In love with Nissan Figaro

I've seen this car, in and around Seoul and here in Alberta, and after searching and searching the Internet to find out what it is, I'm just in love with this car. Wish I knew about it earlier! Oh well :D

Wallpaper Creativity

So you know that I love interior design and how could I not with the beautiful wallpapers that are coming out these days?!?!   The samples below are just a few of the many creative designs that are out there.  Have fun :D

Topo Azul: Allan, The Gallant

Folia: Osborne and Little

Walk in the Park: Osborne and Little

Grand Jubilee ~ Cream: Mod Green Pod

Custom Wallpaper by Carl Abad with Rollout

Hula: Barbara Hulanicki

Frames by Chris Taylor and Craig wood

Cheeky Nado In a Craft Fair

I had a table at the Chestermere Lake Christmas Around The World festival.  I was excited and worked more than ten hours a day in the week proceeding the sale.  However, Southern Alberta had a huge snow fall and a major drop in temperature with a windchill of -35 Celsius, so who wants to even leave their home?  I know I didn't want to and the idea of driving was a scary thought.  But luckily we made it into the city but it took us two hours to drive in, normally it's only an hour, but visibility was bad.  Despite all the effort of getting there, my poor mother and I sat all day entertaining the idea of a sale ~ but not one :(   Unfortunately the only people who were there at the community centre were the parents of junior hockey teams that continued with their games and classes.  A few vendors packed up and left around lunch time as it was a waste of their time, and to be honest it was an expensive way to sit around in the cold!!!

Never the less I am in the process in getting my stuff online with Etsy.com I have to take a million photos, as I ended up making:

• 68 pairs of earrings
  
• 6 black necklaces
  
• 48 Gocco printed x-mas cards
  
• 8 moustache necklaces
  
• 11 santa beard necklaces 
  

Fingers crossed that this will go a lot better than the craft fair.  I really wish there were Canadian Renegade Craft Fairs or more tables available at the art fair in Kensington ~ I did try.  

Wish me luck :)

Hair Ideas

I really wish that I can just do my own hair and not deal with trying to find a hairstylist you can trust, cause I'm tired, really tired of bad places.  Living in Asia had it's problems, the biggest was language then was my hair type, I am always told off for my fine hair and it's dryness.  I try, I do, but that's just the way it is.  Oh and the fact that my hair has curl was another issue, so many stylists just straightened it in order to cut, strange.  

I once walked out of a salon with half-cut hair with my girlfriend which we then drowned our sorrows in a big fat sundae.  But later that night after fixing it myself and hitting the town I was complemented on my hair, which made me giggle.  

Before leaving Korea I finally found someone who was a friend and knew exactly what I needed and wanted and would do a fantastic job, and for the first time in years I was also able to have a conversation with my hair stylist, what a joy that was.  Now that I'm back in Calgary the search begins again and now that language is no longer an issue I thought this would be a lot easier, well....  I finally got a haircut and I was not happy.  The cut took five minutes of cutting, no wash and cost me $50!  I was in shock and horrified, I know I'm no longer in China where you get a massage with your cut, or in Korea where I get tea but wow, I've never been charged for an awful service.  The cut was terrible I wanted layers but the girl just did one layer with a blunt cut then straightened it.  I did want a touch up on my color and the other girl in the salon offered but saying that I want blonde color, I think she was color blind and I backed out.  The girl that did cut my hair spent most of the five minutes on her cell phone ~ what's up with that?

So, I'm off to LA and meeting YJ who has also not bothered to do her hair and normally waits until she's back in Korea, but also thinks it's time to get it done.  And why not do it together at a salon she's been recommended too.  I am hoping that they have skills and not ruin my trip.

Let's hope guys ;P

Boots, Shoes, boots, Shoes ~ me love :)

Gosh how I  love shoes and boots.  It was tough living in Asia where my feet are considered museum quality for it's huge size, every time I asked a sales clerk if they stock my size they immediately looked at my feet to see if it was true! 

