I Love Stationery

There is a new book out by Charlotte Rivers, and I was lucky enough to be a part of it!
Check it out here, and here.
I have just ordered my copy and will post some peeks when it arrives. Right now it ships from the UK, but hopefully soon it will be available in the US.

bird

I'm not sure what this orchid is called, but we have had it for a few years, and this year it finally bloomed again. I never noticed the bird before though, and I have to say it took my breath away when I began to photograph it. I didn't see it until I looked through the lens - I guess I just needed a new perspective.

(UN)SUBCONSCIOUS
I've been having a lot of crazy dreams lately - lucid, epic, startling dreams. I often wake up with confusion over what my brain just put together, but the overwhelming feeling is fascination. Dreams. I have always been intrigued by the unconscious mind and the puzzles it presents or solves. During this pregnancy though, I have been spending my nights protecting Oprah from a stalker, having elicit affairs with the man who in reality is sleeping right next to me, giving birth to a Chinese baby who suddenly becomes a 9-year old as soon as I turn my back - those are the tame dreams though. I have already washed away the others with my morning shower.

SPEAKING OF DREAMS
I am finally taking steps to make my little business a real venture. I want to get things rolling now, before the baby comes, in the hope that the momentum will keep moving forward. I have a lot of inspiration and  solid plans, and I think the next step to make it a reality is to register my business name. Can you help me out? Should I choose:

marso
marso handmade
marso design
marso home

I am stepping away from "amy marcella" and going with a combination of my middle and last name "marcella soczka". I think this short and sweet version will carry over to a full product line eventually, what do you think?

i like

I love my new iPhone app (hipstamatic). 

Sources tell me that in a few weeks, I will be back on this site on a regular basis, sharing my works and random ideas with you again! I'm pretty excited and have a few new things lined up - I will keep y'all posted. In the meantime, enjoy the beginnings of spring and the glory that is the sun being up past 6pm. What's old is new again! (who said that originally? Anyone? Anyone? Buehler?)

just kidding, here i am!

i am dream shopping while i enjoy my morning coffee, and if i had a regularly paying job i would possibly splurge on these:

i am actually in love with them. oh, Frye. Tom wears Frye's for motorcycling, and i want to match him. Or, I just want super amazing quality boots that i will wear until i am dead, and i think these are it. I can't explain my fascination with this pair - they are the right combination of awesome and cowgirl and i think they have a good sense of humor. they Facebooked me and I accepted.
I am also obsessed with this dress from Anthropologie, but alas. The life of a freelancer does not require cute outfits on most days.

Last night I saw Mama Mia! and I have to say it was SO GOOD. I didn't think i would like it, but I was taken with the Grecian scenery and dreams of ditching my entire life here and moving to Greece, working in a bar, and dancing with locals. I have that same dream about Spain and even Mexico. I could be happy with that life, but I think the student loan officers would find me somehow.
I also loved the emphasis on all the gorgeous Josef Frank textiles:

it was all so visually delicious.

over and out.

EDIT:: did you know Urban Outfitters saves your CC#, so all you have to do is hit "yes, send them to me i need them right now" and all of a sudden you have ordered boots you can't afford with one click? it's true. i almost hit that fateful button, then i closed the window! oh, the torture! i am going to still think it over. the boots are also available on Zappos, for $4 more.

!!!

hello everyone! things have been off the hook since Friday's DesignSponge post. All of the pillows are sold, as well as several prints (get 'em while they're hot!).
This is even more satisfying and fun than I thought it would be. I am working on new pillows, shipping out the orders, and bursting with ideas for more, more, more!
Thank you to everyone who has looked at my shop and my blog - I truly appreciate the encouragement and support and inspiration.
More to come soon! keep checking in, i'll try to keep updating and keep working...