Truth-be-told I have not featured the lovely Ez of Creature Comforts as a Pinterest Curator earlier because I thought it would be too obvious, of course everyone that is on Pinterest must follow Ez already,right? So this post is for the .9999% that may not follow (what?!) or for the newbie Pinner that wants instant visual gratification–follow Ez stat.  I was lucky enough to meet up with Ez in Santa Barbara when I was on the West Coast and I confessed to her that I had to control my very strong impulse to re-pin everything she does.  I am completely besotted with her eye and ability to sleuth the most beautiful, wonderful and inspiring things and I think you will be too!

I also think this is the perfect time to announce that I have joined the Creature Comforts team!  I will be doing a regular column on Photoshop for bloggers, it’s something that I have wanted to do for a long time and I am so excited to be working with Ez on this.  It has been in the works for awhile but with the launch of the new CC blog design it is time to get to work.  I will keep you posted on when the tutorials go live and I hope that you join me there so I can share some of my best tips + tricks!

P.S. If anyone is curious about what Ez is like in person and if she is what she appears to be on her blog, the answer is–no.  She is a zillion times better. She is much more beautiful (eyes so blue that you you find yourself gawking), impossibly kind, witty, intelligent and just a really good person.

P.P.S. I am so sorry the site was not accessible this week. I can’t figure out what the problem is, but I am still trying to get to the bottom of it, thank you to everyone that wrote to let me know, it was greatly appreciated!

I have been doing these Pinterest Curator pieces for a bit now, but I have never solely focused on an individual board.  I just love Maria + Kelly of Ritzy Bee board ‘by the sea’, it totally satisfies my salty seas cravings. It has plenty of all the wonderful things you would expect to see from a seaside inspired board-anchors, knots, chunky sweaters, sandals, shells, kids dressed as sailors, the usual.  I think Maria + Kelly are naturally suited for pinning as they have been building mood + inspiration boards over on their blog Ritzy Bee for years. All of the boards are very well curated but like myself you might find yourself playing favorites. Take a peek, I am sure you will find something to ogle over.

P.S. And if you would like to be considered for a future Pinterest Curator feature send me a link to your boards.  I always go visit!

I am going to confess something to you.  The reason I started following today’s curator Kanako Yamaguchi in the first place was not for her fabulous taste in fashion, accessories or the like, but because she pins the cutest animals.  Yes, there I said it, I mean it. I know Kanako doesn’t give a lot of attributions and it has been my main reason for not featuring her sooner, but she is on the other side of the globe and I am going to go out on a limb here but maybe, just perhaps, attribution isn’t as hot a topic where she is from as it is here in the states.  It hasn’t stopped me from cooing over her pins of furry creatures and yes, there is guilt involved but flog me for having this horrible little vice; I am going to believe she doesn’t know any better. Her pug board?  Oh, the smiles that it illicits, I am grinning as I write this for she recently added a new one pin that is laugh out loud darling. I hope you like this discovery and I am sure it will brighten even the darkest of days and dankest of cubicles.

P.S. I am working hard to edit some images from the Jen Huang Workshop that I want to show off.  I had so much fun!

P.P.S. Remember I am always scouting for new curators, so if you think your boards are awesome send me an email.

I made it home late last night from my travels, feeling a bit worse for wear. I had broken one of my cardinal rules of air travel–never ever eat meat on a flight. My apologies to any of my vegetarian friends that I may have unintentionally scarred. I would have chosen a vegetarian option if there was one, but the only option was carbohydrate laden crackers and suspect cheese spreads and I was at my low blood sugar limit and needed to eat something a little more filling. I opted for a chicken Caeser wrap, which even on terra firma would be an iffy choice, but I don’t eat roast beef which was the only other offering in the ‘meal’ category.  I knew immediately after I had devoured it that it was a bad idea and that I would be ruing the day the stewardess put it in my greedy paws. I did and I do. Sigh.

Since last night was so restless and I felt as if I had accidentally poisoned myself, I knew that my curator pick today needed to be soothing to assist in getting me through the regret of what I had done. I chose Carolina for her rustic, Nordic style.  Carolina is in Barcelona and I wish I knew more about her, is she a Swedish native on holiday in Spain? Or is she a Spaniard with a taste for the Scandinavian? Either way it works. She’s a prolific pinner and has a wonderful food grouping on multiple boards, too many good things to choose from but her pins of coffee drinks, everything from espresso to affogato is really just sublime. Did I mention what incredible coffee I had on my travels?  From Los Angeles to Seattle I had some of the best coffee I ever had the pleasure of partaking in and as soon as I feel better from my plane repast I shall indulge once again.

P.S. If you want to be considered for a future Pinterest curator feature email me or leave your link in the comments!

P.P.S. Have you switched over to the new Pinterest re-design?  I love the suggestions feature!

I was almost hesitant to do a mention on today’s Pinterest curator Tina Fussell as I know we all have multiple responsibilities-jobs, relationships, maybe children or at the very least pets and if you dare visit Tina’s nearly 80 boards you are guaranteed to neglect one or all of those things. You may not eat, or sleep either as she has packed her boards with carefully organized and well-labeled sections. It seems Tina and I share the same predilection for claw footed tubs in modern settings (see her bathrooms that inspire board), it’s all about the contrast, right?  Her Creative Spaces has me already day dreaming about my future studio space and I think that her Corners board is genius, corners? Really? You can dedicate a whole board to corners? 222 pins worth of corner goodness if you need proof.  And on a side note, I love the color of that door, a little blushy, a little plum-ish, a dash of nude with a pinch of gray, isn’t it divine? It’s my kind of color,  subtle, soft, works well against the neutrals and adds the perfect amount of interest, but doesn’t call out for attention. Yes, I can get behind that color indeed.  I shall leave you to go off and explore Tina’s boards, I may not hear from you for about a week or so since you will sitting there mesmerized in front of your Pinterest account, but I did forewarn you…

P.S. If you would like to be considered as a future curator send me an email or leave your Pinterest link below. I pinky promise that I will stop by and visit!