// SUM SUNSHINE

// Location: Ward Island, Toronto, Canada

Sandra, Danielle, Britt and I have remained the best of friends since high school. Two of my best friends are getting married this year, TWO. We have watched each other grow up, move to different cities, date the wrong people - then fall in love with the right people. I'm smiling thinking about all the wine Skype dates between Britt and I when she left us for three years to study law in Cardiff, Wales. Sandra [one of the brides] asked me for a high res photo from one of our afternoons at Ward Island in Toronto. I found a whole album from that day and had to share some of the photos. This journal needed a little brightness from all the snow and cold weather. 

// WASHINGTON SQUARE

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Ok, so you're kinda good looking. 

// TILE

// Location: Studio

New Yorkers - how did your 'biggest storm in history' day go? It felt as if New York just felt like taking a day off. The streets were perfectly fine. Not complaining. It was nice to have a quiet day in the city.

Piecing together a custom tile design. The process - I like to draw all my flowers [motifs] onto little cut out pieces of tracing paper so I can easily rearrange them while designing. Next step is to re-trace everything onto another sheet of tracing paper just to re-trace it again onto watercolor paper over a light box. Then the fun begins. Painting [most likely while watching a cheesy movie]. After the painting is completed, I scan it in at high res, drag it into photoshop to edit/clean it up, and repeat it into a beautiful looking tile. No short cuts allowed in this process, which is why textile designers [well the few I know] really enjoy their wine. 

Anyways, it's Wednesday, which means new horoscopes are up! Click here x -C

// SNOW DAYY

// Location: Studio

Snow Day in New York! I closed my eyes and allowed myself to sleep in a little [a lot]. I haven't had a full day off in a while. Spending it catching up on invoices and designs, and nutella [anyone else eat nutella like this?]. Guilty pleasure. Alirght, happy snow day New York. 

// TAKING THE SUBWAY

// Candice Kaye Design for Maman Cafe

The creativity with these cups I tell ya. I looove seeing all the different ways people take photos of them! Yesterday I found out Candice Kaye Design took the subway. [Photo: @Graphic]

// COLETTE CAFE TORONTO

// Location: 50 Wellington St, Toronto, Canada

While home for the weekend the fam and I booked reservations for Mama Kaye's birthday at one of Toronto's prettiest restaurants, Colette. I fell in love with the decor. High ceilings, Parisian style fenced arches, prettiest fabric, beautiful seating area. Well done Interior Designer of Colette, well done. 

// WEEKEND VIBES

// On route to New York

Hi! I've touchdown back in NYC after a short weekend in Toronto. Roots Canada and I have been collaborating on a fun project for their Spring 2015 Indigo collection. They will be blowing up my prints to a 9'-4' [foot] backdrop for the shoot! Super excited to see it all come together. This Saturday I had the pleasure of meeting the team. We did a little small feature photo shoot interview thing. Ahh, way to excited. Hope you had a good weekend x -C

// 1.22.15

// Life Lately

Lately: Last night I ran to Maman Cafe after work, put on a Maman apron, and helped Elisa serve one of her private events. If you haven't seen Maman yet, it has the cutest back area perfect for private parties, birthdays, engagement parties, baby showers etc. Last night she hosted Founder Made [at the end of this event, I ended up being the worst server ever, all I wanted to do was eavesdrop on their conversations and secretly eat Maman's delicious menu]. Anthony Casalena was there, the founder of Squarespace. I swear I had every intention to gracefully thank him for such a wonderful platform. I didn't. Instead I told him I used squarespace super awkwardly, then paired my super awkward comment with a super awkward smile. ANYWAYS, before we started to serve the first dish, Anthony stood up and told his story. This Superbowl will hold his second Squarespace commercial, costing his company about $150,000. Pretty incredible considering his company started out of his dorm room 9 years ago with a $30,000 loan from his parents [God bless our parents]. 

// A SKETCH

// Where it all begins. 

Every design starts with a sketch [and coffee]. I literally have little flowers and leaves scattered in every corner of that sketch book. I have two currently rotating. Makes sense right. One of them dates back to about four years ago. I try to date everything I do to keep track of my progress [just noticed this one isn't]. Some of my old sketches.. let me tell ya - u g l y. Anyways, it's Wednesday. Happy humpy day! I'm flying home this weekend for Mama's bday and a photo shoot day with Roots! I'll make sure to keep you updated with posts! Oh, and I'm booking a reso at Colette? for Saturday night. A new Parisian style restaurant in Toronto? The photos look delicious. I love how T.Dot is finally stepping up it's game. Ugh, I miss my homeland. 

Also, new horoscopes are up. Read yours here. x -C