Out of Africa Art Shop!

How's everyone doing? I hope you all have been well. Today I am so excited to share with you some gorgeous things out of Africa. I'm excited for the obvious reason that we all love some pretty things, but too, it is my very own mother's shop. This is something she's wanted to do for a while, and I am so proud of her, for putting together such a wonderful collection of arts, highlighting the great talents of African artists. The shop aptly named Out of Africa Art Shop is decor heaven. The shop is located in West Palm, FL, so for you Floridians - lucky, lucky.

These beautiful handcrafted jewelry from South Africa are a few of the gorgeous pieces in store or online. I love the intricate metal work combined with the soft beautiful gemstones.  

This tablecloth with napkin set is one of my very favorite things in the store. It is so fresh and perfect for summer entertainments.

 Doesn't this little gathering of the cutest animals put a smile on your face?!

I picked some favorites, narrowed it down, then narrowed down from that to share with you all :-). They are truly gorgeous pieces, and just knowing how hard she worked and the time she spent making sure that she got the best of the best to showcase makes me even more thrilled for her. Please check out the site for plenty more gorgeous pieces here. 

I'd love to hear your thoughts. I hope you are all having a lovely weekend.

Images: via Out of Africa Art Shop

Samantha Hahn Illustrations

When it comes to illustrations, it's usually a hit or miss for me. I came across Samantha Hahn's, site and I really was smitten by her illustrations.

I like the boldness of these patterns and prints.

Isn't that the truth :-).

I was really drawn to her food illustrations, but even more the women. I love how she depicted the women, they look strong, sexy, and sophisticated. The kind of women you want to know.

See anything you like? You can find more of Samantha Hahn's beautiful work here.

(Images: Samantha Hahn)

Wee One's Wall Gallery

So, I have been procrastinating on a project of framing my older daughter's beautiful artwork - that are now laying in my nightstand. I feel bad, because I think they are incredible, and not only because I'm her mom :-).
I decided to look for inspiration to get me going. I found some pretty neat ones that I want to share with you.

I like how casual this display looks. It feels very undecorated in a great way. And the nice thing is art can be added and removed easily.

This, like the ones above has that same casual feel, but because they are neatly lined and arranged it feels more polished.

I love this idea of using wall decals, easily changeable and you leave no holes from nailing up actual frames.

I saw this on TV before can't remember which show anymore. But I remember loving the idea, basically what you are doing is uploading the artwork and resizing them. It is a really cool and concise way to display a lot of your kids' art work.

I've thought about doing one of those Shutterfly books too, but I think I'll start with the wall gallery.

How have you all been? I feel I have been neglecting this lil ole blog, still finding my groove. I wish you a gorgeous day!

(Images: Spearmint Baby, Sycamore Street)