Throwback Thursday: Sporting Black Boots and White Tights, Christmas, 1971

Jan 16, 2014 | My Life

Christmas, 1971: Two-year-old Melanie already has a passion for black boots. In other news, I have art in my shop and a brand new My Year of Amélie project! See you back here next week for an all-new Creative Mix interview with a talented illustrator and surface... Read More

Update: My Mom Is Awesome

Apr 13, 2012 | Uncategorized

Remember yesterday when I told you about an outfit that I had in kindergarten? I didn’t think the photo still existed, but my mom found it! Thanks, Mom! You’re awesome! xoxo Read More

Give It A Whirl: My Year in Music

Dec 27, 2011 | My Life

Melanie selected this photo of Drew listening to music at Easy Street Records. He is not listening to Courtney’s mix. Yet. When Inward Facing Girl and I were in college together, we started a Christmas Eve Eve party tradition with our closest friends. Note from... Read More

A New Face on Inward Facing Girl

Sep 27, 2011 | Uncategorized

  Good morning, friends!   I’m so excited to introduce my first contributor and one of my very best friends in the whole wide world, Courtney Adkins. Courtney will be here every other Tuesday starting next week, and she will teach us how to do all... Read More

You’re My Obsession | July 4-10, 2011

Jul 11, 2011 | Uncategorized

1. LetterMpressHey, artsy people with iPads…have you tried LetterMpress? It’s so cool! See my simple first attempt above. I look forward to experimenting with multiple colors and papers, exporting files into Inkscape and GIMP, printing my own cards and art... Read More