Happy St. Patty's!

I wanted to practice using my new travel paint brush (water is in the tube!) so I painted you a lil four leaf clover for St. Patrick's Day.


So far I like the brush, and I really like being able to paint watercolors without worrying about the water cup part.


I'll be at a wedding today, but hope that I will still get to enjoy a pint of Guinness at some point! After all,  I do have some Irish in me :0)


I hope you're having a great St. Patty's also! 

Merry Monday

Hey from Monterey. Here's a quick little Merry Monday post for you. 

I hope your long weekend fun (if you get one) is still going strong!

Hearts

 (heart texture from here)

I hope it's full of sugar and love!

Merry Monday

I like the idea of posting something cheerful every Monday, so I think "Merry Monday" is going to be a weekly thing. 

This week I went with something romantic since Valentine's Day is tomorrow and all. 

The quote is by Victor Hugo, and I think it's pretty lovely. 

Do you have a favorite love quote?

DIY Valentine's Day Wine Labels

(Gingham pattern from Pugly Pixel)

For Valentine's Day I created some wine labels that you can download and print out for the adult Valentine in your life.

Here are some steps and tips in case you need them:

1. Print labels out. They are designed to match up with Avery 5168 3-1/2" x 5" labels if you can find those. If not, you can just use a full 8-1/2" x 11" sheet label and cut them out (which is what I did). If you are a slacker and doing this last last minute I think plain ol' paper and rubber cement would work.

2. Buy some wine. I bought two buck chuck (no one will know! lol) which I happen to like and especially good if you were giving these to the whole office or something. If it's for your sweetie, you might wanna upgrade.

3. If your label is pre-scored, score! Pull off just part of the back and position your label. Smooth out the section that is applied. Unstick the rest of the back. If it's not you just have to be a bit more careful positioning.

4. Smooth out from one side to the other, trying to get rid of any air bubbles that might come up.

5. Gift bottles to your favorite Valentines!

6. You're done! I recommend celebrating with a glass a wine (not from the bottle you just labeled preferably). 

Note: The label size was perfect for the red bottle but the white bottle slanted a bit earlier so I just trimmed part of the top and bottom off of the label.


I made a couple different kinds for the different people in your life.

Download Labels 

 (File is a PDF, but has layers intact if you want to customize in Photoshop) 

I hope you enjoy them! Cheers!