Well, now that I'm back in the land where they are normal, in fact my size seems to be so popular they are sold out :(  I'm still a happy camper, and next week I'm off to LA, so the choice is even more so, I'll be like a little kid in a candy store :)

In the picture clockwise from the top right: Betsy Johnson "Lillian Ankle Boots" $110, Steve Madden "Ruffle-Fringe Pump" $99 Colin Stuart "Ruched Suede Boot" $128, Colin Stuart "Cuffed Boot" $129.

I've tried on the Betsy Johnson boots, they were super high, made my feet look tiny and my oh my they were super duper funky little monkies :)  The store didn't quite have my size, I think I take size 11 in boots!!!

Naughty Xmas Doodle

naughty xmas doodle, originally uploaded by Shazzbazz draws the Line!.

I love the new pen that I bought, but now that I'm trying out the software Sketchbook Pro, I'm so over the moon that I can sketch and draw just like the real thing, that I don't know when to stop!

I just found Shantell Martin's fantastic work, and now I'm missing Seoul terribly!

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween, originally uploaded by Shazzbazz draws the Line!.

Mum gave me a "marshmallow hamburger monster" for Halloween, instead of eating it I took it for a walk ~ yep I don't have a pet!

I love how the photos turned out :0

Naughty Boys!, originally uploaded by Shazzbazz draws the Line!.

They were talking about my "marshmallow hamburger monster"!!!

Late Night Snacking

Late Night Snacking, originally uploaded by Shazzbazz draws the Line!.

I'm a secret late night snacker! I admit it!!! But ssshhh..........

Revamping my dresser :)

Revamping my dresser :), originally uploaded by Shazzbazz draws the Line!.

Why throw away your old furniture? I know it's not easy to paint, and can be somewhat a pain to sand and get the paint nice and flat without any drips or brushstrokes, but hey the end result is so worth it.

I've seen this particular dresser on a couple reality TV shows, where they threw the set out and bought new stuff. Not that I really like this dresser, but it was the first furniture I ever bought with my first job here in Canada. It's also moved with me to every apartment while I was in college. However I took off to Asia for the last ten years, and it wasn't used much in my absence until now. So the well traveled dresser is now holding my collection of clothes as well as decorated with numerous items I've either bought on my travels or things I've made.

I'm so happy with how it's turned out, and surprised to see just how many blue items I had, as I'm normally a red or curry colored kind of gal! LOL

I need your help ~ pretty please :)

So, I've been a bit busy lately which has been fun, however I need your help to vote for my entry posted below. 

How to help:

October 10th public vote begins until October 24th.

Go to the Aarting website to vote.  

Or you can vote for "Chav" which was a collaboration with my cousin Luke, if you're unfamiliar what a "Chav" is, check out the video doooooooown below.

How do you feel?

How-Do-you-Feel, originally uploaded by Shazzbazz draws the Line!.

Sometimes things can feel like an emotional roller coaster. But not today, today is a great day! How do you feel?

I love Etsy

Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade cheekynado.etsy.com I love Etsy and I'm trying to get motivated to make and sell my own items. There is so much to see that you could spend hours and hours just looking and being inspired.  Above is from my collection of favourite items.  J'adore!

Whale Island

Whale Island, originally uploaded by Shazzbazz draws the Line!.

I've been using this idea for a while now, especially on furniture. I entered this into Illustration Friday, which is a cool group on Flickr. Each week there's a new topic posted and you have a week to upload an illustration to the group. There's also a website.

You can't see clearly, but the whale is just under the aircon, as well on my table.  I did some drawings just on plastic as a way to decorate without hurting the walls, but it was also my inspiration while I worked.

My living room in Seoul, originally uploaded by Shazzbazz draws the Line!.

Holding on!

Holding on in colour!, originally uploaded by Shazzbazz draws the Line!.

I am addicted to playing around with illustrator anyhow this is a self portrait. Also I'm in love with this blue, I've been using this color in my work a lot, it's different to my usual choice, as I normally go for reds or "Curry Colours" as one instructor put it in art school.

Here's the scan.

The Old House

The Old House, originally uploaded by Shazzbazz draws the Line!.

