I was surprised to find out that Maquette has been put into the running for top 25 fashion & beauty moms in Circle of Moms. Glad someone told me ; )

If you want to vote, look for Maquette, the position changes according to votes….. Apparently you can vote each day if you really want to. I really like some of the blogs on there and was glad to find out about some new ones. Check them all out.

I have not updated my free Valentine’s Day cards set on flickr in a while but this year I decided to add some new pieces. The whole set is free for you to download and email/print. All of the pieces were fun and quick for me to make. I often work for paper companies creating cards and journals etc. So these were like fun experiments, less polished than my professional work. Hope you like them and find one to send to your sweetheart or friend. I’ll try to upload more before V-day.

I’m very excited to announce that Chronicle Books will be publishing my very own book in fall 2013. The working title is:

A THOUSAND SHIPS: THE LEADING LADIES OF LITERATURE

The book will contain my watercolor portraits of the most beloved female characters from Scout Finch to Scarlett O’Hara, accompanied by hand-lettered quotes. I’ve done about 20 characters (for my show A Thousand Ships). I have quite a few more that I’ll be working on in time for publication. I don’t want to post too many images. Won’t it be more fun to see them in the book? The one above was previously posted. She’s Holly Golightly from the novella Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote.

Posting has been on hold this week while we lavish in some good family time and catch up on projects. I’m really looking forward to celebrating the New Year. It’s been one of the most interesting years of my life. So many drastic ups and downs. I am hopeful that we’re on an upswing.

I don’t generally make resolutions, but this year I’m vowing to live in the now a bit more. I think goals are different than plans. I have many many goals and instead of worrying about whether I’ll be able to achieve them, I’ll just continue to work and live and find pleasure in the little joys of the everyday.

I wonder, do you have an resolutions or goals for 2012 that you’d be willing to share?

1. Jumping elephant
2. Hyperborealis by David Benjamin Sherry
3. We are each other by Christopher David Ryan

Earlier this week I shared my Svpply with you. Since vacation is coming up for a lot of us I thought now would be a good time to suck you into the aesthetic vortex that is Pinterest.  Here are a few of my favorite pins from my fashion and style  and pretty pinboards. I dare not share my deliciosity board with you for fear you would go on a sugar rampage!

Plus, here are lots of interesting links to keep you busy:

1. A great story from the Moth story slam
2. The charleston dubbed to Daft Punk
3. Werner Herzog eats his shoe on a bet with Errol Morris
4. Angelika Taschen’s minimalist and yet  eccentric apartment (see the Jurgen Teller print above her bed and her t.v on its box)
5. Tiny perfume bottles blown large in photographs
6. Charlotte Gainsbourg in the recording studio
7. Bethan Laura Wood
8. Nice Danish apartment
9. Photos of teenagers
10. Jenna Lyon’s office
11. Marc Jacobs pom pom obsession
12. Stripe & Field
13. Fabulously Swedish
14. Charlotte Taylor
15. Art translated into fashion
16. Food meets fashion
17. Ulf Lundun photography of people who have been sitting in the dark for 30 minutes
18. Swedish summer house
19. Neon
20. Washi tape your walls
21. Amsterdam apartment
22. Scissors organized neatly
23. Craft envelopes
24. Goldhearted

Do you know the site Svpply? It’s kind of addictive. Here are some of the items I’m coveting.

Holy guacamole, my Fab.com sale is rocking. Everything is mostly sold out except some editions of parade + eat, work, cuddle, sleep + on the go.

Quick hello. Happy Sunday. Here’s the link to my live Fab.com sale:

Samantha Hahn Fab.com sale

Girl with toy cars is one of the originals for sale

It’s on Sunday. Here’s one of the originals that will be available.

Also, I just have to share this lovely project done by Ashley Cressey, a New Zealand based art student who did a wonderfully designed school project on my work.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Fab.com is a members only site. Sign up in time for my original art and limited edition print sale: This Sunday, December 18th.

Here are a few more from my illustrative holiday series. I think I’ll submit them to my favorite card companies for next winter.

I used some vintage magazines for reference. Every blog I know is in the midst of posting holiday gift guides so this seemed like a good time to share these.

I hope you have a simply splendid weekend.

FYI: I’m having a Fab.com sale of original artwork and exclusive limited edition prints on December 18th. I’ll remind you again and share a link as the sale approaches.

Here’s a little watercolor card I made around this time last year.

Good morning, I’ll have something else to post later but I thought I’d just share a quick pattern and tell you that I updated my shop a bit last night. It was time to refresh some links.  I’m not selling anything personally but the shop contains links to where you can get my stuff. ; )

I’m so happy to share pictures of my home today on Design *Sponge one of my favorite blogs. I’ll share more peeks of my place soon, here on Maquette. For today I thought I’d tell you my favorite things to do at home with this watercolor piece above.

I’ve been working on a veritable ton of new watercolor patterns for a client. It’s been really fun. I love to play around with abstraction as well as illustrative conversational prints in my signature style. These two are at opposite ends of the spectrum but were equally fun to create.

I’ve been having fun lately turning watercolor pieces into repeats.

Happy to announce that Little Paper Planes is now selling limited edition prints (50 of both the pieces above) as part of the Big Exclusives fall collection:

Customized: Waiting for the parade ($250, 42 x 48″)
Black and white spacy dreamy piece: Deep space ($40, 36 x 42″)

I’m in awe of Ez’s Gifted Magazine. It’s packed with amazing DIY project, creative gift ideas and free downloadables. I was happy to be asked to contribute some illustrative gift tags. Creature Comforts has always been one of my favorite blogs, Gifted is making my love grow even more.

I can’t believe my boy is two years old already. Time really does fly.

My stunning and talented friend Caroline, the amazing designer of Brvtvs jewelry was recently interviewed on Of a Kind and created a limited edition bracelet for them that makes my heart skip a beat. Instead of answering standard interview questions she chose to highlight some of her artist/designer friends. I’m flattered that she mentioned me and the portrait I did of her for A Thousand Ships. When Caroline is not designing and making jewelry, she models for her talented designer friend’s look books like in the above photo for Ilana Kohn.

yet another piece from my collaboration with Heather Culp.