I am a plant owner?

When I moved into my college dorm room freshman year I brought a beautiful purple orchid with me..... it died soon after. After that mishap, I never spent my money on plants because it broke my heart that my beautiful orchid died. Orchids require a lot of care and my busy life really didn't leave much room for the plant. These are the first plants I have owned since then, and they are Moon Cacti! How hard can it be to take care of a few cacti? After purchasing them, I bought Cacti Miracle Gro mix and my Mother gifted her yellow pot to me. They are such a vibrant pop of color in my room.... I really think they brighten my mood!
 Although I didn't have any growing plants in my room for over 5 years, I had a bunch of dried hydrangeas I spray painted sitting in vases. I also started plucking blooming hydrangeas everywhere they grew in my neighborhood and brought them home with me. Unfortunately these fresh hydrangeas never had roots- so they all eventually dried in the vase. I am very preoccupied with pressing, drying, and spray painting hydrangeas in the Spring and Summer- but I don't have a lot to do with plants in the winter other than looking at the dried hydrangeas. These cacti are perfect because they are simple to take care of and colorful, too! I am so happy to have these guys until my precious hydrangeas start blooming again. Hopefully the love and attention these receive this winter will be enough to last through the Spring and Summer when I am obsessing over plucking & pressing as many hydrangeas as possible. I feel like I should give them names...... no?

Thank you Grandma Kutch for buying the orange cactus for me! Have you found it hard to keep your plants alive? Have you a green thumb? I am interested to know.... tell me! :D

love, polly

A closer look at my studio

I shared a small studio tour when I first moved into this apartment here. I am moving out of this apartment on the last day of July of this year. I am REALLY going to miss this space. It's a place that is all my own... and that is something I am not going to have for a long time. Happy Sunday to YOU!

love, polly

An apartment tour with Brandon Lee Satterfield

I've been wanting to do an apartment tour with Brandon ever since the first day we met. He has such a retro pad in every sense of the word. Brandon is a graphic designer who lives and works in Champaign, Illinois. His adorable cat, June, was a good sport during the shoot and I was so happy for that! Brandon is Alex's boyfriend... you probably remember Alex's apartment tour from last week! They both have created such inspiring spaces to live in and I love being in their company. Brandon loves shopping at Carrie's (my favorite antique store in town), Furniture Lounge, Salvation Army, and Goodwill. He is one of the only stylish men I know who dares to wear fur and I love it! We also share a mutual love of an antique store in St. Joseph called Winter Wheat... but who wouldn't love that place? Anyway.... enjoy Brandon's apartment!

 

I always feel so comfortable when I am here... what is your favorite part about Brandon's apartment?

love, polly

An apartment tour with Alex Reed Thompson

Meet Alex Reed Thompson and his cat, Q. Alex is a hair and makeup artist living in Champaign, and Nathan and I are excited to collaborate with him for a future photo shoot! This is his apartment which I have so often been stunned by. He has created a unicorn, taxidermy cat palace which never ceases to intrigue me every single time I step foot into his apartment. He collects crucifixes, taxidermy, unicorn memorabilia, owl memorabilia,  post mortem photography, skulls and antlers, witchcraft and fashion books, pillows, mirrors and amazing VHS movies from childhood (from what I've seen thus far!). It's always a good time at his apartment, and I feel right at home... even with his taxidermy raccoon! Haha..... Enjoy!

*all photos above taken by Nathan Adhikari

*photos below taken by me

We love you, Alex! Thanks for letting us into your creative haven... we can't wait to collaborate with you! What is your favorite part about Alex's apartment?

love, polly