You voted, America.

Based on the approximately 70 votes from Thursday's poll, Facebook messages, and Tweets, Domino Teal will be replacing Kelly Green as a standard color option for the LCYgraphics Travel Prints.

Behind the scenes of LCYgraphics, Day 1. I am glad to say I've organized since this picture was taken.

My first sale. The European Series. Petunia approves of this choice!

Ready to ship.

For my best friend's birthday. She loves purple, Chicago, and New Orleans. I hope she likes it! **Note: New Orleans' St. Louis Cathedral will be available for sale on Monday!

So, what are you waiting for?

Order yours today!

Tickets to the Ballet

Eeny.

Meeny.

Miny.

Moe.

Catch a tiger by the toe.

Are these not the cutest ballet flats you've ever seen? Come on all you fabric/wallpaper fanatics - aren't these patterns to die for? I'd love to see them as a throw pillow, a duvet cover, and heck - I'd upholster my sofa in any one of 'em! Alas, I suppose I'll have to settle with a pair on my feet. The only problem is I can't decide which pattern is the cutest.

I literally love. them. all.

What's a girl to do?

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In other news, I'm just tickled that both my home and my prints were featured on a few other blogs and websites this week! Check my Press & Awards page to read about it! AND I'm so proud to say I've sold and shipped a fair amount of prints from my Etsy shop! Thank you so much for the support! Now I just need some sleep. And a pair of those shoes.

LCYgraphics needs your help!

Question 1: Battle of the Greens

*pictures above from Amazon, Lonny magazine, and LCYgraphics*

Help! I am not crazy about kelly green but I chose it as one of the five standard color options for my travel prints because so many people seem to be a fan. I am thinking of switching it out for the exact shade of teal taken from the lovely Domino book cover.

Thoughts?

Which would you rather buy?

Vote here!

Quizzes by Quibblo.com

Question 2 (please answer by commenting on this post):

What other buildings/monuments would you like to see?

So far I've heard the Greek Parthenon, the Statue of Liberty, and the John Hancock Building of Chicago. I've already designed the St. Louis Cathedral of New Orleans, and am working on the Golden Gate Bridge and the United State Capitol. Those should be available next week.

*images from Greek Islands, WiredNewYork, and Planet99*

Help me help you!

The Look for Less: White ceramic watch

When Chanel came out with their J12 ceramic watches in black and white a few years ago, I fell hard. Of course the several-thousand-dollar price tag and diamond-embedded face placed this way beyond my budget. And let's face it, my lifestyle (as I sit here in my Syracuse sweatpants with a puppy on my lap).

Enter cheaper alternative. Thank you, Michael Kors, for this glam and seriously affordable option. I love the style of the easy-to-read numbers and the gold accents. This beauty will be my next big purchase. Definitely.

Also, thanks to the always-on-top-of-it Danielle, author of Off the Hanger fashion blog, for pointing out this darling clutch that just went on sale at J.Crew. AND you get an extra 30% off with the code EXTRA30 if you purchase before March 12. It will probably be sold out by then, though, so hurry! UPDATE: This item is sold out. Darn.

Artist Snapshot: LCYgraphics now on Etsy!

Call your busy mother, your younger sister, your design-challenged brother, and all your friends! Tell them to head on over to Etsy! LCYgraphics is in bizness! And I've already made a sale! Wahoo!

*Note my Etsy seller name is LCYblog just to make it confusing for all of you.

You can buy 8x10 travel prints of the Colosseum, the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben, the Empire State Building, the Sears Tower, or the Sydney Opera House in the following colors:

pink

kelly green

light blue

black

or white (like the ones in my home)

*note: The prints hanging in my home are larger than 8x10 BUT three 8x10 prints matted and framed would be the perfect fit for above a couch, bed, desk, in a hallway - anywhere, really! Target and Ikea both sell really affordable frame options.

Don't like the color options available? Designing a yellow and grey room and you're in search of the perfect art to hang on the wall? For a few dollars extra, you can choose the color your heart desires! Just send me the CMYK code for the color background you'd like to make your travel print match your room perrrfectly (and if you don't know the CMYK code, just name the color or email me a picture and I can match the color).

There is a collection available at a discounted rate. The European Series contains three 8x10 prints of the Colosseum, the Eiffel Tower, and Big Ben and is available in the five colors listed above (kelly green, pink, light blue, black, or white).

I am also selling some of my photography (more will be added in the near future). Some shots I took in Paris, London, and across the good ole' US of A.

And a surprise print I haven't yet shared with my fellow blogfriends and readers. I am well aware most of us are obsessed with blogging AND the Oscar-nominated Julie & Julia, and every time I hear Amy Adams utter this phrase, I can't help but laugh out loud and think of this wonderful, online community.

So here it is: the "I Can Write a Blog, I Have Thoughts" print. Complete with my own illustration of the iMac, a design blogger's dream machine.

And because I hope to see one of these hanging in every design, fashion, lifestyle, foodie, and travel blogger's office, I will print this in the color of your choice at no extra charge!

