Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Happy New Year!
A new year is here and I'm excited to announce that with the new year there will be new things for Girl With Blue Balloon. I want this blog to not only be enjoyable for me but also for you! (Thats why feedback is always appreciated!) So....drumroll please.....there are going to be 2 new weekly posts that you can look forward to every week. There will be a Bits of My Week photo (or photos) every Sunday where I show you
cute things in my own life.
Ladies and gentleman...meet Wilbur.
Also, every Friday I will do a Giveaways Roundup of giveaways I've found around the blogosphere that you can enter and a possibly win free stuff! Who doesn't like free stuff?
I'm so happy to have all you following my blog, however small and mighty you are. I love you guys!

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Merry Christmas Lovelies!

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Bits of my weekend...
World market, Anthropologie, Noodles & Company, and my real cute friends!

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Tick Tock Clock
What a cool idea! Working clock in a canvas painting. Kudos Noto-Fusai.

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Making progress
Fun new things from a random trip to Annie Laurie's antique shop in Cape Girardeau, MO. Seriously, best antique shop ever. I got the map (50 cents!), globe, and sailboat there! I also included a picture of some of the wall art I got for my birthday.
P.S. Sorry I suck at blogging right now... End of semester=Death.

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Sparkly
Pretty pieces from Free People.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Sweet little lambie
I feel like I'm on an animal-kick lately but how could I not show you this sweet little lambie face? Maybe I should change this into a cute animal blog. No but seriously I have been meaning to show you some updates to the apartment including new artwork and some awesome vintage finds from Annie Laurie's Antique shop (thanks Kelsie!) however my camera is M.I.A. Soon though....soon.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Too cool for a normal doggy bed
(via design*sponge)
My future dog is totally going to have a mini teepee like this one found in Jesse & Whitney Chamberlin's house.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Lonely...
Been feeling a little lonely here in blog world.... Readers are you out there?!

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Pretty Pretty Packing Tape
This is just more proof that design is everywhere! If I had this tape I would send way more packages...so really it works out better for you all in the end I think.

Monday, November 9, 2009

Feeling Lovey..
(Not sure the sources on these. If you know send me a link!)

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Melt my heart
I am a sucker for animals. ESPECIALLY baby animals. These photos by Sharon Montrose are just heart wrenching. I mean..who doesnt want to give that sheep a hug right now?

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

So sweet...
I forgot where I found this Save the Date but I love it a whole lot.

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Sketching....
Sketching at work today...sometimes the best creativity comes with just paper and pencil!

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Cozy
I'd really like to cozy up in one of these sweaters from Urban Outfitters to escape from the endless rain we've been having.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Handpicked and reconstructed vintage from L.A.
I would so be wearing this outfit today if I could. How cute are the purple rolled up sleeves on that blazer?

Thursday, October 22, 2009

2010 calender by blancucha
LOVE this calendar. Plain and simple. For real, my heartbeat speeds up just slightly when I look at it. Okay I'll stop.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Bunting love
I just think bunting is the cutest thing to add to any space. I bought a few fabric scraps from Goodwill today (I'm always looking for more if you have any suggestions though!). I'm hoping to make some of my own little flags this weekend.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Bits of my weekend...

I went to:
a high school football game
a pumpkin patch
Where the Wild Things Are (so amazing!)


I cooked:
homemade chicken tortellini soup
cookie dough (and a few cookies!)
hot chocolate mix


I crafted:
cute polka dot/sparkly pumpkins
chugged away at knitting my scarf
chalkboard painted jars for flour, sugar, brown sugar

Weekend=success!

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

My hypothetical birthday list: Art Prints
Love Birds Wall Art by Geninne Zlatkis found here.
What Are You Talking About Print by courtneyquist found here.
Lovely Landscape Print by courtneyquist found here.
Kissing booth handprinted poster by rollandtumble press found here.
Nuzzling giraffes print by SodabyAmy on Etsy found here.

As requested, I am posting a few things I'd like for my upcoming birthday. These are just a few prints I would like to add to one very blank wall in my apartment.