Stuff I Like: Disco Zombies by Lee Cosgrove

Disco Zombies by Lee Cosgrove

...need I say more?  To view more of Lee's work, visit www.gorillustrator.com

It's a Holiday Party! Online Invite for Pingg

Hello friends! Here is my latest holiday invite I created courtesy of Pingg.  

Perfect for those upcoming holiday parties!  

It's a Holiday Party! Now available on Pingg

Please feel free to check out more of my Pingg invites here.

I'm having a Cyber Monday Sale!

Retro Holiday Girl Christmas Card

Today only!  Use coupon code CYBERSTUFF and get free shipping on any item in my shop!

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Happy Thanksgiving!

{gobble, gobble, woof!}

Stuff I Like: Italian Stone Coasters by Meadow Tea

Retro Type - Set of 4

This week, I had a genius plan of buying all of my holiday presents online...however, my idea backfired and I wound up spending more on myself than for others.  Oopsie....

During my Gift Hunt, one of the items that truly fell in love with this were these Italian Stone Coasters by Candace of Meadow Tea.  (I bought the retro typewriters!)  Here are more of my favorites...I think I may go ahead and buy some more - for others of course! yeah, that's it... for others...

Many Marvelous Moustaches 

French Patisserie

Mix Tape

White Christmas

You can view more of Candace's work, visit www.etsy.com/shop/meadowtea

Celebrity of the Month: Kim Kardashian/IF: Vanity

With all the holiday card hoopla, I haven't really been able to participate in Illustration Friday as much as I have wanted but this week I was determine to draw something.  What's perfect about "Vanity" being the topic of the week is that it also falls in line with my Celebrity of the Month - Kim Kardashian!

Here I've depicted Kim crying to the paparazzi over her 72 day marriage....

In a previous illustration, I included her sisters, Kourtney and Khloe holding her dress while her mother squeels over another photo-op - they really didn't go but looking at their expressions make me laugh so I've included them below.  Hope you enjoy!

Kris, Kourtney & Khloe

Stuff I Like: Wedding Edition Part II

Happy Monday - hope everyone had a great weekend!  I want to (and need to) take a break from Holiday cards and share with you a set of cards I designed for the ladies in my bridal party...

Happy Friday!

I made gourmet cupcakes - with the help of Betty Crocker!

Have a great weekend everybody!

Today's New Holiday Item Is...

WINTER GIRL HOLIDAY CARDS!  Since I love illustrating Autumn Girls so much, I had to create a winter version...

Freebie Friday Continues!

Set of 6 - Christmas Trees Greeting Cards

TODAY ONLY!  Buy any item in my shop and get a *free* surprise by yours truly!  And Don't forget! Enter Coupon Code HOLIDAYSTUFF and receive 20% off ANY item!  www.stuffbynicole.com (coupon expires 11/21)

Today's New Holiday Item Is...

GINGERBREAD MEN!  The third gingerbread man is not doing quite so well...

Gingerbread Holiday Greeting Card

Today's New Holiday Item Is...

Christmas Tree Greeting Cards!!!  

Stuff I Like: Holiday Items on Etsy

Keeping in the spirit of Holiday Kickoff Week, here's a couple of holiday items that I heart on Etsy...

*so good, you could eat it!...but don't.*
Vegan Friendly Maple Toddy Soap by Blushie

Mortal Prose for Women's Weekly

A couple of month's ago, I had the pleasure of illustrating for a three-part murder mystery featured in Women's Weekly Magazine.  Here are some of the pics below...

Today's New Holiday Item Is...

Holiday Gift Labels!  Or as well like to call them in my family, "Fromta's" (the words of From and To' combined together...)

Holiday Gift Labels - Set of 8

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It's Holiday Kick-Off Week!

Retro Holiday Gift Tags - Set of 8

Every day this week, I plan to unveil a new item.  And to celebrate, I'm having a sale! Enter coupon code "HOLIDAYSTUFF" during checkout and receive 20% off any item in my shop. (offer expires 11/21)

Today's new item - Retro Holiday Gift Tags now available on Etsy...

