threads of color

i love color. 

sometimes my mood requires soft blues, peaches, and seafoam greens. 

other times i am feelin' saucy with cherry red, sun-blaze orange, and carribean blue. 

nothing brings a day full circle like a pile full of color. 

here is my array of embroidery thread that i rewrapped around spools made from toilet paper rolls.  

i am very excited to start using them with my glovelies.

until next time...

monica

i'm awesome!!! no you're not dude don't lie

i heard this hilarious song on the radio last week and i can't get it out of my head.  if you have not heard the song I'm Awesome by Spose then go listen to it!  it is so funny.  i would have linked the music file to this post but i couldn't really find a good one.  a tad dirty but i think its the actual music beat and not the words that i truely love.  it reminds me of Office Space which is by far one of the funniest movies ever! 

i love the above scene in the movie.  it reminds me of my former job. 

go watch the movie and then listen to the song and you'll know what i mean.

until next time...

monica

shopping local is the thing to do!

local shops are the best.

if you don't live next to any, shop on etsy.

today i heart shopping local (and i don't mean the mall).

Vintage Red Band/Stripe

COFFEE CUP/SAUCER

Hotel / Restaurant Ware

Coffee Bean Burlap Bag Costa Rica

this would make a neato-pillow.

Mini Chalk Board Tags,

Plant Marker, Place Cards,

Price Signs, Wine Charm

Re-purposed

Crochet pattern Spring Bloom hat

i know these are very random picks and they don't really have a theme

but i think its important to shop local. 

i live in East Texas and these picks are from local artists on etsy.

so go ahead and search your area for some fantastic finds.

you'll be surprised how many artists live around you and how

easy it is to help support your community.

until next time...

monica 

Lá Fhéile Pádraig

since today is the fantastic holiday of Saint Patrick's Day, lets get inspired with everything green.  i love this holiday, and not just because it represents my favorite country, Ireland.

a little history lesson, Patrick was born in Britain in the 5th century.  he was kidnapped and inslaved in Ireland when he was 16.  he escaped and returned home and studied to become a priest.  once he became a Bishop he said he was called by God to return to Ireland to save the Irish people.  he converted many to Christianity.  tradition says that he used the shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity.  wearing a shamrock or shamrock-inspired designs symbolized your devotion.

what a beautiful lesson.  so now on with a few of my favorite green things.  these, of course, are etsy finds.

Flight

Leaf Stencil TShirt

Sage Pixie Hat

Fleur Filigree Headband

Street Lights Feather and Button Clip

Lambswool Spring Green Marsh

Envy -  Flower Headband

WenchHussyFloozy Changepurse

Arden

In Her Rebelious Youth

Five Butterfly Vase Midori

Flying Sparrow w/Leaf Necklace

Hand knit Leaf Wrap

i hope everyone has a safe and happy St. Paddy's Day.

until next time...

monica

this old house

old house 1, originally uploaded by monica doyle schiller.

i love this old house. i took this photo in San Fancisco when my hubby and i visited his sister in april. we had the most fabulous time. if you have never been to SF i suggest you go.

until next time...

monica

i heart my toes

i looked at my feet today and realized that i have been ignoring them.  i guess thats what happens when you have a 4 month old.

i personally love my feet.  i think they are perfect.  i love my crooked toe that i broke during my Senior year cheerleading tryouts (which i made by the way).  i think it gives my feet character.

my toes are perfectly shaped.  my arch is so elegant.   is it wrong to brag about your feet?

i took this picture sitting in a roof-top bar in San Francisco.  i looked down and thought, "oh my, my feet are so lovely."  i especially love these shoes.  they are fabulous!  they go with absolutely everything.

don't worry, i don't have a foot fetish.  i just think my feet belong on the cover of magazine is all.  thanks for listening to my friday jibber-jabber.

until next time...

monica

team edward

oh the world of Twilight is oh-so-amazing!  yes my fellow friendly feathers...i am her.  that annoying girl that squeals with delight over compassionate/charming/sexy vampires and hunky werewolves.  the girl that imagines herself into the fantasy world of forbidden love.   (not the evil ones of course, just the love-sick ones found in teenage novels) 

                                          image from fan-pop

i read these books at super-sonic speed all right in a row.  of all people, my mom, turned me onto this saga.  i could barely contain myself as i had to force my eyes to slow down and not get ahead of my brain as i read. 

how is that an individual such as Stephenie Meyer can suck you in just like that?  i had to take a small break during the reading of New Moon.  my heart was bursting with emotion as i felt like i was living in Bella's shoes; writhing in pain because my beloved Edward left me. 

am i crazy?  am i a complete loon?  i know i am not the only love-sick-vampire-groupy out there.  yes i'm talking to all yall out there....you know who you are.

i have to say that i was not as impressed with the movies as i was the books.  of course i am obsessed with the printed word and love book clubs, books stores, and anything "book" related.  even my love of coffee and tea is just an eventful reminder of my devotion to books.  do i really drink coffee for its eye-opening characteristics? i think not my friends.  am i a lover of the kindle?  not so much....  the printed word is my escape...my own personal heaven. 

so thank you Stephenie Meyer.  thank you for giving me my heavenly escape.

until next time...

monica