This is just a small sample of the items in her shop, there are loads of cool things to choose from! Not to mention, custom orders are always available. Also, please "Like" Smoochal Designs on Facebook to keep up with news on new items!

Thanks everyone, and happy Friday!

My good friend, fellow aspiring writer, and talented artist Hassaun finally has his own website up and running. This has been a long-time coming, and it is not just a storage site for his artwork, it is a melting-pot of many of his talents. You can check out some of his stories, as well as read his art-blog. 

So go check out his brand-spanking new website, The Art of H.D. Harris. Because Morgan Freeman is asking nicely by staring into your soul. 

I never thought I would be one to post editorials on my blog, but with a BA in English, having actually read Anna Karenina, and then finally getting a chance to see the movie this past weekend, I couldn't help it. These images from the October issue of Vogue capture all of the haunting beauty of Anna Karenina, exactly how I mentally created her while reading. 

Side note: I wish I could be tired of Keira Knightly in time-pieces, but when you are good at something, you are what you are. These are her signature roles, and although I did not picture her specific face in the novel, she couldn't be anyone else in these images. Keira Knightly, FTW!

I loved all of the photos, there were so many from around the Detroit area and it was cool to see parts of the city in some of the photos. Chris and Michelle also went on a little rollerbalding tour with a group of bladers, so there were also photos from New York and other parts of the country that I have never been. They had another separate room next to the gallery set up for people to skate too, with pretty decent sized ramps built for the show.

I think that it was just so awesome to see all of these photos of young adults just doing something they are passionate about, and captured in an art form. Most pictures i've seen of rollerbladers are in sports magazines and the like. So it is cool to see them captured in a way that is not typically seen. That, and it's rollerblading! Something that was so popular when I was in junior high and high school and there are still kids out there, skating off walls like Spiderman. Not going to lie, I half wanted to dig my skates out when I got home, but to this day I still have no idea how to stop. I have mastered the grabbing onto something and hoping I don't fall methood.

The most adorable thing that has ever been mailed to me in my entire life, came this Christmas with a personalized Christmas card from my friend Stevie. As you can see from the picture above, she is as talented as she as awesome. Please check-out her facebook page to see more of her amazing artwork & become a fan :)

 This slice of awesomeness is brought to you by H.D. Harris. Check out his Facebook page for more art & any inquiries.