artist ave: sandra juto's creative creations

Swedish artist/illustrator/photographer Sandra Juto uses various forms of media to express her creativity and I must say, she does so oh-so well. She blends her hand-drawings into digital form seamlessly creating illustrations that are adorable and quirkily old-fashioned, which reminds me of illustrations in children's books when I was growing up. I would be honored to decorate my walls with prints of her work.

Aside from these cute and colorful characters (say that three times fast), she also takes stunning photographs which she showcases on her blog and knits the most adorable, anatomically correct plushies and wristworms! Check out her shop or her blog to be further inspired.

And a bonus, look how adorable these little fellas are:

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mail love: sunny california

I've always been a great fan of mail swaps and care packages ever since I was introduced to it by a fellow blogger friend from Australia. Since then I decided to reach out and try to do more swaps with more people from all over! Here's the first one I've done for this blog from the beginning of the month with a lovely lass named Stephanie! 

It was such a joy swapping with someone from California since I grew up there and she made sure to include some candies that I haven't had in years! Thanks so much dear and I look forward to swapping with you again :) Here's some photos of the goodies she sent me! You can also check out this post of hers to see photos of what I sent her. 

 A beautiful hand-written letter

 I love little notebooks, and these two are just too adorable!

 This one had so many unique designs for every page, perfect for a paper junkie like me :)

A pretty blue box to hold pretty things in

A copy of InStyle that's hard to find in France

Three little fine tip pens, I've been using them so much

 I have had such cravings for Reese's Peanut Butter Cups! I miss American candy so much

 

I love this gorgeous little paper weight heart

Such lovely packaging!

A necklace from her Etsy store. I love the bicycle pendant! I wish I could make necklaces like these too :)

And lastly, I love this porcelain jar with a little bird on top! Now it's holding my heart shaped sugar cubes

Thanks again dearie!

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a dreamlike bridal fantasy

I was browsing through my daily inspirational sites and going through the posts I missed over the holidays when I spotted this gem of an editorial that was in Bride Magazine last month. I just can't get over the fairytale gorgeousness of these photos - if my blog could have a visual anthem, it would be this. I'm still reeling from the sheer perfection of the editorial as it transports me to such a magical, fantasy world where girls frolic in wedding dresses all day surround by woodland creatures. I hope I'm not boring you since these have pretty much been everywhere, but I just couldn't resist!

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Model: Valerya

Stylist: Rachel Leonard

Photographer: Amber Gray

Bride Magazine December 2010

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