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I'm all over the place sometimes looking for inspirations, but the place that I love the most is my desk! 

It's really messy at times. My laptop gets moved to the other desk, beside the desktop! I have thought about expanding it for more room, but it's beautifully cozy and everything I love is within reach! I love the light and I can creatively focus and daydream at the same time.

Do you love your space? What makes you happy? What helps you get creatively inspired?! DO tell!! ✔✔️ I would love to know!!  ❤️ 

Enjoy! xo, melanie

Currently, I am drawn {pun intended!} to the quickly growing trend of illustrated style. Closely correlated to the look of graphic sketches, but turned into clothes, accessories & jewelry! Elvira 't Hart's work is an inspiration to thinking way outside of the box of possibility! 

I have always had a fascination with fabric & am always on the lookout for unique colors, textures & graphics! I have a collection of vintage cloth, recycled leathers and 1920s to 40s prints that I absolutely love, and as a child, my Mother taught me how to sew. I love fabric manipulation for the very reason I love to sew, turning something so simple into a work of art. 

If you really think about it, sewing is the most primitive & technologically advanced form of art. It is both design & necessity. With the insertion of options, like 3D printing, fabric manipulation, fiber optics & LED, the use of textiles become part of the evolution of design. This futuristic look is no trend either! Dating back in history, fabrics cut, sewn, manipulated and/or deconstructued, all had an eye on the future of illustration!  

Well, here we are. 

January 1, 2016. Full of firm decisions and possible new beginnings. Resolutions. The only requirement needed to make things happen is change. 

One does not need a new year to start things over, you just need the moment to say, 'hey, I'm changing it up, I'm not going that way anymore,' and simply don't go. 

Trust me, it's hard. You have to choose for you. No grouping together with others, no hand holding nor pacts. Just you, and only you, being held accountable for you. 

I wish you the best, because you deserve it. You just have to believe that you do too. 😘🍾❤️ 

xo, Melanie 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! #happynewyear #2016 #hello #HNY2016 #love #life #new #beginagain #fresh #starts #living #blessings #inspiration #writer #blogger #lifeenthusiast 

Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry like Christmas! ~Maya Angelou 

There's a lot going on at Capitol de Beautè today!! 2016 is just around the corner and the holidays are upon us!! Getting organized while singin' and swingin'! 

What are you up to today?! 

How are you preparing for 2016?! 

DO tell!! I would love to hear from you! 

Merry, Merry! 

xo, melanie

{photo courtesy of Capitol de Beaute Instagram}