I just need to decide on a color and add one of my own to my lil' office art gallery.

The goods new is I have many more prints in the works (Golden Gate Bridge for San Fran, the Capitol Building in DC, and the St. Louis Cathedral of New Orleans) and several completed that I plan on adding but I want to first figure out any kinks with pricing, shipping, printing. This is all new to me. If everything is running smoothly in the first week (fingers crossed), you'll see the shop inventory likely double by next week!

So what are you stilling doing here? Head on over to LCYblog on Etsy and shop away!

*note all images on Etsy have an LCYgraphics watermark that WILL NOT be on your print.

Oscars 2010: the hosts rocked, the women ruled, but the fashion... meh.

So, did you watch 'em? I personally enjoyed the show, even if it was over three hours long. I think Up may have been the only nominated film that I HAVE seen and can attest to its brilliance and charm. See it. And I loved Steve and Alec as hosts. Their dry, witty, and self-deprecating humor was right up my alley and left me laughing out loud time and time again. As for fashion, all in all it was a lackluster Red Carpet event. I waited. And waited. And waited to be wowed. I tried to love Kate Winslet's dress choice. But no. My eyes lit up at the top of Sandra's sparkly gown. Then I saw the bottom and it looked like cheap, iridescent rayon. Damn. I loved Mo'Nique's color choice but the overall design was nothing special. And then these two came on stage and redeemed my waning admiration for celebrity style...

Best Dressed

First Place

I fell in love with both dresses when I saw each of these women walk on stage last night and couldn't choose a favorite. Then I placed their images side by side in Photoshop and realized just how similar the dresses are. So it's a tie. Both designed by Versace, these two stunning gowns were comprised of a perfectly fitting bodice set atop layers of flowing ruffles made in dream-like colors. Heavenly. And Elizabeth Banks and Demi Moore looked heavenly wearing them.

Second Place

I'm not Cameron Diaz's biggest fan. She was pretty adorable when she danced in Charlie's Angels but other than that, meh. I do, however, looove the way she looked last night. Her hair, her red lipstick, and her sparkly Oscar de la Renta (my fave designer) lit up the stage. Simply put, she just looks so pretty!

Third Place

I think Kristen Stewart is the worst excuse for an actress. She doesn't seem to appreciate the amazing opportunities she's been given considering her lack of talent. And in a nutshell, I don't like her. Plus I never thought I'd say this seeing as the grumpy teen typically looks like she rolled out of bed when she walks the red carpet, but last night, she nailed it. Her Monique Lhullier gown was just perfect. The tailoring, the shape, the color. I loved this look. I originally had her in second place but then realized she needed a necklace. Something gold would have been the perfect finishing touch. Something gold with a big emerald. Yep. That would've done it.

Honorable Mentions

for being quirky, colorful, or cool...

Carey Mulligan in Prada

the gold beading on black was fabulous

Maggie Gyllenhaal in Dries van Noten

love the print, the colors, and the fit

Rachel McAdams in Elie Saab Haute

This dress epitomizes spring, and I need spring in my life. Today was rainy and 40. Boo.

Miley Cyrus in Jenny Packham

She annoys me. Why was she at the Oscars? Whatever.

I loved her dress, bracelet, and hair. She looked so grown up!

Tina Fey in ???

It's no secret I love her. And this dress. 9 times out of 10 she looks smashing on the Red Carpet. Did I just say "smashing?" Interesting...

I don't know who they are but bravo to them.

Paula Patton

I want the non-pregnant version of this gown. The neckline is to die for. And don't get me started on the bright and cheery color. This photo doesn't do it justice.

Anika Noni Rose

Awesome dress. That's all I have to say about that.

Prudence Mabhena

I don't know anything about this lovely 21-year-old Zimbabwean woman other than the fact that she was born severely disabled and has the most beautiful singing voice. I am now eager to see the Oscar-winning documentary about her life of struggles and triumph. I can't fathom the life she's led given her physical disabilities, but wow does she look good on the Red Carpet. The rosettes along the neckline and her hairpiece are perfection.

Worst Dressed

Charlize Theron in ???

I mean, really? Why didn't she just glue two Cinnabons to the dress?

Yum.

Tom Ford and Jake Gyllenhaal

Mark Boal. Brilliant journalist/writer/man. THIS is my favorite hairstyle on a guy. Is it long? Short? I never know how to describe it to people but this. is. it.

And I'll leave you all with one last image. Gerry. Because in my mind, he and I are already on a first name basis.

My Favorite Moments

3. Alec Baldwin's stare-down with George Clooney

(the latter of whom looked miserable all night, no?)

2. Sandra Bullock thanks the moms of the world.

1. Tina Fey and Robert Downey Jr. present Best Screenplay (will add clip once it's up - so funny)

Your turn!

Who was the best/worst dressed of the night?

Who do you think should have won?

Did you enjoy the show?

Favorite moment?

Favorite speech?