oliveloaf design

creative mojo~by stacy scherf

magic in the mundane November 12, 2009

Filed under: art finds, artists — oliveloafdesign @ 2:42 pm

these constructed images

by australian photographer magdalena bors

are pretty nifty…

gorge

castleonthehill

cake

mountainvista

cookies

woodlandscene

 

ombre swirl November 9, 2009

Filed under: i made it — oliveloafdesign @ 10:03 am
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ombre swirl 

4×6″ canvas, acrylic & paint pen

vintage metal & enamel flower pin

{SOLD} 

OmbreSwirl6

 

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swanky balloons November 5, 2009

Filed under: balloons!, colorlove, cool, nyc — oliveloafdesign @ 12:42 pm
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Shanghai Tang

is the super~swanky chinese lifestyle brand store

that showcases really modern & distinctive items

from clothing to home decoration

{you MUST see their NYC store if you’ve never been}

~

for the holiday season ~ they have teamed up with

Chandelier Creative {a cutting edge design firm ~ think the modern Mad Men}

to produce a holiday catalogue inspired by the whimsical world of balloon art!

~

down with models! UP with balloons!

look how fabulous…

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ShanghaiTangHoliday0902

 

ShanghaiTangHoliday0903

 

ShanghaiTangHoliday0904

 

ShanghaiTangHoliday0905

{want!}…

ShanghaiTangHoliday0906

 

{thank you Chalin for the heads UP}

 

inspire wednesday November 4, 2009

Filed under: colorlove, inspiring... — oliveloafdesign @ 10:07 am

hello.  how is your week going?

i am so sorry for the lack of posts….

i do get distracted.

here’s a lovely & inspiring photodump of things i’ve been saving…

~in my favorite color palette, natch.

hopefully they’ll make you smile.

eiffelcarousel

 

spectrum16

 

blueEggs

 

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NorthwestTerritories2

 

dopludo

 

blues

 

teal lace

{i apologize for a lack of credits ~ i went through a picture~save~phase the other day & didn’t get any info…bad blogger, bad!}

 

fleeing the fight October 23, 2009

Filed under: did you see that?, random... — oliveloafdesign @ 11:15 am

this amazingly sad & yet, beautiful picture

has been haunting me since yesterday…

{via chicago tribune online}

 

*fleeing the fight*
(AP photo by Ijaz Muhammad / October 22, 2009)

fleeing the fight

A young girl and her dog look out from a vehicle as she and her family wait for security clearance at a checkpoint on the outskirt of Bannu, a town on the edge of the Pakistani tribal region of Waziristan, as they flee a military offensive in South Waziristan. Pakistani troops and the Taliban fought fierce battles in Waziristan, a militant sanctuary near the Afghan border in an operation that started on Saturday, with both sides claiming early victories in an army campaign that could shape the future of the country’s battle against extremism.

 

leaf flowers part 2 October 20, 2009

Filed under: crafty friend!, my people — oliveloafdesign @ 3:42 pm

well now…not to be outdone…{but i think i was!}

the awesome father/daughter artistic duo:

bob & mckinley

WENT TO TOWN! making their own versions

of the leaf flowers i posted last week…

look how great these are!

{so clever to use multi~colored leaves}

multileaf flower

 

{look at this lovely table display}

table display

 

wicked pumpkin October 20, 2009

Filed under: artists, crafty friend! — oliveloafdesign @ 3:11 pm

“every child is an artist ~  the problem is staying an artist when you grow up.” {picasso}

 

well…the fabulous mckinley {artist, age 10}

 

did an amazing job

of recreating the cover of the book “Wicked”

don’t you think?

 

{i hope she keeps at it!}

wicked pumpkin

 

Maple Roses October 14, 2009

Filed under: YOU do it!, i made it — oliveloafdesign @ 10:11 am
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my friend jeana sent me the link to this DIY from idoityourself.com

DIY Roses From Maple Leaves

it was no easy task let me tell you!

but once i had the right leaves {not too dry & not too small}

i managed to pull it off!

{give it a try & make someone a lovely fall bouquet}

leafbouquet

 

fall inspiration October 14, 2009

Filed under: inspiring..., photography, places to go — oliveloafdesign @ 9:31 am
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it was a lovely fall day with tons of inspiration

at edwards apple orchard in poplar grove, illinois…

pickingpumpkins

 

fall inspiration 

 

papercraft October 9, 2009

Filed under: cool, crafty stuff, i want it! — oliveloafdesign @ 11:50 am

this book is going on my xmas wishlist!

papercraft