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Transformation

March 23, 2012

 

Transformation Abstract Painting by pippinandpearl on Etsy.

This 24″x24″ piece is called “Transformation”. I was inspired to paint this after reflecting on my personal changes this past year. I feel like we’ve come out of a dark period with Elise’s medical issues, and with the addition of another girl to our family. We have a lot less gray days, and a lot more warmth & light.

If you like this painting, you can join my #decoratorchallenge. By designing a room around one of my paintings listed here you can be entered to win a custom 24″x24″ piece for your home.

To get you all inspired, I created a room board of my own based on my painting, “Revelry“. Why should the contest entrants have all the fun? ;)

You can also see another piece of my art in the new header I designed for  Elleinad Spir. Go check out this “cute blog with the funny name”.

I am obsessed with this blog called, Letters Of Note and I keep finding little gems that inspire me. This is a quote from F. Scott Fitzgerald in a letter that he sent to his 11-year-old daughter who was away at camp.

“Things to think about:

What am I really aiming at?
How good am I really in comparison to my contemporaries in regard to:

(a) Scholarship
(b) Do I really understand about people and am I able to get along with them?
(c) Am I trying to make my body a useful instrument or am I neglecting it?

With dearest love,

Daddy”

I love this bit of advice and I imagine that if I meditated on those three things, I would enjoy a great deal of happiness and success.

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My two.

March 22, 2012

My two little ginger babies, both at 3 months of age. Which one is which? (Roll over the images to see who’s who!)

Also, everyone has been super excited and talking about doing my #decoratorchallenge, but as of now, nobody has submitted a single room yet. SO… If you’re the only one to enter the contest, then I guess you win the custom painting! :)

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Decorator Challenge

March 19, 2012

*update: contest has ended. winner will be announced Monday, April 9th*

Win a custom 24″x24″ Pippin + Pearl painting by entering my “Decorator Challenge”. Read on for details…

I’m excited to launch my first Pippin + Pearl Decorator Challenge and to give one of my readers a chance to win a custom 24″ x 24″ painting by yours truly. :) The Decorator Challenge is simple. You take one of the images of the paintings shown below and create a room around them. Choose wall color, furniture, draperies, accessories, lighting, rugs and anything else you can think of that would complement the artwork.

If you’re a whiz at Photoshop, you can lay it out that way, or if you prefer, simply create a board on Pinterest and add all the elements there. You will then post a link here in the comment section to your layout image or Pinterest board. You can enter up to five rooms (one for each of the paintings listed) and each one will be judged separately. I will be enlisting the help of my friend, Sunshine Campbell of BD HOME & DWELL MAGAZINE, in judging the entries. There are a few rules that you must adhere to for your entry to be considered, so read the rules below carefully before entering.

1) Create an image layout (no larger than 1024 pixels wide at 72 dpi) and post on your blog/Flickr (somewhere that is public so we can view the image) — OR, alternately, you can create a board on Pinterest labeled “Pippin + Pearl Decorator Challenge” and curate all your items there.

2) EVERY SINGLE ITEM in your layout or board MUST be credited to the proper source.  This includes my paintings. If you do not include a link to every source for your board items as well as this blog post in your entry, it will be not be eligible for consideration in this challenge. Crediting sources is important and if you participate in the decorator challenge, you are responsible for making sure your items are labeled and linked properly. If you’re not sure of the source, then don’t use the item.

3) You MUST post the layout or board link here in the comment section.

4) You may enter up to five rooms using each one of the paintings shown below, but you may not have any overlap in your items. i.e., you can’t use the same chair in one that you use in another. Each board must be original.

5) You may also receive a bonus entry (after entering at least one board) for tweeting about this challenge using the hashtag #decoratorchallenge and our twitter name @pippinpearl or @pippinpearlblog. Simply post the link to your tweet in our comment section.

6) Do not alter the painting images. They must not be cropped, color adjusted, or otherwise changed in appearance in anyway. Framing or matting the image is encouraged. You may resize them, but take care to constrain proportions. Overlapping items on the edges of the painting image is expected in a design layout, but be sure that the painting is the central item and not covered up by all the room items.

7) You will be judged on your overall design coolness factor. :) Originality, complementing the artwork with color, texture, theme. There is a lot of room for creativity here and we are super excited to see what our design lovin’ friends come up with.

This contest ends on April 2nd, 2012. We will announce the winner on April 9th, 2012. Winner will receive a custom 24″ x 24″ painting created by Erin Cooper and shipped to their home. Decorator Challenge open to U.S. Residents only. Good luck!