A neighbor found photos of our house and the land. His family has been here for decades, I think it was his grandfather that built this house, I'm not so sure. But it's pretty cool to see how it used to be.

We are not sure of when the house was built some say it was built 1900 but others think it was 1910 or possibly a decade later. Anyhow it's still standing but it does need a lot of work. I'm a bit worried about the winter as I've been spoilt by my last apartment with it's warm floors as Korean homes are heating through the floors. But this house.... the insulation isn't finished and many walls are open as we are still going through renovations.

It's a cute home that my parents fell in love with.

Pink Party

Pink Party, originally uploaded by Shazzbazz draws the Line!

I haven't been sketching this week, but I have been fooling around with Illustrator. I should learn more, such as being able to convert this to JPG straight off from an Illustrator file as the quality gets lots a bit the way that I'm doing it. The lines look a bit pixelated. 

Have a smashing weekend :)

A Drawing!

My Nado!, originally uploaded by Shazzbazz Draws The Line!.

Seeing that I named my blog "Shazzbazz Draws The Line" I should post a drawing or two here and there. I did this last January for an Art Show curated by Mary Song, "Minority Report" in Seoul.

It's pen on a wooden table that was given to me by my school which I painted with acrylic. Unfortunately I had to take the legs off due to shipping charges being too crazy, and I'm glad I did as the legs had a few lodgers!

Decorating and Recycling

I have this on my desktop, I never liked blue in a home until now.

I love interior design and people's wonderful imagination in how to use their spaces.  Many of you may know that I've been posting a variety of links to websites/blogs that I frequent that feature interior design.  Well I'm still addicted maybe more than ever!  

I love how you can reinvent and give life to something old to be new again.

I'm still job hunting however I can't stay at home in Stavely and work in Calgary as it's just too far and I have much respect for those that do, but I am not looking forward to winter.  I can't and don't want to imagine myself driving each morning in the snow, and apparently the road into Stavely from my house is notorious in the winter months which is probably why everyone drives such monstrous pick-up beasts!  So the plan is according to me landing a job in Calgary or even Fort McMurray that I will purchase a place with the help of my family.

Which is why I'm feeding my addiction for interior design.  However I envy the flea markets that numerous bloggers blog about, Calgary is somewhat limiting, I know some Calgarians have good taste but my goodness some just don't.  I've been researching realty and eeeek many homes are so bland or just filled with flowery wreaths that decorate every nook and cranny.  I've been looking at Craigslist and Kijiji and wow, the things people sell are sometimes a cool bargain and others need to do some research before posting.  I saw a sofa and loveseat for sale for CDN$300, "What's the prob?" you may ask, well it was hideous, brown and flowery in a not so nice way. (Check out the Ugliest Couch Contest some have interesting shapes.)  I remember when I first came to Canada in '91 that stores where trying hard to flog em.  Gosh and to think I sold a nice white sofa for $20 and a grey one that I bought brand new and used for two years for $75!

I took this photo to show how ugly and uncomfortable these beasts are but yet they're popular in Korea, as well as the arrangement.  This house was huge, the space was empty.

Anyway we should recycle furniture more than we already do I've heard of some cities having a recycle furniture day or I remember in Hong Kong that every Chinese New Year many families would refurnish their homes in the hopes of cleaning out the bad luck well my friends and I would go on scavenger hunts to all the garbage dumps and come home with new furniture most expats arrived in HK with just a suitcase and now had fully furnished homes thanks to the garbage.  I knew of a few people who created businesses from this.

When I see Linda Crispell's home I just melt and get inspired.  Hope you do too.

I'm max

I'm max, originally uploaded by Shazzbazz draws the Line!.

I've posted before about "Where the Wild Things Are" and how I used it in the classroom. I miss my kids and maybe I should become a true elementary school teacher. It allows me to reach my own inner child too as you can see above :)

Argh!

I don't know if anyone else has these issues when they are trying to log into their blogger account. It takes three or more times for me to sign in, I am always automatically directed to the "Create a blog" page which is so annoying.  

Oh dear maybe it's just me getting old and falling behind technology ~ LOL