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Keeping up tradition

1.16.2012 by Stormie Dae under Art,DIY,Fashion

Hello lovelies!

This weekend I took a lot of time to relax and get some rest (& I may or may not have watched 13+ episodes of Gilmore Girls).  I also did this:

Yep, that’s Chris – hanging out at my house for the third time…we may as well turn the place into a tattoo shop.  Chris added to one of my tattoos in April and he gave Stephanie her first ever tattoo in May.

Finished!  These tattoos are scripture references (Isaiah 30:21 & Isaiah 48:17) and I am fully in love with them.  I wanted them to almost look like coordinates and I only wanted numbers, no letters – so this is what I came up with.  I couldn’t be more pleased.  Thanks Chris for the solid tattoos – and Steph for taking photos!

What next…?

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Pretty things.

1.4.2012 by Stormie Dae under Art,Design,Fashion,Hair,Home decor,Inspiration

Remember the first time I loosened my grip and shared things from my inspiration folder?  And when I talked about giving away your ideas in favor of obtaining more?  Today is another day to share.

There is really no theme or specific area for these items, they are just pretty things that make me happy to look at.

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What is inspiring you lately?

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Are you following me?

12.14.2011 by Stormie Dae under Art,Design,Home decor,Inspiration

The roomie officially moved out her stuff last night.

No hard feelings here, she just got married (yay!).

For the past few months, through the engagement period, I have been thinking about what to do in this extra room I now have.  The plan is to turn it into an office/MayDae work room.  Currently, everything from our Etsy shop is housed in my basement on shelves but we will be moving it all upstairs into the closet and may even do some fun displays in the office just because we have some really pretty items.

For some inspiration, these are my current favorite office areas:

This is the photograph that convinced me to paint my floors white.  The original plan was to paint the floors throughout my entire house white, but now I may just keep that to the office area – tbd.  I have this exact desk – love.

All images are via Pinterest in my “Be Productive” board.  You can also follow Stephanie May on Pinterest if you haven’t already – she, of course, has some fantastic stuff!

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Speaking of decorations…

12.12.2011 by Stormie Dae under Art,Holidays,Home decor

As I mentioned in this post, I hadn’t planned to do a lot of Christmas decor in my house this year because I haven’t had a lot of time.  I did do a few things though which I wanted to share with you – my house is so cozy right now, I almost want to leave it all up forever…

I didn’t do a lot of lights on the outside because I waited WAY too long but it’s nice coming home at night to a few.

My yarn wreath has been the source of many conversations – Stephanie hates it…I love it.  What do you think?

I suppose this is almost a double reveal because I haven’t really shown my living room at all on the blog – so here it is! (still lots to be done of course)

Kind of in love with this display I put together – neutrals are lovely.  The piano they are sitting on will be leaving soon though with the roommate which is sort of sad – I do play it sometimes.  I guess I will just have to get my own.

I can’t wait to put in my wall of bookshelves on the left.

As an aside (not Christmas related) my Grandma made this artwork for my Great-Grandpa before he died.  She filled each dog and bird with poly-fill so it is 3-dimensional.  It is hanging in my living room and I love it!

And of course we can’t forget my antler tree…

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While you were sleeping.

11.28.2011 by Stormie Dae under Art,Books,Design,Home decor,vintage

Do you want the good news or the bad news first?  Bad?  Okay so the good news is……

I kid, I kid.  Bad news is that we won’t be posting any photos from our sister’s wedding for a few days.  We know, you all have murderous thoughts toward us right now – but sadly, I hardly took any photos this weekend because Stephanie and I were both too busy getting photos taken of us to do much ourselves.  We want to wait until the professional photos come in so we can show you some truly amazing ones – because, let’s be honest, the wedding was A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.  Seriously fantastic…so much fun and the most beautiful wedding I’ve ever been to.

I’ll give you one teaser – and if you follow us on Twitter or Facebook, you’ve probably already seen it so it won’t be that exciting to you.  Admit it though, you’re a cheap date – anything thrills you. {only joking, I love you!}

{Bridesmaid dresses}

Time spent with family was like a little mini vacation and we are so sad to see everyone go home.  We were able to spend Thanksgiving as well as the rest of the weekend with our friends, family and also our now-brother-in-law’s family who are also AMAZING.  We are trying very hard {but probably not succeeding} to convince them to move here from Florida.  We’ll let you know how that goes…

And now for the good news.  You finally get to see some of my house!

