I’m so excited to release the second [and FREE!] issue of Inspiration: Design for Mankind’s monthly e-zine. [If you missed the first issue, click here to view/download!] I’ve been working nonstop for the past month to bring you another dose of inspiration and it is my hope that you find this issue equally (if not more so!) motivating in your quest to accomplish each and every one of your goals. Whether you’re a designer, doctor, stay-at-home mom or trash collector, I think we can all use a bit of inspiration in our daily lives.

Hats off to you, readers— this one’s for you.

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Note #2: THANK YOU for your sweet comments— I’m overwhelmed, once again! The upcoming issues may stray from inspiration boards but will still be centered around inspiration in the home. If you’d like to be involved, email me here!
[EDIT: Paul [Einlyng] Lowe, NY stylist and creator of the AWESOME board from page six has just started a blog— click here to read!]

get ready for midnight—
it’s almost E-ZINE time!

Whew! I smell some CREATIVITY CAKE! (I just made that one up today, and I’ve already used it twice. Gosh, I am ridiculous.)

Anyway, speaking of cake, if you’re in the market for something to put your cake ON (yeah, great segue), you’ve GOT to visit Trixiedelicious like yesterday.

I’ve seen a lotta dishware in my day (in fact, I’ve got over thirty plates hanging in my bedroom), and these ceramics by FAR take the cake. Literally.

Simply sassy with the right amount of snark. Just my style.

Get them right here, for just $15-$30— a STEAL!

Oh gracious; I’ve fallen in love all over again. I’d give like five months’ mortgage to have this beauty framed in my entryway (oooh, and it would look SO SO good!). Fortunately, I don’t have to, b/c (a). Kelly doesn’t charge that much, and (b). It’s sold.

Which I am very, very disappointed with. Whoever bought it, consider yourself the luckiest person on earth.

Click here to view Kelly’s work that is still available, and just as pretty. (Ok, let’s be honest, NOTHING is as pretty as that painting).

Dang you, Universe!

I’m absolutely loving the nesting doll trend that is sweeping the spring textile and stationery lines, and this notebook from Etsy seller bism080 is no exception.

Just $7, right here.

Theresa from OtsuTree sent over an inspiring link to her work this weekend and I’ve been running numbers through my head all day long!

Let’s see… One. For Ken, my one and only (cue the awwww’s now!).

Eight. For the eight Reese eggs I consumed today. Don’t tell aforementioned ‘the one’; he’ll be quite disappointed in my limited self control abilities.

Six. For the six freckles on my right arm. They’re so so cute!

Three. For my three favorite pairs of boots that I could wear in rotation the ENTIRE winter long (IF I wanted to!).

Thanks, Otsutree! For LOTS more numbers and some other cool works— visit Otsutree right here.

Now, I know VERY little spanish (no hablo espanol!), but I think that means ‘Painting of the Day?’ Am I right, you linguistic folk???

Anyway, Esti from Pintame El Dia left a comment on my blog and WOOOOOOO I’m in love. IN LOVE. Te amo?

Check out this crazy awesome artwork, and her lovely blog banner. I just love her whimsical strokes (ha, I sound like an artist, huh?!). Serious talent here.

She’s also a total sweetheart. Two in one!!!

Go visit her site right here, right now— !Ven conmigo!

“up, up, and away.”

$35 from Second Seed.

Ok, so today was like the ultimate ‘bad case of the Mondays’ Monday, and I was just NOT excited to get out of bed. Which is odd for me, b/c I’m usually annoyingly chipper in the mornings. But today? Nuh.

But of course, the second I stumbled upon Moto Moto (thanks for the flickr add!), my day changed for the better. Either that, or my second cup of coffee kicked in, but I’m thinking it was the Moto that did me in.

Her prints are just so lovely, and I’m a sucker for any art that shows movement on some level. Windy days are the best days, so I couldn’t image anything cuter than Moto Moto’s work.

Naturally, I’m having a hard time choosing my fave (what’s new?), but I’m sort of partial to this cutie b/c the mushrooms are just so… mushroom-like.

Anyway, click here to purchase Moto Moto’s prints for just $20 on Etsy. A total steal from an emerging artist— I guarantee you’ll be seeing much more of this gal in the future! OR, feel free to stop by Moto Moto’s blog and say hello— she’s a blogging newbie and could use all the encouragement she can get!

“give your pillows a little lovin’ for their fantastic support.”

$38 from Skyo.