Paradise and Pups

My family and I are enjoying a wonderful week in Paradise– Kauai, Hawaii to be exact. But like any other time we are away from home, we sure miss our pets. Thankfully we have a good friend that is home and pet sitting for us. We have two dogs, Charlotte and Maggie, shown below wishing real hard that they were here with us running around on the beach.285647_10151180175108397_1741909278_n Our larger dog, Maggie, a Labrador Retreiver, sleeps just about anywhere she drops, but our little dog, Charlotte, a rescue pup, is much more persnickety.552897_10151533105188397_1005576504_n I wrote a post over at SC Johnson Family Economics about creating simple beds for smaller pets. There are so many wonderful DIY ideas for cat and dog beds shared on Pinterest and throughout the internet. Take a look at what I came up with and if you have unique pet accommodations you can share with readers, I would love if you would post it in the comments section of that post. Thank you.

Photo credit: Charlotte by our neighbor Joshua Melcon
Disclosure: I am a paid blogger for SC Johnson.

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Vintage Kitchen Shelf Paper Rosettes

I enjoyed a couple of fun book events last month upon the release of my book, Rosette Art. I crafted more of my favorite project from the book, Vintage Kitchen Rosettes, to share as host gifts and giveaways.CatheHolden-shelfpaper-rosettes-01 I thought you might enjoy seeing the ingredients that go into making these fun projects. Not only are there instructions in the book, but lots of full sheet patterned paper to play with as well. I enjoy sourcing vintage shelf paper at shops and online, and a lot of the ribbons I use are found at thrift stores, garage sales and flea markets. (One of the ribbon pieces below is printed with lovely script writing that was apparently from some Smith & Hawken packaging.)CatheHolden-shelfpaper-rosettes-OR01CatheHolden-shelfpaper-rosettes-OR02CatheHolden-shelfpaper-rosettes-RD01CatheHolden-shelfpaper-rosettes-RD02CatheHolden-shelfpaper-rosettes-YL01CatheHolden-shelfpaper-rosettes-YL02CatheHolden-shelfpaper-rosettes-GR01CatheHolden-shelfpaper-rosettes-GR02Let’s enjoy a day together making Vintage Kitchen Prize Ribbon Rosettes at my Art Is You workshop in September here in beautiful Petaluma. I’ll be bringing all the fun ingredients for you. Grab a friend and plan a well deserved creative getaway in fabulous Northern California wine country. I can’t wait to meet you!AIY_Holden_Shelf_Paper_Rosettes

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Vintage Color Wheels & Charts

I have these vintage color wheels & charts hanging on the wall of my studio. The larger two were inserts in old art instruction book and one is a clipping from a vintage decorator magazine.  I snapped a shot of one to share with my creative friends on Instagram yesterday and there seemed to be a great deal of interest. So I thought I would scan each and clean them up in Photoshop a bit to share on my blog. Click on any to enlarge, save, and/or print. I think they are fabulous color references for all things creative.JSIM-colorwheels

The first one, The Hiler Color System, is my favorite, as it gives “emotional values” of the separate spectrum colors and “tabulates reaction of the average person to these hues when they are used in decoration”.JSIM-Hiler-ColorWheel-02  JSIM-Color-Chart-1-AJSIM-Color-Chart-1-B  JSIM-Color-Chart-2-AJSIM-Color-Chart-2-B

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