This Weekend I'm Looking Forward To:

Hi guys! It's been a tricky week...thanks for all of your encouragement yesterday. I'm excited for the weekend and the simple little pleasures that I'm hoping to take full advantage of. Here's what I have planned / am looking forward to:

• Paging through, and finding inspiration in the new Madewell catalog. Lots of good stuff in there!
• Taking my brother and daughter to see the Hunger Games movie (finally - I'm so excited)
• I just added a new gallery here on Creature Comforts, that visually catalogs all my recipe and food posts in one place. It can also be found in the drop down menu up above, under Projects & Inspiration (in case you're looking for it again sometime).
• I discovered Odosketch via Terry Runyan on flickr, and my daughter and I have been having a lot of fun with it. It's so much trickier to use than I first thought it would be, but the results are really nice. If you're looking for a little carefree fun online, I highly recommend it. Here's a little honeybear that I made last night.
• I discovered the old horse snapshot (in the picture above) at a flea market years ago, fell in love with it instantly, and have been looking for it ever since. Now that I finally found it (hooray) I am excited to dream up a lovely way to use it. Any ideas?

• Also...if you're interested, I was interviewed for the HP blog about how to use Pinterest to help build your brand. I actually had a lot of fun chatting with Patrick (my interviewer), and hopefully had at least a few helpful things to share.

Thanks for being here today and throughout the week. I hope your weekend will be everything you are are hoping for and more. See you on Monday! xo Ez

Color Inspiration Daily: 03. 23. 12

1. Easter table decoration from Rebecca Le Feuvre, 2. Tapes from Sarah McNeil, 3. 126 from Carrie aka All the Rage, 4. Untitled from Elina Nilsson

Overcoming Blogger's Block: Step 1

So yesterday I hopped on twitter and made a confession: I've been having a horrible case of the dreaded bloggers block lately. You've probably experienced the feeling too in one way or another (even if you're not a blogger)...maybe you were stuck while trying to write an important paper, needed to draw something brilliant and could only muster a half-hearted stick figure, or just stared in the fridge listlessly and realized that you have no idea what you're looking for in there (err...I mean, no idea what to cook for supper). Whatever the type of block may be, when it parks itself in your brain, it's no fun. Am I right, or am I right?

In any case, I received some incredibly lovely supportive tweets and several suggestions for breaking through the block. The main ones were:

1. get away from the computer
2. go outside
3. take some photos

Excellent advice...so I did all three. To be honest I really just decided to leave the house so that I'd be doing something other than staring at a blank screen and fighting off tears of frustration, but you know what...after the first couple photos I started to feel world's better. So my blogger's block isn't completely gone, but at least I had a lovely evening and can share a little bit of that with you here today. Step 1: Get a change of scenery - completed!

Next up, Overcoming Blogger's Block: Step 2 - not sure what that is yet, but I'll keep you posted. xo Ez

Color Inspiration Daily: 03. 22. 12

May Pole Original Painting by Jennifer Davis. See more of her work in her shop and portfolio.

Today I Love: Springtime Brights

Now that Spring is officially here (woohoo), I've decided to allow myself to go completely gaga over the latest fad for everything bright, bright, bright (okay, I kind of was already, but you get my point). You have to admit that after a cold grey winter, the vibrant palette is a much needed kick in the pants. Maybe it will even wake me up enough to take on my Springtime to do list: Item No.1 - Spring cleaning. Ick!

Gorgeous DIY Confetti Sprinkled Linen Napkins by Elisabeth of My Growing Home for Design Mom (via Myan Duong) // Spring 2012 Polish Collection from Essie // Dip-dyed Easter Eggs by Courtney of Merriment for Oh Joy (via Lauren) // Hunt Cross-over Sandals in Pink, Yellow, and Orange - Topshop // Gorgeous Bohemian Romance Feature from Utterly Engaged Magazine - Spring 2012