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Thanks!
Thanks to my 1100+ Pinterest followers! You guys are the best! Get in on the pinning action: http://pinterest.com/rishann/
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Misadventures in Cake Baking
I never cook. And when I do, I never get it completely right. Despite these unavoidable facts, I really love cooking – left unchecked I could spend the entire day watching Jamie Oliver sizzling up a...
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Coral Lace
There’s something about coral lace…it’s the perfect combination of ladylike and fun, and it manages to modernize lace without losing its femininity and elegance. What do you think of coral lace?
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Just Do It!
Today I looked back to just over a year ago, when I posted one of my first fashion illustrations (left.) I scribbled them just for fun, a leftover habit from the teen years when I wanted to be a...
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Emmys Favorites: Givenchy
I don’t watch awards shows much, but I do watch (or youtube-search) the red carpet arrivals – it’s a rare opportunity to see beautiful gowns in action outside the runway. Michelle Dockery was one of...
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First Ladies of Style
Before Kate Middleton’s impossibly bouncy blowout was being splashed across the landing page of every style website, there came Michelle Obama. Her refreshingly colorful style was tempered with...
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Step Brightly
I recently happened upon the style blog “Step-Brightly,” and fell totally in love with the style of its lovely author, Megan. She combines this lovely femininity and classic/vintage flair with a...
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Relaxez-Vous
“The more you earn, the less you learn to relaxez-vous.” A lyric from a silly Dean Martin song that’s been on my mind lately as I’ve been swinging like a pendulum in this tough balancing act between...
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The Adventuress
She looks ready to go on an adventure, doesn’t she? I think all adventurers should be this ladylike. P.S. Buy a print!
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Pretty Printable
And how are my lovely readers this Monday morning? If your answer is “cold” or “half-awake” or “vitamin-c-deprived,” then I am with you. Even as a person who looks forward to early mornings alone with...
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Fashion Illustration School: The Face
Ever wanted to try out a simple fashion illustration in the style of A Thing Created? That’s the idea of my Fashion Illustration School post series! Today, I’m going to show you in simple visual...
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Fringe-y Business
Today’s sketch was actually painted on vellum, for a paper-chandelier installation that’s going up in a local Seattle salon (more on that later!) The vellum medium lends itself to a more loose and...
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Commission: Elizabeth
Elizabeth wanted a glamorous and chic portrait of her black-and-white look, but wanted me to have a little fun with the posing (always good!) I tried to capture her personality and added that dash...
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Be Mine This Valentine’s Day
Time for Valentine’s Day sale! Enter the code “BEMINE” in the checkout of my Etsy shop and get 40% off!
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Trending Tuesday: Sneaks and Day-Wear?
This might be one of those love-it-or-hate-it trends. I used to consider tennis-shoes to be gloppy monsters of footwear, suitable only for the most utilitarian of uses (boring stuff like exercise.)...
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Commission: Lillie
On a rainy day you can see forever…if you have a clear umbrella like Lillie that is. (That was supposed to be a play on the Barbra Streisand movie title…might have been a little far fetched. So I’ll...
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The Balloon Sleeve
A good balloon sleeve is something I will always love. One of the first magazines I ever bought featured a Tory Burch navy silk blouse with a balloon sleeve. I’d never seen such a gorgeous sleeve on a...
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Entryway Bliss
To go with your Saturday morning HGTV marathon. (I know you’ve done it.) I blog and draw for Jacobson Interiors.
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