Be sure to check back tomorrow for more new holiday "stuff!" 

Happy Friday Everyone!

More Pillow Love!

Earlier this week, I mentioned how much I loved the Pillow Cover Designs of We Love to Illustrate.  Well, guess what - there's more!

Miss Kitty by Cally Jane Studio

Cow by Fhiona Galloway

Kitty on Paisley by Jennifer A Bell

Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Shirley Ng-Benitez

It's The Return of Freebie Friday!!!!

...Who doesn't love free stuff?  Freebie Friday is BACK!

Today!  Buy ANY item in my Etsy shop and get a FREE item by yours truly!

Retro Holiday Ornaments - Set of 20

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Rocco and a Turkey

Frenchie and a Turkey

I had to do it...

...I put my dog on a card!  I wanted to squeeze out one more Thanksgiving illustration before I started to unveil this year's Holiday "stuff."  Hope you like!

Stuff I Like: Pillow Covers by We Love to Illustrate!

I am in love with these pillow covers designed by the lovely ladies of We Love to Illustrate.  Their work never fails to amaze me.  Below are some of my personal favorites....

Ele and Birdie Friend by Julissa Mora

Folk Birds by Nina Seven

French Kitty by Little Beehive

 You can view more fabulous Pillow Cover designs at www.welovetoillustrate.com

New Item! Recipe Cards!

Set of 6 - Thanksgiving Recipe Cards

Share your favorite Thanksgiving dish with my new Recipe Cards!  

Available at www.stuffbynicole.com

Turkey Lurkey Time: The Card...

Thanksgiving Greeting Card

Now available on Etsy!

Stuff by Nicole: Wedding Edition

As mentioned before in previous posts, Joe and I tied the knot last Saturday.  It was so incredible and sadly it all blew by so fast.  I'm still in the midst of compiling all the pictures, assembling thank you cards and what nots.  So in the meantime, I wanted to share the invitations, favors and place cards that I created for the big day...

Our Wedding Invitations

An up close view of the illustration

Our place cards - Rocco was there in spirit!

Tags for the wedding favors - made from mini business cards, compliments of Moo!

The wedding favors were, what else?  Cake Pops!

It's Turkey-Lurkey Time!

Yesterday, I had the show tune "Turkey-Lurkey Time" from Promises, Promises stuck on constant loop in my brain alllllll day.  Don't know why - I wanted to kill myself, but on the fourth loop, it became pretty catchy.  As a result, I created a Thanksgiving eCard courtesy of Pingg.  Technically, it's a Christmas song - but hey, Thanksgiving is practically the one-month kick off to Christmas, so I figured why not!

It's Turkey Lurkey Time!  Available on Pingg!

Stuff I Like: NY Coco MoCA

The day after our wedding, my boyfriend husband and I stopped by the Time Warner building for our traditional Sunday Macaron fix.  (SIDE BAR: In my opinion, The Bouchon Bakery has THE BEST macarons in all of Manhattan - they are big and affordable - oh, and GOOD!  Laduree, you can keep your over-priced, over-hyped macarons and 45 minute wait time - It's Bouchon that I will always love!)

Anyway, on the way to the Perfect Macaron, we stumbled upon the NY Coco MoCA exhibit (The New York Museum of Conan Art), a free art gallery featuring fan art dedicated to Conan O'Brien (and Andy Richter too!) It's in celebration of Conan's one week return to NYC.  The exhibit was really cool and the people running it were a blast!  AND they gave us free T-shirts on the way out - how awesome is that?!?

Here are some of my favorite "Arte des Cocos" below... (more after the jump!)

Pixel-Beardpocolypse! Before and After by Micahel B Myers Jr.

Conan and Daughter - Tom Belding

Etsy Stuff I Like: Virgo Letterpress by vintagemarvels

...cuz I like letterpress...and 'cuz I'm a Virgo!

Virgo Letterpress Wooden Alphabet by vintagemarvels

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