(very late) playlists

An extremely late double playlist and poster combination for you today.

    september / part two + october / part one
    Okay My Love / The Sha La Das
    Festina Lente / Soaked Oats
    Break My Heart / Squeeze
    Family Values / BRONCHO
    Good While It Lasted / Old Man Canyon
    She's History / Mega Bog
    Without You / Molly Burch
    Just a Cool Breeze / Floam
    A Tree Not a Leaf Am I / King Khan
    Front to Back / Liam Benzvi
    Merry Go Round / The Equatics
    Cactus Country / Cool Sounds
    Arrow Through Me / Wings
    My Emotions Are Blinding / Tennis
    Who Can We Blame? / June West
    Gladly / The Babe Rainbow
    Smiling Faces / East of Underground

    october / part two
    To the Boys / Molly Burch
    Fire By The River / Harumi
    Baby Don't Believer / Tennis
    Undercover / BRONCHO
    Jean's Ballad / Part Time
    Dark Side / The Shadows of Knight
    Eureka / The Babe Rainbow
    Nylon / Cool Sounds
    Sisters Unarmed / 79.5
    Daily Gazette / PAINT
    Summer Breeze / The Sha La Das
    Burning Out / Strange Names
    Sandman / Jim Sullivan
    Run Away / Old Man Canyon
    These Falling Arms / The Sea and Cake
    L-Over / U.S. Girls
    Right / David Bowie

Hope you enjoy these with both your ears and eyes. I will be catching up one more time this month with my November/December lists before diving deep into my favorites from 2018. Get ready for some rock n roll. xx

playlist

I don't have time to say much today, so I'll just leave this playlist and poster combination here for you to enjoy and I'll mention that I've had this playlist complete for over three weeks (but I didn't have time to make the poster until recently).

    august / part two + september / part one
    Keep On Loosening It Up / Rubber Band Gun
    Blood, The Sun & Water / Born Ruffians
    Like a Ship / Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir
    Flawed Translation / Wild Nothing
    Give Me The Chance / Donnie & Joe Emerson
    Wishin' on the Same Star / Pure X
    The Hiding / Kacey Johansing
    Boys Got to Go / BRONCHO
    Last Morning / The New Dawn
    Kaleidoscope Eyes / Liz Cooper & The Stampede
    Just for a Minute / The Sha La Das
    A Long Slow Little Wave/Citizen, an Activity / Loving
    You Look Well / SALES
    Country Noise / New Rose
    Rosa / Strange Names
    Next to You / Sam Evian
    Batman / Plums

P.S. if there are any typos, I apologize. I typed this at an absurd speed. xx

playlist

I've had this playlist ready to go for over two weeks, but I never had time to actually put it together via Spotify, let alone post it here. I made another poster. This time, everything was done by hand and collaged digitally. It's sort of a hint at that project I am working on that I mentioned so long ago (not the playlist, but the poster).

   oct / one
   From the Sun | Unknown Mortal Orchestra
   Truly Julie's Blues | Cut Worms
   Dreams | Fleetwood Mac
   Turning | Sagamore
   Talk a Lot | SALES
   Blue Cigar | Midnight Sister
   The Grave | Tracy Bryant
   Telephone | The Zephyr Bones
   Try ;-) | Faith Healer
   The Reservoir | Small Forward
   Remember When | Faye Webster
   Dig A Pony | The Beatles
   Hands Up Head Down | Sure Sure
   Canary Island | Houndstooth
   Your City | Night Shop
   Switch | Cass McCombs
   Blue Coupe | Twin Peaks

Hope you enjoy this one! I'll be back with another one very soon because I'm behind on these, as usual. And as always, if you're wondering what I'm listening to throughout the month, check out my big monthly playlist. xx

playlist

Well, this playlist is long overdue. I have an infinite amount of work to do within a very limited amount of time, so I've been putting blogging on the backburner, as usual. Anyway, in between class, homework, work, and life, I need a break every so often. And just because my job happens to be doing what I love, a break consists of doing more of that. Which is why I made this poster. Just for fun and to do what I want to do, rather than doing something I am required to do. I might make more posters, I might not. Maybe I'll post more design work in general, but no promises. For now, I hope you enjoy this poster and my playlist. I recommend listening to it in order because the songs transition pretty well into one another. I feel like I say this every time, but I'm really excited about this one. Seventeen is just a perfect amount of songs I guess.


   september / two

   Looking for a Crack | Michael Nau

   Over When You Die | Dada Plan

   Need to Feel Your Love | Sheer Mag

   Back in the Brain | Cones

   Fly On Your Wall | Angel Olsen

   Reelin' In The Years | Steely Dan

   Survival Into the 21st Century | The Babe Rainbow

   Her Kind of Man | Tino Drima

   Telephono | Cape Weather

   Typical | Goodbye Honolulu

   Cry | Cass McCombs

   Lone Ranger | Matt Duncan

   You and Me - Demo | Whitney

   Waves | The Everywheres

   Thunderbolts of Love | Part Time

   Smoothie | Winona Forever

   Fish On The Sand | Allah-Las


Hopefully, I'll write a post catching up on the past couple of months. When that'll happen, I have no idea. My schedule is pretty crazy for the rest of the month and with the holiday rush I anticipate it will only get busier. I definitely have to post some photos too. I've been taking some during moments in between everything. Look for another playlist soon. xx

p.f. candle co / piñon

Hi there! You may or may not have noticed via Instagram that I've been doing a little collaboration with P.F. Candle Co.  I'm helping them release their newest scent, Piñon. Here's what I think of the scent:

Like all of the scents by P.F. Candle Co., Piñon is not intrusive or overwhelming in a space, but instead saturates it in rich, yet gentle wisps. Inspired by the spirit of the early days of autumn, the scent offers an undeniable and familiar warmth--the trailing warmth of the sunny days of the past season, a long sitting beside a bonfire, a lethargic sunset atop the coziness of a heavy wool blanket, a sweet memory with close friends contrasting a crisp night sprinkled with the stars of the vast sky. Besides the instant, comforting warmth Piñon occupies a room in upon lighting a candle or opening a bottle of incense, the scent also possesses strength. Notes of black pepper and the pine it gets its very name from creep out from below the sweetness of vanilla and cinnamon--like a sophisticated, freshly baked snickerdoodle with a kick--to remind us that the comfort is not only a gentle hand, but a rigid support. A velvety blend of contrasting parts effortlessly merge into one beautiful scent washing a room over in a sea of welcome nostalgia and the saccharine enchantment of a new season full of adventures and a special kind of warmth. Essentially, Piñon has the power to make me long for the young days of a season I do not usually adore. And that, I might say, is quite powerful.

You can go snag Piñon here. Enjoy! xx

stickers | stickerapp

Hi everyone! It's been a while, but I am well and full of ideas as ever, just busy, busy, busy. Anyway, I'm dropping in to talk about a little collaboration I did with my friends over at Stickerapp. Remember the phone cases I designed? Well those same lovely people make custom stickers too! As always, the quality is amazing, the process is easy, and the options are plentiful. Simply upload your file, and choose how you want your sticker cut, the size of your sticker, the sticker material, and the quantity of stickers you desire. There's no waiting for a proof back, because you'll be able to see a mockup right away. And if you see an imperfection or kink, simply leave a note and they'll have it fixed for you. (Bonus) production and shipping are also pretty speedy. And what better excuse is there to try making your own stickers than with the holidays around the corner? I know I would love to receive some stickers. xx Laura 

P.S. If you're interested in my stickers, I'll be posting an update on all of the fun things going on in my shop (including stickers) very soon. Yes, you have to be patient and keep your eyes peeled. I promise this time, it won't be too long.  

shop anniversary

Hi friends! I have some very exciting news to share! My little Etsy shop, flowers are rad, has now been around for an entire year. Wow. I am still in disbelief at how quickly the time flew by. It feels like just yesterday I was eagerly writing a blog post announcing its opening. That being said, I'm quite proud of how far I've come in a year and I am incredibly thankful for all of your support. It makes me so very happy to know that this many people find joy in what I do. It's the absolute best feeling to see that I'm making somewhat of an impact in a way I had always wished I would.  I'm planning lots of exciting new things for this year, so make sure you keep an eye out for news.

Because I cannot contain my excitement, I have created five new illustrations and listed them on my shop as part of an anniversary series. They can all be found in these photos. On top of that, I'm having a little giveaway via Instagram. You can find all of the details you need there, but here's a little rundown: one winner receives two illustrations from my anniversary series (one 8 x 10 in and one 4 x 6 in) of their choice and two other winners receive one illustration from my anniversary series (4 x 6 in). I hope you enter, but if you'd prefer, you can also purchase them via those links below.

+ moth on hand (4 x 6)
+ girl in a fuzzy sweater (4 x 6)
+ floral heart (4 x 6)
+ baby lettuce is better (8 x 10)
+ little things (8 x 10)

Enjoy these behind-the-scenes photos and make sure to check all that art out! xx

playlists

September: Week 1    Everybody Wants to Love You | Japanese Breakfast    Shut Up Sugar | Buttertones    Three Silk Flowers | Dirt Dress    Brain Dead | Triathalon    City Club | The Growlers    Shooting Star | Richard In Your Mind    Move On | Totally Mild    I.D.Y.S.M. | Enjoy    Muted Colors | Chain Wallet    (Please) Don't Break Me | Catwalk    New York New Dog | Sure Sure    Firewalking | Adult Books    Yeah | Hoops    Caught in Frustration | Corners        September: Week 3    I Made A Sound | Fake Laugh     Blossoms | High Sunn    Keep It Cool | Nude Beach    Caught Alone | Color Card    Heart Shaped Face | Angel Olsen    Body Boarding | Go Cozy    Swimming In The Moon Light | Bad Suns    Don't Let It Die | Divino Niño    Manicure | Sports    I Got Drunk | Miya Folick    Come Thru | Triathalon    Isolation | Teen Brains    Ride Or Die | Gonzo Jones    Jealous Eyes | Carroll

September: Week 2    I Don't Wanna Be Funny Anymore | Lucy Dacus    Eliot St. | Quilt     Easy | Real Estate    Knees | Grace Joyner    Moon Roof | Go Cozy    Rose Tint | Travis Bretzer    I'll Be Around | The Growlers    Oh Donna | Library Voices    Never | field trip    Work It Out | Totally Mild    Dark Days | Local Natives    Sudden Roots | Teen Body    Never Comin' Back | Golden Daze       September: Week 4 + Week 5    Wake Up | Holy Now    Bad Girl | Buttertones    Terra Ignota | Allah-Las    Silver of Your Heart | HOLY    Valley of Tears | Pure X    Secrets | Deep Sea Diver    What's More Than Appropriate? | Minden    Fuss | Red Spencer    Be Yr Man | Hand Habits    Night Ride | The Growlers    Gone Fishing | Soft Fangs    Goodnight Moon'd | Pro Teens    Green Song | Blessin     Tides | Swimming Tapes    Sofia Copolla | Eyedress

Hello everyone! It's been an entire month since I'd posted a playlist. They've accumulated and I'm going to share four at once. Despite my absence from my blog, I still  make a playlist each week for the most part. If you're ever craving new music and it isn't here, just check my Spotify account. I don't have time to catch up today, but enjoy the photos from a shoot I did a bit ago (along with lots of wonderful new music). These playlists are definitely some of my favorites. xx