Monday, February 8, 2010

Morning

Every morning I wake up and start working in my kitchen,

but yesterday morning I felt that something was missing.
So I grabbed my paper and started cutting.
Ahhhh, much better. Every morning should start with a colorful bunch of balloons!

98 comments:

  1. your posts and Moo always make me happy, thank you!

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  2. I LOVE YOUR BLOG!!! it's official!
    happy monday!!!

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  3. Lovely!! I actually have balloons hanging from the ceiling over my bed :) Makes it a bit easier to wake up.

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  4. I agree with you, love working in the kitchen.

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  5. P.S. How super early do you get up?!? I thought Sweden was 6 hours ahead of you and I still feel like it's morning...

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  6. wanna come live at my house for a week?! i would love to wake up to stuff like that...

    come on, who can say no to a holiday in Australia?! huh huh?!

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  7. Great photos, great spririt, your blog always make me smileeeeeee! Keep going, please!

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  8. You know the cliche "like a breath of fresh air"? Well, cliche or not, that's what you are. Loved waking up to this today:-)

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  9. I start my morning in the kitchen too but it doesn't look nearly that lovely and nor do I for that matter

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  10. Hello :) I really like your blog. I love how cheerful and colorful it is, it makes me really happy!

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  11. Love it! I'd probably keep those balloons up all the time!!

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  12. I love this idea. It definitely brightens up the morning.

    Con aprecio,
    Aquiles

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  13. So pretty! I love balloons!

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  14. Ah Katie, you've done it again. Thanks for the happy morning!

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  15. As I was making flowers from paint chips I peeled up from my mixing board yesterday, I thought of you. :-)

    Might I inquire as to how big your apartment is? You make such good use of the space!

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  16. You have the best ideas ever. So inspirational! xoxo

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  17. your ideas make me feel very happy, Thank you Katie!!!

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  18. awesome!
    (literally - my jaw dropped.)
    you're so cute and inspiring!

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  19. your blog always puts a smile on my face!
    Cute, cute, cute!!

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  20. I love working in my kitchen also, and I have my kitchen table and chairs by my windows too so I can look out on the wonderful green backyards of Greenpoint. Moo is adorable!

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  21. That's so cute! I love balloons. This makes me happy.

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  22. I just found your blog the other day. Amazing! I've looked through pages and pages of archives. Love the color and vibrance you keep in your life. Thanks for sharing it with us! :)

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  23. success! it made my morning super fabulous :)

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  24. I just found your blog yesterday and I love it. Just brilliant.

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  25. gorgeous!! your blog never fails to bring a smile to my face. :)

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  26. can you PLEASE tell us all where you got that amazing dress you are wearing in the "10 things that make me smile" post under teaching fun art workshops???

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  27. Of course! I bought it at forever 21. They have so many pretty dresses!

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  28. Where do you get that super bright paper! I love it.

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  29. I love how pretty you look in the red dress :-)

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  30. this is probably my new favorite craft you've done in your house! {although i love the paper scraps for the table}
    absolutely adorable!

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  31. you've added that touch of magic to my day! Thanks for such a happiness inducing and inspiring blog :) I was so inspired I had to write about you today!
    check it out if you'd like!! http://cupofte.blogspot.com!

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  32. LOVE it!!! You are an idea factory! Always impressed.

    -Julie

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  33. You and Moo always know how to brighten my day!

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  34. I love it how your world is always full of colour <3!

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  35. You are my role model! You look lovely in that dress and the picture composition is breathtaking.

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  36. i love your bold use of colors!! alwaysss

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  37. Love it. :) The balloons make the room.

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  38. Oooh, this is gorgeous! I love it!
    I just discovered your blog and I'm grinning like a cheshire cat...thanks!

    Rosie of BooksAndBakes

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  39. Ooh, I love it! Thanks for making me smile!

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  40. This is SOO COOL! I'll have to try it myself! :D

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  41. My son believes in balloons in the morning too! Especially when they whizz around the room like rockets.

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  42. the adorable is strong in this one. CAN I KEEP YOU?

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  43. I adore your blog. It always makes me smile. Thank you!

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  44. You are a crazy person. The good kind that makes people believe in fairy tales and happy endings. Thank you. :-)

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  45. Hi Katie!
    Your blog is such an inspiration to me :) I love all of your pictures and I will try some ideas at home for sure. Thanks.
    A new french reader from Quebec, Canada

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  46. This makes me sooo very happy even after a crap day with needles being poked into me! Im so glad that you enjoy your life to the fullest!!!!!

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  47. Your use of color is both amazing and just simply adorable! Love it!

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  48. Wouldn't it be fun to wake up to that? It is always fun to see what Katie is up to!

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  49. Thank you for turning everything into magic! You're phenomenal! You posted about your blog inspiration a while back, citing A Cup of Jo, and I just wanted to let you know that you're absolutely mine!

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  50. It would be a lovely way to get to work, you could just float out your window!

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  51. I love how Moo had to get in the shot :)

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  52. Your blog is my little ray of sunshine. Your on my blogroll :)

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  53. GREAT idea. I love how kitties have to always put themselves in the middle of the pic.

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  54. You are such an inspirational person. :)

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  55. yup... there were some colours missing there...!
    :)

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  56. LOVE this! It definitely put a smile on my face!

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  57. Katie, you are so creative!!

    My friend Sara and I are starting a new blog to show our crazy ideas, and yo have to know that you are an inspiration for us..
    Thank you for your creativity!

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  58. You're right! Your place is much better with a bunch of colorful balloons!

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  59. Inspiring! I love your cat's appearance too!

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  60. What a cheerful post! :). Now that definitely would make me completely happy in the mornings, waking up to a bouquet of balloons!

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  61. you never fail to inspire me. So many thanks to you

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  62. lovely and colorful!! Makes me happy :)

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  63. I love your projects. They always make me smiles and feel inspired :) You're the best!

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  64. Sorry to break it to you all, but all of these creative ideas are actually Moo's ideas - Katie just takes the credit.

    I hear the ColorMeMoo website will be started up soon...

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  65. I love your blog!! please make more posts!! :] you made my day!

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  66. you make me smile!!!
    i think i'll come often to visit.

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  67. you always make me happy !!
    thanks!!

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  68. Amazing Ideas ! I LOoOove your blog...I LOve u...

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  69. Wish you could bottle your enthusiasm and give it to all the dour folks that need it.
    Such a wonderful attitude you have towards life! Thank you for that.

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  70. thanks for the sprinkle of sunshine:)

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  71. So inspiring. You colors make my day!!!

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  72. Hi Katie and Moo!

    Hey Moo, maybe you should participate in my Cat-O-Lympics? You look like a real contender!

    Nice to meet you. I think I'll kick up my paws and have a look around.

    Fin

    www.housecatconfidential.com

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  73. Balloons! What I love even more is your kitchen table! :)

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  74. You are so original, and your ideas are fun and so creative!

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  75. OMG! HOW COOL!! I would looooove to know how you hung the balloons? Is that balck yarn? My son is turning 2 this year and would love to have a party with the theme from the Diney's movie Up... and this craft would look FABULOUS! Please pass the details!!

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  76. So much fun! And such pretty pics too.

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  77. HI! I thought this was such a great idea, I posted a link in my blog, here: http://web.me.com/redshoearts/Redshoearts/Blog/Entries/2010/2/22_Five_Fun_Finds!.html
    Thanks for the great inspiration!

    -Aimee
    www.redshoearts.com

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  78. so when does your coffee table book come out? this is just marvelous!

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  79. This totally cheered me up on a rainy Wednesday AM!

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