designer showcase: zach johnsen

Names: Zach Johnsen
Claim to fame: Illustration
Location: Portland, OR
Website: http://www.zachjohnsen.com

beautiful table

 More from This is Colossal... These tables are just stunning! I'm very tempted to try this myself, but can you imagine the time that goes into knocking in each of those nails?!?

diy chocolate :)

 This made me smile. I am a complete chocoholic so I love these modular chocolates that you can add your own ingredients to. Brilliant. Check it out here. Also, check out the rest of this site as it features super cool art, design and illustration.

Ok, so the above statement (which I laughed my head off at because it's so apt) is how I felt for most of November and December. Way tooo much work and not enough downtime turned me into a brainless little thing, and subsequently, nothing but work got done in my house, hence no blog posts. I'm determined to make up for that so hopefully I can create some balance in my life (my new years resolution!) and focus on more things that make me happy. One of which is my blog. So hopefully you'll be seeing more regular posts again. 

Ok, so you'll also probably see a few posted dated blog posts popping up. These were a few things that I wanted to document, but never got around to, so I'm just going to stick them where they belong in the time line :), so forgive the confusion.

Happy 2012!

I'm back (finally) and wishing you all a wonderful and prosperous 2012

Typography from here

Happy 30th at Casa Labia

No, it wasn't my 30th (that's only this year), but a very good friend of mine's. We had a wonderful lunch at Casa Labia, which is just a beautiful venue. The food was to die for, we had lots of bubbly and the day was perfect. And it was all rounded off with a delicious red velvet cake covered in cream cheese frosting (my new fav).

Happy 30th Samara! Hope it's a spectacular year.

christmas cheer :)

chocolate & fresh cherry cupcakes with cream cheese frosting

Pudding was my job this Christmas, so I make these yummy cupcakes. Pitting fresh cherries isn't the greatest job in the world though, but it was sooo worth it.

christmas tree, oh christmas tree

weekend away in jacobsbaai

We spent a wonderful weekend away with my family in this delightful little west coast town. It's a gem and we'll definitely be going back, especially if we can stay in the same accommodation.