11.30.2012

Instagram Weekday: A Very Foggy Day



We recently woke up to some incredible fog, and Judd drove the dogs and me through the park on the way to work.  The fog was so thick in the valleys, our visibility was only a few feet ahead.  There was a murder of crows (so excited I got to use that in a sentence!) that scared me half to death (but Judd  found them majestic).  What an eerily beautiful morning ♥

xox

P + E

11.27.2012

Wish List: Under Our Tree


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One of my favorite parts of the holidays is decorating the apartment with my honey.  I'm chomping at the bit to assemble and decorate our aluminum Christmas tree [the coolest hand me down ever, thanks to Judd's grandparents!] with our vintage Shiny-Brites.  Making memories with objects that have already seen 50 holiday seasons + have been a part of other people's fondest memories makes me feel all warm and snuggly. Everything has a story to tell, and just like us, each ornament gets the chance to shine another year and hold another memory. This blows my mind.  Once the tree is up, I never want to take it down!

Here's a little photo wish list of items, old and new, that could help make some great Christmas memories :)  [Seriously, everyone needs an Elvis nutcracker - thanks, mom, for getting me one!] 

What would you add to the list?

xo

P + E

11.21.2012

Cheery Christmas Yeti + Krampus: Free Download!

Happy day-before-THANKSGIVING! The weather is chilly, and the 24/7 Christmas radio station is up and running [and I am happy as a clam!].  I can't believe it's the end of November already.  

Judd and I would like to say thank you to everyone who's visited our blog over these past 5 months!  You make us feel so loved, and we really appreciate the comments! You give us so many reasons to be thankful ♥ 

Now that the holiday season is officially underway, I think it's high time to introduce you to two lesser-known characters of Christmas that I've always loved - Mr. Yeti and Mr. Krampus.  I drew them just for you, so if you've been good (or if you're naughty + brave!), please download these desktop and iPhone wallpapers for yourself! 


Download Desktop Wallpaper




Download Yeti for iPhone      //       Download Krampus for iPhone
Not familiar with these characters?  Here's a quick breakdown!
The Krampus is THIS guy...



Better steer clear of this one!  Kids in the alps (and in Croatia where my family's from!) are told that the Krampus rides with the big man (St. Nick), punishing the naughty boys and girls with a switch and a rusty chain- ouch!!  If you've been really bad, he will put you in his sack and take you home to munch on for Christmas dinner. Keep your eyes peeled for him on Dec 5th, you never know when he might drop hoof in your neck of the woods!


The Abominable Snowman (Yeti) is THIS guy...


He's a huge snowy ape-like Himalayan creature and he's related to Bigfoot. If you ever hike the mountains of Tibet, be sure to bring a camera (and some jerky too!) just incase you run across this giant.  He looks pretty nice to me, but you never can be too sure (and I hear he's hungry!).

We hope you all have a wonderful and memorable Tofurkey Day with your friends and family!!!  Lots of love!!!

xox

P + E

11.15.2012

Spoonflower, Freebies, + [Nautical] Holiday Cheer!

For a limited time this holiday season, Spoonflower is printing wrapping paper!!  And today (Thursday) through Friday, the shipping is on them!  Definitely incentive enough to draw my first ever wrapping paper design.  Do you like it?  It will be available to the public soon so leave a comment and let me know if you'd like to be notified when it's up in the shop!



I had so much fun drawing these little characters I'd like to share them with you too!  Here's several variations in digital form, so you can pick your favorite to download absolutely FREE and give your desktop some holiday cheer!  Just click on the corresponding links below to view each super-sized design, then save them to your desktop ♥ 



 Download Ahoy, Holiday! wallpaper here.
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 Download Laurel Wreath and Anchor wallpaper here.
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 Download Ahoy, Holiday Trio wallpaper here.
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 Download One Whale of a Holiday wallpaper here.
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 Download On the 8th Day of Christmas wallpaper here.
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Hope you enjoy these and feel free to share with friends!

xox

P + E

We're Back!!

Hello!!!

Sorry for the long absence- Judd and I LOVE Nashville, but we had some major bumps in the road while we were there, cutting our vacation short and emptying our wallets!  The poor old Buick broke down on us, but it did give us an opportunity to see "southern hospitality" firsthand-- oh it's real!  We met the nicest people along the way and had an absolutely amazing adventure. We just hope next time our car won't decide to die so we can explore the city the way we had wanted to.  Be back soon, Nashville!  I'll share more of our story when I've got some photos uploaded :)  

While in Nashville, of course, I came down with a nasty case of bronchitis.  I battled it for a few weeks. Yuck!! At this point, Judd and I were both just plain exhausted, so we took an unplanned break from blogging.  We needed to rest, take care of ourselves, and recharge for a few weeks -- blogging really takeswork!  But I'm happy to say we're finally refreshed and ready to share some new freebies, projects, and adventures with you just in time for the holidays!!  

Thanks for sticking with us!!

xox

Jessa + Judd
P + E

p.s.  Did I mention we stopped in Metropolis?  
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