Halloween is right around the corner and I am desperately trying to find a costume!  My first thought was to put temporary tattoos all over my arms and neck and go as a sideshow freak, the tattooed lady.  I was browsing online to try and find temporary tattoos and came across a company called Tattly.  They make designy temporary tattoos that are more original than the ones you see in the drugstore.  Many illustrators that I admire (Marc Johns, Oliver Jeffers, Julia Rothman and Fiona Richards) even do drawings for Tattly that are then turned into tattoos! Very cool.  

Atelier Banquet also makes some designy temporary tattoos that I recently purchased.

Alas, my dream of becoming the tattooed lady has been kiboshed by my hubby.  He thinks it would be gross and silly to attempt this endeavor.  Plus buying a whole kit from Tattly would cost over $250!  But look at the results....

Amazing, right?!

Recently I rescued a room in our basement that the kids had been using for splatter painting and my hubby, Moses, was thinking of turning into a dark room.  I decided that I needed a room of my own to use for crafts and quiet contemplation.  A place where I could make a mess and leave it, then come back and have everything exactly as I had left it. Those of you with small children will understand why this is so important and yet often impossible to achieve. This room is now a haven from the chaos!  (And don't feel too sorry for Moses.... he has his garage filled with motorcycles to tinker away on and also a rumpus room filled to the brim with records, guitars, and a foosball table).

In the new craft room is a large black and white photo taken by Debbie Carlos that I ordered from her etsy store.  The walls are painted in Farrow and Ball's 'skylight'.

Directly beside the photo is my only source of natural light and a view of the back garden.  I hope to fill the area right outside the window with more plants. The ledge is home to our old school telephone and an ipod speaker.

Below is a photo that shows the old enamel topped table I still need to paint and the white cement floors that also need another lick of paint :).  I was too impatient to finish painting and just wanted to move everything in and start using it! 

Currently my inspiration board displays cute christmas cards, japanese papers, ribbon, a wax seal, cool packaging, aluminum numbers and enamel letters.  I'm sure it will constantly evolve. 

On this side of my desk is a storage cube with Farrow and Ball paint samples, a pencil sharpener that looks like a vintage camera and my washi tape collection. The cube and tape dispenser I bought at Michaels Craft Store.

On the other side of my desk is a lime green tape dispenser and stapler from Poppin, purchased at Chapters.  

I'm using an old dresser to store photos and craft supplies.  The fluorescent painting above the dresser is a favourite thrift store find.

On the wall beside the dresser I hung a piece of string and clipped quotes that I printed from my Pinterest board.

The inside of the door I painted a shockingly bright yellow (Farrow and Ball's 'yellowcake')!

http://www.pinterest.com/amyejones/w-o-r-d-s/