FREE valentines from The Nimbus Factory!

We Nimbus gals have been busy making valentine treats for our sweet fans. Go to this link, follow the directions, and receive a free valentine from us! We are also posting a bunch of fun things on our blog for our 14 days of love promotion- a few include animal poetry, valentine playlists via grooveshark, and heart-shaped foods!

love in the hues

Loving these palettes!

jill thomas

amelia lyon

happy mama's day

any day can be mother's day! to buy, go here.

missed connections

First and foremost, I absolutely love the idea behind this blog. There are numerous occasions when I've wondered "if I go to this particular coffee shop tonite, maybe I'll find exactly who I'm looking for." Missed Connections author/illustrator Sophie Blackall describes her blog rather well:

Messages in bottles, smoke signals, letters written in the sand; the modern equivalents are the funny, sad, beautiful, hopeful, hopeless, poetic posts on Missed Connections websites. Every day hundreds of strangers reach out to other strangers on the strength of a glance, a smile or a blue hat. Their messages have the lifespan of a butterfly. I'm trying to pin a few of them down.

I adore these:

Text: Can I buy you a drink? -Buffalo plaid jacket



Text: I am a nice, quiet guy, and I am about to have a missed connection with someone at my local laundromat when I go in a half hour to do my laundry. I'll probably be sitting in a corner reading, because I don't like to leave my laundry alone. Maybe you're there doing your laundry too?

And these are nice too:

Text: We were both swimming around 5-6 in astoria pool. we ended up walking the same direction in the park for a while but didn't talk. i wish i had said hi...so i figured i would on here. worth a shot.



Text: Green Hula Hoop in Tompkins Square Park Yesterday you had a bright green hula hoop around your waist and you were VERY cute. Hope you reply.

Thanks, Sophie, for all this hope and charm. You rock.

(oh, and here's her etsy shop)

beaux

beaux is my new baby brother,
much different than my other.

this little guy hiccups when he sleeps,
blowdryers and tissue paper are what he loves to eat.

he brings so much happiness to my dad,
i love love love this fine blond lad.

he will grow to be very big and strong,
and will always be special even when he does wrong.
(which is A LOT)

the end.

Newbies

Here are a couple new ones I've been working on. For all you Gulfstream employees out there (most likely, not many who read my blog), the top two will be selling at your retail stores. For all of you non-Gulfstream employees (yep, that's you), go here to buy.