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I Am Very Busy. For Real!

1/30/2017

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It's press deadline at the magazine, and I am repping my everyday motto.
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photo by Courtney Guest
outfit details: I Am Very Busy t-shirt from Ban.do |  blazer, skirt and shoes from Modcloth, earrings from Noonday Collection

Seriously. I am very busy. This phrase speaks so much to me that I have it on my agenda, a wall poster, 2 pen pouches AND my work folio. Obsessed much? No, just busy.

How busy am I? Well, here are just a few of the things I'm working on...

Wrapping up the February issue of Jonesboro Occasions. That's right, we're going to send that "Big 80 Page Baby" to the printer today! Seriously, it's like birthing a child each month, getting everything together and sent, but it's so worth it! In addition to my regular illustrations and design work for the mag, this month's issue features some extra illustrations by yours truly for our annual Wedding and Special Events Guide. (As of writing this blog post, I have yet to draw the wedding bouquets!) I also created a really cool moss and magnolia garland that we used for our cover feature photos promoting this year's  Junior Auxiliary of Jonesboro Charity Ball.

Training for my THIRD half marathon. Yeah, I know. I said I was going to stop with the 2 that I ran last year, and I was gonna stick to 5Ks, but you other runners know how that goes. I'm doing Doc Rock Half Marathon in April again this year, and I'm ramping up my training and hoping for a PR this time. (More on how I started running and my training program to come in a later blog post.) I've decided to keep running half marathons as long as I can. I love it...for now. (On second thought, surviving press day is probably more like running a half marathon...lots of snacks and wall staring after both!)

Continuing my #TheSketchbookLookbook Drawing Series. I'm really loving drawing my outfits each day for this year's sketchbook project. It's also helped me discover new ways to combine existing pieces in my closet to make new outfits. I've also noticed that I've cut back on my spending because I'm now SEEING what I have and rediscovering old pieces that I may not have been showing as much love. Okay, so this gold skirt is new. But it was on sale. And it's shiny.


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photo and illustration by Brittney Guest

Working on the covers for an upcoming YA novel series. More on this later. I promise I'm really working on it, Kerri. You know where I live.

Creating stickers for Lace and Whimsy Studio. Have you SEEN my new designs? There's one for when "Naps Happen," a sheet full of nothing but tasty pizza and toppings, one with all finery you need to feel flirty and fabulous, a sheet printed up with girly treats for Valentine's Day, and one of the best dang coffee and donuts this side of The Great Northern.

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photos and designs by Brittney Guest

Wouldn't these stickers be so cute for Valentine's Day?

Well, that's about all for now. Gotta go, gotta get the job done, gotta start a new nation, gotta meet my...wait I'm not Alexander Hamilton. Oh well, you know what they say...this gal is non-stop!

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A Southern Snow Day

1/6/2017

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It snowed, y'all! Only about an inch, and a lot of it has melted off now...but it SNOWED! In Arkansas! In the South! Everything shut down! Three day weekend! So the roomies and I are enjoying a cozy snow day today. We're making a big pot of chili and various baked goods. (I hear key lime cupcakes are on the menu!) The coffee is flowing, and the clothes are washing! We've gotta be productive a little! My sister and I also seized this rare weather opportunity to snap some outfit photos in the snow!
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photo by Courtney Guest

I just LOVE this scarf and coat from Modcloth! Green coats are kind of my signature style! I just love bright, vibrant outerwear; it brings a bit of color and happiness to the dreary colors of winter. (But if you really love grey or black coats, you go right ahead and you do you! It's all in how you wear it!)
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Don't forget the cozy sweater, leggings, and tall boots!
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Happy Snow Day, everyone!
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photo and illustration by Brittney Guest

outfit details: Willamette for the Weekend Scarf in Berry, Once Upon a Thyme Coat in Basil, Scenic Route Ready Sweater, Simple and Sleek High-Waisted Leggings beanie and boots all from Modcloth
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New Year, New Sketchbook

1/1/2017

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Happy New Year! If you've been following along for a bit, you may know that with the start of a new year comes the start of a new drawing project for yours truly! In 2015, I created the hashtag #fillthesketchbook on Instagram to showcase my daily sketches as I challenged myself to fill a sketchbook with 365 drawings. I filled up SIX sketchbooks that year. I guess I should have gotten a 365 page sketchbook!

Last year, I narrowed down the theme of my #fillthesketchbook project and decided to draw one comic every day during 2016 for a total of 366 Instagram comics, or #366squarecomics.

This year, I'm bringing back a popular theme I first tried in 2015 and dubbed #thesketchbooklookbook. I love drawing, and I also love fashion, so what better way to share my OOTD than with an illustrated lookbook of my daily outfits?

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illustrations, photos and styling by Brittney Guest

I don't know which is more fun: picking out the outfits, drawing them, arranging the clothes and accessories, or taking the photos! I love the whole process!
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Stay tuned and follow my fashionable and artistic adventures on Instagram this year! 2017 is gonna be fun!
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New Girl on the Colorblock

10/2/2016

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Welcome to my blog, where I'll show you what inspires my art! First up...FASHION!

I've always loved fashion...almost as much as I love art! I remember as a little girl, I'd fill my sketchbooks with all these wild and crazy outfits I could only dream of wearing. Dresses with 30 rows of ruffles... skirts made of rainbows and glitter... shoes with butterflies on the toes... bows as big as my head... my imagination went on and on!

Now, my outfits inspire my drawings. Fashion is art in itself, after all!

Check out this fun dress from Modcloth. I just love the bright blocks of color, and the way it makes me feel like a retro superstar! I paired it with my trusty cat eye sunglasses, Noonday Collection jewelry and a color-blocked tote that echoes the design of the dress.
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In fact, I love this dress so much that when it went live on Modcloth, I had to draw myself in it before I ordered it. This is how I envisioned myself styling it before it even arrived on my doorstep! Apart from the lack of black knee high boots, (writes "black-knee-high-suede boots" on wishlist) I think I've got the look down!
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Something else I like to do is take photos of my art with whatever pieces inspire it. It's cool to see what all planning and elements go into a piece!
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Until next time, stay colorful and inspired, my friends!
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Outfit details: Mod Squad Goals A-Line Dress, Triple the Charm Bag in Cognac, On Second Trot Flat in Sunshine (all from Modcloth) Sea Stone Earrings and Golden Bough Necklace from Noonday Collection
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