the etsy office

it's almost a new year so, naturally, it's the perfect time to get organized! i am currently in the process of sorting, filing, stacking, and other such {boring} tasks, but the thought of having a clean + organized office space keeps me going. i also might purchase some new office supplies- you know, to get me inspired to work, work, work! here are some etsy offerings that would be perfect for my business ::

paper clip notebook by zoetropa

earth tone map pencils by rightbrainy

2011 desk calendar by cabin + cub

laptop sleeve by ccommeca

cherrywood desktop pen holder by jmcraecompany

vintage yellow phone from lucyandellen

i'll be posting pics of my re-designed workspace soon!

happy holiday

xo- havilah

gabriel jack

i'm an auntie! gabriel jack was born on november 15th and i was finally able to go over to my sister's house to take some portraits. this one is my favorite.

welcome, little gabriel!

french country christmas

a couple of weeks ago, i was browsing my favorite portland boutique, ink + peat, when i discovered "jeanne d'arc living" magazine. every page of this danish magazine is simply breathtaking- i think these images can attest. these in particular are from their christmas issue ::

it's a bit expensive but if you're looking for inspiration, it's better than most coffee-table books, in my opinion. the pages + pages of french country, shabby chic style is swoon-worthy, to say the least.

you can look at the jeanne d'arc living website here

stand-up pouches!

new in the darling savage shoppe! perfect for a cosmetics case or purse organizer pouch.

my last craft show of the season is this saturday! check out artdeptpdx.com for more details!

crafty weekend

my booth at crafty wonderland! it was so fun. and exhausting.

:)

photos by me

crafty wonderland!

it's almost here! the reason i've been hovering over my sewing machine for weeks, submerged in the world of crafty goodness...

this weekend at the oregon convention center- it's going to be huge! i will have side-by-side booths for my shops darling savage & dear machine with all-new products and all-new prints. and whatever is leftover will be listed in the etsy shops next week so if you can't make it to the show, stay tuned for pictures + products online!

wish me luck!

new dreamy photos

i had lots of fun giving away photos last month! the winner of the last giveaway is liz. and now i'd like to debut even more new photos, available right now in the dear machine shop!

"winter berries"

"with love"

"magnificent spoons"

"l'artiste"

i really love these photos- can you tell i've added a bit of a dreamy quality to my new prints? i definitely take my inspiration from vintage photographs- a little yellowed & overexposed. it's all done digitally for now, but i hope to experiment with actual vintage photography sometime soon. when i trust my skills enough to know i won't be wasting film. :)

more new photos soon!

new photos!

hello hello! i am so excited to show off some of my new prints in the dear machine shop. i'll be adding several more over the next few days, but here are four brand new prints!

"la patisserie"

"story of a seamstress"

"sparkle"

"shimmer + shine"

do stop by the dear machine shop and see what other new prints i'll be debuting over the next few days. oh, and don't forget to enter my very last photo giveaway of the year :: three 4x6 photos that look great together. :) if i do say so.

last giveaway of the year!

a big thank you to everyone who entered last week's giveaway :: your sweet comments make my day! the lucky winner of two sets of pretty postcard packs from the dear machine shop is oona.

and now for this week's giveaway, the last one of the year...

i'm giving away three 4 x 6 photographic prints, shown here...

"a mile in her shoes"

"alphabet soup"

and "vintage elixir bottles"

these three prints look fabulous together as a set, and i'd love for you to have them!

to enter: please leave a comment and your contact info. you can submit extra entries if you tweet or blog about the giveaway- please leave one comment for each action.

thanks so much for participating! the giveaway closes next thursday, december 2nd at 10pm pst and the winner will be announced on friday, december 3rd.
good luck and thanks again to everyone for stopping by the blog!