The Sketch Book — valentines day

It's Valentine's Day. Let's talk about boys!!! What is the perfect man? Is there a recipe for success? (Aside from being Thomas Crown?)Mindy Kaling's new book "Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?" features a chapter on a Guide to Being a Datable  Guy. I haven't bought or read this book yet, but a friend of mine did read it aloud to me over thai food and as far as blogging is concerned, that is solid and trustworthy fact gathering.So. According to Mindy the key to success at being a man involves having a signature drink, owning two pairs of shoes...

Have you met Cara of a fashion love affair? Isn't she pretty? I am so happy to be discovering all these new bloggers! Especially ones with amazing hair... And speaking of love affairs, have you all seen my newest valentine's card? I think it's my favorite yet because I got to try my hand at more watercolor script. Keeping an even balance of water/paint/pressure through the full stroke of each letter is actually pretty tricky. I think that when I grow up, I want to be a calligrapher.

happy valentines day everyone!  hope its a pink and red wonderland out there for you today!

Happy Valentines everyone!

So you've probably already seen these, but if you are not on my email list or a facebook fan or a twitter follower (shameless self-promotion! yipee!) then you might have missed them. So here they are: two new cards! this one is called "be mine!" and yes, it is a valentine. I contemplated the text for a long while before settling on "be mine!" because i thought the sunglasses/trenchcoat and sneaky pose combo sort of suggested a secret admirer/someone in disguise. so i really wanted the cards to say "happy valentines day from your stalker" but my mom told me...