Mood Board #1- Pink Christmas Afterglow

I don't know if I told all of you... but through a fashion blog that I constantly read, I submitted some of my writing to a magazine for "moody teenage girls". (I also got inspired to make my own mood board from this same blog http://www.thestylerookie.com/) Anyway I find out more details on January 1st.

This pink "Parson's Table" that I bought from Lemon Meringue through Objects Found is a great surface for crafts and little projects like this mood board. Starting from the upper left corner we have a teal bow leftover from this year's "jewel tone Christmas" and one of Samantha's gifts. Next to it is a Foldover Flower notecard from my Nana, who gave me lot's of stationery this year. The entire mood is based on me waking up to the Pink Christmas Afterglow, drinking tea surrounded by it all, and hurrying up to get the shop open.

I found this vintage Minnie Mouse in a box of donations from my mother. The rubber she is made with kind of feels like an eraser, but I certainly wouldn't try to smudge any of my mistakes with her. The two Magnet's labeled just so were decoupaged by me and painted with nail polish to cover up their original "Larry the Cable Guy" design.

When I woke up this morning the sun was shining so brightly in our living room that I wish I had grabbed my camera sooner for the lighting. Erica was over last night and she left her jar of water on the table which made me think of her first thing. I kept the little jar in my mood and put one of my favorite, but hardly wearable bracelets in front of it. Niki fixed it up pretty for me but another one of the stones popped out!

This is my new favorite mug. I just took up drinking tea, and the way all of the different flavors are displayed in a 1970's navy font up against a tan backdrop makes me want to try all of them over breakfast! Notice the bling diamonds in the background? Those are bejeweled on a tape dispenser Nana got me for Christmas!

Ryan bought me the coolest peppermint scented "Denture Soap Set" this year from LoveLeeSoaps. I'm keeping the soap at my desk until I have the guts to wash my hands with it... it's just too cool to destroy! Also at my desk I have this little telling pebble that will hopefully help me maintain my #1 New Years Resolution: write everyday for at least 30 minutes. One day I want to write my own book as cool as those "Sweet Potato Queen" bestsellers that Cassie always buys me for Christmas!

The final part of my mood board is a charm that my mom bought me while I was working at Journey from Junk. "She makes pretty things" also has got me writing again, and keeping up with my resolution even before 2011 begins. I've starting penning a short essay devoted to my little charm and all of the stationery kits I used to be obsessed with making. The "Shabby Chic" background is from Rachel Ashwell's book of this same title, which was also a Christmas book gift from Cassie.