I have been so horrible with posting any photos of my house besides very small bits and pieces like my kitchen nook or the chimney.  You’ve also of course seen my closet because it is my pride and joy but because I haven’t felt like anything is “finished”, I haven’t wanted to post any photos.  Today, however, you get to see a bigger section…almost an entire room.  I say almost because I didn’t really take any wide angle shots of the whole thing and I think I missed a wall completely, but there’s not really anything on it so don’t be too disappointed.

My bedroom has been the last place in the house to get anything hung on the walls.  I’ve put more of my focus on the main rooms (even though those are not “finished” either).  With company coming into town and family that hadn’t seen my house yet, I made my room a priority and finally hung some art.  And I. Love. It.

This is “in progress” because I am planning to paint the walls and strip the dark stain off of the floors soon as well as other things, but it makes it so much  more enjoyable to be in my room now that I have some of my favorite pieces hung.  So without further ado, here is my bedroom:

I apologize that the bed is barely made – and to be quite honest, this is my least favorite photo because my coat rack that usually holds all 50 million of my scarves in the corner is missing due to being used for the wedding, which leaves a huge bare spot.  The purpose of this photo is just to show you where everything is in relation to my bed.  Please don’t judge me from this photo alone.  Thanks, I knew you’d understand.

This is my favorite part of the room by far – the view from my bed.  Closet on the right, bathroom on the left.

Don’t hate on the antlers, they make me oh-so-happy.

Like I’ve said before – I prefer to think of it as more of a collection as opposed to an obsession.

*sigh* I love this wall.

So there you go.  Now when you think of me, you will be able to picture where I am.  In a totally non-weird way…

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Please excuse me while I…

11.21.2011 by Stormie Dae under Art,Design,Home decor

As Stephanie May and I have mentioned, our sister is getting married this week – yay!

We have family coming into town starting tomorrow and things are well on their way to being the most beautiful wedding ever.

Here are some pretty posters I would like to own (hint hint)..I guess I’m liking simple black and white lately?

{All images from Therese Sennerholt}

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Dirt Poster

11.14.2011 by Stormie Dae under Art,Design,DIY,Home decor,Inspiration

I want this….bad.

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Roland Tiangco, you are a genius.

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Space to work.

11.11.2011 by Stormie Dae under Art,Design,Inspiration

I have been at my current job for 7.5 years now.  Some days it feels like it’s been much less than that but then others I feel every.single.day.  While I haven’t spent much time decorating the dark cubicle where I spend most of my time, I occasionally put some words of inspiration or just things I find funny on it’s gray walls.

This is the “art” of my cube:

Alternate book cover for Return of the Dapper Men

Excerpt from Look Both Ways – GREAT design book if you’re in the market

Totally behind the mission of this organization – Love 146

It’s kind of true.

Also pretty darn true.

Sort of an inside joke with some co-workers but it’s more about the quantity of better work than the incorrect grammar.

This is my space – where I spend 8 hours a day, Monday through Friday.  It’s not much – but it is possible to find inspiration and still have fun…on any given day.  I kind of like the people I work with – feeling grateful for them today.

Happy Friday!

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Halloween Birthday Valentine.

10.8.2011 by Stephanie May under Art,Holidays

I was looking back through some old MayDae posts this week, and came across my recreation of this print.  I still love it- I can’t believe that we did that 8 months ago!  This year is going by soooo quickly.


I also came across my kid’s handmade Halloween costumes from last year.  I am so excited to make their costumes for this year, but I  don’t know what they will be yet….

What was your favorite Halloween costume as a child?

P.S.  Happy Birthday today to our Mom!!  We love you:)

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You impress me

8.31.2011 by Stormie Dae under Art,Etsy Picks

I honestly cannot get enough of letterpress.  It makes me so happy, and someday – someday I will do my own.  But until then, here are a few of my current favs from Etsy:

{Alphabet by One Canoe Two}

{Feathers Block Print by One Canoe Two}

{Diamond card by Tabletop Made}

{Kitchen Utensils by Ruff House Art}

{Pattern Postcards by Quill and Arrow Press}

Also, I’ve suddenly developed an obsession with airmail envelopes.  Weird?  Yeah maybe…but I really need to get my hands on some – they are so pretty.  Got any lying around in your Grandma’s garage?

Love,

Stormie Dae

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