*sofa, pendant lights, and pouf  in layout above are available at http://westelm.com

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Randomnocity

March 15, 2012
I saw this post on Oana Benefort and so, I’m tagging Kaleen, Danielle, and Brigette!
{1. Post these rules 2. Post a photo of yourself and 11 random things 3. Answer the questions set for you in the original post 4. Create 11 new questions and tag people to answer them 5. Go to their blog/twitter and tell them you’ve tagged them.}

11 random things

 

1. I’ve always felt old, even when I was a little kid. Not old as in “oh my achin’ back”, but just older than everyone around me and whenever I do something irresponsible, I think, “You are TOO OLD to be behaving this way.” (This probably stems from being the oldest child in my family.)
2. I’ll never give up on the idea of being a huge success. It can still happen.
3. I share a birthday with Salvador Dali and I’ve always figured that must be why I’m so absurdly weird.
4. I sang in a band when I was 21. I forced my band mates to do an Elvis Presley cover almost every time we played together.
5. I never sweeten my coffee. Dessert is dessert, coffee is coffee, and never shall the two be confused.
6. I have been obsessed with the ’60s for most of my life. When I was 15 I dressed up as Twiggy for our school Halloween dance and NOBODY knew who I was.  Philistines.
7. I didn’t even break a sweat on my wedding day. Marrying my husband was the easiest decision I ever made.
8. I have always been interested in politics and would have considered running for public office if I hadn’t been such a rowdy yayhoo in my early twenties.
9. I’m intensely proud of my unique upbringing as a home schooled Oregonian fisherman’s daughter.
10. I’m also proud to be Irish. I credit my heritage with my ability to hold my liquor. Or not hold it. I forget. ::hiccup::
11. I wasn’t sure I wanted to have kids, but I’m so glad that I did. Being a mom is 49% exasperating, but 51% super awesome fun.

 

11 questions answered:

 

1. What is your favorite book and why?
My favorite book is usually whichever one I am in the middle of reading. Usually a cook book, or biography of some kind.
2. If you could attend any concert, what would it be?
Elvis in 1956!
3. Who taught you the most cherished lesson and what was it?
My best friend, Echo, taught me to be myself. She made it okay to be different and never made me feel strange or out of place.
4. What is your favorite season and why?
Autumn! Scarf season, Halloween, and the anticipation of the holidays.
5. What’s the most interesting place you’ve ever traveled to?
Paris, by far. I need to go back!
6. What characteristics do you value most in your friends?
Loyalty, creativity, and an easy going nature.
7. What word best describes your personality?
Sushi. Colorful, and adored by few and loathed by many. ;)
8. How would you like to be remembered?
Wow, this is morbid. I think I want to be remembered as someone who loved her family and tried to create beautiful things.
9. What do you photograph the most?
My kids and my art.
10. What do you look forward to every day?
Everything! I really love my life and everyone in it. Oh, and coffee. :)
11. Rock, paper or scissors?
PAPER, of course.

 

11 questions asked:


1. What is the most embarrassing song you love to sing along to?

2. When was the last time you cleaned out your refrigerator?

3. Who taught you to dance and what is your signature move?

4. What is your favorite season and why?

5. What’s the most interesting place you’ve ever traveled to?

6. What characteristics do you value most in your friends?

7. What word best describes your personality?

8. What color are you most nervous to wear?

9. What do you photograph the most?

10. If you had one last meal to eat, what would it be?

11. Best movie one-liner you ever heard?

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I like to Tweet.

March 14, 2012

I’ve been on Twitter for AGES. My main account has gone through a few iterations of name changes, but is now @erincooperhouse. How many Twitter accounts do I have? Um… a lot.

Which ones should YOU be following? Well, that depends on what you’re interested in:

@erincooperhouse – My Twitter account for my web design company. Follow this account if you’re interested in my work, my thoughts on design, and general observations about work life.

@cooper_house – Our company Twitter account. We only use this for company news and to respond to clients & colleagues. Follow this account if you’re interested in our work, or working with us.

@pippinpearl – My Twitter account for my blog. My most personal account. I write about everything here, and post innumerable photos of my art & kids from Instagram. Follow this account if you’re my friend, and if you enjoy insanely cute pictures of my babies.

@pippinpearlblog – My Twitter account for blog posts only. Let’s say, you’re interested in my blog & art, but would like to keep the baby pictures out of your feed, follow this account.

@mayfairheights – My neighborhood Twitter account. I post about neighborhood and community events. Follow this account if you’re local and interested in connecting with our community.

I don’t post DAILY from all these accounts (except maybe @pippinpearl) so if you’re following more than one, you won’t be inundated with gobs of tweets. I love connecting with people, so if you start following one of my accounts, drop me a tweet and let me know!

 

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