Jill’s Place

A life in progress

My daughter will love this t-shirt January 9, 2009

Filed under: Art, Lauren, Retail Therapy — jtdarby @ 9:44 am

I bought it for her yesterday.  It’s absolutely perfect. 

It’s black, her favorite color:  check. 
A butterfly made of skulls?  Totally her!

Yes, my 8 year old likes black and skulls.  I like to think of her as my little goth.

 

A new addiction December 3, 2008

Filed under: Art, Crafts, Retail Therapy — jtdarby @ 9:45 am

Oh, my.  I’m going to spend far too much time and money on Ponoko.

CoolMomPicks describes it as

sort of like etsy meets Flick’r meets the Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, all with an underlying current of eco goodness.

My first favorite is this necklace – it’s absolutely gorgeous.

 

Spiderwebs! August 20, 2008

Filed under: Art, Miscellaneous — jtdarby @ 8:15 am

Dark Roasted Blend: Spider Webs Glamour & Architecture

Some beautiful pictures at that link. Hope you’re not squicked by spiders!


 

I wish I was artistic August 19, 2008

Filed under: Art, Miscellaneous — jtdarby @ 9:08 am

If I were, I’d take pictures like this.

 

Wow, that’s pretty August 12, 2008

Filed under: Art, Media, Miscellaneous — jtdarby @ 8:10 am

island mirror

Very cool photoblog, too, just for your future information.

 

Wow August 7, 2008

Filed under: Art, Media, Miscellaneous — jtdarby @ 2:01 pm

My boss just sent me this video:

 

Beautiful August 1, 2008

Filed under: Art, Retail Therapy — jtdarby @ 9:23 am

Happy and sad and beautiful, all at once

 

The Unveiling June 15, 2008

Filed under: Art, Home, Kids, Lauren, Sam — jtdarby @ 9:14 pm

Remember the super awesome Father’s Day present I was arranging for Mark?

Here it is:

Happy Father's Day!!

It’s a custom oil painting, created based on a digital picture of Mark and the kids. The artist (from Etsy, natch) did a fabulous job, and I had it framed locally last week. It’s just beautiful, and Mark really liked it.

 

Great site about art for kids May 2, 2008

Filed under: Art, Crafts, Kids — jtdarby @ 10:45 am

Love this site. Found it at The Artful Parent.

 

Great idea for L April 11, 2008

Filed under: Art, Lauren — jtdarby @ 9:53 pm

I think Lauren might like this. The first challenge is a self-portrait, and I know she has several of those around. Of course, she might want to make a new portrait specifically for the challenge. That’ll be up to her, of course.

Via The Artful Parent:

Kidmade says that they are going to have regular creative “challenges” for children (this month’s is to create a self portrait). You can send them a photo of the completed challenge with a blurb written by the child (or dictated to you). Sounds like a fun and cooperative way for your children to share their artwork and other projects!