wonderful......

....here in the south ...we don't get this very often......so when we do ....it is always magical.....

.... today is a magical day......

xo

friday fun......

love this photo of my son .....genuine......glee.....no worries.....

.....hope your weekend is chock full of gleeful moments......

xo

mine......

....but there is another one.......here.....

....look for this guy to start showing up in the knack styled shots......and then it will come to live at my house....forever.......love it so much......

xo

style ....

.....love this casual style.....and you know why?.....because it's casual {wink}, .....and because everything is so basic.....you can find it on all budget levels.....

.....that's why......

xo

color ...

.....I don't know about you......but I'm itchin' to slap a little "pith" on something....

xo

** Images via bhg

vote for knack....

I forgot to mention that knack has been nominated for a poppies award over at poppytalk......it is not a competition, but rather just a fun way to raise awareness for all of the goodness that is out there in the blog/design world........

knack is thrilled to be included with such a talented, warm, friendly group of bloggers and designers........

oh, and p.s.......did I mention I would love your vote? click here to vote, it ends this friday!

thanks friends!

xo

** EDIT: I didn't realize that knack was nominated for two different categories!! Please also vote here for favorite handmade housewares........thank you all so much for joining in the fun! :)

meet amelie......

......I didn't think that this chick and I were going to get along at first.....{ she belongs to a client, and I wasn't feelin' her!}.....but then we started speaking one another's language......and soon became fast friends......

...I'm going to miss her brightness in the studio.......

xo

a little interview.....

....for your reading pleasure.......

.....thank you, thank you candice for putting up with my goofball self!

xo

just listed....

hey friends.....just wanted you to know that I just listed these fantastic ship book ends in the shop!!

keep enjoying your weekend!

xo

EDIT: ** WOW! THOSE WENT FAST........THANK YOU SO MUCH! **

oh my....had to squeeze these in.....

beautiful baby alert.......I can't wait to squeeze him and kiss him all over in a few weeks! if you would like to see more you can always visit my sisters blog.....she tortures us daily with his sweetness........

xo

** THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE LOVE AND SWEETNESS ABOUT MY LITTLE NEPHEW......HE IS A PRECIOUS , PRECIOUS BABY....AND I'M DYING TO SEE HIM , SMELL HIM, AND COMPLETELY EAT HIM UP.........SOON!**

friday fun......

.......totally rockin' the tyvek protection suit this week .....best ten dollars ever spent......creating the biggest belly laughter fits at the studio there ever were........

.....it's like michelin man goes to space crossed with the pink nightmare pajamas .......jealous?

.....may this weekend be a splendid one sweet friends!...

xo

found......

.... look at my perfect little find this week...... I think it will be awesome styled with some knackage.......on top of a stack of books......how bout it?

xo

get your gussy on....giveaway!

I met maggie recently when she introduced me to her line of clutches, and she is an absolute gem......you'll have to read her story here....

....so when she offered to do a giveaway I was absolutely thrilled....

... miss gussy is offering a 25 .00 gift certificate to either her etsy or big cartel shop! All you have to do is leave a comment here and I'll choose a winner on Friday!

** bidding is now closed for this lovely giveaway......but stay tuned for more giveaways!

clarity is a good thing...

Just a little chat from me to you .......

First of all, 2009 was a fantastic year for knack! I met so many new faces, had painting projects galore, a book deal, and an installation in times square! I'm so inspired to keep on creating and transforming! Thank you for being friends and supporters! With growth, there comes change. As I poured over the numbers and goals that I have for knack, it became apparent that a little bit of shifting around needed to be made in order to accommodate the growth, and continue to produce the product that you all have come to know and love. My studio space is limited, and because of the huge messes that I tend to create it became harder and harder to stop production and set everything up for First Fridays. So, I have decided knack will not be open For First Fridays this year......BUT.... I will be doing a show in the Spring, and a Fall event when the Design Sponge book comes out. Stay tuned for more details to come! There are still plenty of ways to get your hands on some knackage! If you are local, you can visit Antiques on Augusta daily or make an appointment to pop by the studio during the week. For those of you who live out of state, you can visit my etsy shop to purchase your piece and have it delivered to your front door! I look forward to helping each and every one of you create beautiful, inviting spaces that tell your personal design story in 2010! Best, Barb Blair/ Knack www.knackstudios.com knackstudios.blogspot.com 864-525-9705 *photo by getz creative

dandelion daydream photography....

I have loved getting to know my sweet friend leila.....and I love her photography... so much so that I purchased my first piece ...ferris wheel....

.....and right now she is donating 100 percent of her proceeds toward the relief efforts in haiti.......

take a look see friends.......xo

meet ophelia.....

......she's so beautiful it hurts......

xo

measurements are:

51 1/2 inches wide

22 1/2 deep

35 1/4 inches tall

price 625.00, shipping in the U.S. 200.00

also listed in the etsy shop

my heart hurts.....

....friends, I just found out today that one of my blog friends gina drennon from the shop feather your nest lost her husband tragically to a heart attack last week. he was only 39, and they were highschool sweethearts married for 16 years with two beautiful children. below is an excerpt from the email I received this morning.......

"She quickly decided that she must close her store so she can focus on her family & find a job that will provide a steady salary & benefits that they've now lost. The problem with doing it now is her store is located in a tourist resort & it is currently "off season" which will not begin to even pick up for several months and not fully until late spring/early summer and her store isn't even open in January regardless. Selling as much as possible online as quickly as possible, will certainly help her out.

We've all seen the mountains a group of bloggers can move when we band together. I'm kindly asking that each of you post something on your blog to encourage your readers to shop with her, and/or pass it on to others, tweet it, whatever. Gina does not know I am doing this, she is first very proud and would never ask for help, and dislikes any attention. But she is a generous soul and I have watched her donate goods and money to others in need more often than anyone. I feel helpless watching her struggle from afar & am trying to think of anything I can do to help.

Currently she is trying to get her store back online. She had a friend just delete all the files off the site after his death and when I e-mailed her earlier she was attempting to re-upload all the files and then post notices....hoping to finish within the next 24 hours. She will start out with all merchandise at 25% off site-wide. "

www.shopfeatheryournest.com

www.shopfeatheryournest.com/blog

twitter.com/featheryournest

facebook.com/featheryournest

....just wanted to pass this along......whatever you can do friends...........xo

*THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE RESPONDED TO THIS.....GINA HAS BEEN OVERWHELMED {IN A GOOD WAY!} WITH ORDERS, AND IT HAS TRULY BEEN A BLESSING TO HER.......I LOVE YOU GUYS!*

friday fun......

I have a new friend {thanks to twitter!}....and his name is bean.......he makes me smile......lots.......

.....visit beantown handmade....smile lots too......and then promptly have a pleasant weekend dear friends......

xo