Coming to terms with creative spirit

Coming to terms with creative spirit

  “I want to do it all!”  Its a phrase i see commonly trying to be played out with creative people… Someone else’s work sparks ideas of how to make it your own, and build on the media they utilize.  Let me clarify.  I know …

Shibori – What is that?

Shibori – What is that?

Shibori is the Japanese name for a multitude of different techniques for creating dyed or painted patterns in fabric.  Where the fabric is gathered and bound there is a resistance created so that the dye does not want to run beyond the binding.  In the …

Quiet weeks

Quiet weeks

Steve and I have not scheduled anything for the next two weeks so we can build up a supply of our products for the busy May season.  So the studio is buzzing with batches of soap in various forms… just poured and curing, unmolded and …

Spice Market Soap

Spice Market Soap

Finally had a few minutes to take a few photos.  Here is the newest creation of Images in Bloom’s Soap Master Steve.  It is called Spice Market. Spice Market is a blend of cuts of our spice soaps… orange clove, apple cinnamon berry, pumpkin spice …

The Spring Pantone Colors

The Spring Pantone Colors

Spring Pantone 2013: Without realizing the formal process that went into choosing colors for the Spring and Fall Fashion Week Season, I have been enamored with the rich jewel tones of Emerald, and Saphire…. and love how they dance when paired with neutral beiges, or neutral taupe. …

Finding Balance

Finding Balance

I am always in a quest to balance my life of working full time, keeping a full time business up and running, keeping our home organized and clean, and finding time for those little pleasures of life.  It feels like i need to throw in …

The Cleveland Flea is Today!!!

The Cleveland Flea is Today!!!

Yes, we packed up the car, and rolled into the Cleveland Flea… everything is set up, and there is a lot of excitement in the air…. but one eye is on the weather…. We wondered about the cold snap but found ourselves relieved when we …