Watery Monday

Oh California weather! Such a tease, giving us a gorgeous sunny weekend, just to turn into this rainy week? As if Mondays weren't hard enough to wake up for already! At least these photographs by Alexandra Valenti are helping to lift my dreary spirit. Her dark and watery scenes transform with the bright watercolors painted on top.

If only I could paint on my office window and make this day look a little brighter!

 

River Mirrors

First of all, happy Friday everyone! It has been quite the busy week for me... to say the least. I've been working on a side project that should be launching into the mighty blogosphere after this coming weekend. I'll give you a hint- balloons! Eek, this is exciting! But I've made it a point to not to neglect my beloved MDP. I've still got loads of tutorials, designs, and other goodies to share with you all. Really though, I couldn't stop sharing if I tried. Too many ideas running through this girls mind to keep it all in. Which brings me to today's post...

I stumbled on this British designers work not too long ago and have been anxiously waiting to share it with you. Caryn Moberly has created such a simple and beautiful product from pieces of burred elm, I'm surprised she hasn't gotten huge yet! Her pieces are called River Mirrors (because at first glance, it looks like a river running between two banks.) They're rustic- yet modern- and I love that they're neither masculine or feminine. You could put this up in just about any home and it would look great. Check out her site HERE to see more pieces of this designer's beautiful work.