insert another sigh...)

We are not giving up though, because we both feel like

Multiple Blessings' art and patterns look great for products like these.
(see mock ups below for gift bags and spiral notebooks)

I would buy these if I saw them in a store and have so much art available for items like this.

What do you think? Would you buy these if you saw them in the stores?

Remember when I shared this a while back? 

This is how art gets on product. 

I am giddy just thinking of exhibiting at Surtex again

and meeting up again in NYC with so many fabulous designers in this industry.

xoxo,

C

shooting thankfulness

I found myself "shooting thankfulness" through the camera lens the last few days.

Here are a few highlights of my happy clicks.
How gorgeous is this low country egret?

and this graceful plant down by the marsh...
not sure of the name (anybody know?)

and this fabulous pattern on the pumpkin...

and the pampas grass reaching toward the bluest sky one can imagine...

and this phenomenal golden yellow shrimp plant

(is this right, Mom?)

and I even clicked at the moment the dolphin jumped...can you see him?

and another one about to surface on the right?

and look what else I stumbled upon during my walk...

and the wonder and majesty of finding a piece crab claw...

and wearing a special shell necklace made with Pop.

Happy clicks, I tell you...

a few crabs and a fish fresh from the trap...

and our thankful tree,

which wouldn't come close to holding all the written thankfulnesses

so we passed a basket full of them and read them aloud after our feast.

very thankful indeed...

and if you want to see more of my recent Thanksgiving shootings
and happy clicks, visit  here.

I certainly hope you all had a great Thanksgiving.

Let me know how you celebrated.

xoxo,

C

Mepkin Abbey Creche Festival

Today we went to the most amazing place. 

Mom and the girls and I took an adventure from here 

and met my sister and her mother-in-law at

Mepkin Abbey.

Mepkin Abbey is a community of Roman Catholic monks established in 1949 on the site of the historic Mepkin Plantation located on the Cooper River, north of Charleston, South Carolina. Founded by the monks of Gethsemani in Kentucky, the brothers of Mepkin belong to the worldwide Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance popularly known as Trappist.

Mepkin Abbey is having their 8th annual Creche Festival 

and artists from all over have been commissioned 

to create unique nativity scenes from various materials. 

We took the self guided tour which began along a winding path among lush live oaks and saw 

interpretations of Christ's birth in such different forms...

some from carved wood, some ceramics, some made from found and recycled materials, 

some from fabrics, some from copper, horn, iron, metal, and more incredible things.

This one was created with cut materials from an old water tank, 

some concrete, gold and silver paint, 

 old door springs for the sheep's curly wool, 

and old light bulbs for the sheep's eyes.

This one made from copper with incredible detail...

After seeing several along the outside path, we found ourselves in the monk's library 

where the remaining 50+ creches were on display. The girls were fascinated and we were too.

Then we landed in the gift shop where we saw amazing pottery like this...

and found this wonderful nativity created from marbles 

which has come home to live with us and remind us of this special place and festival.

Then as we left, we drove through the gardens where they has a couple of chain saw sculptures carved in old trees and the detail was astounding....

If you are ever headed toward Charleston or Monck's Corner, SC between November 15th-28th, 

check the Mepkin Abbey schedule for this beautiful Creche Festival. 

It's located in the middle of nowhere but it's worth the trip!

If you'd like to see the entire photo set you can click here.

Thanks sweet sis for planning this!

What a wonderful way to prepare for the advent season!

xoxo,

C

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